Steve Trost

Dept. of Economics

Virginia Tech

3016 Pamplin Hall

(Mail Code 0316)

Blacksburg, VA 24061

        

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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Virginia, 2006

M.A., Economics, University of Virginia, 2001

B.A., Economics, Oberlin College, 1995

 

Professional Experience

Instructor and Principles of Economics Coordinator, Virginia Tech, 2009-present

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Virginia Tech, 2007-2009

International Economist, U.S. International Trade Commission, 2005-2007

Senior Associate, LECG, Inc., 1997-1999

Research Assistant, The Urban Institute, 1996-1997  

 

Teaching

Principles of Microeconomics (large lectures), Virginia Tech, 2007-present

Principles of Microeconomics (small classes) University of Virginia, 2002-2004

Teaching Assistant for the following:  Graduate Probability and Statistics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Game Theory, Industrial Organization, Introduction to Statistical Analysis, Economics of Health, University of Virginia, 1999-2002

 

Honors and Awards

Principles Teacher of the Year, 2008-2009, Virginia Tech Department of Economics

DuPont Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2004-2005

Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Bankard Fund for Political Economy, 2003-2004

President's Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1999-2002

Hansen Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Economics, Oberlin College, 1994

 

Current Research Interests

Undergraduate Economics Education, Charitable Giving, Applied Microeconomics

 

Working Papers and Publications

[1] "Assessing the Effect of Online Homework on Exam Performance:  A Large Sample Size Experiment," (with Djavad Salehi-Isfahani), work in progress, 2009.

[2] "Crowding Out in Corporate Charitable Giving," 2008, revised and resubmitted to the Southern Economic Journal.

[3] "The Role of Managerial Compensation in Determining Levels of Corporate Charitable Giving," Working Paper, 2006.

[4] "The Effects of Increasing Chinese Demand on Global Commodity Markets" (Co-author, USITC Staff Research Study). USITC Publication 3864, June 2006.

[5] "Explaining Drops in Charitable Giving in the Post-War Era," Working Paper, 2005.

 

Professional Activities

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

"Assessing the Effect of Online Homework on Exam Performance:  A Large Sample Size Experiment"

     Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings, November 2009

     American Economic Association Annual Meetings, January 2010

"Crowding Out in Corporate Charitable Giving"

     American University Workshop Series, October 2006

     Miami University Workshop Series, October 2006

     Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings, November 2005

     University of Virginia Workshop Series, October 2004

DISCUSSANT

Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings

     Session Title:  Economic Behavior, November 2009

     Session Title: Antidumping Issues, November 2006

     Session Title: Antidumping Issues, November 2006

     Session Title: Guns, Drugs, and Crime, November 2004

REFEREE

Southern Economic Journal, 2006-present

 

Service

Principles of Economics Coordinator, Virginia Tech, 2007-present 

Career Advisor, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech, 2008-present

Faculty Advisor, Virginia Tech Skateboarding Club, 2007-2008

Representative for the Department of Economics at the LIKES (Living In the KnowlEdge Society) Workshop, Blacksburg, VA, 2008

Representative for Virginia Tech at the First Annual "Clickers in the Classroom: Innovations and Best Practices" Conference, Louisville, KY, 2008