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C. Lockwood Reynolds


Assistant Professor C. Lockwood Reynolds received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2007. His teaching and research interests are in microeconomics, labor economics, public economics and the economics of education. He primarily researches access and completion in higher education with a particular focus on the effects of college choice and the role of various household resources on educational decisions.  He also researches the local effects of government policies designed to encourage economic activity with a focus on the spatial or distributional implications of such policies.

Dr. Reynolds teaches Principles of Microeconomics and the Economics of Labor Markets.  He also teaches Managerial Economics in the MBA program and is a three-time winner of the Outstanding MBA Professor Award.

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Publications
  • Reynolds, C. Lockwood, forthcoming. "State Politics, Tuition and the Dynamics of a Political Budget Cycle." Empirical Economics. [final version]
  • Reynolds, C. Lockwood, and Shawn Rohlin, forthcoming. "Do Location-based Tax Incentives Improve Quality of Life and Quality of Business Environment." Journal of Regional Science. [final version]
  • Lovenheim, Michael F. and C. Lockwood Reynolds, 2013. "The Effect of Housing Wealth on College Choice: Evidence from the Housing Boom." Journal of Human Resources, 48(1): p.3-37
  • Reynolds, C. Lockwood, 2012. "Where to Attend? Estimates of the Effects of Beginning at a Two-year College." Economics of Education Review, 31(4): 345-362. [published paper]
  • Lovenheim, Michael and C. Lockwood Reynolds, 2011. “Changes in the Post-secondary Choices of Students Across Income and Ability: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth.†Journal of Human Capital, 5(1): p. 70-109. [published paper]
  • Ellis, Michael, Eric Johnson and C. Lockwood Reynolds, 2011.  "Is There an Opportunity to Improve Jet Fuel Hedging by Airlines?" Review of Futures Markets, 19(3): p. 281-304.
  • Reynolds, C. Lockwood and Stephen DesJardins, 2009.  "The Use of Matching Methods in Higher Education Research: Answering Whether Attendance at a Two-Year Institution Results in Differences in Educational Attainment" in J. C. Smart (Ed.) Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, Volume XXIII [published chapter]
Work in Progress
  • Johnson, Eric and C. Lockwood Reynolds, 2013. "The Effect of Household Hospitalizations on the Educational Attainment of Youth." [revisions submitted]
  • Reynolds, C. Lockwood, 2012. "Estimating the Causal Effects of Dormitory Residence During College on Student Outcomes." [revisions requested]
  • Ghosh, Sucharita, C. Lockwood Reynolds, and Shawn Rohlin, 2012. "Do Foreign Trade Zones in the United States Spillover?" [under review]
  • Reynolds, C. Lockwood and Shawn Rohlin, 2013. "The Effects of Location-based Tax Policies on the Distribution of Household Income: Evidence from the Federal Empowerment Zone Program." [submitted]
Research Areas
  • Labor Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Economics of Education
OFFICE
Department of Economics
CONTACT INFO
Phone: 330-672-1089
creynol9@kent.edu
EXPERTISE
  • Labor Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Economics of Education
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