Curriculum Vitae

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John Timothy Taber

806 Mitchell Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

Mobile: (607) 351-3800
Email: jtt24 [at] cornell [dot] edu


Education

Ph.D. Candidate. Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
(Expected Graduation: May 2012)
Dissertation: "Three Essays on Carbon Abatement and Electricity Markets"
Dissertation Committee: William Schulze (co-chair), Antonio Bento (co-chair), Benjamin Ho, Gregory Poe

2006: M.S. Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
Thesis: "Examining the Effects of Deregulation on Retail Electricity Prices."
Thesis Committee: L. Duane Chapman (chair), Timothy Mount.

2002: B.S.,B.A. The Ohio State University, Department of Physics and Department of Economics.


Courses Taught

AEM 451: Environmental Economics (Spring 2009)


Other Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant, AEM 4140: Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making for Managers (Fall 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Coordinating TA, ECON 1120: Introduction to Macroeconomics (Spring 2011)
Teaching Assistant, AEM 2300: International Trade and Finance (Spring 2010)
Teaching Assistant, AEM 451: Environmental Economics (Spring 2007, 2008)
Teaching Assistant, AEM 455: Business and the Environment (Fall 2006)
Teaching Assistant, AEM 449: Global Marketing Strategy (Spring 2004, 2005)
Teaching Assistant, AEM 443: Food Industry Strategy (Fall 2003, 2004, 2005)


Academic Research Experience

Research Assistant to William Schulze (Summer 2009, 2010, 2011)
Research Assistant to Timothy Mount (Summer 2006, 2007)
Research Assistant to L. Duane Chapman (Fall 2005, Spring 2006)
Research Assistant to Harry Kaiser and Todd Schmit (Spring 2003)


Presentations and Publications

February 2011: "Modeling Long-Run Demand Response in Electricity Markets with Carbon Markets" presented at 37th annual meeting of the Eastern Economics Association in New York, New York.
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October 2009: Facilitating Environmental Initiatives While Maintaining Efficient Markets and Electric System Reliability." Project Lead: William Schulze

May 2008: "Counterfactual Forecasts of the Retail Prices of Electricity in Regions With Restructured Wholesale Markets" presented by Timothy Mount at 27th Annual Eastern Conference of the Rutgers Business School.
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September 2005: "Examining the Effects of Deregulation on Retail Electricity Prices" presented at the 25th United States Association for Energy Economics Conference in Denver, Colorado
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Academic Awards

Cyril F. Crowe Fellowship for Teaching (2007-2008)
CALS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (2006)