research overview
- Regional development and US economic history.
- Contact Info
Jaworski, Taylor Allen
Positions
- Assoc Faculty Director, Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization
- Faculty Fellow, Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization
- Associate Professor, Economics
- Associate Professor, History
Research Areas
Research
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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journal article
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HIGHWAYS AND GLOBALIZATION.
International Economic Review.
1615-1648.
2023
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The Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World War. By Alexander J. Field. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2022. Pp. v, 453. $45.00, hardcover..
The Journal of Economic History.
641-642.
2023
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Globalization and the spread of industrialization in Canada, 1871–1891.
Explorations in Economic History.
101466-101466.
2022
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Spillover Effects of Intellectual Property Protection in the Interwar Aircraft Industry.
The Economic Journal.
1824-1851.
2022
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Specification and structure in economic history.
Explorations in Economic History.
101343-101343.
2020
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National Policy for Regional Development: Historical Evidence from Appalachian Highways.
The Review of Economics and Statistics.
777-790.
2019
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Entry and pricing on Broadway.
Applied Economics Letters.
653-658.
2018
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Shakeout in the early commercial airframe industry.
Economic History Review: a journal of economic and social history.
617-638.
2018
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World War II and the Industrialization of the American South.
The Journal of Economic History.
1048-1082.
2017
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Destructive Creation: American Business and the Winning of World War II. By R. Wilson Mark. American Business, Politics, and Society Series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016. Pp. 1–379. $45.00, hardcover..
The Journal of Economic History.
629-630.
2017
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Ownership and the price of residential electricity: Evidence from the United States, 1935–1940.
Explorations in Economic History.
53-61.
2017
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Selling Power: Economics, Policy, and Electric Utilities Before 1940. By ; John L. Neufeld . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. xiv + 327 pp. Photographs, figures, tables, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $60.00. ISBN: 978-0-226-39963-8..
Business History Review.
420-422.
2017
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BUBBLES, CRASHES, AND ENDOGENOUS UNCERTAINTY IN LINKED ASSET AND PRODUCT MARKETS*.
International Economic Review.
155-176.
2016
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BruceSmardon, Asleep at the switch: the political economy of federal research and development policy since 1960 (Montreal and Kingston: McGill‐Queen's University Press, 2015. Pp. vii + 490. ISBN 9780773544277 Hbk. $110).
Economic History Review: a journal of economic and social history.
406-407.
2016
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Summaries of Doctoral Dissertations.
The Journal of Economic History.
531-562.
2015
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Health on the Home Front: Infant Deaths and Industrial Accidents during Mobilization for World War II.
Economic History Yearbook / Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte.
15-30.
2014
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“You're in the Army Now:” The Impact of World War II on Women's Education, Work, and Family.
The Journal of Economic History.
169-195.
2014
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Go West Young Man: Self‐Selection and Endogenous Property Rights.
Southern Economic Journal.
886-904.
2013
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State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945–2011. By Paul A.C. Koistinen. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press. 2012. Pp. ix, 313. $39.95, hardcover..
The Journal of Economic History.
297-298.
2013
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America's Economic Way of War: War and the U.S. Economy from the Spanish-American War to the Persian Gulf War. By Hugh Rockoff. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, Pp. v, 357. $72.10, cloth; $24.63, paper..
The Journal of Economic History.
1108-1109.
2012
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The Ecological and Civil Mainsprings of Property: An Experimental Economic History of Whalers' Rules of Capture.
Journal of Law Economics and Organization.
617-656.
2012
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Discovering Economics in the Classroom with Experimental Economics and the Scottish Enlightenment * *We are grateful to the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics for its generous financial support to develop the materials for this curriculum and to Jeffery Kirchner for programming the software to implement it. We thank the editor and two anonymous referees for suggestions that have improved the exposition of the paper. The Windows-compatible software and all other materials in the text are available upon request at: http://www.chapman.edu/ESI/software/default.asp..
International Review of Economics Education.
10-33.
2010
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HIGHWAYS AND GLOBALIZATION.
International Economic Review.
1615-1648.
2023
Teaching
courses taught
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ECON 4514 - Economic History of Europe
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Fall 2020
Covers evolution of modern economic growth and development in Europe, emphasizing institutional change. -
ECON 4524 - Economic History of the United States
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Evolution of modern economic growth and development in the U.S. from colonial times to the present emphasizing institutional change. -
ECON 4818 - Introduction to Econometrics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
Provides undergraduate economics majors with an introduction to econometric theory and practice. Develops the multiple regression model and problems encountered in its application in lecture and individual applied projects. -
ECON 8219 - Economics Research Methods Workshop 2
Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
Continuation of ECON 8209. Assists students starting their doctoral thesis by discussing relevant economic research. Presents and discusses research papers. -
ECON 8534 - History of Economic Growth - US
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
This course covers topics in the economic history of the United States. The course focuses on applying the tools of modern empirical economics to understand the growth of the American economy. This includes using applied econometrics and quantitative models to analyze income growth and inequality, demographic change, industrialization, international trade, capital and labor mobility, infrastructure, and technological change. The course can be taken independently or in conjunction with 8554 to make a two-semester sequence in economic history.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Arizona 2014
- M.S., London School of Economics and Poli Sci (England) 2008
- B.A., George Washington University 2007
awards and honors
International Activities
geographic focus
- Canada Country
- Europe Continent
- North America Continent