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USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Caroline Marie BettsAssociate Professor of EconomicsContact Information E-mail: cbetts@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-8335 Office: KAP 300 LINKS Curriculum Vitae Personal Website Course Information |
Education |
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 Ph.D. Economics, University of British Columbia, 1994
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M.A. Economics, Queens University, 1990
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B.A. Economics, University of Durham, 7/1987
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/2000-
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Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1994-08/31/2000
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Non-Tenure Track Appointments |
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Acting Assistant Professor, Cornell University, 1993-1994
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Visiting and Temporary Appointments |
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Visiting Associate Professor, Claremont McKenna College,
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2009
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Visiting Scholar, Financial Economics Institute, Claremont McKenna College,
Spring
2008
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Visitor, Research Dept, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,
Spring
2008
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Betts researches macroeconomics and international macroeconomics. | |
Research Keywords |
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| international macroeconomics, macroeconomics | |
Research Specialties |
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| International prices and exchange rates, market segmentation, the impacts of trade liberalization, structural change in the open economy. | |
Funded Research |
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USC Funding |
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ASHSS. Globalization, De-Industrialization, and the Awakening Giant: Economic Stagnation in Japan and the Emergence of China: What has been the role of international trade in the de-industrialization of mature economies, such as Japan, and the industrialization of newly developing economies, such as China? , $12,000, 2008-2009
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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""Real Exchange Rates"", Summer Meeting, Econometric Society, Lecture/Seminar, Minneapolis, MN, Econometric Society, Invited, 2006-2007
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"Real Exchange Rates", Latin American Econometric Society Meetings, Talk/Oral Presentation, Mexico City, LAEC, Invited, 2006-2007
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Other Presentations |
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""Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations and the Relative Price of Non-Traded Goods"", Seminar, ITAM - CIE, Mexico City,
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2010
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""Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations and the Relative Price of Non-Traded Goods"", Seminar, Claremont McKenna College,
Spring
2008
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Publications |
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Journal Article |
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Betts, C. M., Kehoe, T. J.
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"US Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Relative Price Fluctuations. Journal of Monetary Economics.
Vol. 53 (7), pp. p.1257-1326.
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Multimedia Scholarship and Creative Works |
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Short Article, "Q&A" session with economists at USC published in USC College Magazine, Spring/Summer 2009 on the current state of the economy. , 2008-2009
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NBER Working Paper, "Real Exchange Rate Movements and the Relative Price of Non-Traded Goods" NBER WP# 14437,October 2008 (a new version of this paper is being revised for submission),
Fall
2008
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Service to the University |
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Administrative Appointments |
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Coordinator Econ 203 and Econ 205, 2007-2008
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Director of Graduate Studies, 2001-2007
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Committees |
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Member, Curriculum Committee, 2012-2013
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Member, Executive Committee, 2012-2013
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Member, PhD Examinations Committee, 2012-2013
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Chair, PhD Placement Committee., 2012-2013
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Member, Second Year Empirical Paper, 2012-2013
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Service to the Profession |
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Committees |
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Member, Program Committee, North American Econometric Society Meetings (winter), 2006-2007
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