Vita
TREVON D. LOGAN
Mailing Address:
410 Arps Hall
1945 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-0762
Fax: 614-292-3906
Web: http://econ.ohio-state.edu/trevon
E-Mail: logan.155@osu.edu
Professional Positions:
University of Michigan
Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research 2009-2011
Princeton University
Center for Health and Wellbeing, Visiting Research Scholar 2008-2009
National Bureau of Economic Research
Faculty Research Fellow, 2005-
The Ohio State University
Department of Economics, Assistant Professor, 2004-
Center for Human Resource Research, Faculty Affiliate, 2004-
Initiative in Population Research, Faculty Affiliate, 2004-
Wells Fargo and Company
Portfolio Representative 1999-2000.
Education:
University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Economics, 2004.
University of California, Berkeley, M.A., Economics, 2003.
University of California, Berkeley, M.A., Demography, 2003.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., Economics (Honors), 1999.
Research and Teaching Fields:
Economic History, Economic Demography, Health Economics, Applied Microeconomics,
Applied Econometrics, Development Economics, Applied Demography
Grants, Fellowships, and Honors:
Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research, 2009-2011
DITE Fellow, 2008-2011.
DHS Fellow in Population and Reproductive Health, 2007-2008.
University of Chicago, Center for Population Economics Research Grant, 2005-2006.
Dean’s Normative Time Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2003-2004.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Training Grant, 2002-2003.
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 2000-2002.
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.
Chancellor’s Scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995-1999.
Published Articles:
“Nutrition and Well-Being in the Late Nineteenth Century” (2006) The Journal of
Economic History 66 (2): 313-341.
“Food, Nutrition, and Substitution in the late Nineteenth Century” (2006) Explorations in Economic History 43 (3): 527-545.
“Is the Calorie Distribution Log-Normal? Evidence from the Nineteenth Century” (2006) Historical Methods 39 (3): 112-122.
“Health, Human Capital and African American Migration before 1910” (2009)
Explorations in Economic History 46 (2): 169-185. [Lead Article]
“The Transformation of Hunger: The Demand for Calories Past and Present” (2009)
The Journal of Economic History 69 (2): 388-408.
“South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Two-Step: Social Demands versus Macro Stability”
(2009) [with Brahima Coulibaly] American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 99 (2): 275-281.
“Are Engel Curve Estimates of CPI Bias Biased?” (2009)
Historical Methods 42 (3): 97-110.
“Economies of Scale in the Household: Puzzles and Patterns from the American Past”
Forthcoming, Economic Inquiry
“Econometric Tests of American College Football’s Conventional Wisdom”
Forthcoming, Applied Economics
Research Papers:
“Factor Endowments and the Returns to Skill: New Evidence from the American Past”
[with Joseph Kaboski] NBER Working Paper No. 13589 (revise and resubmit)
“On the Heterogeneity of Dowry Motives” [with Raj Arunachalam] NBER Working
Paper No. 12630 (under review)
“Is There Dowry Inflation in South Asia?” [with Raj Arunachalam] NBER Working
Paper No. 13905 (under review)
“Face Value: Information and Signaling in an Illegal Market” [with Manisha Shah]
NBER Working Paper No. 14841 (under review)
"Personal Characteristics, Sexual Behaviors, and Male Sex Work: A Quantitative
Approach" (under review)
"Movable Feasts: A New Approach to Endogenizing Tastes" [with Paul Rhode]
"Betting Markets and Market Efficiency: Evidence from College Football"
[with Michael Sinkey]
"A Close Examination of the HIV/Fertility Timing Linkage: Age- and Cohort
Specifc Fertility Spacing's Correlation with Cohort Specific HIV Prevalence"
[with Stacy Sneeringer]
“On Family Allocation Strategy in the Late Nineteenth Century”
Technical Reports:
“A Closer Examination of the HIV/Fertility Linkage” [with Stacy E. Sneeringer]
DHS Working Paper No. 63. Calverton, MD: ICF Macro.
“Fertility Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Trends in 30 Countries" [with Stacy E. Sneeringer]
Research Projects in Progress:
“Physiological Capital: A Theoretical Primer”
“The Transmission of Physiological Capital: Trends over the Twentieth Century”
“HIV/AIDS and Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa” [with Stacy E. Sneeringer]
“HIV/AIDS and Birth Timing in Sub-Saharan Africa” [with Stacy E. Sneeringer]
"Family Health, Children's Own Health, and Test Score Gaps" [with Rodney Andrews]
Book Reviews:
Review of Rising Life Expectancy: A Global History Journal of Interdisciplinary
History, Vol. 35 (1): 114-115.
Review of The Hidden Cost of Economic Development: The Biological Standard of
Living in Antebellum Pennsylvania, Journal of Economic History, Vol. 65 (4):
1160-1162.
Review of The Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition. Volume
1: Population for Economic History Services (http://www.eh.net)
http://eh.net/bookreviews/library/1092.shtml
Review of The Hidden Cost of Economic Development: The Biological Standard of
Living in Antebellum Pennsylvania “They Grow Tall on the Farm.” (2007) Historical Methods 40 (4): 171-174.
Invited Seminars and Conference Presentations:
2002 - 2003: Economic History Association (Poster); University of California, Berkeley;
University of California, Davis Conference on Agricultural Productivity over the
Centuries
2003 - 2004: Economic History Association; University of California, Berkeley; All UC
Group in Economic History; Harvard University; University of California, Los
Angeles; Ohio State University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Dartmouth College; Brown University; Princeton University; Tulane University
2004 - 2005: University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Michigan; National
Bureau of Economic Research, Cohort Studies Conference
2005 - 2006: University of British Columbia; Social Science History Association;
Population Association of America; National Bureau of Economic Research,
Summer Institute; Princeton University Height, Health, and Living Standards
Conference; American Economic Association Pipeline Conference
2006 - 2007: Economic History Association; Indiana University; University of
Michigan; Social Science History Association; Northwestern University;
McGill University; Duke University; Winter Meetings of the Econometric Society;
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business; Howard University;
Population Association of America; National Bureau of Economic Research,
Cohort Studies Conference; National Bureau of Economic Research, Summer
Institute; American Economic Association Pipeline Conference
2007 - 2008: Economic History Association (Discussant); York University; Social
Science History Association; Southern Economic Association; University
of Western Ontario; Population Association of America; DITE conference;
Stanford Institute of Theoretical Economics (SITE)
2008 - 2009: Economic History Association (Discussant); Social Science History
Association; Rutgers University; University of Michigan;
Princeton University; University of California, Merced; Yale University; DITE Spring
Meeting; Population Association of America; NBER Development of the American Economy
Spring Meeting
2009 - 2010: Economic History Association (Discussant); Social Science History
Associaton (Discussant); Michigan State Univesity
Referee:
American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Economic History,
Explorations in Economic History, Journal of Development Economics, Economics and
Human Biology, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Japanese Economic Review,
Eastern Economic Journal, Social Science Quarterly, Historical Methods, Review of
Income and Wealth, Review of Black Political Economy, Journal of Comparative
Family Studies, Studies in Family Planning
Professional Associations:
American Economic Association, National Economic Association, Economic History
Association, Econometric Society, Cliometric Society, Social Science History
Association, Population Association of America