Gregory McAtee

Instructor, Intermediate Microeconomics (Sum. 2010, Sum. 2011) Instructor, The Economics of Labor Relations (Fall 2011, Spr. 2012, Fall 2012, Spr. 2013) • Organize course material, prepare lectures, and deliver presentations for a class of 45 undergraduate students. • Hold office hours and respond to emails to help students understand core concepts and conduct research projects. • Design and evaluate homeworks, research projects, and exams. Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Economics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2008 through Spr. 2011)

Teaching Assistant for Honors Introduction to Economics • Organize class material to prepare and present weekly review sessions

"Estimating Demand with Attitude: How Feelings and Opinions Affect Consumer Choice" • Attitudinal data contain subjective responses that provide important insight on how people make decisions. For example, consumers might purchase a particular brand of computer based on their overall perception of the company, buy diet foods when they are unhappy with their weight, or choose to smoke more frequently whenever they feel stressed. • Several studies incorporate these data as explanatory variables, but the theoretical model of this paper explains that these specifications produce inaccurate parameter estimates due to a simultaneity problem. • This research develops an empirical model that jointly estimates the consumer’s purchasing decisions and attitudinal responses as dependent variables while accounting for unobserved heterogeneity. • An empirical application shows that this method produces more accurate and efficient parameter estimates and predictions of consumer behavior.

• Graduated Cum Laude May 2008 • BS Economics and Mathematics • Minor in Spanish • Distinguished Scholars Award (Tulane University scholarship) • Dean’s List: Spr. 2005, (did not attent school Fall 2005), Spr. 2006 through Spr. 2008