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Timothy Harris

Associate Professor
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STV Stevenson Hall 426k
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  • About
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Biography

Professor Harris is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Illinois State University. He is an applied microeconomist with research interests in labor, public, and health economics. His work has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Public Economics, Economic Inquiry, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Economics Letters, Applied Economics, Journal of Housing Economics, and Contemporary Economic Policy. Dr. Harris received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky in 2017.

Current Courses

ECO 260.001 Introduction to Policy Evaluation Through Case Studies

ECO 438.001 Microeconometrics

ECO 101.001 Principles Of Microeconomics

ECO 101.001 Principles Of Microeconomics

ECO 101.009 Principles Of Microeconomics

Teaching Interests & Areas

Microeconometrics, Public Economics, Principles of Economics

Ph D Economics

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

MS Economics

Utah State University
Logan, UT

BS Economics

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Journal Article

Did COVID-19 Change Life Insurance Offerings?
Timothy F Harris, Aaron Yelowitz, Charles Courtemanche.
Journal of Risk and Insurance, (2021)
Do SNAP Work Requirements Work?
Timothy F Harris.
Economic Inquiry, 59, 72-94, (2021)
Small Business Tax Compliance under Third-Party Reporting
Bibek Adhikari, James Alm, Timothy F Harris.
(2021)
Information Reporting and Tax Compliance
Bibek Adhikari, James Alm, Timothy F Harris.
AEA: Papers and Proceedings, 110, 162-166, (2020)
How will State-Run Auto-IRAs Affect Workers?
Timothy F Harris, Ken Troske, Aaron Yelowitz.
Journal of Retirement, 6 (2), 27-33, (2018)
Racial Climate and Homeownership
Timothy F Harris, Aaron Yelowitz.
Journal of Housing Economics, 40, 41-72, (2018), 10.1016/j.jhe.2017.12.003
Racial Disparities in Life Insurance Coverage
Timothy F Harris, Aaron Yelowitz.
Applied Economics, (2018)
Nudging Life Insurance Holdings in the Workplace
Timothy F Harris, Aaron Yelowitz.
Economic Inquiry, 55, 951-981, (2017)
Is There Adverse Selection in the Life Insurance Market? Evidence from a Representative Sample of Purchasers
Timothy F Harris, Aaron Yelowitz.
Economics Letters, 124 (3), 520-522, (2014)
Life Insurance Holdings and Well-Being of Surviving Spouses
Timothy F Harris, Aaron Yelowitz.
Contemporary Economic Policy