Susanne Schmitz

Associate Professor of Economics

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1989.
• M.S., University of Kentucky, 1982.
• B.S., University of Kentucky, 1980.

Positions Held

• Associate Professor of Economics, Elmhurst College, 1997-present.
• Assistant Professor of Economics, Elmhurst College, 1990-97.
• Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Business Administration, Ohio Northern University, 1985-90 .
• Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky, 1980-85.
• Teaching Assistant, Department of Germanic Languages and Literature, University of Kentucky, 1978, 1979-81.

Recent Presentations & Publications

Selected Publications

• Race and Gender Discrimination across Urban Labor Markets, New York: Garland Publishing, 1996.
• "Favorable Self-Selection and the Internal Migration of Young White Males in the United States," with P. Gabriel, The Journal of Human Resources, 30(3) 1995, pp.460-471.
• "An Empirical Examination of Racial and Gender Differences in Wage Distributions," with D. Williams and P. Gabriel, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 43(3) 1994, pp. 227-239.
• "The Impact of Changes in Local Labor Market Conditions on Estimates of Occupational Segregation," with P. Gabriel, The Review of Black Political Economy, 21(1) 1992, pp.45-58, also selected for inclusion in African Americans and Post-Industrial Labor Markets edited by James B. Smith, Penn State University Press (forthcoming).
• "A Comparison of Multiple Discriminant Analysis and Multinomial Logit in Assessing the Relative Occupational Attainment of Minority Workers," with P. Gabriel and T. Stanton, International Journal of Manpower, 13(2) 1992, pp. 3-12.

• "Differences in Earnings Structures Across Local Labor Markets," with P. Gabriel, Economics Letters, 37(4) 1991, pp. 309-314.
• "The Relative Occupational Attainment of Young Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics," with D. Williams and P. Gabriel, Southern Economic Journal, 57(2) 1990, pp. 35-46.
• "The Effect of Occupational Segregation on the Relative Earnings of Black Males," with P. Gabriel, Economics Letters, 30(1) 1989, pp. 77-83.
• "The Relative Earnings of Native and Immigrant Males in the United States," with P. Gabriel, Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Autumn 1987, pp. 91-101.
• A review of Gender, Equality, and Welfare States by Diane Sainsbury in Labor History, Autumn 1997.
  An essay on the history of Elmhurst College to be published The Encyclopedia of Chicago History.

Selected Presentations

• "Favorable Self-Selection and the Internal Migration of Young White Males in the United States," with P. Gabriel, Southern Economic Association Meetings, Orlando, FL, November 1994.
• "Labor Market Segmentation and the Relative Wages of Women across Local Labor Markets," with P. Gabriel, Southern Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1993.
• "The Effect of Occupational Segregation on the Relative Earnings of Black Males Across Local Labor Markets," with P. Gabriel, Midwest Economics Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 1993.
• "The Effect of Occupational Segregation on the Relative Earnings of Black Males Across Local Labor Markets," with P. Gabriel, Economics Departmental Seminar, Western Michigan University, April 1993.
• "A Comparison of Multiple Discriminant Analysis and Multinomial Logit in Assessing the Relative Occupational Attainment of Minority Workers," with P. Gabriel and T. Stanton, Southern Economic Association, Nashville, TN, November 1991.
• "Discrimination and Racial and Gender Differences in Earnings Distributions," with D. Williams and P. Gabriel, Midwest Economics Association, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1991.
• "Occupational Attainment and Employment Patterns of Black and White Males," with P. Gabriel, Midwest Economics Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 1988.

Contact Information

Telephone: (630) 617-3115
Fax: (630) 617-6497
E-mail: susans@elmhurst.edu