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EDUCATION: |
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1990 |
Ph.D., Rutgers University, Economics Fields: Econometrics, Labor Economics, History of Economic Thought Dissertation: "Three Essays on Latency in Economics and Decision Making" |
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1984 |
B.A., Rutgers University, High Honors, Statistics and Mathematics |
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EXPERIENCE: |
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Falcon Management, Inc. Wyckoff, NJ Economic and statistical analysis for portfolio optimization. Responsibilities include: portfolio rebalancing, model development and implementation, research. |
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1996 -2005 |
Volvo Finance North America, Inc., RockleighNJ - Consultant Economic and statistical analysis for lease portfolio with assets over $1.5 billion. Responsibilities include: forecasting lease residual values, estimating prematurity and credit default patterns, and ad hoc analysis. |
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1999 - 2000 |
Qtopics.Com, PiscatawayNJ- Consultant Econometric support for website development. |
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1995 |
EOHSI of UMDNJ, Piscataway, NJ - Consultant Economic model building of virtual economy for high school computer simulation game, focusing on waste management. Responsibilities included: developing mathematical model (over 100 equations) that simulates an economy's responses to decisions made by a waste management policy maker, report writing and software testing. |
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1994 |
<TrentonState College, Trenton>NJ - Adjunct Professor Responsibilities included: teaching courses in the economics department, providing out-of-class student support and grading |
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1990 - 1993 |
Bureau of Economic Research/DIS, and Institute of Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - Research Associate Economic and statistical analysis of survey data related to persons with spinal cord injury. Responsibilities included: Advanced econometric estimation of return to work patterns, development of SAS programs to implement these methods and report writing. |
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1988 - 1989 |
Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture, Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ - Graduate Fellow Original research on "Egonomics: Self-Management and Economic Choice." Responsibilities included: literature research, paper writing, presentations and critical support of fellow researchers for that year |
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1986 - 1992 |
Economics Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ- Visiting Lecturer |
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1985 - 1988 |
Economics Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ- Teaching Assistant |
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1984 - 1985 |
Crum and Forster, Basking Ridge, NJ - Actuarial Analyst Actuarial analysis and support of workers' compensation insurance and special programs. Responsibilities included: Basic mathematical modeling with computer programming, tracking changes and filing rate change requests for states workers' compensation pricing, ad hoc mathematical and statistical analysis as needed, and completing actuarial exams. |
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Statistical and econometric techniques used in the above research include: bias-corrected regression, competing risks duration analysis, E-M likelihood estimation, factor analysis, as well as standard methods. |
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Software used include: SAS programming and extensive use of JMP, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher), Word Perfect |
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Courses taught include: Econometric Methods, Statistics, Labor Economics, Graduate, Intermediate and Introductory Microeconomics, and Introductory Macroeconomics. |
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PAPERS |
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The Economic Consequences of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury - 1991, 1992 Authors: Monroe Berkowitz, Ph.D., Carol Harvey, Ph.D., and David Axelrod, Ph.D. "Trash Encounter: The Model for EOHSI'S Waste Management Simulation Game" - 1995 "On the Likelihood of God's Existence: An Econometric Perspective" - 1994 "The Econometrics of Persons" - 1991 "A Semi-Parametric Competing Risks Hazard Rate Model of the Return to the Labor Force of Young First-Time Mothers" - 1990 "Principal Component/Factor Analysis, Regression Analysis and an Interpretation of Economic Data" Rutgers Working Paper #1988-38 "The Rationality of Positive Time Preference" - 1988 |
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PRESENTATIONS |
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"Choosing Choice" - NAMINJ, Monroe, NJ, June 2009 "Trash Encounter: An Educational Computer Simulation" - Mid Atlantic Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, March, 1995; Amanda Lane-Cline, MPH, Jan Gottlieb, MPH, Audrey Gotsch, DPH, Bonnie Veaner-Parks, MPH, David Axelrod, Ph.D. "On the Likelihood of God's Existence: An Econometric Perspective" - Eastern Economic Association, New York, March, 1995 "The Econometrics of Persons"- Rutgers University, April, 1991 "Factor Analysis and an Interpretation of Data" - DrewUniversity, April 1989, for the ENJ "Economics and the Self" - Guest Lecture, Cook College, 1989 "The Rationality of Positive Time Preference" - Rutgers University, December, 1988 "Prediction, Explanation and the Existence of Economic Science" - Rutgers University, 1987 |
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FELLOWSHIPS |
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Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture: Fellowship 1988-1989 Topic: "Egonomics: Self-Management and Economic Choice" |
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS |
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American Economic Association
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DISCOGRAPHY |
(Composer Credits) |
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Daxe: |
"Beyond A Reasonable Fantasy" (Daxe, 1991) |
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"Solitary Expansion" (Daxe, 2002) |
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Mishambra: |
"God Doesn't Play With Dice" (Daxe,1993) |
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"Soft as a Baby's Brain" (Daxe,1994) |
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"One Vote Zygote" (Daxe, 1995) |
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Music for The Goddess: |
"Goddess Mandala" (Moon & Star, 1999) |
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Water Torture Chamber Music: |
"Water Torture Chamber Music" (Daxe,2001) "Penthouse Dungeon" (Daxe, 2002) |
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(Performance Credits) |
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Dennis Young: |
"In Between the Comfort Zone" (Day & Nite, 1996) |
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"Old Dog, New Tricks" (Day & Nite, 2004) |
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| "Shadow"(Day & Nite, 2006) | |
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OTHER: |
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1999-Present |
Website Master for Daxe.com |
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1998-Present |
Reiki Practitioner (Master Attunement Feb. 1998 by No'elani) |