
Professor, Economics; Associate Professor
neveuax@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Teaching & Research Interests
- Heterogeneous agent-based models of the macroeconomy and economic business cycles
- Tax policy
- Exchange rate forecasts
- Income dynamics
- Local earned income tax credits
- Inefficiencies in the living wage
- Macroeconomic impacts of early childhood education
Education
- Ph.D., City University of New York-Graduate Center (Economics)
- B.A., University of Rochester (Economics; Environmental Studies)
Positions Held
- Associate Professor, James Madison University, 2015-Present
- Assistant Professor, James Madison University, 2009-2014
- Visiting Instructor, Skidmore College, 2007-2009
- Substitute Instructor, Brooklyn College,2006-2007
- Adjunct Lecturer, Baruch College, 2005-2006
- Adjunct Lecturer, The City College of New York, 2004-2006
- Employment Policies Institute, Research Director and Senior Staff Economist, 1999-2003
- Nathan Associates, Research Assistant, 1998-1999
Select Publications
“The Predictive Power of Survey-Based Exchange Rate Forecasts: Is There a Role for Dispersion?” with Nevin Cavusoglu. Journal of Forecasting, 2015 Vol. 34(5), 337-353.
“A Multifactor Residual Model Examining Macroeconomic Factors and Earnings Volatility,” Atlantic Economic Journal, 2015, Vol. 43(2), 229-245.
“Tax Credits for Residential Energy Efficiency: An Evaluation Using Individual Taxpayer Data,” with Molly F. Sherlock. Eastern Economic Journal, 2015 (Forthcoming).
“Fiscal Policy and Business Cycle Characteristics in a Heterogeneous Agent Macro Model,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2013, Vol. 92: 224-240.
“The ‘Poverty Trap’ and Living Wage Laws,” with Richard Toikka and Aaron Yelowitz. Economic Development Quarterly, Feb 2005, Vol. 19: 62‐79.