Jawwad noor

Department of Economics

Boston University
270 Bay State Road,

Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-4436
jnoor@bu.edu

http://people.bu.edu/jnoor

Current position
	· Assistant Professor, 2005 - current Department of Economics, Boston University
EDUCATION
	· Ph.D. Economics, University of Rochester, 2005 Thesis title: Temptation and Choice Advisor: Prof. Larry Epstein · MA Economics, University of Rochester, 2005 · B.Sc. (HON) Economics, University of London, 1997
Fields and interests
	· Research: Economic Theory, Decision Theory, Psychology and Economics · Teaching: Graduate – First year Micro, Second year Decision Theory Undergraduate – Intermediate Microeconomics, Psychology and Economics
grants, Fellowships and awards
	· National Science Foundation Grant (2008-2010) for “Estimating Compensated Discount Functions” (with Attila Ambrus) · Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching in Economics, Boston University, 2008 · Graduate Fellowship and Tuition Scholarship, University of Rochester, 2000-2004 · Summer Research Fellowship, University of Rochester, 2004 · University of London Prize for Academic Achievement, 1997
publications and working Papers
	· Commitment and Self-Control Journal of Economic Theory 135(1), July 2007, p 1-34 (lead article) · Temptation, Welfare and Revealed Preference · Subjective Welfare · Non-Bayesian Updating: A Theoretical Framework (with Larry Epstein and Alvaro Sandroni) Theoretical Economics 3(2), July 2008, p 193-229 · Menu-Dependent Self-Control (with Norio Takeoka) · Hyperbolic Discounting and the Standard Model: Eliciting Discount Functions Journal of Economic Theory,144(5), September 2009, p2077-2083 · Decreasing Impatience and the Magnitude Effect Jointly Contradict Exponential Discounting Journal of Economic Theory 144(2), March 2009, p869-875 · Magnitude-Dependent Time Preference · Uphill Self-Control (with Norio Takeoka) Theoretical Economics, forthcoming. · Self-Deception and Choice (with Igor Kopylov) · Non-Bayesian Learning (with Larry Epstein and Alvaro Sandroni) · Temptation and Guilt (with Linxia Ren)
Invited seminars and conference presentations
	· 2009-10: NYU, University of Michigan · 2008-9: Arizona State University, U. of Munich, U. of Bayreuth, U. of Zurich. Canadian Economic Theory Conference – University of Toronto North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society – Boston University Risk, Uncertainty and Decisions Conference – Duke University · 2007-8: UC-Davis, Oxford University, UCL, Queen Mary U. of London, Brown University Public Economic Theory Conference – Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN (invited) Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society – U. of Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (invited) North American Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society – New Orleans LA Canadian Economic Theory Conference – Simon Fraser University · 2006-7: Boston College, Penn State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison Canadian Economic Theory Conference – University of Montreal · 2005-6: Princeton University Canadian Economic Theory Conference – University of Toronto North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society – University of Minnesota, MN · 2004-5: Yale University, University of Iowa, Boston University · 2003-4: Canadian Economic Theory Conference – McGill University Risk, Uncertainty and Decisions Conference – Northwestern University, Evanston IL Midwest Economic Theory Meeting – Washington University, St. Louis MO
refereeing
	· American Economic Review, CESifo Economic Studies, Econometrica, Economic Journal, Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Logic Language and Information, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Theoretical Economics, Theory and Decision · National Science Foundation, Economic and Social Research Council
Department and University Service
	· Social Sciences Curriculum Committee (2007-2010) · Junior Faculty Recruiting (2005- ) · Micro Theory Workshop co-organizer (spring 2006, fall 2009)