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Research Areas
Primary: Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Time Series Econometrics
Secondary: Applied Microeconomics, Urban and Regional Economics
Academic Degrees
Ph D, George Washington University
MA, George Washington University
BS, Boston College
Representative Publications
Hovhannisyan, Nune, and Jeremy Schwartz. "Innovation and Employment Cyclicality: Evidence from US States." Eastern Economic Journal (2026): 1-19.
Burger, John D., and Jeremy S. Schwartz. "Inequity in Equities: What Explains the Black–White Gap in Equity Market Participation?" Financial Review (2025).
Richmond, K., & Schwartz, J. (2023). Gender and the Release from Jail: Predicting the Likelihood of a Probation Violation versus a New Offense. Corrections, 1-16.
Coyle, S, and S. Keehan, and J.S. Schwartz (2023). Obesity and Food Access: Do Consumer Preferences Matter? American Economist.
Samuel, A., and J.S Schwartz (2023).Going Underground: The impact of deterrence on the landlords' decision to operate informally. Applied Economics.
Samuel, A., J.S. Schwartz, and K. Tan (2020). Licensing and the Informal Sector in Rental Housing Markets: Theory and Evidence. Contemporary Economic Policy.
Schwartz, J. (2019). Job Competition, Human Capital, and the Lock-in Effect: Can Unemployment Insurance Efficiently Allocate Human Capital. B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics. 20(1).
Samuel, A. and J.S. Schwartz (2019), Product market competition's effect on earnings management when audit quality is endogenous: Theory and Evidence. Review of Law and Economics. 15(3).
Schwartz, J.S. (2019), The Job Search Intensity Supply Curve: How Labor Market Conditions Affect Job Search Effort? Eastern Economic Journal. 45, 269 – 300.
Burger, J.D. and Schwartz, J.S. (2017), Jobless Recoveries: Stagnation or Structural Change? Economic Inquiry, 56(2), 709 – 723.
Mendez, F, Reber, J. and Schwartz, J.S. (2016) A New Approach to the Study of Jobless Recoveries. Southern Economics Journal, 83(2), 573-589.
Schwartz, J.S. (2015), Optimal Unemployment Insurance when Search Takes Effort and Money. Labour Economics. 36: 1 – 17.
Burger, J. D. and Schwartz, J. S. (2014), Productive Recessions and Jobless Recoveries. Contemporary Economic Policy. 330(4): 636 – 648.
Evans Jr, L., & Schwartz, J. (2014). The effect of concentration and regulation on audit fees: An application of panel data techniques. Journal of Empirical Finance, 27, 130-144.
Schwartz, J. (2012). Unemployment Insurance and the Business Cycle: What Adjustments are Needed? Southern Economic Journal, 79:680 - 702.
Scott, C. and Schwartz, J. (2012). Using a Business Strategy Simulation in a Managerial Economics Course. In Morgan, R., Dixson, M., & Olivares, K. (Eds.)., Quick Hits: Teaching with Technology. Bloomington, IN: IU Press
Schwartz, J. (2011). Do temporary extensions to unemployment insurance benefits matter ? The effects of the US standby extended benefit program Applied Economics, (December), 37-41.
Schwartz, J. (2011). Labor market dynamics over the business cycle: evidence from Markov switching models. Empirical Economics, (410), 1–19.
Awards and Honors
Excellence in Transformative Teaching, 51¶ÌÊÓƵ 2022
Chair’s Award for Teaching, 51¶ÌÊÓƵ
Impact Faculty Fellow, 51¶ÌÊÓƵ 2021 2019 - 2022
Chair’s Award for Research, 51¶ÌÊÓƵ 2019
Co-PI for Major Instrument Grant, National Science Foundation 2016
Kendrick Prize, George Washington University, 2009.
Graduate Assistantship, George Washington University, 2004 - 2008.
John Kendrick Fellowship, George Washington University, 2004 - 2007.
Results through Teamwork Award, Government Accountability Office, 2007.
Stephen Shea Award, Boston College, 2000.
Professional Memberships
American Economics Association
Golden Key Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society
Current Projects
How do eviction protections impact housing markets? Evidence from San Diego (with Kenton Card)
Nepotism and Bribery in a Search Model Context (with Andrew Samuel)
Neighbors influence on property values: Differing Effects by Neighborhood Affluence (with John Dougherty and Matthew Gheduzzi)
Landlord Perceptions of Rental Regulations (with Andrew Samuel and Meredith Greif)