Patrick Button

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Patrick Button - Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of California, Irvine.

Patrick Button's Bio:

Patrick Button's Experience:

• Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellow at University of California, Irvine

  July 2014 - June 2015 | Irvine, CA

  Received a $20,000 grant from the Haynes Foundation in Los Angeles to conduct research on tax incentives for the film industry.

• Research Assistant at University of California, Irvine

  January 2012 - July 2014

  Working under Professor David Neumark on social security and age and disability discrimination research.

• Pedagogical Fellow at University of California, Irvine

  March 2012 - February 2013 | Irvine, CA

  The Pedagogical Fellows (PF) program is a competitive faculty development program. PFs take three courses on college teaching and academic job market preparation. Topics covered include course construction, active learning, enhanced lectures, service-based and problem-based learning, online and hybrid courses, classroom technology, learning styles, learning communities, and diversity.

• Teaching Assistant at University of California, Irvine

  September 2010 - December 2011

  ECON 20B (Basic Economics - Macro), ECON 140 (Managerial Economics), ECON 15A (Intro to Probability and Statistics for Economists), and ECON 20A (Basic Economics - Micro)

• Lecturer at University of Regina

  July 2011 - July 2011

  ECON 301: Intermediate Microeconomics I The course covered consumer preferences, producer theory, labour supply, factor markets, inter-temporal choice, general equilibrium, monopoly, oligopoly, and perfect competition.

• Economist/Analyst at Industry Canada

  February 2010 - July 2010

  Economist/Analyst with the Manufacturing Coordination Team, Life Science Industries Branch, Industry Sector. -Duties included writing briefing notes, researching Canadian productivity, manufacturing, business R&D, innovation clusters and climate change policy, and working on a team to integrate Web 2.0 tools.

• Teaching Assistant at University of Toronto

  September 2008 - January 2010

  - Teaching Assistant for ECON 204 (Microeconomics for Commerce Students) - Ran tutorials, graded assignments, responded to student questions, proctored exams

• Legislative Intern at Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

  January 2008 - August 2008

  o Provided non-partisan research assistance to a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from both the government and opposition. o Submitted a research paper for the program. o Was responsible for liaising with the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy (SIPP), other internship programs, alumni, and program supporters. o Travelled across Saskatchewan to visit communities, meet influential figures, and attend conferences. o Travelled to Ottawa, London, England, and Belfast, Ireland to study parliamentary structure and politics.

• Teaching Assistant at University of Regina

  September 2006 - January 2008

  -Teaching Assistant for two ECON 201 courses (Introductory Microeconomics), ECON 301 (Intermediate Microeconomics) and ECON 302 (Intermediate Macroeconomics) -Tutored students, responded to student emails, graded assignments, ran labs through Aplia and proctored exams. -Co-Managed a free economics drop-in tutorial centre

Patrick Button's Education:

• University of California, Irvine

  2010 – 2015
  PhD
  Concentration: Economics
  Activities: Pedagogical Fellows Program, Graduate Economic Student Association

• University of Toronto

  2008 – 2009
  Master of Arts
  Concentration: Economics

• University of Regina

  2005 – 2008
  Bachelor of Arts Honours
  Concentration: Economics
  Activities: Students' Union, Economic Student Association, Economics Tutoring Centre, University Senate, Council Disciplinary Committee