February 1998

CURRICULUM VITAE


CATHERINE G. SCHNEIDER

Boston College
Dept. of Economics
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
PHONE: 617-552-3786 (office)
617-552-2308 (fax)
E-MAIL: catherine.schneider@bc.edu

DATE OF BIRTH: March 4, 1951


CITIZENSHIP: U.S.


FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Primary: Public Finance
Secondary: Economics and Catholic Social Teaching, Microeconomics

EDUCATION
Ph. D., Economics, The Johns Hopkins University, November 1980
Dissertation: "The Impact of Changing State Excise Tax Rates on Tax Revenues: An Analysis of Selected Taxes"
M.A., Economics, The Johns Hopkins University, May 1977
Honors and Fellowships: The Johns Hopkins University Fellowship (1975-78)
A.B., Economics/Mathematics, Middlebury College, May 1973
Honors and Fellowships: Summa Cum Laude, High Honors in Economics/Mathematics, Phi Beta Kappa (1972), Charles A. Dana Scholar (1970-73)

EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer, Boston College, Dept. of Economics, 1996 - present
Lecturer, Boston College, Department of Economics, 1982 - 1995
Economist, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 1979-84
Tax Research Econometrician, Vermont Department of Budget and Management, 1973-75

PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH
Workbook to Accompany Intermediate Microeconomics, with Michael Ormiston, 1992
"Employment Impacts of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982," with Stewart Butler, Transportation Research Record, #1074, 1986
"Framework for Assessing Preliminary Cost Impacts of User Charges on Waterborne Commodities," Transportation Systems Center Staff Study #SS-42-U9-12, January 1984
"Highways and the Economy," with Stewart Butler et al, Federal Highway Administration Report #FHWA-PL-83-014, November 1983
"An Analysis of Alternative Highway User Charges, Volume I," with Mark Hollyer, Transportation Systems Center Staff Study #SS-42-U9-2, January 1983
"The Effects of Increased Navigation Capacity in the Upper Mississippi River System on the Railroads," with Paul Hoxie and Elaine Hickernell, Transportation Systems Center Staff Study #SS-221-U1-79, November 1981
" 'The Economic Impact of Railroad Deregulation': A Critical Review," with Stewart Butler, Transportation Systems Center Staff Study #SS-221-U7- 61, February 1981
"Current Estimates of the Impact of Waterway Expansion on the Railroads," Transportation Systems Center Staff Study #SS-221-U1-78, September 1980