Bethel Cole-Smith

Bethel Cole-Smith

PhD candidate in Economics

Howard University

Biography

Hi! I am a PhD candidate in Economics at Howard University. My research interests are in labor and urban economics and I will be available for interviews for the 2023-2024 job market.

Interests

  • Urban economics
  • Labor economics

Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2024 (Expected)

    Howard University

  • MS in Politics and International Cooperation, 2013

    University of the West Indies and Sciences Po Bordeaux

  • BS in Politics and International Cooperation, 2011

    University of the West Indies

Publications

Haydar Kurban(?), Charlotte Otabor(?), Bethel Cole-Smith, Gauri Shankar Gautam
March 2022 Cityscape, 24(1)

Gentrification and Opportunity Zones: A Study of 100 Most Populous Cities with D.C. as a Case Study

We construct an education based gentrification measure to test whether gentrification has differential impacts on economic activity in Opportunity Zone and non-Opportunity Zone neighborhoods. Using the District of Columbia (D.C.) as a case study we predict the impact of economic activity in Opportunity Zone-eligible neighborhoods.
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Working Papers

October 2023

National shocks, neighborhood effects: Heterogenous impact of the China Trade Shock at the census tract level

Nyanya Browne, Bethel Cole-Smith, Patrick Mason, William Spriggs
May 2021

China Import Penetration and U.S. Labor-Market Adjustments

Teaching, Tutoring, Mentoring

Howard University Center of Excellence in Housing and Urban Research and Policy

Senior PhD Student Research Fellow: Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022

Howard University Office of Tutoring & Learning Support Services

Economics and Statistics Tutor: Spring 2019, Fall 2018

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