Jones will work in several areas during his stay at Pembroke. He will devote most of his time to research related to Bulgaria. He will be assessing the effects of privatization on business performance and will also be engaged in a project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to formulate recommendations for reforms in labor market institutions and policies in Bulgaria. Both projects build on his previous work on Bulgaria, spanning more than a decade and resulting in numerous publications.
Jones will also be writing up findings from his project that examined data from selected firms in central New York. A key theme of his research was the impact of economic change in the last decade on outcomes for workers with low levels of formal education. He will be completing editorial work for the "Handbook of Economics in the Electronic Age." In addition, he is writing collaborative papers with several Hamilton students in areas including the nature and effects of executive compensation in transition economies. He will also be attending conferences and giving presentations while in England.
Founded in 1624, Pembroke currently enrolls approximately 400 students. Among the notable figures who have attended Pembroke are writer Samuel Johnson, former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine, former U.S. Senators William Fulbright and Richard Lugar, and Smithsonian Institute founder James Smithson.
