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The Davis Brothers
Hometown/WNC Heritage:
- Twin sons of Charles and Teresa Davis of Marshall, NC.
- 1993 graduates of Madison High School and lifelong residents of Marshall,
NC.
UNCA Experiences:
- December 1997 graduates with a double B.A. in Economics and History.
- Participants in the UNCA Undergraduate Research program.
- In the Spring of 1997, presented senior research in History at the 11th
annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the
University of Texas in Austin, TX.
- Active participants in UNCA Economics Club (The Issues Forum, Bowl for
Kids Sake).
- In his senior year, Keith received the Economics Department David
Reiner Award.
- In his senior year, Kevin received the Economics Department Award for
Outstanding Scholarship.
- Both members of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the national honor society for
economics students.
UNCG Experiences:
- Both attended UNC-Greensboro's Bryan School of Business and Economics
earning an M.A. in Applied Economics in December of 1999.
- Worked with Dr. Rosenbaum included data analysis using the Survey of
Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to estimate the effects of
expansions in the Earned Income Tax Credit on family structure decisions and
the employment of single mothers.
- Continue to work independently on their own research projects that began
at UNC-Greensboro. Keith is currently authoring a paper that estimates the
extent of wage penalties among Vietnam-era veterans while Kevin is working
to develop new statistical techniques that more accurately estimate the
demographic determinants of time spent on welfare.
Current Employment Activities:
- Now reside in Cary, NC and are employed as associate economists at
Research Triangle Institute in Durham, NC. RTI is a contract research
organization located on a 180-acre campus in North Carolina's Research
Triangle Park. Created in 1958 jointly by UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke
University, and NC State University, RTI is the nation's fourth largest
contract research organization. The brothers are assigned to RTI's Center
for Economics Research which conducts applied studies in health, food
safety, environmental, and pharmaceutical economics. At RTI, the brothers
specialize in research aimed at investigating the economic consequences of
substance abuse as well as the cost-effectiveness of national programs aimed
at reducing substance abuse. Keith is currently involved in projects aimed
at estimating the effects of various levels of alcohol use on wages,
employment, and educational attainment. Kevin is currently involved in a
project aimed at estimating the effects of anti-tobacco advertising
campaigns on smoking rates and tobacco use among American youth.
Hobbies/Interests:
- An affection for all sports!
- Personal talents in artwork.
- Music -- continue to play guitar in a band created with hometown buddies
in Madison County.
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