Jorge Medina

Jorge Medina is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at New Jersey City University. Dr. Medina’s teaching and research interests include microeconomics, health economics, and the economics of discrimination. Dr. Medina is also the Faculty Coordinator for the Honors Program at the School of Business. Dr. Medina holds a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Economics from the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/medinajorge

Office location: School of Business, Room 205P

Office hours:
Tuesday and Thursday (in person) 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday (online) 10:30am - 12:30pm

Selected Publications
Medina, J. (2023). Measuring the Effect of Self-Reported Sexual Orientation on Earnings: Evidence from the General Social Survey. Review of Social Economy (forthcoming)

Medina, J. (2021). Regional Effects of Perceived Risks of Harm on Cigarette Smoking among U.S. High School Seniors: Evidence from Monitoring the Future. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9120.

Medina, J., Kim, J.-H., and Lee, E. (2021). Did the Panama Canal expansion benefit small U.S. ports? Maritime Transport Research, 2, 100013.

Medina, J., Kim, J.-H., and Lee, E. (2020). A preliminary analysis of U.S. import volumes and regional effects associated with the Panama Canal expansion. Research in Transportation Economics, 84, 100969.