EDUCATION
Ph.D., Economics, North
Carolina State University, December 1996.
Major Field: Macroeconomics
Minor Field: Statistics
Dissertation: "Essays on Government and Economic Growth"
Advisory Committee: John J. Seater, Douglas K. Pearce, Lee A. Craig,
Alastair
Hall
M.Econ., North Carolina State University, May 1992.
B.S. Summa Cum Laude, Economics, East Carolina University, May 1990.
CURRENT POSITION
Fall 2006-Present
Associate Professor of Economics, Walker College of Business,
Appalachian State University.
Fall 2000-Spring 2006
Assistant Professor of Economics, Walker College of Business,
Appalachian
State University.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Fall 1998-Spring 2000
Assistant Professor of Economics, Rubel School of Business, Bellarmine
College.
Fall 1996-Spring 1998
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Wake Forest
University.
Summer 1992-Summer
1996
Instructor, Department of Economics, North Carolina State University.
Fall 1990-Spring 1992
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, North Carolina State
University.
COURSES TAUGHT
Principles of Economics,
Intermediate Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, Economic Growth and
Development.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Institutions, government
activity, and long-run growth
Determinants of trends in
federal regulatory activity in the U.S.
The importance of data
quality
in empirical tests of cross-country data
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
"The Empirical
Institutions-Growth Relationship: Is Something Amiss at the Top?" Econ
Journal Watch, forthcoming.
"Causality in the Freedom-Growth Relationship." European Journal of Political Economy, September 2003, 479-495.
"Economic Information versus Quality Variation in Cross-Country Data." Canadian Journal of Economics, November 2001, 988-1009 (with Joseph DeJuan, John Seater, and Frank Stephenson).
"Institutions, Investment, and Growth: New Cross-Country and Panel Data Evidence." Economic Inquiry, October 1998, 603-19.
"The Link Between Volatility and Growth: Evidence from the States." Economics Letters, September 1997, 365-69 (with Frank Stephenson).
WORKING PAPERS
"Measuring Federal
Regulatory
Activity in the U.S.: 1938-1994." Manuscript under revision.
"The Macroeconomic Effects of Federal Regulation." Manuscript under revision (with John Seater).
"Time Series Tests of Income
Convergence with Two Structural Breaks: Update and Extension."
Manuscript under revision (with Mark Strazicich).
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
"Regulation, Investment, and
Growth Across Countries." Association of Private Enterprise Education,
Las Vegas, NV, April 2006.
"Regulation and the
Macroeconomy." Association of Private Enterprise Education, Las Vegas,
NV, April 2006.
"Regulation and Growth Across
Countries." Association of Private Enterprise Education, Orlando, FL,
April 2005.
"Regulation and Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis." Association of Private Enterprise Education, Nassau, Bahamas, April 2004.
"Regulation and the Macroeconomy." Western Economic Association International, Denver CO, July 2003.
"Regulation and the Macroeconomy." Southern Economic Association, New Orleans LA, November 2002.
"Causality in the Freedom-Growth Relationship." Western Economic Association International, Seattle WA, June 2002.
"Further Evidence on the Institutions-Growth Relationship." Southern Economic Association, Tampa FL, November 2001.
"Federal Regulation and
Macroeconomic
Performance in the U.S." Western Economic Association International,
San
Francisco CA, July 2001 (with John Seater).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE
Professional Memberships
Association of Private Enterprise Education
Western Economic Association
Referee Services
Journal of Comparative Economics,
2007
European Journal of Political Economy,
2007, 2005, 2004 (3)
Journal of Private Enterprise, 2006
Cato Journal, 2006, 2004
Economic Inquiry, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 2000, 1999
Comparative Economic Studies, 2005
Southern Economic Journal, 2004 (2), 2002, 2000
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2004
Journal of Political Economy, 2002
Eastern
Economic Journal, 2000
Journal
of Forensic Economics, 2000
Journal
of Macroeconomics, 2000
Journal
of Economic Growth, 2000
The
Journal of Developing Areas, 1997
Professional
Conference
Services
Organized and Chaired Session, "Regulation and Economic Outcomes."
Southern
Economic Association, New Orleans LA, November 2002.
Organized and Chaired Session, "Institutions and Economic Outcomes."
Western
Economic Association International, Seattle WA, June 2002.
Organized and Chaired Session, "Economic Freedom." Southern Economic
Association,
Tampa FL, November 2001.
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
Departmental Personnel
Committee,
2000-01, 2001-02 (Alternate), 2002-03 (Alternate), 2004-05, 2006-07
Merit Review Committee,
2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04
Brasear Prize Committee,
2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 (Chair)
COLLEGE SERVICE
Faculty Composition and
Development Committee, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03
Student Services Committee,
2002-03
Research Award Committee,
2002-03
Assessment Committee,
2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
Teaching Award Committee,
2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Awards Committee, 2004-05
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Co-author of the Western
North Carolina Economic Index, reported monthly.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Walker College of
Business Excellence in Teaching Award, Appalachian State University,
April 2004.