CURRICULUM VITAE

     John W. Dawson


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
        Economics Growth, Convergence, Institutions, Regulation.
               

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS       
      "Macroeconomic Volatility and Economic Freedom: A Preliminary Analysis."  Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Annual Report, Vancouver: The Fraser Institute, 2010.

      "Time Series Tests of Income Convergence with Two Structural Breaks: Evidence from 29 Countries."  Applied Economics Letters, 17:9 (2010), 909-912 (with Mark Strazicich).

      "The Empirical Institutions-Growth Relationship: Is Something Amiss at the Top?" Econ Journal Watch 4:2 (2007), 184-196.

       "New Evidence on the Convergence of International Income from a Group of 29 Countries." Empirical Economics 33:2 (2007), 199-230 (with Amit Sen).

        "Regulation and the Macroeconomy." Kyklos 60:1 (2007), 15-36.

        "Trend Breaks and Nonstationarity in the Yugoslav Black Market for Dollars: 1974-1987." Applied Economics 39:1 (2007), 43-51 (with Steve Millsaps and Mark Strazicich).

        "Regulation, Investment, and Growth Across Countries." Cato Journal 26:3 (2006), 489-509.

        "Causality in the Freedom-Growth Relationship." European Journal of Political Economy 19:3 (2003), 479-495.

        "Economic Information versus Quality Variation in Cross-Country Data."  Canadian Journal of Economics 34:4 (2001), 988-1009 (with Joseph DeJuan, John Seater, and Frank Stephenson).

        "Institutions, Investment, and Growth: New Cross-Country and Panel Data Evidence."  Economic Inquiry 36:4 (1998), 603-19.

        "The Link Between Volatility and Growth: Evidence from the States." Economics Letters 55:3 (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).

BOOKS

       "Instructors Resource Manual to Accompany Modern Principles: Macroeconomics by Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, Worth Publishers, 2010.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

        "Macroeconomic Volatility and Economic Freedom Across Countries." Southern Economic Association, San Antonio, TX, November 2009.

        "Economic Freedom and business Cycles Across Countries." Association of Private Enterprise Education, Guatemala City, Guatemala, April 2009.

        "The Macroeconomic Effect of Federal Regulation." Association of Private Enterprise Education, Las Vegas, NV, April 2008.

        "The Empirical Institutions-Growth Literature: Is Something Amiss at the Top?" Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA, November 2007.

        "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).  

BOOK REVIEWS
        Review of Determinants of Economic Growth by Robert J. Barro (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997) in EH.NET, July 1998.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE
        Professional Memberships
            Association of Private Enterprise Education
            Southern Economic Association

        Referee Services
             Public Choice, 2010.

             Economic Inquiry, 2009

             Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2009

            Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2008

            Southern Economic Journal, 2008.

            Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007

             Economic Inquiry, 2007.

             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, "Institutions and Growth." Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA, November 2007.

            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, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
        Department Chair Search Committee, Economics, 2008-09

        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, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
        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.

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