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EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Economics, 1995, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. (International
Economics,
Public Finance, Economic History/Public Policy)
M.A.
Economics, May 1992, University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
Nebraska. (International Economics)
M.A.E. Social Sciences, May 1990, Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska.
B.A.
Major: Economics, Minor: Spanish, December 1987, Wayne State College,
Wayne, Nebraska.
PRESENT POSITION
Associate Professor of Economics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Summer 2000-present.
Teaching areas: International Economics (primary area), Intermediate
Microeconomics, Public Economics,
Principles of Economics and other courses as needed.
Research areas: Welfare policy, Latin American and U.S.-Mexico
border topics, Fiscal federalism.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Economics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Fall 1994-Spring 2000
Part Time Instructor, Doane College, Master of Administrative
Arts Program, Lincoln, Nebraska, Spring/Summer 1994 .
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
Nebraska, Fall 1990 - Spring 1994.
Adjunct Instructor of Economics, Wayne State College,
Wayne, Nebraska, Spring 1992.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wayne State College, Wayne,
Nebraska, 1988-1990.
Owner/Manager, Osmond Automotive Supply, Osmond, NE
1980-1989.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Teaching Award
Selected by the Economics Undergraduate Committee to receive an Outstanding Teaching Award for the 1993-94 academic year. Presented at the Omicron Delta Epsilon Banquet, University of Nebraska, April 1994.
Faculty Scholarship
Received faculty scholarship to attend the 10th Annual Asia/Pacific Outlook Conference sponsored by the Center for International Business Education and Research, University of Southern California. Conference held March 17-19, 1997 at Los Angeles, CA.
Globe of the Month Award
December, 1998. Presented by the NMSU Center for International
Programs for contributing to the internationalization of New Mexico
State University
RESEARCH
Dissertation
Administrative Structure and the Redistribution Function:
The Case of the Nebraska Department
of Social Services.
Advisor: F. Gregory Hayden
Journal Publications
"NAFTA: Border Region Income and Employment," (with James T. Peach). Journal of Economic Issues (forthcoming, June 2000).
"The Economics of Presidential Elections along the United States-Mexico Border with Mexico," (with Jime Peach) Journal of Borderlands Studies (forthcoming, Spring 2000).
"Cross Cultural and Cross Border Cooperation." (with Constance L Falk, Concepcion Lujan Alvarez, and Jennifer Atchley. New Mexico Journal of Science 39 (November, 1999): 267-87.
"Administering Welfare: American States and their Choice of Administrative Structure," (with James T. Peach). Policy Studies Review 17 (Summer, 2000): 168-186.
"Conditionality, Restructuring, and the Reperipherization of Latin America." Journal of Economic Issues 32 (June 1998): 341-50.
"Multi-level Administrative Structure and the Distribution of Social Service Expenditures: A Nebraska Example," Social Science Journal 35 3 (July 1998): 303-318.
"Enabling Myth and Mexico's Economic Crises (1976-1996)," (with James T. Peach) Journal of Economic Issues 31 (June 1997): 567-74.
"Education and Attainment of Members of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-91," (with Albert A. Blum) Journal of Economic Issues 30 (December 1996): 1184-91.
Other Publications/Research
"The Character and Impacts of the Centralization of State Sponsored Activities in the State of Nebraska," (with F. Gregory Hayden). Interim Study for Nebraska Unicameral. January 1993.
"Centralization, Concentration, and Degree of Equalization Measures for Nebraska State Government Agency Activities," (with F. Gregory Hayden). W. K. Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources. Fall 1993.
Reviews
Review of The Capitalist Revolution in Latin America. by Paul Craig Roberts and Karen LaFollette Araujo. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Journal of Economic Issues 31 (December 1997).
Review of Bankers with a Mission: The Presidents of the World Bank, 1946-91. By Jochen Kraske, William H. Becker, William Diamond, and Louis Galambos. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Journal of Economic Issues 32 (March 1998): (forthcoming)
Under Review
"Immigration and Regional Comparative Advantage in the Apparel Industry," Under Review, Growth and Change, March 31, 2000.
Paper Presentations
"Welfare Reform: What are the Numbers and does Anyone Care," Presented at the Western Social Science Association meetings (AFIT section) in San Diego, CA, April 27, 2000.
"Immigration and Regional Comparative Advantage in the Apparel Industry," Presented at the Western Social Science Association meetings (General Economics Section) in San Diego, CA, April 27, 2000.
"NAFTA: Border Region Income and Employment," (with James T. Peach), Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Evolutionary Economics in Boston, MA, January 8, 2000.
"The Regional Impacts of NAFTA: A Preliminary Assessment of the Textile and Apparel Industries," Presented at the Western Social Science Association meetings (AFIT section) in Fort Worth, TX, April 22, 1999.
"An Econometric Model of Presidential Elections along the U.S. Mexico Border," (with James T. Peach), Presented at the Western Social Science Association meetings (Association of Borderlands Scholars section) in Fort Worth, TX, April 22, 1999.
"Administering Welfare: American States and their Choice of Administrative Structure," (with James T. Peach). Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Economics Section, Denver, CO, April 1998.
"Conditionality, Restructuring, and the Reperipherization of Latin America." Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Evolutionary Economics in Chicago, IL, January 3, 1998.
"Enabling Myths and Mexico's Economic Crises (1976-1996)," (with Jim Peach). Presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Evolutionary Economics in New Orleans, LA, January 6, 1997.
"The New Fiscal Federalism and Horizontal Equity in State Social Welfare Expenditures," (with Tony Popp). Presented at the annual meetings of the Western Economic Association International in San Francisco, CA, June 30, 1996.
"Evolving Membership Qualifications and the Council of Economic Advisers," (with Albert A. Blum). Presented at the Western Social Science Association meetings (AFIT section) in Reno, NV, April 1996.
"Multi-level Administrative Structure and the Distribution of Social Service Expenditures: A Nebraska Example," Presented at the Western Social Science Association meetings (Economics Section) in Reno, NV, April 1996.
"An Analysis of State Government Centralization in Nebraska," (with F. Gregory Hayden). Presented at the Western Social Science Association meetings in Albuquerque, NM, April 1994.
"Analysis of Latin American Development and Sustainability Problems in a Multi-cultural Context: A Social Fabric Matrix Approach," (with Dilmus James). Presented at the annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Association, in Boston, MA, January 1994
RECENT INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Participated in Faculty Study Abroad Program, "Integration and Unification of the European Union sponsored by the Wang Center for International Business, University of Memphis, Antwerp, Belgium, May 16-29, 1999.
Participated in Latin America Faculty Development in International Business Program (FDIB) sponsored by The American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). Included travel to Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Peru. May 23-June 10, 1998.
Taught course titled "International Business and Trade" for Portland State University's Free Market Development Institute. Bogota, Colombia, May 18-22, 1998.
Helped lead Spring Break study tours to Mexico (1995), Honduras (1996), Costa Rica (1997), Puerto Rico (1999)
Represented NMSU at meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Mexico City, October 1996.
Visited maquiladoras in Juarez, Mexico, 1994, 1995, 1996.
SERVICE AREAS
Coordinator/Instructor for ITESM-Sinaloa/NMSU Summer Program (1999- present)
Created draft proposal for revision of the International Business Curriculum (1998-99, implemented 1999-2000)
Contributed to draft proposal for revision of the Economics Curriculum
Latin American Study Tour, Co-Coordinator/leader (1995 - present)
College Internationalization Task Force (1995 - present)
International Business Major Advisory Group (1994 - present)
University Representative to Mexico-U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
Buen Vecino Internship Program (1995-present)
Faculty sponsor for International Business Association (1996 -
present)
Academic Advisor for International Business Majors (1994 - present)
Member of selection committee for Entrepreneurship Position (1997)
Member of University Fulbright Screening Committee (1998 -
present)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Economic Association
Association of Borderlands Scholars
Association for Institutional Thought (Secretary-Treasurer, 1998
- present)
Association for Evolutionary Economics (Membership Committee,
1998 - 1999)
Association for Social Economics
National Tax Association
Western Social Science Association
Southwestern Social Science Association
Omicron Delta Epsilon