Carlos J Asarta

Associate Professor of Practice
Research Associate, NCREE
Economics
Contact Information

CBA 355
P.O. Box 880489
Lincoln, NE 68588-0489
Phone: +1-402-472-3003
Fax: +1-402-472-9700
asarta@unl.edu

Joined the college in August 2007.

Expertise
  • Economic Education
  • International Economics
  • International Trade & Finance
Education
  • Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007
  • M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004
  • B.S.B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001
Research Interests
  • Economic Education/Economic Literacy
  • Financial Education/Financial Literacy
  • Institutional and Program Assessment
  • Economics of Education
  • International Economics
Teaching Interests
  • Principles/Intermediate Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
  • Economic Education
  • International Economics
  • Economics of Sports
Published In
  • Journal of Economic Education (JEE)
  • Journal of Economics and Finance Education (JEFE)
  • American Economist (AE)
  • Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE)
  • Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics (JAAE)
Awards
  • UNL Association of Students (ASUN) "Outstanding Educator of the Year Award," '09,'13
  • UNL Parents Association "Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students," '09,'10,'11,'12,'13
  • UNL College of Business Administration "Excellence in Teaching Award," '08,'13
  • UNL College of Business Administration "Dean's Coin Award," '13
  • Council of Economic Education/NAEE "Rising Star Award," '12
  • National Association of Economic Educators "Phillip Saunders Best Research Paper Award," '11
  • Academy of National Hispanic Scholars "Faculty Impact Award," '10,'11
  • UNL College of Business Administration "Shuler-Kistiakowsky Faculty Award," '10
  • UNL College of Business Administration "Bauermeister Faculty Award," '08
  • UNL College of Business Administration Student Advisory Board "Featured Professor," '07
  • Beta Theta Pi "Outstanding Educator Award," '07,'08,'09,'10,'11
Additional Information
Dissertation Title: "Efficiency and Output in the Production of Business and Economics Majors"
Dissertation Advisor: Professor William Walstad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln