
Associate Professor of Economics
Director of the Bureau of Business Research
Economics, CBA 347P.O. Box 880489
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0404, USA
Phone: (402) 472-3318
Fax: (402) 472-9700
E-mail:
Joined the college in 2004.
Education:
Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992 B.A., Public Policy, University of Chicago, 1986Research Interests:
Regional Economics Local & State Economic Development Economic ForecastingTeaching Interests:
Regional Economics MicroeconomicsPublished in the following:
Regional Science & Urban Economics Journal of Regional Science Papers in Regional Science Journal of Cultural Economics International Regional Science ReviewRefereed Publications:
Convergence and Mobility: Personal Income Trends in U.S. Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan RegionsResearch
Selected Articles:
- Does public infrastructure affect economic activity? Evidence from the rural interstate highway system
- Mobility and Modality Trends in US State Personal Income
- Valuing the Arts: A Contingent Valuation Approach
- Convergence and Mobility: Personal Income Trends in U.S. Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Regions
- Employment Risk in U.S. Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Regions: The Influence of Industrial Specialization and Population Characteristics
- Deregulation in the Electric Utility Industry: Excess Capacity and the Transition to a Long-Run Competitive Market?
- Measuring the Impact of Tourism on Rural Development: An Econometric Approach

