Roger B Butters

President, Nebraska Council on Economic Education
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Economic Education
Contact Information

CBA 339
P.O. Box 880482
Lincoln, NE 68588-0489
Phone: +1-402-472-2319
Fax: +1-402-472-9700
rbutters@nebraskacouncil.org

Joined the college in August 2005.

Expertise
  • Economic Education
  • International Trade & Finance
  • Monetary Policy
Education
  • University of California - Davis Ph.D. Economics, 2003
  • University of California - Davis M.A. Economics, 2000
  • Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management M.S. Managerial Economics, 1996
  • Brigham Young University B.A. Economics and Portuguese, 1994 University and Departmental Honors Cum Laude
Research Interests
  • Economic Education
  • The Economics of Education
  • Human Capital Formation in Economic Education
  • Instructor Determinants of Student Performance
  • Assessment and the Measurement of Knowledge
  • International Economics
  • Balance of Payments Crises
Teaching Interests
  • Fundamentals of Economic Reasoning
  • Micro and Macroeconomics
  • International Economics
  • International Finance
Published In
  • Journal of Consumer Education
Awards
  • Lincoln 40 Under 40 Award Recipient
  • Star City Six Recipient
Additional Information
Dr. Butters has been invited to teach seminars on economics and international finance at universities around the United States, Europe, and China. Dr. Butters recently lectured in São Paulo, Brazil and Sydney, Australia as part of the Goldman Sachs Leadership Institute and at the Free Market Forum at Hillsdale College. His primary research interests are in the fields of Economic Education, International Finance and Growth. A member of the National Association of Economic Educators, Association of Professional Fundraisers, Lincoln Rotary Club #14, and the Lincoln, Omaha and State Chambers of Commerce he is a contributor and evaluator of the “Is Capitalism Good for the Poor?” curriculum and is a Professor with the Foundation for Teaching Economics.