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

Economic Education, CBA 339
P.O. Box 880482
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0489, USA
Phone: (402) 472-2333
Fax: (402) 472-9700
E-mail:

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 the following:

• Journal of Consumer Education

Awards:

• Lincoln 40 Under 40 Award Recipient
• Star City Six Recipient

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.