Biography:
I graduated with a B.A. in economics from Drew University in 1982. For the
next 10 years, I worked in the business world for firms like General Electric
and Citibank. In 1999, I completed my Ph.D. in economics at the University of
Connecticut. Before coming to UWSP in 2000, I spent a year teaching at Gustavus
Adolphus College in Minnesota. I also have taught classes at Trinity College in
Connecticut. I have co-led two trips abroad with Barb Mihm focusing on
International Retailing in Europe. I currently hold the rank of full professor
and also am the research associate at the Central Wisconsin Economic Research
Bureau (CWERB).
Selected Publications:
"The Economics of Vertical Integration Revisited," with Brian Kench and
Trevor Knox, Presented at the MBAA International Conference for Academy of
Business and Economics in Chicago on March 24, 2011. Winner of 2011 McGraw
Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award.
"2008-2009 Tuition and Fees in Higher Education" with Brian Kench
and Kevin Neuman, Business Studies Journal, 2010, 2(2): pp.11-18.
"Mapping 2007-08 Tuition and Fees in Higher Education" with Brian Kench.
Journal of Applied Research, January-February 2010, 26(1), pp.
11-18
“Innovation, Capabilities, and Organizational Economics: Lessons from the
Business Strategy Literature” with Brian Kench and Trevor Knox.
Journal of Business Disciplines, Fall 2006, 7(1), pp.
45-58.
“Customer Service, Innovation, and the Economics of Waiting” with Barb
Mihm, Gary Mullins, and C.R. Marshall. Journal of Contemporary
Business Issues, Fall 2002, 10(2), 36-41.
Research Interests:
- Economics of Organization
- Industrial Organization
- Economic History
- Business Economics
Courses Taught:
- Principles of Microeconomics (Econ 211)
- Evolution of American Enterprise (Econ 330)
- Business and Government (Econ 315)
- Industrial Organization (Econ 340)
- Economics of Organization (Econ 420)
- Managerial Economics (Econ 370)