Department of Economics
News and Events
| December 2011 |
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In the news...
Tom Rhoads, Economics
Grand Prix debt caused by $1.1 million loan
WBFF FOX45
Dec. 15, 2011
Watch the video and read the story here |
| June 2011 |
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Juergen Jung, Assistant Professor, presented a paper, “Market inefficiency, insurance mandate and welfare: U.S. health care reform 2010,” at the Public Economic Theory Meetings held in Bloomington, IN, from June 2-4. |
| May 2011 |
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Matt Chambers, Associate Professor, presented a paper, “Did Housing Policies Cause the Post-War Boom in Homeownership? A General Equilibrium Analysis,” on May 21 at the Midwest Macroeconimcs Meeting in Nashville, TN. |
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Finn Christensen, Assistant Professor, Louise Laurence, Assocaite Dean, and James Manley, Assistant Professor, had a paper, “The Allocation of Merit Pay in Academia: A Case Study,” published in Economics Bulletin, Volume 31, Issue 2.
http://www.accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2011/Volume31/EB-11-V31-I2-P144.pdf
  
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| April 2011 |
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In the news...
James Dorn, Professor
End the MTA Monopoly
Baltimore Sun, April 13
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-mta-20110413,0,5663609.story |
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John Egger, Professor, reports that his article, "William H. Hutt: The 'Classical' Austrian," has been translated into Turkish and published in the journal Liberal, Vol. 15, Nos. 59-60 (2010), pp.185-193. |
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Michael Makowsky, Assistant Professor, delivered a presentation, "Pursuing graduate studies in the economics of religion," at the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics & Culture's 2011 Annual Meeting on April 16 in Crystal City, Va. |
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Timothy Sullivan, Chairperson and Associate Professor, delivered a presentation, "Comparing the most recent Great Recession with the Great Depression of the 1930s," at the Creating, Building, and Preserving Wealth seminar held at TU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on Apr. 16. |
| March 2011 |
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Finn Christensen, Assistant Professor, will have a paper, “Residential Segregation and Black-White Intermarriage,” published in an upcoming issue of the Economics Bulletin. |
| February 2011 |
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In the news…
George Georgiou, Professor
Gas prices jump, consumers feeling the pinch away from the pump
WMAR -ABC 2, Feb. 24
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_city/
gas-prices-jump,-comsumers-feeling-the-pinch-away-from-the-pump |
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James A. Dorn, Professor, had an article, "Prospect of a Global Trade War," published in China 2011, the annual editon of Caixin/China Reform, edited by Hu Shuli. |
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| Christine Eifert, Administrative Assistant II, was one of only a few staff members to earn a Certificate of Completion for taking part in the Office of Human Resources' Customer Service Competency program. Eifert was chosen to participate in the pilot program for this "focus" series, receiving one of the first certificates awarded. |
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Michael Makowsky, Assistant Professor, will have an article, "Religion, Clubs, and Emergent Social Divides," published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. |
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In the news…
Timothy Sullivan, Chairperson and Associate Professor
No Show of Hands
Inside Higher Education, Feb. 11
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/02/11/
towson_university_adopts_secret_tenure_ballot |
| January 2011 |
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Timothy Sullivan, Chairperson and Associate Professor, spoke at the mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show on Jan. 5 in Baltimore. He discussed the history of the economy, current economic climate, prospects for the future economy and how each impacts the horticultural industry. |
| December 2010 |
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George C. Georgiou, Professor, had a paper, "Cyprus: Economic Consequences of the Christofias-Talat/Eroglu Plan," published in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Volume 10, No. 4, December 2010.Taylor & Francis Pub. U.K. |
| November 2010 |
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Congratulations to CBE student Melanie Dorsett! Dorsett, who is pursuing a combined major with Economics and Geography and Environmental Planning, had her article, "Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Continued Effects On The Alaskan Economy," published in the Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Journal. |
| September 2010 |
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Congratulations to Melissa Groves, Associate Professor! Dr. Groves works with the Baltimore Cash Campaign and CBE students to offer free tax prep services to low income families. The program recently received support from the Bank of America Foundation. The tax prep program not only provides a valuable community service, it also gives students practical experience.
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| August 2010 |
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Congratulations to Juergen Jung, Assistant Professor! Dr. Jung, along with Chung Tran of the University of New South Wales, received a grant in the amount of $66,787 from the National Institutes of Health - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The project title of the grant is, "Health Care Financing over the Life Cycle: A Quantitative Macroeconomic Analysis of U.S. Health Care Reform Plans."
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In the news. . .
Dr. Michael Makowsky, Assistant Professor
Inflated municipal property assessments
Canadian Business Online, August 24
http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/inflated-municipal-
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Economics Working Papers
Towson University, Department of Economics Working Papers are now available at http://ideas.repec.org/s/tow/wpaper.html and http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/towwpaper/.
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Tax Preparation Service
CBE partners with The Baltimore Cash Campaign to offer free tax prep services to low income families...
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