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ECON 261: Principles of Statistics I
ECON 262: Principles of Statistics II
ECON 302: Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 420_620: Health Economics
ECON 454_654: Economics of Government Regulation
Education
1977 ‑ Ph.D., Economics, Southern Methodist University,
National Science Foundation Fellowship
Fields:
Industrial Organization,
Micro‑Macro Theory,
Econometrics
1973 ‑ B.A., Economics and History, Rice University,
Phi Beta Kappa
Summa
Cum Laude
Experience
1995- Department of Economics, University of Nevada,
Reno
Fall 2003-Spring 2004 consultant
Huffman &
Carpenter, Inc
Washoe Health System
(on leave from UNR)
Fall 2000- Spring 2001 Associate Planner
State of Nevada
Department of
Planning and Budget
(on leave from, UNR)
l992‑94 Quality
Improvement Advisor
Washoe
Medical Center
(WMC purchased 50% FTE from UNR)
1980‑83 Economist
Sverdrup & Parcel, & Associates
St.
Louis, Missouri
1977‑80 Assistant
Professor
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
1977 Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Dallas,
Texas.
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Publications
under review
Can
medical diagnosis data clarify the relation between prenatal care and delivery
outcomes?, under review, Health Economics, with Sankar
Mukhopadhyay
Ethics and Economics: Reflective Equilibrium or Inimical
Dissonance?, under review, American Journal of Bioethics, with Craig Klugman
accepted
Implementing Economics Standards: A Pilot Transition Program, forthcoming, Journal
of Economic Education, with Tom Cargill
and Jennifer Jurosky
published
Treatment
effects model for assessing disease management: measuring outcomes and
strengthening program management, Disease Management, June 2005, with D.
Dumitras
Measuring Medical Cost, in The Impact of Medical Cost
Offset on Practice and Research; Making
it Work for You, edited by N. Cummings, W. O’Donohue and K. Ferguson,
Foundation for Behavioral Health:
Healthcare Utilization and Cost Series, vol 5, 2002. Context Press
WHO’s Assessment of Health Care Industry Performance: Rating the Rankings, with E. Parker. Proceedings of the International Conference
on Health Economics and Health Management, Athens May 2002
Strategic Interaction Among Hospitals and Nursing
Facilities: The Efficiency Effects of Payment Systems and Vertical Integration,
Health Economics, v 10, issue 2, 2001, p 119-134, with D. Banks and E.
Parker
Pursuing Environmental Goals: Regulations versus Markets, Handbook
of Global Environmental Politics and Administration, Dennis L Soden and
Brent S Steel (editors), July 1999, Marcel Dekker, Inc, NY, with J.Dobra
Induced Inefficiency as a Response to the Union Threat, V 4,
1998, Journal of Labor Research, with E.Parker.
Regulating Health Care in the 21st Century: Information and Consumer
Choice, an Economic Perspective, December 1997, Nevada Public Affairs Review,
with S.Lewis and M. Paterson.
Uncompensated Care: Charitable Mission or Business Decision?, Health Economics, April 1997, with D. Banks
and M. Paterson.
Bank Credit Cards: Consumer Irrationality versus Market Forces, The Journal of Consumer
Affairs, Winter 1996, v 30, n 2, with T. Cargill
Managing Risk in a Changing Health Care System, Journal
of Health Care Finance, Spring 1996, vol 22 No.3, with M. Paterson
Quality in
State Government Managed Care Programs:
Process and Politics, American Journal of Medical Quality, Winter
1996, vol 11 No. 4, with M. Paterson
Reform of China’s State-Owned Sector:
Parallels with the U.S. Regulatory Experience, in The Reformability of
China's State Sector, G.J. Wen and D. Xu, editors, World Scientific
Publishing Co. Ltd, 1996,with E. Parker
Quality Improvement: Boon or Boondoggle?, Hospital Topics,
Fall 1994, with M. Paterson
Measuring the Net Fiscal Impact of Projects in Rural Areas, Review
of Regional Studies,1995, with T. Cargill
Rate of Return Inequity, Public Utilities Fortnightly,
April 15, 1994,
with T. Cargill. "Authors'
Reply", Fortnightly, July
1, 1994
The Effect of Herbaceous Plant Communities and Soil Texture on
Particle Erosion of Alluvial Streambanks, Geomorphology, 9,1994 with D. Dunaway,
S. Swanson and W. Clary
Bayesian Probability and Crime Lab Evidence, Proceedings of
the Second International Conference on Forensic Statistics, l993 with D. Bjur
Optimal Oxytocin Dose with Computerized Pump, American Journal
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, February l994 with R. Wilcourt, et al
Estimating VAR Models Under Nonstationarity and Cointegration: Alternative Approaches for Forecasting Cattle
Prices, Applied Economics, l992 with P. Fanchon
Interactions Between Hospital Admissions, Cost Per Day, and Average
Length of Stay, Applied Economics, vol 23, April l99l, pp237‑246 with K.
Raffiee
Hospital Cost Analysis for Nevada, Nevada Review of Business and
Economics, December l990, with K. Raffiee
The Effects of Alternative Regulatory Policies on Utility Investment
Strategies, Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 54, No. 4, April 1988, pp.
840‑54 with K. Raffiee
Utility Regulation: Evaluating Consumer Protection Proposals. Nevada
Review of Business and Economics, Vol. 10, No. 3, Fall 1986, pp. 13‑20 with
K. Raffiee
On Regional Banking Markets and the Definition of Competition. Review of Regional Economics and Business,
April, 1981 with D. Osborne
A Note on Concentration and Checking Account Prices. Journal
of Finance, March 1981 with D. Osborne
The Surprising Variety of Checking Account Prices. Voice of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,
May 1978 with D. Osborne
Firm‑Regulator Interaction with Respect to Firm Cost Reduction
Activities. Bell Journal of Economics and Management
Science, Fall 1976
Presentations
Methodology for Addressing Self-Selection Bias in Treatment
Outcomes Studies, Presented at the
American Speech and Hearing Association annual meetings, Nov 2004. (Uses
Treatment Model developed by Economists to analyze outcomes of a Disease
Management program.)
Collaboration of school personnel in
intervention for children with autism, with Dr. Vijil. Presented at the American Speech and Hearing
Association annual meetings, Nov 2002. (Obtains results using Total Quality
Management (TQM)).
WHO’s Assessment of Health Care Industry Performance: Rating the Rankings, with Elliott Parker.
Presented at the International Conference on Health Economics and Health
Management, Athens
May 2002,.
Selected Projects
Bureau
of Business and Economics Research:
Evaluated customer satisfaction with State Industrial
Insurance System, with Mary Paterson.
Evaluated effects of expanding Naval Air Station on Churchill County. Outstanding Planning
Accomplishment in Nevada Award from Nevada Chapter of the American Planning Association (with Gano Evans, Kambiz Raffiee,
and Omni‑Means Ltd.)
Estimated local economic impact of International Winter Special
Olympic Games held in 1989.
Principle investigator for the study of economic impact of mandatory
seat belt laws, with Carole Popoff.
Computed probabilities for alternate methods of awarding hunting
tags in Nevada.
Other Projects:
Assisted health system with development of performance
measurement system
Developed methodology to analyze impact of low-income
prenatal care center using clinical data
Analyzed state deregulation strategy to identify critical
issues likely to arise as a result of deregulation, to suggest proactive
strategies to mitigate anticipated problems
Testified before Public Service Commission (for Utility Shareholders
Association) regarding deregulation issues
Evaluated economic/financial impact of mining project in Silver City, Nevada
Evaluated financial viability of proposed incorporation of a
new city in Nevada, with Carole Popoff and Phillip
Fanchon
Prepared economic testimony supporting a proposed rate increase
for a small water company in California
Testified on rate of return methodology for power company rate
increase request (with Tom Cargill)
Developed methodology for analyzing economic impact of proposed
power generating facilities for power company resource planning process (with
Tom Cargill)
Conducted statistical analysis of hypothesized relationship
between soil texture and measurements relevant for wetlands determination
Presented seminars on statistics (twice annually for a
decade) for National
Judicial College
Conducted statistical evaluation of determinants of
shoreline erosion
Developed statistical methodology for boron sampling program
for development property
Analyzed impact on state tax budget of reduced utility prices,
with Tom Cargill and Scott
Shonkwiler
Sverdrup
and Parcel & Associates, Inc:
Constructed supply/demand model to estimate price of reusable
track materials for USRA railroad valuation court case. The model focused on optimal choice for
buyers with distinct characteristics
Assessed social and economic impacts of the East St. Louis rail
restructuring project (MARGE) for Environmental Impact Statement
Analyzed cost-effectiveness of alternative warehousing proposals
for aircraft manufacturer
Analyzed financial requirements for a new civic arena to determine
level of state assistance required and to structure financing to meet state
requirements
Evaluated cost‑effectiveness of alternative manufacturing arrangements
for a NASA space shuttle contractor
Assessed financial feasibility of proposed investment projects
for Sverdrup's real estate development company
Total Quality Advisor Experience and Program
Development
Served 2.5 years on a local hospital's quality guidance
council, and advised quality improvement project teams on data and measurement
issues. Completed 16 day Advanced Course
at LDS Health System, Salt Lake City,
Utah. (During this time, a local
hospital purchased half of my time from the College of Business.)
Worked with autism expert and local school district
personnel to use Quality Improvement tools to strengthen service delivery
Developed high school Economics Education program, with Tom Cargill and others
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