EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Madison 1991

M.S. University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1988

B.A. Alma College, 1986

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Professor of Economics, Bowling Green State University, August 2003–present

Associate Professor of Economics, Bowling Green State University, August 1997–August 2003

Assistant Professor of Economics, Bowling Green State University, August 1991–August 1997

Lecturer, University of Wisconsin - Madison, October–December, 1990

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SELECTED AWARDS

Finalist, Master Teacher Award, 2007

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

“Why Do Some Schools Group by Ability? Some Evidence from the NAEP,” American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 65, pp. 475-502, 2006.

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“The Bank of Canada’s Reaction Function,” American Review of Canadian Studies, 33, pp. 357-371, 2003.

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“Not Enough Capital and Too Much Bureaucracy: An Analysis of the Input Choice Efficiency of Ohio Secondary Schools,” (with Jennifer Ransom) Journal of Economics MVEA, 29, pp. 77-92, 2003.