Fall 2008 Economics Courses: Current upper-level economics courses (as pdf file with course descriptions)
Spring 2009 Economics Courses: Please take note of the following upper-level economics courses scheduled to be offered in the Spring of 2009 (as pdf file with course descriptions)
Tutoring Hours and Locations for Fall 2008
Monday
4:00-6:00 PM
UH 4110A
Tuesday
1:00-3:00 PM
UH 4110A
Wednesday
4:00-6:00 PM
UH 4110A
Thursday
1:30-3:30 PM
UH 4110M
Friday
8:30-10:30 AM
UH 4110M
Recent Faculty Research Activities
Professor Mir M Ali published a paper entitled ‘The Effects of Scholarly Productivity and Institutional Characteristics on the Distribution of Federal Research Grants' (co-authored with Partha Bhattacharyya, NIH-NIA and Anthony J. Olejniczak, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) in Journal of Higher Education, forthcoming.
Professor Mir M Ali presented a working paper entitled ‘Adolescent Propensity to Engage in Risky Behaviors: The Role of Individual Resilience’ at the International Conference on Health Economics, Management and Policy (University of Athens, Greece, July 10th, 2008). He also presented ‘A Model of Smoking Addiction among Heterogeneous Adolescents: The Role of Individual Resilience’ at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference (October 28th, 2008).
Professors Mir M Ali and Aliaksandr Amialchuk presented their recent working paper ‘Weight Gain and Social Network: Is There a Contagion Effect’ (co-authored with Song Gao, Central University of Finance and Economics, and Frank Heiland, Florida State University) at the International Atlantic Economic Society Annual Conference (October 12th, 2008). They are also scheduled to present this paper again at the Southern Economics Association Annual Conference (November 23rd, 2008). In addition Aliaksandr Amialchuk presented this paper at the Economics Department Seminar at University of Memphis (October 24th, 2008). Mir Ali will also be presenting this paper again in a seminar at University of Akron (November 13th, 2008).
Professor Aliaksandr Amialchuk presented his recent working papers, "Parental Labor Supply and Overweight Children" (with Professor Kristen Keith) at Midwest Economics Association 2008 Annual Meeting, "Relative Wage Changes and Timing of Childbearing" at the Population Association of America 2008 Annual Meeting.
Professor Gbenga Ajilore presented his research (co-authored with Professor Mir M Ali) “Can Marriage Reduce Risky Behavior for African-Americans” at the Northeast Ohio Workshop on November 1st.
Professors Kevin Egan and Oleg Smirnov are presenting their paper, "Spatial Dependence in Random Utility Models with an Application to Recreation Demand," at the 2009 ASSA Meetings in San Francisco.
Professor Kevin Egan published a paper entitled, "Valuing Water Quality as a Function of Water Quality Measures" (co-authored with Joseph Herriges, Catherine Kling, and John Downing) in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming.
Professor John Murray published a book entitled, "Origins of American Health Insurance: A History of Industrial Sickness Funds," Yale Unversity Press, 2007.
For more information on faculty's current research please go to the "Faculty & Staff" link on the left, and click on the faculty member's homepage.
Department Seminar Series 2008/2009
The University of Toledo Economics Department Seminar Series includes presentations of research from our department faculty and invited speakers from other universities. The current schedule for the seminar series is available here.