The Conference on Regional Trade Agreements, Migration, and Remittances at the College of Business Administration on April 12-13, 2008
The Department of Economics and International Business, in collaboration with the Gibson D Lewis Center for Business Research and Economic Development (CBED) at the College of Business Administration, Sam Houston State University, is organizing the Conference on Regional Trade Agreements, Migration, and Remittances with Special Focus on CAFTA and Latin America to be held on April 12-13, 2008. The conference highlights include the keynote speech by Dr. Mauricio Cárdenas, currently the Executive Director of Fedesarrollo, an independent policy-oriented research center in Bogotá, Colombia, who was the Minister of Economic Development and the Minister of Transportation in Colombia in the 1990s, and was named one the Leaders of the New Millennium by CNN/Time Magazine in 1999; invited lectures by Dr. Pia Orrenius of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dr. Susan Pozo of Western Michigan University, and Dr. Kamal Saggi of Southern Methodist University, who have extensive research and policy experience; and a panel discussion by the Consul Generals of Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia. In addition, researchers from around the U.S. and from several foreign countries will present their papers at the conference. For details, visit the conference webpage: http://www.shsu.edu/~eco_www/resources/conference08.htm or contact Dr. Hiranya K Nath at eco_hkn@shsu.edu or at 936-294-4760.
Professor Freeman
is in the news
Professor
Don Freeman's research findings on effecctiveness
of blood alcohol content (BAC) standard
in reducing drunk driving fatalities have
drawn media attention. He published his
article "Drunk Driving Legislation
and Traffic Fatalities" in the July
issue of Contemporary Economic Policy.
This work has been discussed in local news
media and recently he has appeared in Channel
3 television news. Fore more read the news
story at Today@SAM. Also
you can watch Freeman's interview on Channel
3.
Change
of Guard: Professor Freeman takes over as
the Department Chair in Fall 2007
Professor
Bill Green is handing over the chair's position
at the Department of Economics and International
Business to Professor Don Freeman in Fall
2007 after serving as the chair for 22 years.
Professor Green has made significant contributions
to the growth of the department over the
period of his tenure as the department chair.
He will continue to teach his classes. Professor
Freeman, who joined the department in 1998,
will face the challenge of managing a large,
and growing department with 20 faculty members
in an environment in which the University
is taking steps in new directions. Thank
you, Professor Green, for your excellent
service! Congratulations and good luck,
Professor Freeman!
Dr.
Hiranya Nath granted tenure, promoted to
Associate Professor
Dr.
Hiranya Nath, who joined the Department
of Economics and International Business
in 2002, has been promoted to Associate
Professor with tenure effective Fall, 2007.
Dr. Nath received his Ph.D. in Economics
from Southern Methodist University in 2002,
and has Master's degrees from the University
of Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University
, both in Delhi , India , and from Southern
Methodist. Dr. Nath has nine papers published
or accepted in refereed journals, and two
book chapters since joining Sam Houston,
and has made many presentations at economic
conferences, often upon invitation. His
research interests include macro- and monetary
economics, development economics, and information
economics. Dr. Nath is the course coordinator
for ECO 463, monetary economics, and is
the faculty sponsor for Omicron Delta Epsilon
(ODE), the economics honor society. In his
spare time, he serves as the department
webmaster and as the coordinator of the
department's seminar and working paper series.
Congratulations Dr. Nath!
Two
new faculty to join Economics & International
Business in Fall, 2007
Dr.
Darren Grant and Dr. Carlos Vargas-Silva
will be joining the Department of Economics
and International Business in the Fall semester.
Dr. Grant comes to us from UT-Arlington,
where he is currently senior lecturer and
past coordinator of the Health Care Administration
Master's program. Dr. Grant received his
Ph.D. from Florida State , and has research
interests in Health Policy and Human Capital,
and has several publications in these areas.
Dr. Vargas-Silva comes to us from a post-doctoral
fellowship at the University of Vermont
. Dr. Vargas-Silva received his Ph.D. from
Western Michigan University , and has published
papers in international migration, economic
development, and international macroeconomics.
Welcome Darren and Carlos!
Economics
and International Business major appointed
to the Board of Regents
Economics
and International Business major Magdalena
Manzano has been appointed by Gov. Rick
Perry to the Texas State University System's
Board of Regents. She has earned the distinction
of being the second student ever to be appointed
to the Board of Regents. She will serve
a one-year term, until Feb. 1, 2008. For
more, read the news item at Today@Sam
Tenure
track Job Openings for Fall 2007
The Department of Economics and International
Business is seeking candidates for two new
positions beginning in the Fall, 2007-to
teach courses in business analysis (statistics)
and economics at the undergraduate and MBA
level. The positions are for Assistant Professor
(tenure track). Candidates should have a
Ph.D. (or be ABD with an anticipated completion
date no later than Summer, 2007), be strongly
committed to quality teaching, and exhibit
a strong potential for successful research
and publications. The economics and international
business programs are located within the
College of Business Administration, which
is AACSB accredited. Sam Houston State University
is a member of The Texas State University
System. Additional information about the
University and the Department can be found
at http://www.shsu.edu/~eco_www/
. For full consideration candidates
should submit a letter of interest, curriculum
vita, one research paper, and three letters
of recommendation to Search Committee, c/o
Department of Economics and International
Business, Sam Houston State University,
Huntsville, TX 77341-2118, by December 15,
2006. Departmental representatives will
be interviewing at the January AEA meeting
in Chicago. Sam Houston State University
is an equal opportunity-affirmative action
employer.
For
announcement at JOE please see http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/0611d/html/joe121.html
Dr.
John Miller at U.S. Army War College (posted
on 09-07-06)
Dr.
John Miller, assistant professor of business
analysis, presented his research on the
ongoing insurgency in Iraq at the "Proteus
Futures Academic Workshop" held August 22-24
at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle,
Pennsylvania. He was a part of a team of
researchers affiliated with the Institute
for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG).
For details, read the news item at Today@Sam
Showdown
with Ken Jennings (posted on 11-16-05)
Professor Don Bumpass, Paul Levine and
Anela Leon-Guerrero defeated Ken Jennings
of Jeopardy fame in a trivia contest at
SHSU on Tuesday (November 15).
Dr. Mark Frank is awarded Texas
Excellence Fund reserach grant (posted on
06-02-05)
Dr. Mark W. Frank, assistant professor
of economics, has been awarded 2005 Texas
Excellence Fund research grant for his research
proposal 'Media Substitution in Liquor Advertising'.
The Texas Excellence Fund is administered
by the Office of the Comptroller of the
State of Texas in order to promote increased
research capacity and develop institutional
excellence. He is the only recipient of
this grant at the College of Business Administration.
Dr. Frank's proposed research will be an
empirical analysis on the substitutability
of the alternative advertising media used
by liquor firms. This analysis is deemed
to have important policy implications for
ban on liquor advertising.
Ashley Nemer in the news (posted 04-26-05)
Ashley Nemer, an undergraduate Econ major,
received a grant from Omicron Delta Epsilon
Honor Society to conduct a research on effects
of alcohol consumption and socializing on
SHSU students' academic performance. She
has written a research paper using data
collected through a survey on SHSU campus.
She presented her paper to the faculty of
Economics and International Business on
April 21. Huntsville Item has published
an article on the basis of her research
findings.
We are
in the news... (posted 04-15-04)
The Department of Economics and International
Business ties for the first place with the
Department of Biological Sciences in Trivia
Pursuit Game at Kaldi's. Read
more in today's Houstonian
Dr.
Ed Blackburne on Racial Profiling
".....economist Edward Blackburne
of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville,
said the new HPD figures look generally
valid and go into more detail than those
in the statewide study.... Blackburne called
a high rate of consensual searches a "red
flag," since it may indicate that police
are making stops without probable cause
to think an offense was committed."
Dr.
Berg on Gas Prices! Read today's
HOUSTONIAN
Faculty
Senate
Mark W. Frank and Valerie P. Muehsam have
been elected new COBA senators to the SHSU
Faculty Senate. Dr. Muehsam is also the
outgoing president of the faculty senate.
Dr. Frank will be serving at the Faculty
Senate for the first time. |
Dr.
Doug Berg has been nominated the Webmaster
for the 
Dr.
Valerie "Pepper" Muehsam has won
the 2003 Excellence in Teaching Award. She
has been a finalist for this award three
times in the past four years. She earned
bachelor's (1988) and master's (1991) degrees
from SHSU and her doctorate from Texas A&M
University in 1998. Among her colleagues
in the College of Business Administration
Muehsam is known for high averages on teacher
evaluation forms, and by the students for
her enthusiasm and extra effort. The Department
of Economics and International Business
takes pride in Pepper’s achievement.