| I
am an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of
Accounting and Finance at Northeastern State University in
Tahlequah, Oklahoma. I
have a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. My areas of interest include
Law and Economics, Public Economics, and Computational
Agent-based Modeling.
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Course Information
Principles of
Macroeconomics
The lectures and readings in this course are designed to
familiarize students with the fundamentals of macroeconomic
theory. The central focus of the course is on understanding the
process of price formation in a free exchange economy. Market
institutions such as the price system, the monetary system, and
financial intermediaries are explored for their role in the
coordination of economic activity. Finally, the basic principles
will be applied to an understanding of economic issues such as
inflation, unemployment, national income, economic growth, and the
business cycle.
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Principles of Microeconomics
The lectures and readings in this course are designed to
familiarize students with the fundamentals of microeconomic
theory. The central focus of the course is on understanding the
process of price formation in a free exchange economy. Market
institutions such as the firm, advertising, profit/loss mechanism,
speculation, and property rights are explored for their role in
the coordination of economic activity.
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Money and Banking
This course is designed to familiarize students with the fundamentals of economic theory as it applies to monetary and banking institutions. It will focus on the economic dynamics (information and transaction costs) that have propelled the historical evolution of money, credit, and financial intermediation from the ancient world to the present. Related financial institutions such as bond, stock, and insurance markets are also explored. In addition, the course will cover the structure of the Federal Reserve System, bank regulation,
and the mechanics of the international monetary framework.
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Economic Problems and Public Policies
This
course is designed to familiarize students with the application of
economic theory to a wide variety of public policy issues.
Price controls, competition policy, labor policy, consumer
protection legislation, and environmental regulation will all be
explored. In addition, the nature of the state and its relationship to
individual citizens will be examined from a constitutional
perspective.
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Recommended Readings The pursuit of economic understanding requires more than just class work. Here are texts that I recommend to those who seek to understand the intellectual foundation of the free market and the moral basis for capitalism.
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