Chair of Doctor of Arts (D.A.) dissertations in economics



1991 (December) Jerry Plummer, Analysis of the usefulness of developmental study courses in higher education principles of economics courses.
1992 Samuel Dossugi, Determinants of student course withdrawals.
1994 (May) Cochran, Jr., Howard H., The influence of class size on student achievement in principles of college economics: a production function approach.
1995 Annabel Droussiotis, Factors narrowing interethnic occupational differences. How important is education? (co-chair)
1998 (May) Mark Wilson, An examination of instructional effectiveness in higher education using multiple outcome measures
1998 (May) William Wilkes, Capacity utilization: predictor of inflation.
1998 (December) Ian Shephard, A Computer-Based Teaching Aid for Some Core Aspects of Money in the Economy
2000 (August) Di Meng, The Treatment Of Neglected Heterogeneity In Cross-Sectional Data Sets
2001 (August) Jerry Crigger, Demand and supply side determinants of commercial and industrial loan volume


Chair or co-chair of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) dissertations in economics


2003 (August) Prathibha Joshi, Two Essays on Human Capital
2005 (May) Xiaolin Zhao, Asset prices, limited stock market participation and income inequality (Co-chair)
2005 (August) Tao Gong, Two essays on youths' labor supply (Co-chair)
2005 (August) Christian Nsiah, What Determines Exports of U.S. States: Distance or Location Factors?
2006 (May) Obid Hakimov, The Determinants of Emerging Market International Debt Securities (Co-chair)
2006 (December) Hua Liu, U.S. Trade Deficit, Productivity Growth, and Offshore Outsourcing
2007 (May) Zhijie Qi, A Study of the Trinity Puzzle of the Housing and Business Cycle
2008 (May) John Nunley, Three essays on the economics of divorce (Co-chair)
2008 (December) Yixiu Zhou, Three Essays on the application of quantile regression in real estate economics.
2009 (May) Fang Yang, Peer effects and dividend policy
2011 (May) Wei Kang, Three Essays on the Effects of Oil Prices on State Economies (Co-chair) 
2012 (May - expected) Hussain Zakir, Three Essays on Health and Labor Economics 
2012 (May - expected) Albert Davies, Three Essays on Housing Prices 
2012 (May - expected) Matthew Booth, Essays on Shirking and its Relevance in Macroeconomic Models
2012 (August - expected) Lou E. Smith, Essays on Teenage Pregnancy
2013 (May - expected) Adam Hogan, Essays on Internet Economics. 
2013 (May - expected) Nathan Mathis, Essays on the Determinants and Effects of Energy Star Certification 
2013 (May - expected) Giuseppe Rionero, Essays on Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrant Children