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Professor of Economics
 

Arkansas State University
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

 

Last update on 02/27/08

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Office Information:

Business 412
870-972-3737 (tel)
870-910-3863 (fax)

crbrown@astate.edu (e-mail)
P.O. Box 729
State University, AR 72467-0729

Spring semester, 2008 Schedule:

ECON 2313-002: 9:00-9:50 MWF
ECON 2313-003: 11:00-11:50 MWF
Office Hours: 1:00-3:00 MTWR,  or by appointment

Course Home Pages   

ECON 2313 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 4333 Government Regulation of Business
ECON 6313 Managerial Economics  ECON 2113 Business Statistics

Recent Publications:

Inequality, Consumer Credit, and the Saving Puzzle, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (in press).

"Oligopsony, Information Technology, and Systems Integration: The Case of the Healthcare Supply Industry," International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 2, No. 6, December 2007 (co-authored with Ted Lee).

“Financial Engineering, Consumer Credit, and the Stability of Effective Demand,” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Vol. 29, No. 3, Spring 2007: 429-455.

“Declining Marriage Rates of Young Black Women: Testing Alternative Economic Hypotheses,” Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 33, No. 4, Spring 2006, 27-49 (co-authored with Randall Kesselring).

Review of
The Distribution of Wealth by Michael Schneider. Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 40, No. 1, March 2006: 177-179. (pdf

“Explaining Credit Problems in the U.S. Consumer Durable Goods Industry in the 1930s:  Credit Channel or Bank Liquidity Preference?” American Review of Political Economy, Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2005: 17-37. (pdf)

“Is There an Institutional Theory of Distribution?” Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 39, No. 4, December 2005: 915-931. (pdf)

“Does Income Distribution Matter for Effective Demand? Evidence from the United States.” Review of Political Economy, Vol. 16, No.  3, July 2004: 291-307. (pdf)

“Toward a Reconcilement of Liquidity Preference and Endogenous Money,” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Vol. 26, No.  2, Winter 2003-4: 323-337. (pdf)

“Female Headship and the Economic Status of Young Men in the United States, 1977-2001,” Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 38, No. 3, June 2003: 343-351 (co-authored with Randall Kesselring). (pdf)

Internet Resources for Students of Economics

Nouriel Roubini's Global Economics Blog Bureau of the Census Marginal Revolution Asymmetric  Information
The Becker-Posner Blog Bureau of Labor Statistics CIA Factbook WebEc
Brad De Long's Home Page Economic Policy Institute Bureau of Economic Analysis The Economist

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