Fall 2007

• Prof. Michael R. Ward was among the economists cited in the November 2007 issue of American Way magazine in an article titled "It's the Economy, Stupid: What happens when you ask a lot of smart people seven dumb economics questions? You get answers that everyone can understand. Maybe." by Joseph Guinto.  
• Prof. Michael R. Ward will present his research "The Effects of the E-Rate Internet Subsidies in Education" at the University of Kentucky in October.
• Unintended Consequences, the blog created by Prof. Michael R. Ward, has been listed on the “Top 100 Academic Blogs Every Professional Investor Should Read” by CurrencyTrading.net.

• Prof. C.Y. Choi traveled to Chicago for a book publishing event.

Summer 2007

• Former UT Arlington Associate Professor, Craig Depken and former UT Arlington student, Paul Dorasil, had their paper, "The Luck of the Texan: An Empirical Analysis of Texas Lottery Games" accepted at The Journal of Gambling Business and Economics. This paper stemmed from Paul's honors thesis last Spring.

• The department welcomes Dr. Mahmut Yasar, new assistant professor.

• The department welcomes Dr. Jeffery Desimone, new assistant professor.

• The department welcomes Dr. Timothy Wunder, visiting assistant professor.

• The department bids farewell to Craig Depken (now at UNC-Charlotte) and Darren Grant (now at Sam Houston State University).

• Craig Depken was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the resale of tickets for sporting and other entertainment events.

• Michael Ward, was quoted in the Star-Telegram on the spiral effect on prices created by the demand on corn for ethanol.

• Michael Ward, was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the Internet tax proposal looming in Congress.

Spring 2007

• Craig Depken was quoted in a recent article about a regional sports commission in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

• Craig Depken was quoted in a recent article about ticket scalping in the The Lousville Courier-Journal.

• Congratulations to Paul R. Dorisil, winner of the Department's 2007 Best Undergraduate Paper Contest and $1,000 scholarship for his paper, "Luck for Sale: How a Private Firm Might Run the Texas Lottery."  Congratulations again to Paul as his paper also won the Arthur A. Smith Memorial Award Recognizing Student Excellence in Economics from the DFW Association for Business Economics (DABE).

• Recent alumni have education options for Fall 2007.  Congratulations to:
  • Chuka Ikokwu (BS, 2005) - Accepted to MBA programs at MIT's Sloan School and UCLA's Anderson School.
  • Arun Narayanasamy (MA, 2006) - Accepted to Ph.D. Finance programs at U. Syracuse and UT Arlington.
  • Mishuk Chowdhury (MA, 2006) - Accepted to Ph.D. Economics programs at SMU, U. Kentucky and U. Georgia.
  • Darshak Patel (BA, 2004, MA, 2007) - Accepted to Ph.D. Economics programs at U. Kentucky and U. Georgia.

• The department announces the hiring of new assistant professors Dr. Jeffery Desimone (Ph.D., Yale U., 1998), currently at the University of South Florida, and Dr. Mahmut Yasar (Ph.D., U., Illinois, 2002), currently at Emory University.

• Courtney LaFountain presented her research, "Core Equivalence for Residential Land Use Models," at the Spring 2007 Midwest Economic Theory and International Trade Meetings at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in April.

• Mike Ward presented his research, "Teaching Digital Piracy," at the 5th International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC) in Savannah, GA in April.

• Craig Depken presented his research at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV in March.

Fall 2006

• Mike Ward presented his research, "The Effect of E-Rate Internet Subsidies in Education," at the ZEW Workshop on Internet Policy in Mannheim, Germany in December.

• Mike Ward was interviewed for a story on tipping airing on ABC affiliate WFAA on Oct. 20, 2006.

• Craig Depken presented his research at the Southern Economic Association meetings in November.

• Çagatay Koç won the Georgescu-Roegen Prize for 2006 awarded by the Southern Economic Association to the author of the best academic article published in the Southern Economic Journal.

• Courtney LaFountain presented her research at the 10th INSIE Meetings in September.

Summer 2006

• The department welcomes Dr. Melissa Lind, new visiting assistant professor.

• The department welcomes Dr. Aaron Smallwood, new assistant professor.

• The department welcomes Dr. C.Y. Choi, new assistant professor.

• Mike Ward presented his research at the CRRI Advanced Workshop in Monterey, CA in July.

• Shushanik Papanyan presented "The Cointegrated VAR model: Methods and Applications" in Copenhagen, Denmark in June.

• Craig Depken and Cagatay Koc presented at the Western Economic Association Meetings in San Deigo, July 2006.

• The Department bids farewell to James Bang (now at Virginia Commonwealth U.) and Dennis Wilson (now at U. Western Kentucky).

• Research by Craig Depken and Dennis Coates (at UMBC) was reported in a news story by ABC Affiliatte WFAA (Dallas) (more here).

Spring 2006

• The department announces the hiring of new assistant professors Dr. Aaron Smallwood, currently at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. C.Y. Choi, currently at the University of New Hampshire, and Dr. Dr. Shushanik Papanyan, currently a visiting assistant professor at UTA. (April 2006)

• Craig Depken's personal blog was cited on the Rush Limbaugh program (April 2006)

Winter 2005

• Mike Ward was interviewed about the Consumer Expenditure Survey (January 4, 2006)

• Craig Depken and Dennis Wilson are presenting at the upcoming Academy of Economics and Finance meetings in Houston, Texas

• Mike Ward will present at the upcoming ASSA meetings in Boston

• Microeconomics Demystified by Craig Depken was released by McGraw-Hill in December 2005.

Fall 2005

• Bill Crowder, Craig Depken, and Shushanik Papanyan presented at the November Southern Economic Association meetings

• Craig Depken's blog Heavy Lifting was the focus of local columnist O.K. Carter in the Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 Ft. Worth Star Telegram.

• Added late: Graduating senior Crystal Bates was featured in a Shorthorn article in the Spring 2005 Graduation Edition

• Incoming graduate students are strongly urged to attend one of the seminars offered by the UTA Libraries. The seminars provide information about the various databases and services that the library offers. More information here.

• The Department bids farewell to Dr. Ghazi Duwaji and thanks him for almost 30 years of service.

• The Department announces two new classes in the 2005-2006 academic year. Dr. Courtney LaFountain will be introducing undergraduate ECON3304 Public Sector Economics in the Fall and graduate ECON5332 Public Sector Economics in the Spring of 2006.

• The Department announces a scheduling change effective Summer 2006. ECON5338, will move from Fall to Summer semester starting 2006. ECON5337 and ECON5329 will move from Summer to Fall semester starting 2006.

• The Department announces a change in the graduate advising for the Masters of Economics Program. Effective Fall 2005, Mr. Roger Wehr will be the advisor and contact for the Masters of Arts in Economics Program. Dr. Craig Depken will remain the PhD coordinator.

• The Department bids farewell to Profs. Roger Butters and Robert Sonora.

• The Department welcomes Dr. James Bang (PhD. University of Illinois) as a new visiting assisant professor

• The Department welcomes Dr. Shushanik Papanyan (Ph.D. University of Houston) as a new visiting assistant professor

• The Department welcomes Dr. Cagatay Koc (PhD. University of Texas) as a new assistant professor.

Summer 2005

• The Department bids farewell to Dr. Ghazi Duwaji and thanks him for almost 30 years of service.

• The Department announces two new classes in the 2005-2006 academic year. Dr. Courtney LaFountain will be introducing undergraduate ECON3304 Public Sector Economics in the Fall and graduate ECON5322 Public Sector Economics in the Spring of 2006.

• The Department announces a scheduling change effective Summer 2006. ECON5338, which is currently offered in the Fall, will be moved to the Summer effective Summer 2005. ECON5329, which is currently offered in the Summer will be moved to the Fall effective Fall 2005. ECON5337, which is currently offered in the Summer, will be offered in the Fall effective Fall 2006.

• The Department announces a change in the graduate advising for the Masters of Economics Program. Effective Fall 2005, Mr. Roger Wehr will be the advisor and contact for the Masters of Arts in Economics Program. Dr. Craig Depken will remain the PhD coordinator.

• The Department bids farewell to Profs. Roger Butters and Robert Sonora.

• The Department welcomes Dr. James Bang (PhD. University of Illinois) as a new visiting assisant professor

• The Department welcomes Dr. Shushanik Papanyan (Ph.D. University of Houston) as a new visiting assistant professor

• The Department welcomes Dr. Cagatay Koc (PhD. University of Texas) as a new assistant professor.

Spring 2005

• Craig Depken was cited in the Houston Chronicle (June 11, 2005) concerning the Wright Amendment

• Craig Depken was cited in the June 7, 2005, Dallas Morning News concerning the Wright Amendment

• Mike Ward and Craig Depken were cited in the May 27, 2005, Dallas Morning News concerning the Wright Amendment

• Mike Ward and Craig Depken were cited in the May 26, 2005 Ft. Worth Star-Telegram concerning the Wright Amendment

• Mike Ward featured in the Spring/Summer 2005 UTA Magazine

• Important information for applicants to the Masters Program.

Fall 2004

• In November, Craig Depken, Darren Grant, Dennis Wilson, and Bill Crowder are presenting at the Southern Economic Association.

• In October, Darren Grant presented research at Southern Methodist University

• In October, Courtney LaFountain presented research at Texas Christian University

• In September, Mike Ward presented research in England and Germany

Summer 2004

• In August, Craig Depken was cited in Newsweek International, the Dallas Morning News, and had a guest column in the Fort Worth Business Press

• In July, Associate Professor Bill Crowder taught in the Chinese Executive MBA Program.

• In July, professors Robert Sonora, Craig Depken, and Courtney LaFountain presented research at the annual Western Economic Association meetings in Vancouver, BC

• In July, Associate Professor Mike Ward presented research in London, England.

• In June, Assistant Professor Courtney LaFountain presented research in Venice, Italy

Spring 2004

• Graduating senior, Karen Cler, was named oustanding economics student for the metroplex by the Dallas Economics Club. She won for her paper "Effects of Eliminating the Double Taxation of Dividends on Labor Income" which had previously won a UTA Economics Department Best Paper Award and Scholarship.

• Friday, April 23 at 2:30, the second Kuemmerlein Lecture of the year will host Dr. Jennifer Troyer of UNC Charlotte who will present research on "Supply Regulation in the Nursing Home Industry." The paper will be available at .

• Friday, April 2nd at 2:30, the first Kuemmerlein Lecture of the year will host Martin Gaynor who will talk on "Physician Incentives in HMOs." The paper is available at . The room haas changed to COBA 245 to accommodate the larger than normal turnout we hope for. [Press Release].

• On March 23 new working papers were posted.

• Bill Crowder presents research on "The Liquidity Effect," Friday, Feb. 27 at 2:30pm Room 609 Business.

• Roxandra Prodan presented ""Potential Pitfalls in Determining Multiple Structural Changes with an Application to Purchasing Power Parity", Friday, Feb. 13

• Jaebeom Kim from the University of St. Thomas presented "Purchasing Power Parity for Traded and Non-traded Goods: A Structural Error Correction Model Approach," Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 1:30pm Room 609 Business.[Download]

• Hugo Mailon from UT-Austin presented "An Economic Theory of the Fifth Amendment" Friday, Jan. 30 at 2:30pm Room 609 Business.

• Craig Depken gave a radio interview for KUT about the 2004 Superbowl (Jan. 12, 2004).[Listen Here]

• Craig Depken wrote a guest column dealing with the 2004 Superbowl for the Houston Business Journal (Jan. 5, 2004).[Download]

Fall 2003

• In November Darren Grant and Craig Depken presented separate research at the Southern Economic Association meetings in San Antonio

• In October, Mike Ward had research on the generic drug industry accepted at The Review of Economics and Statistics

• In October and November Roger Butters taught international finance in China

• In October, Bill Crowder was selected as the college's representative on the University Research Committee

• In October, Bill Crowder was the sitting economist on the UTA Tuition Deregulation Committee

• In October the Department of Economics announced potential faculty openings. [More Information]

• Mike Ward wrote a guest column dealing with generic pharmaceuticals for the Ft. Worth Business Press (Nov. 21, 2003).[Download]

• On October 24, Dan Millimet of Southern Methodist University presented research on class size and student performance. [More Information]

• In October, Craig Depken's previous research generated a stir in the debate over tuition changes [Download]

• In October, Roger Butters taught international finance in China

• In October, Craig Depken taught international trade theory in Taipei, Taiwan

• In September, Craig Depken presented research on drunk driving policy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• In August, the Department of Economics welcomed new faculty members Courtney LaFountain and Roger Butters

Summer 2003

• In July, Craig Depken and Tino Sonora presented separate research at the 2003 Western Economic Association's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado

Spring 2003

• On April 30, Craig Depken was the guest speaker for the UTA Department of Kinesiology's 14th Anderson Sport Performance Lecture

• The April 22, 2003, issue of the local television show UTA Today (Ch. 13) featured Mike Ward discussing mobile telephone economics.

• On April 16, 2003, Craig Depken was the guest speaker at the UTA Library's "Focus on the Faculty" lecture series sponsored by the UTA Library. His talk focused on the economics of publicly funded sports arenas. (More Information) (Yet More Information)

• The April 7, 2003, issue of the local television show UTA Today (Ch. 13) featured Craig Depken discussing stadium economics.

• The March 2003 issue of AACSB's eNEWSLINE announced that starting salaries for economics graduates increased 4.4% last year. (More Info)

• In March 2003, Robert Sonora presented "Campaign Contributions: Strategic Allocation?" with Alexandra L. Cooper, at the Public Choice Meetings in Nashville, TN.

• In March 2003, the UTA summer exchange program to Pau, France, was suspended because of the international situation.

• In February 2003, Craig Depken and Dennis Wilson had their paper "Is Advertising a Good or a Bad? Evidence from U.S. Magazine Subscriptions" accepted for publication in the Journal of Business

• In February 2003, Mike Ward participated in the 2003 Fort Worth Economic Forum.

• In February 2003, Craig Depken presented "The Demand for Censorship" at the 30th annual meetings of the Academy of Economics and Finance.

• Craig Depken and Dennis Wilson wrote a guest column for the January 2003, Texas Labor Market Review discussing the the economic impact of the Super Bowl. [Download]

• In Januray 2003, Dennis Wilson presented "Labor Markets in Action: Marginal Revenue Product in Professional Baseball," at The College of Charleston.

• In January 2003, Roger Meiners went to Beijing and Shanghai to teach managerial economics in the International Executive MBA Program.

• In January 2003, Mike Ward presented "Going Mobile: Substitutability between Fixed and Mobile Access" at the American Economic Association annual meetings in Washington, D.C.

• In January 2003, Craig Depken was scheduled to teach in Pau, France during Summer 2003 (More Info).

Fall 2002

• In December 2002, Mike Ward went to Taipei to teach managerial economics in the International MBA Program

• In November 2002, Craig Depken and Darren Grant participated in the Southern Economic Association annual meetings.

• In October 2002, Robert Sonora attended a Liberty Fund conference dealing with property rights in Bozeman, MT.

• The department announced the appointment of Michael R. Ward as visiting associate professor.

• The department announced the promotion of Craig A. Depken, II to associate professor with tenure.

• The department announced the retirement of Walter Mullendore.

• The department announced the retirement of Rick Wilson.

• The department announced the retirement of Paul Hayashi.

Winter 2002

• Winter 2002 Newsletter