Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Virginia, VA, 1977
• B.A., Economics, Wilkes College, PA, Magna Cum Laude, 1971

Teaching Interests:

• Macroeconomic Theory
• Monetary Theory and History

Research Interests:

• Determinants of Economics Growth
• Economics of the Great Depression
• Monetary Theory and History
• Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Analysis

Activities and Honors:

• Visiting Professor, Faculté de Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université Lumière (Lyon 2), Lyon, France, 2001
• Editorial Board, Eastern Economic Journal, 2001-present.
• Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Delaware, 1996-2001
• Associate Dean, College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, 1984-88, 1991-1996
• Honor Society Membership, Phi Kappa Phi
• Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, 1998
• First Place, College and University Level, Joint Council on Economic Education, 26th National Awards Program for the Teaching of Economics. Project abstract appears in Volume 26 Economic Education Experiences of Enterprising Teachers.

Recent Publications:

• "Capital Account Openness, International Trade, and Economic Growth:  A Cross-Country Empirical Investigation," (with Halit Yanikkaya) Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Vol.44, No.2, pp. 19-43, March-April 2008.
• “Time-Consistent Policies and Growth in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis,” (with Halit Yanikkaya)  Review of World Economics, 2007, Vol. 143, No. 2, pp. 306-323.
• “Institutional Quality and Economic Growth: Maintenance of the Rule of Law or Democratic Institutions or Both?” (with Halit Yanikkaya)  Economic Modeling, Vol. 23 pp. 648-661, 2006.
• "The Impact of Sociopolitical Instability on Economic Growth: Analysis and Implications," (with Halit Yanikkaya), Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 27, 2005, pp. 629-645.
• "The Effects of IMF and World Bank Lending on Long-Run Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis," ( with Halit Yanikkaya)  World Development, Vol. 33, No.3, pp. 371-391, March 2005.
• "Reconstruction Finance Corporation,"  Entry in on-line Economic History Encyclopedia, EHNet, available at http://www.eh.net/encyclopedia/butkiewicz.finance.corp.reconstruction.php, 2002.