Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1971
• M.A., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1968
• B.A., Economics, University of Missouri,  1966

Teaching Interests:

• Labor Economics
• Economics of Major League Baseball
• Health Economics

Activities and Honors:

• Honor Society Membership, Omicron Delta Epsilon
• Grants:  Unidel Foundation, University of Delaware; University of Delaware Research Foundation; State of Delaware; U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation;  W.E Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
• University of Delaware Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000

Recent Publications:

• “Population and Bandwagon Effects on Local Team Revenues in Major League Baseball,” (with Dan Brown) Journal of Sports Economics, forthcoming.
• “The Relationship between Economic Status and Child Health: Evidence from the U.S.," (with Simon Condliffe) American Economic Review, forthcoming.
• "The Shortage of Registered Nurses and Some New Estimates of the Effects of Wages on RN Labor Supply : A Look at the Past and a Preview of the 21st Century" (with Y. Chiha), Health Policy, Vol. 64, 2003, pp.349-375