Ph.D., Wayne State University
Professor Emeritus
Urban and Regional Economics, International Economics, Economics of Crime, Microeconomic Theory

Selected Publications:

• "Gauging Metropolitan 'High Tech' and 'I-Tech' Activity: Some Thoughts and Commentary," Economic Development Quarterly, 18 (February 2004), 30-33
• "A Theoretical Model of Adolescent Suicide and Some Evidence from US Data," (with D. Freeman), Health Economics, 11 (December 2002), 695-708
• "A Labor Market Based Theory of Regional Economic Development ," (with F. Song), The Annals of Regional Science, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2000), 131-145
• "Human Capital-Based Strategy for Regional Economic Development," Economic Development Quarterly, 13 (Auguest 1999), 203-216
• "The Dynamics of Regional Population and Employment Growth ," (with F. Song), Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, (January 1995), 70-88
• "The Role of Amenities in a General Equlibrium Model of Regional Migration and Growth," (with S. Stein), Southern Economic Journal, 59 (January 1993), 394-409
• "A Dynamic Model of Regional Population Growth and Decline," (with S. Stein and R. Kumar), Journal of Regional Science, 28 (February 1988)