Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Microeconomics and Macroeconomics is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes to introduce basic microeconomic concepts and tools for microeconomic analysis. It is a journal that employs microeconomics to analyze issues in business, consumer behavior, and public policy. It is aimed at disseminating papers that have practical implications for public policy, business policy, or individual decision making.

Brian Sloboda

Editor-in-Chief of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Associate Professor, University of Phoenix, USA

Research Areas

Labor Economics, National Income and Product Accounts, and Transportation/Tourism Studies

Education

2009Post-DoctorUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1997Ph.DEconomics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
1992M.ScEconomics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
1990BachelorEconomics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

Experience

2001-2003,2003-2004,2007-presentLead Faculty, Economics; University of Phoenix-Maryland Campus, School of Business
2007-presentCourse Developer, School of Online Learning, Park University, Parkville, MO
1999-presentFaculty Member, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; School of Business
2004-presentAdjunct Associate Professor, School of Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD
2006-presentAdjunct Faculty Member, School of Online Learning, Park University, Parkville, MO
2005-2008Adjunct Faculty Member, USDA Graduate School, Washington, DC
1995-1996,1993-1994Instructor, Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL

Publications: Journals

[1]  "Summative Assessment of the Performance of Forecasting Models in American Elections." (with Kalamogo Coulibaly) in Methods of Forecasting American Election Outcomes: Studies in Strategies for Prediction edited by Chandra S. Putcha, Edwin Mellon Press, 2010, p. 25-50.
[2]  "Transmission of Business Cycle Shocks Across Sectors: A VAR Approach." (with Vincent Yao) Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, 2008, 34(1), p. 176-192.
[3]  "China's Stimulus Package: What are the Effects?" (with Kalamogo Coulibaly), Journal of the Washington Institute of China Studies, 2008, 3(4), p. 32-40.
[4]  "Performance Measurement of U.S. Transit Systems, 1982-2001," International Journal of Transport Economics, 2008, 35(1), p. 15-30.
[5]  "The Development of the Chinese Transportation Infrastructure: A Case of Highway Development." (with Vincent Yao), Journal of the Washington Institute of China Studies, 2007, 2(3), p. 60-72.
[6]  (with Cletus Cloughlin, Randall Eberts, and Vincent Yao) "Introduction to the Special Issue: Transportation Investment and Economic Development," Annals of Regional Science, 2007, p. 1-3.
[7]  "Interstate Spillovers of Private Capital and Public Spending," (with Vincent Yao), Annals of Regional Science, 2007, 42(3), p. 505-518.
[8]  "Performance Measurement of U.S. Water Carriers, 1960-1979," Journal of Business and Economic Studies, 13(2), 2007, p. 62-73.
[9]  "Regional Effects of Terrorism: An Empirical Analysis," Crisis Management in Tourism, B, Prideaux, E. Laws, and K. Chon (Eds), CABI Press, 2006, p. 327-340
[10]  (with VincentYao) "Forecasting Cycles in the Transportation Sector," Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 44(2), 2005, p. 45-60.
[11]  "Improving the Teaching to Statistics Online: A Multifaceted Approach," Journal of Educators Online, 2(1), 2005.
[12]  "Performance Measurement of U.S. Class I Railroads, 1980-2001," International Journal of Transport Economics, 31(2), 2004, p. 217-234.
[13]  "An Assessment of the Net Economic Impacts of George Mason University on the State of Virginia by the Human Capital Approach," Pennsylvania Economic Review, 12(2), 2003, p. 59-75. (this paper differs from the Virginia Economic Journal paper since this paper applies nonparametric methods)
[14]  "Assessing the Effects of Terrorism on Tourism using Time Series Methods," Tourism Economics, 9(2), 2003 p. 1-12.
[15]  "Household Provided Transportation: Extension of the Transportation Satellite Accounts," (with X. Han, B. Fang, and D. Chen), Journal of Transportation and Statistics, 5(2/3), 2002, p. 1-18.
[16]  "Nonparametric Estimation of the Net Benefits of Southern Illinois University on the State of Illinois by the Human Capital Approach," (with S. Grosskopf), Advances in Econometrics: Applying Kernel and Nonparametric Estimation to Economic Topics, R. Carter-Hill and T. Fomby (Eds), JAI Press, Vol. 14, 2000, p. 179-200.
[17]  "Measuring the Costs of High School Dropouts on the Region of Southern Illinois." The Journal of Economics, 25(2), 1999, p. 89-101.
[18]  "An Assessment of the Net Economic Impacts of George Mason University on the State of Virginia by the Human Capital Approach." The Virginia Economic Journal. 4, 1999, p. 1-16.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  "Assessment of Technical Change in the Direct Requirements Coefficients from the U.S. Input-Output Accounts, 1972, 1982, and 1992" Proceedings of 2007 Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Economic Association, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA, available at http://aux.edinboro.edu/pea/pub/Proceed2007/Papers/Sloboda.pdf
[2]  "Trade and Transportation between U.S. and China and between U.S. and India" (with Steven Beningo), Society of Government Economists Conference, Oct. 2006, available at http://www.sge-econ.org/conf/index.html.
[3]  "Transmission of Business Cycles across Sectors: A VAR Approach," (with V.W. Yao), 2005 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Government Statistics Section [CD-ROM], Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association, p. 1509-1516.
[4]  "1997 Transportation Satellite Accounts" (with B. Fang and X. Han), Marine Transportation Systems Research and Technology Conference, Nov. 2004, National Academy of Sciences/Transportation Research Board available at http://www.trb.org/conferences/MTS/3B%20slobodapaper.pdf.
[5]  "Issues in Developing a Transportation Infrastructure Index," Proceedings of the 2003 Federal Forecasters Conference, (with H. Stekler), Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC, Oct. 28, 2003, p. 193-198.
[6]  "Performance Measurement of U.S. Class I Railroads, 1980-2001," Proceedings of 2003 Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Economic Association, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, p. 166-173.
[7]  "The Impact of Terrorism on Tourism by Use of Time Series Methods," Proceedings of the 2002 Federal Forecasters Conference, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC, April 2002, p. 285-290.
[8]  "Estimating Discrimination Based on the Status of Disability," Proceedings of the 2001 Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Economic Association, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, p. 184-187.
[9]  "On Omitted Variable Bias and Measurement Error in Returns to Schooling: A Survey," Proceedings of the 2000 Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Economic Association, Clarion University, Clarion, PA, June 8-10, 2000, p. 81-87.