EDUCATION:
1966 A.B. Georgia State University. Major in Economics, Minors in Mathematics and Political Science
1973 Ph.D. Economics, Georgia State University
EMPLOYMENT:
1992 - Present Professor of Economics, University of North Dakota
1981 - 1992 Associate Professor of Economics, University of North Dakota.
1980 Assistant Professor of Economics, University of North Dakota.
1976 - 1980 Assistant Professor of Economics, Virginia Military Institute.
1970 - 1976 Assistant Professor of Economics, West Georgia College.
TEACHING INTERESTS:
Statistics
Microeconomics
Econometrics
Public Finance
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Economic development
Theory of statistics
Time series forecasting
Public finance
PUBLICATIONS:
Carla R. Ralston, J. Lloyd Blackwell III, and Nicholas V.C. Ralston (2006). Effects of Dietary Selenium and Mercury on House Crickets (Acheta domesticus L.): Implications of Environmental Co-exposures. Environmental Bioindicators. Issue 1, volume 1, pgs. 98-109 (January-March).
"An Econometric Perspective on Differences of Proportions," Atlantic Economic Journal. Volume 34, No. 2, June 2006 (forthcoming).
“Estimation and testing of fixed-effect panel-data systems.” The Stata Journal (2005) 5, Number 2, pp. 202-207
“The Reluctant Confessions of Regression Software.” Atlantic Economic Journal (September, 1999)
"Elasticity and the Shares of An Excise Tax Burden". Atlantic Economic Journal. (December, 1991).
"Lessons From the Recent CPA Professional Liability Insurance Crisis." The Ohio CPA Journal. (With Mary O. Loyland). (Spring, 1991).
"Collinearity Diagnostics in GAUSS." GAUSS Newsletter. Vol. 5, No. 1 (August, 1989). 6-11.
"A Statistical Interpretation of Student Evaluation Feedback: A Comment," Journal of Economic Education (Summer, 1983).
"Branch Banking: A Theoretical Dilemma." Journal of Business (October, 1977).
"Economics of Bank Holding Companies." Atlanta Economic Review (March, 1977).
"Some Caveats for the Third-Degree Price Discrimination Model". Atlantic Economic Journal (Spring, 1976).
"Branch Banking and the Public Interest." Atlanta Economic Review (December, 1968).
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