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Professor of Economics
B.B.A., The City College of New York, 1963
Research: My research agenda focuses on efficiency and productivity measurement, with particular interest in the public sector. Both Stochastic Frontier Regression and Data Envelopment Analysis are employed in these studies. In addition, three new papers dealing with Corporate Social Responsibility have been submitted for publication or are in manuscript form.
Selected Publications:
"An Econometric Assessment of the Economic Efficiency of State Departments of Transportation," International Journal of Transport Economics, June 2002, XXIX, No.2, 167-180.
"Information Technology and Corporate Profitability: A Focus on Operating Efficiency," with Stephan Kudyba), Information Resources Management Journal, 2003, Vol. 16, 1, (Jan-Mar), pp. 1-13.
"Do Not-for-Profit Firms Maximize Profit?," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 43 (2003), 75-87.
"Costs and Benefits of Mitigating Radon in Drinking Water," Public Works Management and Policy, Vol. 7, 4 (April) 2003, 291-303.
"Estimation of the Return on Capital in Municipal Water Systems," National Tax Journal, (forthcoming Dec 2005).