People
University Professor
Awards and Honors
- Challenge Paper author, Copenhagen Consensus, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017 Haïti Priorise
- Fulbright Fellowship, Univerza na Primorskem, Slovenia, 2018
- Core Team: 2007 World Development Report
- Iowa State Dean's Lecture, 2012
- First Vice President, Midwest Economic Association, 2007-2008
- Koch Visiting Professor of Business Economics, University of Kansas, 2004-2005
- Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta of Iowa Chapter Secretary
- Board Member, Mainstream Living, Inc.
- Board Member, Iowa Chapter of the Fulbright Association
- National Merit Scholar
Area of Expertise:
Labor Economics
Labor Economics
Development Economics
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
Other Affiliations:
Past Member, Ames City Council, 2010-2017
Board Member, Mainstream Living, Inc.
Education:
Ph.D., Yale University, 1983
M.Phil., Yale University, 1980
B.A., University of Kansas, 1977
