MARGIE A. TIESLAU, Ph.D.
(December 20, 2004)
Department of EconomicsTEL: 940.565.3442
P.O. Box 311457FAX: 940.565.3442
Denton, TX 76203–1457E-mail: tieslau@unt.edu

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Economics, Michigan State University, August 1992.
MA in Economics, University of Delaware, August 1988.
BS in Economics, University of Delaware, June 1986.

Areas of Expertise: Econometrics, Time Series Analysis, Applied Econometrics, Macroeconomics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Associate Professor, University of North Texas, Department of Economics, Fall 1999-present.
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas, Department of Economics, Fall 1992-Spring 1999.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Membership in Professional Organizations:
American Economics Association, Econometrics Society, Mathematical Association of America
Journal-Related Activities:
Assistant Editor, The Journal of Economics, Fall 2002-present

Peer Reviewer for Scholarly Journals: Empirical Economics, European Economic Review, International Economic Journal, International Review of Economics & Finance, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, and, Southern Economic Journal.
Honors:
Nominated for the "Minnie Stevens Piper" teaching award, 2000-2001 (one of three finalists chosen to represent the University of North Texas at the state level).

Nominated for the "Fessor Graham" teaching award, 2000-2001.

"University Honor Professor," teaching award, 2000-2001.

PUBLICATIONS:
Publications in Peer Reviewed/Refereed Journals:
Im, Kyung-So, Lee, J. and M. Tieslau, "Panel LM Unit Root Test with Level Shifts," Oxford Bulletin of Economic and Statistics, forthcoming.

Jewell, T., Lee, J. Tieslau, M. and M. Strazicich, "Stationarity of Health Expenditures: A Re-examination Using Panel Unit Root Tests with Heterogeneous Structural Breaks," Journal of Health Economics, 22: 313-23, 2003.

McPherson, M.A., M.R. Redfearn and M.A. Tieslau, "International Trade and Developing Countries: An Empirical Investigation of the Linder Hypothesis," Applied Economics, 33(5): 649–657, 2001.

Bails, D. and M.A. Tieslau, "The Impact of Fiscal Constitution on State and Local Government Expenditures," Cato Journal, 20(2): 255–277, Fall 2000.

McPherson, M.A., M.R. Redfearn and M.A. Tieslau, "A Re-Examination of the Linder Hypothesis: A Random-Effects Tobit Approach," International Economic Journal, 13(3): 123–136, 2000.

Tieslau, M.A. and R.H. Rasche, "Uncovered Interest Parity and Long-Run Money Demand in Canada and the US," Journal of Economics, 25(2): 17–33, 1999.

Baillie, R.T, Chung, C.-F. and M.A. Tieslau, "Analyzing Inflation by the Fractionally Integrated ARFIMA-GARCH Model," Journal of Applied Econometrics, 11(1): 23–40, 1996.

Tieslau, M.A., Schmidt, R. and R.T. Baillie, "A Minimum Distance Estimator for Long-Memory Time Series," Journal of Econometrics, 71(1–2): 249–264, 1996.

Hoffman, D., Rasche, R.H. and M.A. Tieslau, "The Stability of Long-run Money Demand in Five Industrial Countries," Journal of Monetary Economics, 35(2): 317–340, 1995.

Work in Progress:
"What's Driving the Demand for Visits to Yellowstone? A Time Series Analysis" (with M. Nieswiadomy and C. Baker)

"An Analysis of Real Exchange Rates Using Dynamic Panel OLS Methods," work in progress.

"Hysteresis in Unemployment Data: Evidence from Panel Unit Root Tests" (with J. Lee and M. Strazicich)

"Long Memory Models and Macroeconomic Time Series"

"A Re-Examination of the Nelson-Plosser Data Using Panel Unit Root Tests with Structural Breaks"

"Aggregation in Consumer Prices: Sources of Long Memory"

"Modeling Macroeconomic Time Series as Markov-Switching Processes"

"Efficient Estimation of the Cointegration Vector in a Systems of Equations" (with J. Lee and O. Mikhail)

"Propensity Score Matching and The Efficacy of Water Conservation Programs" (with M. Nieswiadomy and J. Lee)

"The Effect of Water Conservation Practices on Water Demand in a Model with Selectivity Bias and Choice-Based Sampling" (with M. Nieswiadomy)

PAPERS PRESENTED:

Tieslau, M.A. "An Analysis of Real Interest Rates Using Markov-Switching Processes," presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association annual meeting, Nashville, TN, October 2004.

Tieslau, M.A. "Another Look at Trends and Random Walks in Macroeconomic Variables," presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association annual meeting, Kansas City, MO, February 2004.

Tieslau, M.A. "Modeling Macroeconomic Time Series as Markov-Switching Processes," presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association annual meeting, St. Louis, MO, February/March 2003.

Jewell, T., Lee, J., Tieslau, M.A. and M Strazicich, "Stationarity of Health Expenditures: A Re-examination Using Panel Unit Root Tests with Heterogeneous Structural Breaks," presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association annual meeting, Memphis, TN, February 2002.

Tieslau, M. A., "Dickey-Fuller versus Lagrange Multiplier Unit Root Tests: A Survey of Univariate and Panel Tests," presented to the UNT Math Department, Stochastic Seminar Series, Fall 2001.

Strazicich, M., Tieslau, M.A. and J. Lee, "Hysteresis in Unemployment: Evidence from Panel Unit Root Tests," presented at the Midwest Econometrics Group annual meeting, Cleveland, OH, March 2001.

Tieslau, M.A., "The Dynamic Link Between Money, Interest Rates and Real Output in Canada and the US: A Vector Autoregression Analysis," presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association annual meeting, St. Louis, MO, February 2000.

Bails, D. and M.A. Tieslau, "The Impact of Fiscal Constitution on State and Local Government Expenditures," presented at the Midwest Economics Association annual meeting, Nashville, TN, March 1999.

Tieslau, M.A. and R.H. Rasche, "Interest Rate Parity and Long-Run Money Demand in Canada and the U.S.," presented at the Missouri Valley Economic Association annual meeting, Kansas City, MO, February 1998.

Tieslau, M.A., "A VAR Analysis of Cross-Country Monetary Effects: The Case of Canada and the US," presented at the Southwestern Economics Association annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 1997.

Tieslau, M.A., "International Transmission of Monetary Policy Actions: A VAR Approach," presented at the International Atlantic Economic Conference annual meetings, Washington, D.C., September 1996.

Tieslau, M.A., "Cross Country Transmission of Monetary Variables: The Case of Canada and the U.S.," presented at the Midwest Macroeconomics Association, annual meetings, East Lansing, MI, September, 1995.

Tieslau, M.A., "An Analysis of the Monetary Theory of the Balance of Payments: Evidence from Cointegration Tests," presented at the Southern Economics Association annual meetings, New Orleans, LA, November 1993.

Baillie, R.T. and M.A. Tieslau, "The Long Memory and Variability of Inflation: A Reappraisal of the Friedman Hypothesis," presented by M.A. Tieslau at the Southern Economics Association annual meetings, New Orleans, LA, November 1993.

Tieslau, M.A., Schmidt, P. and C.-F. Chung, "A Generalized Method of Moments Estimator for Long-Memory Time Series," presented by M.A. Tieslau at the Midwest Econometrics Group annual meetings, Minneapolis, MN, September 1992.

GRANTS & CONTRACTS:
9/1/92-8/31/93, "Cross Country Relationships and the Theory of the Balance of Payments: The Case of Mexico and the US," University of North Texas, Research Initiation Grant # 35333, $3,000.

5/93-8/93, "The Effects of Cross-Country Economic Influences Between the US and Mexican Economies," University of North Texas, Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, $3,500.

9/1/93-8/31/94, "Exchange Rate Dynamics in the Context of Long-Memory Models," University of North Texas, Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, $3,500.

5/94-8/94, "Fractionally Integrated Processes, Exchange Rate Behavior and Purchasing Power Parity," University of North Texas, Research Initiation Grant # 34494, $3,400.
5/95-8/95, "International Transmission Mechanisms of Monetary Policy and Optimal Policy Response," University of North Texas, Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, $3,500.

9/1/95-8/31/96, "US-Mexico Monetary Policy Transmissions and Interdependence," University of North Texas, Research Initiation Grant # 34526, $2,500.

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES & COUNCILS:
Fall 2002-Fall 2004, Faculty Senate Faculty Load/Distance Learning Committee
Fall 2002-Fall 2003, Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
Fall 2000-Fall 2004, Faculty Senate
Fall 2000-present, Faculty Salary Study Committee (co-Chair, spring 2003-Summer 2003)
Fall 2000-Summer 2003, Faculty Senate Budget Committee
Fall 2000-Spring 2001, Sunset Review of the University Center for Economic Development & Research

Ph.D. Dissertation Committee Work:
Spring 2003-present, Chelsea Brown, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Political Science
Spring 2003-present, Cate Maloney, College of Education, Department of Counsl., Dev. & Higher Ed.
Spring 2002-Fall 2003, Mari Pannanen, College of Business, Department of Accounting.
Fall 1999-Spring 2001, Charles Todd Sherron, College of Education, Dept. of Appl. Tech.& Training.
Fall 1999-Spring 2001, Waleed Alshabani, College of Business, Department of Accounting.
Fall 1998-Fall 1999, Cecelia Lin, College of Business, Department of Accounting.
Spring 1997-Summer 1998, Thomas Vermeer, College of Business, Department of Accounting.
Spring 1996-Spring 2000, Sandra Koch, College of Business, Department of Finance.
Spring 1996-Spring 20001, Denis Ortiz, College of Business, Department of Accounting.
Fall 1995-Fall 1997, Nancy Nichols, College of Business, Department of Accounting.
Summer 1994-Spring 1996, William C. Hudson, College of Business, Department of Finance.
COLLEGE COMMITTEES & COUNCILS:

Fall 2002-present, Graduate Curriculum Committee
Fall 2001-present, Faculty Council (currently serving a second term)
Fall 2000-present, Diversity Advisory Representative; (Service during 2002-2003: Department of Computer Science; 2001-2002: Department of English; 2000-2001: departments of Computer Science and Dance and Theater Arts; 2003-2004: departments of History, Political Science and Psychology; 2004-2005: Departments of Political Science, History and Radio, TV and Film).

DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES & COUNCILS:
Service to the Department:
Fall 2004-present, Graduate Advisor
Fall 2004-Spring 2005, Chair, Faculty Recruiting Committee (search for microeconometrician)
Fall 2004-present & Fall 2000 – Summer 2003, Executive Committee/Personnel Affairs Committee
Fall 2003-Spring 2004, Chair, Faculty Recruiting Committee (search for macroeconomist)
Summer 2001-Summer 2003, Graduate Handbook Committee
Spring 2000-present, Library Liaison/Acquisitions Coordinator
Fall 1999-present, Promotion and Tenure Committee (Chair, Fall 2002 – Summer 2003)
Fall 1999-Fall 2000, Chair, Journal Rankings Committee
Fall 1998-present, Faculty Mentor
Spring 1996-Fall 2003, Affiliated Faculty Member, Center for Inter-American Studies and Research.
Fall 1995-Spring 1996, Charter Review Committee
Fall 1995-Spring 1996, Chair, Recruiting Committee (search for macroeconomist)
Fall 1994-Fall 1999, Coordinator & Editor, Department Working Paper Series
Fall 1993-Summer 2004, Assistant Graduate Advisor
Fall 1993-present, Coordinator of Departmental Exit Exam in Econometrics
Master's Thesis Committee Work:
Spring 1997-Spring 1998, Committee Member, Problem in Lieu of Thesis of Joseph Janda.
Spring 1995-Spring 1996, Committee Member, Masters Thesis of Hsiao-Ying Feng.
Spring 1994-Summer 1995, Committee Member," Masters Thesis of Abid Hameed.
Spring 1993-Summer 1994, Committee Member, Masters Thesis of Jianxin Zhang.
COURSES TAUGHT:

Undergraduate Courses:
Introduction to Econometrics (ECON 4870)
Empirical Linear Modeling (ECON 4870)
Graduate Courses:
Multivariate Regression Analysis (ECON 5640)
Empirical Linear Modeling (ECON 5645)
Advanced Econometrics (ECON 5650)
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting (ECON 5660)
Empirical Econometrics (ECON 5670)
Panel Data Seminar (ECON 5900)