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MICHAEL L. NIESWIADOMY
Economics Department
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203-1457
Phone: (940) 565-2244
Fax: (940) 565-4426
email: miken@unt.edu
EDUCATION
1983 Ph.D. Economics, Texas A&M University
1979 B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) Economics, University of Dallas
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997-present: Professor Univ. of North Texas
1990-1997: Associate Professor Univ. of North Texas Denton, TX
Director of the Center for Environmental Economic Studies and Research
1985-1990: Assistant Professor Univ. of North Texas Denton, TX
1983-1985: Visiting Assistant Professor University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Membership in Professional Organizations:
American Economic Association
Dallas Economists Club, President 2000
Western Economic Association International
Consulting:
U.S. President's Council on Environmental Quality
Texas General Land Office
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
Honors:
1) Certificate of Recognition, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement
Program, 1995 and 1996
2) Mortar Board's "Apple Polishing" recipient, Spring 1994.
3) "Top Prof" award winner of the Mortar Board's Meritum Chapter of
UNT, 1986.
4) H. B. Earhart Fellow, 1982-83.
5) Graduated first in class, University of Dallas, May 1979.
6) Dallas Economists Club "Outstanding Undergraduate Economics Major",
1979.
Areas of Expertise:
1) Natural Resource Economics.
2) Applied Econometrics and Microeconomics.
3) Labor Economics.
PUBLICATIONS & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Publications in refereed (i.e., peer reviewed) Journals:
1. "The Demand for Irrigation Water in the High Plains of Texas: 1957-1980," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 67, No. 3, Aug. 1985, pp. 619-26.
2. "A Technique for Comparing Elasticities of Linear Demand and Supply Curves," Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. XIII, No. 4, December, 1985, pp. 68-70.
3. "A Note on Comparing the Elasticities of Demand Curves," Journal of Economic Education, Vol. 17, No. 2, Spring, 1986, pp. 125-128.
4. "Insurance Stock Returns and Unanticipated Money," with Kenneth Smith, Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. XIV, No. 4, December 1986, pp. 100-101.
5. "Effect of an Additional Regressor on R2," Econometric Theory, Vol. 2, No. 3, December 1986, p.442.
6. "Urban Water Demand Estimates Under Increasing Block Rates," with David Molina, Growth and Change, Vol. 19, No. 1, Jan. 1988, pp. 1-12.
7. "Calculating Changes in Worklife Expectancies and Lost Earnings in Personal Injury Cases," with Eugene Silberberg, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Volume LV, No. 3, September 1988, pp. 492-498.
8. "Estimating Lost Wage and Pension Income Using the New Worklife Tables: A Comment," with Daniel J. Slottje, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Volume LV, No. 3, September 1988, 539-544.
9. "Input Substitution in Irrigated Agriculture in the High Plains of Texas, 1970-80," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 13, No. 1, July 1988, pp. 63-70.
10. "Comparing Residential Water Demand Estimates Under Decreasing and Increasing Block Rates Using Household Data," with David J. Molina, Land Economics, Vol. 65, No. 3, August 1989, pp. 280-289.
11. "A Dynamic Model of Adaptation to Resource Depletion: Theory and an Application to Groundwater Mining," with C.S. Kim, Michael Moore, and John Hanchar, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 17, July 1989, 66-82.
12. "On the Empirical Relationship Between Several Well-Known Inequality Measures," with Daniel Slottje and Robert Basmann, Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 42, Sept. 1989, pp. 49-66.
13. "Functional Forms and Earnings Distribution Across Occupa-tions," with Daniel Slottje and Hunter Hunt, Studies in Economic Analysis, Fall 1990, Vol 13, No. 2, pp. 5-19.
14. "An Analysis of the Relationship Between Various Redistributive Programs and Poverty," with Daniel Slottje and Kathy Hayes, Public Choice, 68 (1991), 175-184.
15. "The Impact of Unionization, Right-to-Work Laws, and Female Labor Force Participation on Earnings Inequality Across States," with Daniel Slottje and Kathy Hayes, Journal of Labor Research, Volume XII, Number 2, Spring 1991, 185-195.
16. "Multivariate Exogeneity Tests and Poverty: Some Evidence on the Perception of Poverty," with Kathy Hayes and Daniel Slottje, Economic Letters, 33 (1990) 395-99.
17. "A Note on Price Perception in Water Demand Models," with David Molina, Land Economics, Vol. 67, No. 3, August 1991, pp. 352-59. (Supported by UNT grant.)
18. "Are Net Discount Ratios Stationary?: The Implications for Present Value Calculations," with Daniel Slottje and Joseph Haslag, The Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. LVIII, No. 3, September, 1991, pp. 505-512.
19. "Estimating Urban Residential Water Demand: The Effects of Price Structure, Conservation, and Education," Water Resources Research, March 1992, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 609-615. (Supported by UNT research grant.)
20. "Impact of Pricing Structure Selectivity on Urban Water Demand," with Steve Cobb, Contemporary Policy Issues, Vol. XI, No. 3, July 1993, pp. 101-113. (Supported by UNT research grant.)
21. "Expenditure Patterns of Retired and Nonretired Persons," with Rose Rubin. Monthly Labor Review, April 1994, Vol. 117, No. 4, pp. 10-21. (Supported by AARP grant.)
22. "Expenditure Patterns of Retired and Nonretired People," with Rose Rubin. Family Economics Review, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1995, pp. 46-48. (This is a summary of the above cited article which the U.S. Department of Agriculture choose to print.)
23. "Are Net Discount Rates Stationary?: Some Further Evidence," with Joseph H. Haslag and Daniel J. Slottje. Journal of Risk and Insurance, September 1994, Volume 61, No. 3, pp. 513-518.
24. "The Relationship Between Productivity Changes and Poverty in the U.S.," with K.J. Hayes, D.J. Slottje and Ed Wolff, Journal of Income Distribution, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1994.
25. "Change in Expenditure Patterns of the Retired: 1972-73 and 1986-87," with Rose Rubin. The Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, July 1995, Vol. 50, No. 4. (Supported by AARP grant.)
26. "Economic Adjustments of Households Upon Entry into Retirement," with Rose Rubin. The Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 14, No. 3, 1995. (AARP grant.)
27. "Modelling Aggregate Work Stoppage Trend Behavior in the U.S. in An Open Economy: NAFTA and Beyond," with Baldev Raj, Daniel Slottje. NAFTA: Law and Business Review of Americas, Vol. 1, No.3, Summer 1995, pp. 16-38.
28. "Western Water: Too Valuable to Waste," Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Spring 1997, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 152.
29. ""Water Demand Estimates in Texas," in Business Management and Forecasting, edited by Kenneth Lawrence, JAI Press: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1998.
30. "Water Demand Management: The Effectiveness of Price as a Conservation Tool," in Business Management and Forecasting,, edited by Kenneth Lawrence, JAI Press: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1998.
31. "LSAT Scores of Economics Majors," Journal of Economic Education, Fall 1998, Vol 29, No 4, pp. 377-79.
32. "African Elephants: The Effect of Property Rights and Political Stability," with Michael McPherson, Contemporary Economic Policy, January 2000,Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 14-26.
33. "Economic Inequality and the Environment," with Daniel Slottje and Michael Redfearn, Environmental Modelling and Software, Elsevier Science Ltd., March 2001, Vol. 16, pp. 183-194.
34. “Estimating Worklife Expectancy: An Econometric Approach,” with Daniel L. Millimet, Hang Ryu, and Daniel Slottje, Journal of Econometrics, 2003, Vol. 113, pp. 83-113
35. “Are Political Freedoms Converging?” with Mark Strazicich in Economic Inquiry, Vol. 42, No. 2, April 2004, 323-340.
36. “LSAT Scores of Economics Majors: 2003-2004 Update,” forthcoming in Journal of Economic Education, Summer 2006.
37. "Environmental Kuznets Curve: Threatened Species & Spatial Effects," with Michael McPherson, Ecological Economics, Vol. 55, Issue 3, 2005, pp. 395-407.
38. “Ecological and Political Impacts on Species Fragility: An Empirical Analysis of Endangered and At-Risk Species,” with David Laband forthcoming in Contemporary Economic Policy, 2006.
BOOKS
Expenditures of Older Americans, with Rose Rubin, Praeger Publishers:
Westport, CT, 1998.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. "Variable Preference, Demand Elasticities and the True Cost-of-Living-Index: The Case of Mexico," with Kathy Hayes, David Molina, and Daniel Slottje, Advances in Econometrics, Vol. 5, Editor: George Rhodes; Guest Editor: Daniel Slottje. (Greenwich, Co nnecticut: JAI Press, ISBN: 0-89232-686-7, 1987): 327-342.
2. "Estimating Residential Water Demand Under Multi-Part Tariffs Using Household Data," with David Molina, in Water Planning and Financing for the 21st Century. (Conference Proceedings, Center for Urban Water Studies, Southern Methodist University: Dalla s, Texas, 1988), pp. 247-260.
3. "The Importance of the Rate Structure In a Water Conservation Plan," with David J. Molina in Information Resource Handbook for The J.K.G. Silvey Conference on Land and Water Resource Challenges in North Central Texas, Denton, Texas, September 1988, edi ted by F. Andrew Schoolmaster, pp. 50-58.
4. "The Time Value of Money -- Valuation of Expected Earnings," in Case Studies in Finance Using Microsoft Excel edited by John D. Johnson and Daniel Slottje, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990.
5. "Economics and Resource Conservation," in After Earth Day: Continuing the Conservation Effort, edited by Max Oelschlaeger, Univ. of North Texas Press, 1992.
6. "Productivity Changes and Income Inequality in the U.S.," with K.J. Hayes, Michael Redfearn, D.J. Slottje, and Ed Wolff, in The Changing Distribution of Income in an Open U.S. Economy, Jeff Bergstrom, Tom Casimano, and Rich Sheehan (Eds.), North Hollan d Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1994.
7. "The Disincentives for Recycling in Texas," used in Texas Recycles: Marketing Our Neglected Resources, Texas General Land Office, December 1992. (Supported by Texas General Land Office grant.)
8. "The Effect of Relative Price Changes and Cost of Living Adjustments on Some Welfare Indices," with C.A. Diamond, E. Maasoumi, and D.J. Slottje, in Models and Measurement of Welfare Inequality, edited by Wolfgang Eichhorn, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1994 .
9. "An Analysis of the TNRCC Water Conservation Survey of Industrial/Mining Entities," with Stacy Dukes-Rhone, and Carol Stuewe, in Water for Texas: Proceedings of the 24th Water for Texas Conference: Research Leads the Way, edited by Ric Jensen, 1995. (F unded by TNRCC grant.)
10. "Evaluation of Water Conservation Programs of Texas Water Suppliers," with Carol Stuewe, in Responsible Water Stewardship: Proceedings of Conserv 96, American Water Works Association, Denver, Colorado, ISBN: 0-89867-837-4, January 1996, pp. 219-223. ( Funded by TNRCC grant.)
11. "Calculating Water Savings Using a Spreadsheet Program," with Thomas Fox, in Responsible Water Stewardship: Proceedings of Conserv 96, American Water Works Association, Denver, Colorado, ISBN: 0-89867-837-4, January 1996, pp. 105-109.
12. “The Impact of Hunting and Fishing on Species Fragility: Evidence from Nature Serve’s ‘At-Risk’ Species,” in Emerging Issues Along Urban-Rural Interfaces: Linking Science and Society, Conference Proceedings, March 13-16, 2005.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Articles and Books Reviewed for Publication
Review of The Impact of Climate Change on the United States Economy
by Robert Mendelsohn
and James E. Neumann. 1999, Cambridge University Press, in Journal
of the American
Meteorological Society, Vol. 81, No. 1, January 2000, pp. 2-3.
Reviewer for the following Journals:
Social Science Quarterly
The American Economist
Journal of Risk and Insurance
Water Resources Research
Growth and Change
Western Journal of Agricultural Economics
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Environmental Ethics
Land Economics
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Rand Journal of Economics
Reviewer for research grant proposals:
The Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University.
The Center for Energy and Mineral Resources, Texas A&M University.
University of California Water Resources Center, 1996.
GRANTS & CONTRACTS
H.B. Earhart Fellowship, 1982-83, $4,000 received.
North Texas State University Faculty Research Committee grant for 1985-86, received $1,500. "The Economic Utilization of Municipal Water in Texas."
North Texas State University Junior Faculty (1986) Summer Research Fellowship Award, $3,500. Awarded March 14, 1986.
North Texas State University Faculty Research Committee grant for 1986-87, received $1,500. The title of the project is: "Estimating the Demand for Municipal Water in Texas Under Block Rate Pricing Conditions."
"Groundwater," with Charles Smithson, paper prepared for the 18th Environmental Quality Report, 1987, (Washington, D.C.: The United States President's Council on Environ-mental Quality). Awarded $6,000. 1986-87.
North Texas State University Junior Faculty (1987) Summer Research Fellowship Award, $3,500. Awarded November 1986.
North Texas State University Faculty Research Committee grant for 1987-88, received $1,600. The title of the project is: "Estimating Residential Water Demand in Texas Under Increasing Block Rate Pricing Using Panel Data: A Denton, Texas Case Study."
North Texas State University Faculty Research Committee grant for 1988-89, received $1,500. The title of the project is: " A Two Stage Probit Estimate of Residential Water Demand Using Survey Data."
University of North Texas Faculty Research Committee grant for 1989-90, received $2,500. The title of the project is: "Estimating Urban Residential Water Demand in the United States: A Comparison of Alternative Price Constructs."
AARP Andrus Foundation, July 1, 1990 - June 30, 1991. The title is "Economic Status of Older Americans: Changes in Expendi-ture Patterns upon Entry into Retirement and Subsequent Retirement Stages," with Rose Rubin and Bobbye Riney. $73,739 granted.
University of North Texas Faculty Research Committee grant for 1990-91, received $1,500. The title of the project is: "A Benefit - Cost Analysis of Alternative Residential Water Conservation Measures in North Central Texas."
General Land Office of Texas grant, received $9,963. The title of the project is "The Incentives for Recycling in Texas."
University of North Texas Faculty Research Committee grant for 1991-92, received $2,100. The title of the project is: "Evaluating the Effectiveness of 'Conservation-Oriented' Water Rates in Urban Areas," with Steve Cobb.
"An Analysis of the TNRCC Water Conservation Survey of Industrial/Mining Entities." $2,500 received from the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, Fall 1994-Summer 1995.
"An Analysis of the TNRCC Water Conservation Survey of Municipal Water Suppliers." $1,300 from the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, Summer 1995.
"An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Price as a Water Conservation/Demand Management Tool." $4,800 from the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. Summer 1996.
Developing Scholars Award, University of North Texas, $2,500, 1996-1997.
"The Economics of Recycling and Landfilling in Texas," $12,000, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Summer 1997.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Professional Meetings (16 presentations were made as assistant professor, before 1990. Only presentations since 1990 are shown.)
1. Southwest Society of Economists conference, "Are Net Discount Ratios Stationary?: The Implications for Present Value Calculations," Dallas, Texas, March 2, 1990.
2. Southwest Economics Association conference, "Estimating Urban Water Demand and the Effects of Conservation in the United States," Fort Worth, TX, March 30, 1990.
3. 65th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "Estimating Urban Water Demand and the Effects of Conservation in the United States," and chaired the session, "Urban Water Demand Management and Estimation," San Diego, California, June 30, 1990.
4. Conserv90: The National Conference and Exposition Offering Water Supply Solutions for the 1990s, presented a paper, "Implementing Municipal Water Conservation Programs in Texas: The Move Toward More Comprehensive Planning," with Kariann Sokulsky and An drew Schoolmaster, Phoenix, Arizona, August 12-16, 1990.
5. Southern Economic Association meeting, presented a paper, "The Impact of Productivity Changes on Economic Inequality in the U.S.," with Daniel J. Slottje, Kathy Hayes, and Edward Wolff, New Orleans, Louisiana November 18-20, 1990.
6. Southern Economic Association meeting, presented a paper, "Real Income and Expenditures as Welfare Measures," with Daniel J. Slottje and Charles Diamond, New Orleans, Louisiana November 18-20, 1990.
7. Southern Economic Association meeting, presented a paper, "Pricing vs. Conservation Strategies in Urban Water Demand Management in the U.S.," New Orleans, Louisiana November 18-20, 1990.
8. Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, "The Financial Impact of Entry Into Retirement," presented paper, with Rose Rubin and Bobye J. Riney, Feb. 6-9, 1991.
9. 66th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "Changes in Household Economic Status Upon Entry into Retirement," with Rose Rubin, Seattle, Washington, July 1, 1991.
10. 67th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "Changes in Expenditure Patterns of the Retired: 1972-73 and 1986-87," with Rose Rubin, San Francisco, California, July 10, 1992.
11. 67th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "Selectivity of Pricing Structures: The Impact on Urban Water Demand," with Steve Cobb, San Francisco, California, July 10, 1992.
12. "The Relationship Between Productivity Changes and Income Inequality in the U.S.," with Kathy Hayes, Daniel Slottje, and Ed Wolff, September 17-18, 1992. Presented at The Changing Distribution of Income in An Open U.S. Economy, A Sesquicentennial Con ference convened by the University of Notre Dame, College of Business Administration, South Bend, Indiana.
13. 68th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "The Impact of Xeriscape Practices on Residential Water Demand," with Kariann Sokulsky, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 1993.
14. Conserv93: The New Water Agenda, presented a paper, "The Effectiveness of Xeriscape Practices: Questions Regarding Research Method, Policy, and Planning," with Kariann Sokulsky, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 15, 1993.
15. Water for Texas, presented a paper, "An Analysis of the TNRCC Water Conservation Survey of Industrial/Mining Entities," with Stacy Dukes-Rhone, and Carol Stuewe, January 26-27, 1995, Austin, Texas.
16. 70th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "The Impact of Xeriscape Practices on Residential Water Demand," with Margie Tieslau and Kariann Sokulsky, San Diego, CA, July 6, 1995.
17. Water for Texas, presented a paper, "An Analysis of the TNRCC Water Conservation Survey of Industrial/Mining Entities," with Stacy Dukes-Rhone, and Carol Stuewe, January 26-27, 1995, Austin, Texas.
18. "Calculating Water Savings Using a Spreadsheet Program," with Tom Fox, presented paper at Conserv96 meeting in Orlando, Florida, January 5, 1996.
19. "Evaluation of Water Conservation Programs of Texas Water Suppliers," with Carol Stuewe, presented paper at Conserv96 meeting in Orlando, Florida, January 5, 1996.
20. 71st Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper,"IntraLATA Toll Demand: The Impact of Cellular, Fax and Modem," with Kevin Collins, June 29, 1997.
21. 72nd Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "Water Demand Estimates in Texas," with Kevin Collins, July 10, 1997, Seattle, Washington.
22. 73rd Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "African Elephants: The Effects of Property Rights and Political Stability, “ with Mike McPherson, July 2, 1998, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
23. 74th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "Maintaining Biodiversity: Effects of Economics and Politics,” with Mike McPherson, July 7, 1999, San Diego, CA.
24. 69th Annual conference of the Southern Economic Association, presented a paper, “Protecting Global Biological Diversity: The Economic and Political Impacts on Threatened Birds Politics,” with Mike McPherson, November 22, 1999, New Orleans, LA.
25. 75th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, "Environmental Kuznets Curve Study of Threatened Species,” with Mike McPherson, July 1, 2000, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
26. 76th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, “Impact of a Xeriscape Newsletter on Residential Water Demand,” with Margie Tieslau and Kariann Sokulsky, July 8, 2001, San Francisco, California.
27. 77th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, “Environmental Kuznets Curve: Spatial Effects & Biodiversity,” with Michael McPherson, July 1, 2002, Seattle, Washington.
28. 78th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, “Water Use and Xeriscape: Self Selection vs. Propensity Scoring,” with Margie Tieslau and Kariann Sokulsky, July 14, 2003, Denver, Colorado.
30. 79th Annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, presented a paper, “What's Driving the Demand for Visits to Yellowstone? A Time Series Analysis,” July 1, 2004, Vancouver, British Columbia.
