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Goel

Rajeev Goel

Office Address: STVC 431
Office Phone: (309).438.2360
Office Hours: MW 11-12 and by appointment
WebSite URL: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/rkgoel/
Email@ilstu.edu: rkgoel
Mailing Address: Illinois State University
Department of Economics
Campus Box 4200
Normal IL 61790-4200

Course Listing:

Course NumberSectionTimeRoom NumberCourse NameOffice HoursCourse Website
ECO240.01M W 11:00 - 12:15STV 0436Intermediate Microeconomic Theory  
ECO300.0100:00 - 00:50 Senior Project  
ECO320.01M W 09:35 - 10:50STV 0436Industrial Organization  

Teaching Interests:


Research Interests:

Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics, Technology, Corruption, Tobacco


Selected Publications:

“Do Existing Corruption Levels Matter in Controlling Corruption? Cross-Country Quantile
Regression Estimates,” with S. Billger, Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming.

“Income Inequality and Cigarette Consumption: Evidence from the United States,” with R.
Connelly (student) and R. Ram, Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming.

“Unemployment, Insurance, and Smoking,” Applied Economics, forthcoming.

“Smoking Restrictions and Spillovers Across Jurisdictions,” Applied Economics Letters,
forthcoming.

“Demand for Cigarettes in the United States: Effects of Prices in Bordering States and Contiguity with Mexico and Canada,” with R.T. Connelly (student) and R. Ram, Applied Economics, forthcoming.

“Cigarette Prices and Illicit Drug Use: Is there a Connection?” Applied Economics, forthcoming.

“Irreversible Investments: A Cost-Benefit Perspective,” with R. Ram, in R.J. Brent (ed.),
Handbook of Cost-Benefit Analysis, JAI Press, forthcoming.

“Cigarette Smuggling: Price versus Non-Price Incentives,” Applied Economics Letters, 2008,
16(8), 587-592.

“Environmental versus Social Externalities and Life Satisfaction: A Cross-Country
Investigation,” with J. Budak, Privredna Kretanja i Ekonomska Politika, 2008, 18, Spring,
28-49.

“Smoking Prevalence in the United States: Differences Across Socio-Economic Groups,”
Journal of Economics and Finance, 2008, 32(2), 195-205.

“R&D Expenditures and U.S. Economic Growth: A Disaggregated Approach,” with J. Payne and
R. Ram, Journal of Policy Modeling, 2008, 30(2), 237-250.

Global Efforts to Combat Smoking, with M.A. Nelson, Ashgate Publishing, 2008.

“Cooperative and Noncooperative R&D with Spillovers: The Case of Labor-Managed Firms,”
with S. Haruna, Economic Systems, 2007, 31(4), 423-440.

“Research Spending under Regulatory Uncertainty,” Journal of Technology Transfer, 2007,
32(6), 593-604.

“Proliferation of Academic Journals: Effects on Research Quantity and Quality,” with J. Faria,
Metroeconomica, 2007, 58(4), 536-549.

“Are Corrupt Acts Contagious? Evidence from the United States,” with M. Nelson, Journal of
Policy Modeling, 2007, 29(6), 839-850.

“Smoking Patterns in Croatia and Comparisons with European Nations,” with J. Budak, Central
European Journal of Public Health, 2007, 15(3), 110-115.

“The Master Settlement Agreement and Cigarette Tax Policy,” with M.A. Nelson, Journal of
Policy Modeling, 2007, 29(3), 431-438.

“Costs of Smoking and Attempts to Quit,” Applied Economics, 2007, 39(7), 853-857.

“On Advertising Durability and Product Durability,” Applied Economics Letters, 2007,
14(1), 21-25.

“Obesity: An Economic and Financial Perspective,” Journal of Economics and Finance,
2006, 30(3), 317-324.

“Corruption in Transition Economies: Effects of Government Size, Country Size and Economic
Reforms,” with J. Budak, Journal of Economics and Finance, 2006, 30(2), 240-250.

“Insurance Intermediaries and Contractual Relations,” Applied Financial Economics Letters,
2006, 2(4), 211-215.

“The Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Legislation: A Review,” with M. Nelson, Journal of
Economic Surveys, 2006, 20(3), 325-355.

“Demand Elasticities for Internet Services,”with E. Hsieh, M. Nelson, and R. Ram, Applied
Economics, 2006, 38(9), 975-980.

“Smoking Prevalence and Antismoking Regulations in Transition Countries,” with J. Budak and
M. Nelson, Transition Studies Review, 2006, 13(1), 231-248.

“Privatization in Transition Economies: Privatization Scale and Country Size,” with J. Budak,
Economic Systems, 2006, 30(1), 98-110.

“Uncertain Innovation with Uncertain Product Durability,” Applied Economics Letters, 2006,
13(13), 829-834.

“On Coordinating Environmental Policy and Technology Policy,” with E.W.T. Hsieh, Journal of
Policy Modeling, 2006, 28(8), 897-908.

“The Game Academics Play: Comment,” Bulletin of Economic Research, 2006, 58(1), 19-23.

“An IT Professional’s Dilemma: Be an Entrepreneur or a Consultant?” with I. Hasan, Netnomics, 2005, 7(5), 17-25.

“Organization of Markets for Science and Technology, ” with D.P. Rich, Journal of Institutional
and Theoretical Economics, 2005, 161(1), 1-17.

“Corruption in Procurement: An Analysis of Contracting Modes,” International Journal of
Applied Economics and Econometrics, 2005, 13(2), 283-292.

“Economic Freedom versus Political Freedom: Cross-Country Influences on Corruption,” with M. Nelson, Australian Economic Papers, 2005, 44(2), 121-133.

“Tobacco Policy and Tobacco Use: Differences Across Tobacco Types, Gender and Age,” with
M. Nelson, Applied Economics, 2005, 37(7), 765-771.