Faculty and Staff

 

J. LON CARLSON

Ph.D. University of Illinois, 1984

Associate Professor, joined the faculty in 1989

Research Interests

Issues in Economics Education and Environmental Economics

Selected Publications and/or Grants

hing Market Conditions and the Efficiency of Firm Behavior at the Principles Level: An Alternative Approach," Perspectives on Economic Education Research Forthcoming.

 

Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, and Student Study Guide to Accompany Freakonomics by S. Levitt and S. Dubner. Harper Collins, New York, 2006 (with C.S. Palmer).

 

"Implementing Hansen’s Proficiencies," Journal of Economic Education 33(2): 180-191, 2002 (with R.L. Cohn and D.D. Ramsey).

 

" Learning by trial and error: The case for moot courts," Journal of Economic Education 31(2): 145-56, 2000 (with N.T. Skaggs).

 

"Hypothetical versus real values: Further evidence," Applied Economics Letters 7(7): 447-50, 2000.

 

"Using peer pressure to improve students’ writing," Journal of Economics 24(2): 77-87, 1998 (with J. Chizmar, M. Seeborg and M. Walbert).

 

"Effects of a Change in stream flows on recreation use values: An application of benefits transfer," Rivers 6(1):32-42, 1997 (with C.S. Palmer).

 

"Item sequence and student performance of multiple choice exams: Further evidence," Journal of Economic Education 23: 232-35, 1992 (with A. Ostrosky).

 

"Consumers’ responsiveness to utility-provided energy conservation information: Further evidence," Public Utilities Fortnightly 128: 16-19, 1991 (with M.J. Morey).

"Estimation of Process Change for Industrial Pollution Abatement," Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 40: 211-216, 1990 (with D.W. Martin and J. B. Braden).

 

"Financing Superfund: An Evaluation of Alternative Tax Mechanisms," Natural Resources Journal 27: 103-122, 1987 (with C. W. Bausell, Jr.).

 

"Implications of Executive Order 12,291 for Discretion in Environmental Regulation," Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review 12: 313-340, 1984 (with J.B. Braden and D.W. Martin).

 

"An Economic Analysis of Illinois" New Hazardous Waste LawúP.L. 82-572," Natural Resources Journal 24: 865-885, 1984 (with G.V. Johnson and T.S. Ulen).

 

"A Neglected Chapter in Keynes" General Theory," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics 4: 404-412, 1982 (with R.R. Keller).