John Garen
Gatton
Endowed Professor of Economics
Address: Department of
Economics
Gatton College of Business
and Economics
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0034
Office: 335AZ Business and
Economics Building
Phone: (859) 257-3581
Fax: (859) 323-1920
e-mail: jgaren@uky.edu
Vita
Vita supplement
Non-Technical Writing
BB&T Learning Laboratory on Capitalism, Spring
2012. Book/event/discussion
group.
BB&T Learning Laboratory on Capitalism, Fall 2011. Book/event/discussing
group.
BB&T Learning Laboratory on Capitalism Speaker Series, Fall
2011. Robert A. Lawson,
Sept. 2011.
BB&T Learning Laboratory on Capitalism
Speaker Series, Fall
2011. Kevin
Vallier, Dec. 2011 (philosophy and economics).
Student Essay Contest. Details here.
BB& T Learning Laboratory on Capitalism, Spring 2011.
Book
club.
BB& T Learning Laboratory on Capitalism Events, Fall
2010: John Allison, Sept. 2010;
Dwight Lee, Nov. 2010;
David Boaz, Dec. 2010
Book
Club Readings, Spring 2010
Learning
Economics from Youtube
Some Recent Research Papers
Trust
and the Growth of Government
(see the
related op-ed here
(that appeared in the Orange County Register, the Cincinnati Enquirer,
the Lexington Herald-Leader, and the Buffalo News).
On Fairness
and Needs in a Free Enterprise Economy (and the powerpoint
presentation here.)
(also at http://kentuckyeconomicassociation.org/jaep/issues/JAEPVol29(1)2010.pdf)
Using Local Knowledge in
Setting Teacher Compensation: Competition, Discretion, and Incentives
in
the Public and Private Sectors
Incentives and Decision Rights
for
Teachers
Pareto Optimality,
Morality, and Markets
Recent Courses Taught
ECO 410, Capitalism and
Other Social Systems:
Syllabus
ECO 479, Public
Economics: Syllabus
ECO 601, Advanced
Microeconomic Theory (graduate): Syllabus
ECO 610, Managerial
Economics (MBA): Syllabus
ECO 401,
Intermediate
Microeconomic Theory: Syllabus
ECO 477, Labor Economics
(undergraduate): Syllabus
ECO 499, Law and Economics
(undergraduate): Syllabus
ECO 411, Business
Economics
(undergraduate): Syllabus
ECO 710, Economics of
Organizations (graduate): Syllabus
ECO 732, Labor
Economics (graduate, 2nd course): Syllabus
Some Non-Technical Writing
Financial Markets
Macroeconomic Topics
(with
micro thinking)
Financial Mkts. Meltdown
Economics and
Politics of the Stimulus
Fannie and
Freddie
Stimulus
Spending
Financial
Mkts. and Capitalism Economic
Recovery
The
Auto Bailout
The
Summer 2008 Economy
Education
The
Environment &
Energy
School Choice
(lengthy report)
$ for the Environment
(or
see http://bipps.org/pubs/2009/012209.pdf.)
Global Warming
School Reform
Energy and Food Prices
Higher Education
Energy Independence
Water
Labor Economics
Political Economy
Regulation
Minimum Wage
Boondoggle
Spending
Health Care
Labor Market Mandates
Wal-Mart
Smart Growth
Outsourcing
Nov. 2006
Election
Affordable Housing
Globalization
& Jobs
Price Regulation
Some Adventures
Colorado, 2007
The Northwest, 2006
Taiwan, 2006