W. David Allen, Ph.D.

W. David Allen

Associate Professor of Economics

Office: Business Administration Bldg. 310
Phone: 256.824.6757
Fax: 256.824.6328
Email: David.Allen@uah.edu
Homepage: http://cba.uah.edu/allend

Education

Ph.D. - University of Arkansas, Economics, 1994
M.A. - Eastern Illinois University, Economics, 1989
B.A. - Eastern Illinois University, Economics, 1988

Research Interests

  • Labor and Demographic Economics
  • Time Allocation
  • Crime

Teaching Interests

  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Economics of Labor Markets and Human Resources
  • Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis

Selected Publications

  • "The Reporting and Underreporting of Rape", Southern Economic Journal, January 2007
  • "Cultures of Illegality in the National Hockey League", Southern Economic Journal, January 2005
  • "Family Illness and Temporary Work Absence," Applied Economics, September 1996
  • "Retroactive Benefits in Income Replacement Programs: Results from a Modified Natural Experiment," with William P. Curington and Amy Farmer, Southern Economic Journal, July 1997
  • "Social Networks and Self-Employment", Journal of Socio-Economics, October 2000
  • "Crime, Punishment, and Recidivism: Lessons from the National Hockey League", Journal of Sports Economics, February 2002

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