Curriculum Vita
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Behavioral Decision Theory, Industrial Organization
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Ph.D., 2006
Dissertation: Essays on Risk Aversion, Chair: William S. Neilson
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas , M.A., 1998
Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, M.B.A., 2002; B.A., 1995
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Finance and
Legal Studies,
The University of Alabama, 2006-present
PUBLICATIONS
Higher-Order Generalizations of Arrow-Pratt and Ross Risk Aversion: A Comparative Statics Approach, with W.S. Neilson, Journal of Economic Theory 136 (2007) 719-728.
Option Price without Expected Utility, with W.D. Shaw, Economics Letters, 100 (2008) 408-410.
WORKING PAPERS
Competitive Cheap Talk, with C. Oyarzun
The Impact of Societal Risk Attitudes on Terrorism and Counterterrorism, with W.S. Neilson
Price Discrimination through Refund Contracts in Airlines, with D. Escobari
PRESENTATIONS
Option Price without Expected Utility (with W.D. Shaw): University of Colorado Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop, 2006
Competitive Cheap Talk (with C. Oyarzun): University of Tennessee, 2007; Midwest Economic Theory Meetings (Michigan), 2007; Thammasat University, 2008; University of Mississippi, 2008
The Impact of Societal Risk Attitudes on Terrorism and Counterterrorism (with W.S. Neilson): Terrorism and Policy Conference (UT-Dallas), 2008; Universty of Alabama Law School, 2008
Refund Contracts and Price Discrimination in Airlines (with D. Escobari): International IO Conference (D.C.), 2008; Southern Economic Association Conference (D.C.), 2008
REFEREEING
Decisions in Economics and Finance, Economic Inquiry, Water Resources Research
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, The University of Alabama:
Intermediate Microeconomics (Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009), Mathematical Economics (Fall 2007, Fall 2008), Ph.D. Microeconomics I (Fall 2008)
Department of Economics, Texas A&M University:
Principles of Microeconomics (Fall 2003),
Introduction to Econometrics (Spring 2004, Summer 2004,
Summer 2005, Summer 2006)
HONORS
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University, 2006