J. J. Arias,
Associate Professor
B.S. Penn State University;
Ph.D. Texas A&M University
"There is nothing which requires more to be illustrated by philosophy than trade does." ~ Samuel Johnson
"It is impossible to give the state power to help without also giving it the power to harm"
"It is through exchange that difference becomes a blessing, not a curse." ~ Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain
"The Democratic tendency to make gods of successful politicians makes it all the more necessary to oppose them vigorously" ~ H.L. Mencken (1956)
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday,
12:15--1:45 PM
421 Atkinson Hall
Phone: 478.445.2085
Fax: 478.445.1535
E-mail: jj.arias@gcsu.edu
Classes
Economics & Society
Links
Library of Economics and Liberty
Another illustration of how GDP statistics underestimate improvements in the standard of living
Teaching Interests: Macroeconomics, Money & Banking, Industrial
Organization, Comparative Economic Systems
Research Interests: Monetary Economics, Applied Game Theory
Publications
“When Does Teacher Licensure Make Sense?” with Ben Scafidi, 2009. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 9 (1): Advances, Article 4.
"Presenting Unemployment in Principles Classes: Micro and Macro Perspectives,"
2008. Journal for Economic Educators, 8 (2): 1-6.
"Search and Leisure with Idiosyncratic Shocks in a Random-Matching
Model," 2005. Journal of Macroeconomics, 27 (3): 385-402.
"Additional Evidence on the Relationship between Class Size and Student
Performance," with Douglas M. Walker, 2004. Journal of
Economic Education,
35: 311-329.
"A Note on the Effects of Elections Subject to Judicial Review,"
2003. Atlantic
Economic Journal, 31 (4): 376-383.
"Interest Rate Sensitivities of the NASDAQ and Dow Jones," 2001. Journal of
Accounting and Finance Research, 9: 1-7.
Current Research
"Towards a Market-Based Rule for Monetary Policy"
"A Model of Window Dressing," with Leng Ling
"Altruism, Transfer and Economic Growth," with Ihsuan Li
