Professor, University of Nevada, Reno (2005 - ),
Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno (1998 - 2005),
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno (1992-1998):

I hold a tenured academic faculty position in economics, adjunct in international business.  My research on Chinese economic reform, international financial policy, firm productivity, and comparative efficiency has been published in refereed academic journals.  I teach or have taught courses in international trade and finance, the economy of China, comparative economic systems, economic development, intermediate microeconomics, and the principles of both micro- and macroeconomics, and I taught a course for the university  in Chengdu, China, during the Summer of 1998.  I created and ran the undergraduate major in international business, and I was awarded the College's Senior Scholar Mentor Award in Fall 1999.

Co-Editor, China Economic Review (2000-2004):

Jointly responsible for contents and administration of academic journal (see the China Economic Review website).  As associate editor (1998-1999), I also designed the journal's website at <http://www.unr.nevada.edu/~cer/>.

Visiting Professor, the Johns Hopkins University - Nanjing University Center for Chinese-American Studies (Spring 1990, 1993-1994 Academic Year): 

I taught three semesters of economic principles, international economics, economic development, and comparative economics to Chinese graduate students (in English).

Foreign Expert, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (Autumn 1989):

I taught a semester of intermediate microeconomics (in English) to six classes of Chinese juniors and seniors.

Lecturer, Seattle University (1988-1989):

I taught four quarters of international economics, economic development, and intermediate macroeconomics to undergraduates, as well as an MBA course in macroeconomic analysis. 

Pre-Doctoral Teaching Assistant, University of Washington (1985-1987, 1989, 1990-1992):

While a graduate student, I taught my own courses in international economics, economic development, and both introductory macroeconomics and microeconomics.  I also assisted in teaching graduate microeconomics. 

Demand Analysis Administrator, GTE Northwest (1987-1988): 

I took this position after completion of my M.A., before returning for my doctorate.  I forecasted long-distance network usage for a regional telecommunications company, and made econometric forecasts setting rates with the FCC for $100 million in annual interstate revenues as well as additional intrastate revenues.

Consultant, San Francisco Systems (1985):

On contract to Pacific Gas & Electric prior to entering graduate school, I designed software saving this major utility company an estimated $300,000 in annual streetlight maintenance.

Programmer Technician/Analyst, Western Company of North America (1983-1985):

In my first job after graduation, I worked on a team to design and implement a work-order system for an international oilfield services company, and was promoted to project leader for business systems for their subsidiary, Western Oceanic.

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Washington (June 1992):

Fields in both Economic Development & Socialist Systems and International Trade & Finance. 
My dissertation was entitled, "Efficiency and the Response to Reform in Chinese Urban Construction Enterprises:  A Production Theory Approach."  My dissertation committee included Judith Thornton (chair), Nicholas R. Lardy, Robert Halvorsen, and Anil Deolalikar.  My research was funded by a Foreign Languages and Area Studies (FLAS) grant as well as Department Fellowships and Assistantships.

M.A. in Economics, University of Washington (August 1987).

B.B.A. in Business Systems Analysis, University of Texas at Arlington (May 1983):

I minored in Accounting and Economics, graduated Cum Laude, and was awarded the First Annual Dean's Award for Outstanding Service to the College of Business (1983).  I was president of Omicron Delta Epsilon (the economics honor society) and Alpha Iota Delta (the decision sciences honor society).  I was also selected for the honoraries Beta Gamma Sigma and Alpha Chi, and named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

Faculty Development in International Business, University of South Carolina (Summer 1995):

I studied teaching methods and material content for a course in international finance and international business, including accounting, marketing, and managerial issues.

Languages: 

I have studied Mandarin Chinese (3 years of putonghua/pinyin/jiantizi), German (1 year), and Russian (1 semester).

Refereed Journal Articles

1. Guerrero, F., & E. Parker (2006), "Deflation and Recession: Finding the Empirical Link," Economics Letters, forthcoming. Download text (PDF format)
2. Parker, E., & M. Pingle (2006), "The distributional effects of selection and capital accumulation on firm productivity under imperfect capital markets," Empirical Economics, forthcoming. Download (PDF format)
3. Guerrero, F., & E. Parker (2006), "Deflation, recession, and slowing growth:  Finding the empirical links," ICFAI Journal of Monetary Economics 4(1): 37-49.  Download text (PDF format)
4. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker (2005), "Economic and financial reform: Alternatives for North Korea," North Korean Review 1(1): 5-22.    Download text (PDF format).
5. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker (2004), "Price deflation and consumption: Central bank policy and Japan's economic and financial stagnation," Journal of Asian Economics 15(3): 493-506. Download (PDF format).
6. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker (2004), "Price deflation, money demand, and monetary policy discontinuity: A comparative view of Japan, China, and the United States," North American Journal of Economics and Finance 15(1): 125-147.  Download (PDF format).
7. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker (2002), "Asian finance and the role of bankruptcy: A model of the transition costs of financial liberalization," Journal of Asian Economics 13(3): 297-318.  Download (PDF format).  Also published as a working paper, No. PB01-01, by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. 
8. Banks, D., E. Parker, & J. Wendel (2001), "Strategic interaction among hospitals and nursing facilities: The efficiency effects of payment systems and vertical integration," Health Economics 10(2): 119-134. Download (PDF format).
9. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker (2001), "Financial liberalization in China: Limitations and lessons of the Japanese regime," Journal of the Asia-Pacific Economy 6(1): 1-21. Download (PDF format).
10. Parker, E. (1999), "Are wage increases in Chinese state industry efficient? A study of productivity in the Nanjing machine-building industry," Contemporary Economic Policy 17(1): 55-68.  Download (PDF format).
11. Bhattacharyya, A., & E. Parker (1999), "Labor productivity and migration in Chinese agriculture: A stochastic frontier approach," China Economic Review 10(1): 59-74.  Download (PDF format).
12. Lambert, D.K., & E. Parker (1998), "Productivity in Chinese provincial agriculture," Journal of Agricultural Economics 49(3): 378-392. Download text (PDF format).
13. Parker, E., & J. Wendel (1998), "Induced inefficiency as a response to the union threat," Journal of Labor Research 19(4): 629-646. Download (PDF format).
14. Parker, E. (1997), "The effect of scale on the response to reform by Chinese construction units," Journal of Development Economics 52(2): 331-353. Download (PDF format).
15. Parker, E. (1995), "Schumpeterian Creative Destruction and the growth of Chinese enterprises," China Economic Review 6(2): 201-223. Download (PDF format).
16. Parker, E. (1995), "Shadow factor price convergence and the response of Chinese state-owned construction enterprises to reform," Journal of Comparative Economics 21(1): 54-81. Download (PDF format).
17. Parker, E. (1995), "Prospects for the state-owned enterprise in China's Socialist Market Economy," Asian Perspective 19(1): 7-35. Download text (PDF format).
18. Parker, E. (1994), "Relative efficiency in Chinese urban construction: A comparison of state-owned and collective enterprises after reform," China Economic Review 5(2): 161-78.
19. Bhattacharyya, A., E. Parker, & K. Raffiee (1994), "An examination of the effect of ownership on the relative efficiency of public and private water utilities," Land Economics 70(2): 197-209.   Download (PDF format).
20. Parker, E. (1994), "The accuracy of generalized cost function estimation: A Monte Carlo approach," Southern Economic Journal 60(4): 907-26. Download (PDF format).

Invited Journal Articles, Book Chapters and Proceedings

1. Cargill, T.F., F. Guerrero, & E. Parker (2005), "Policy traps and the linkage between China's financial and foreign exchange systems," forthcoming in China as a World Workshop, edited by K.H. Zhang (Routledge, Taylor & Francis)  Download text (PDF format).  A condensed version of this chapter is forthcoming in the 2004 Report of the Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century:  An Agenda for Japan and the United States, Harvard Law School, Program on International Financial Systems.
2. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker (2003), "Why deflation is different," Central Banking 14(1): 35-42. Download text (PDF format).  Also published in the 2003 Report of the Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century:  An Agenda for Japan and the United States, Harvard Law School, Program on International Financial Systems.
3. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker (2003), "Japanese economic structures and finance: Characteristics and causes of the current slowdown," in Structural Foundations of International Finance, edited by P.C. Padoan, P.  Brenton, & G. Boyd: ch. 9, pp. 184-207 (Cheltenham, U.K.:  Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.). Download text (PDF format).
4. Parker, E., & J. Wendel (2002), "The comparative efficiency of producing health: An analysis of the World Health Organization's rankings," in Health Economics and Health Management:  Proceedings of the First International Conference, edited by S. Soulis:  ch. 6, pp. 79-96 (Athens, Greece:  Papazisis Publishers). Download text (PDF format).
5. Parker, E., & J. Wendel (1997), "Reform of China's state-owned sector: Parallels with the U.S. regulatory experience," in The Reformability of China's State Sector, edited by J.G. Wen & D. Xu: ch. 17, pp. 281-299 (World Scientific Publishing). Download text (PDF format).

Book Reviews, Journal Introductions, and Other Miscellaneous Publications

1. Parker, E. (2005), "Fault Lines in China's Economic Terrain, by Charles Wolf, Jr., K.C. Yeh, Benjamin Zycher, Nicholas Eberstadt, and Sung-Ho Lee," in China Journal 53: 168-170.
2. Chang, C., G.H. Chang, B.M. Fleisher, E. Parker, & Y. Wang (2004), "Editorial note," China Economic Review 15(4): 373-374.
3. Chang, G., & E. Parker (2004), "Editorial introduction: The Chinese RMB issue in dynamic and global perspective," China Economic Review 15(3): 323-324.
4. Parker, E., & K.Y. Wong (2003), "WTO, China, and the Asian economies," China Economic Review 14(3): 203-205.
5. Parker, E. (2003), "China's Last Steps Across the River, by Yiping Huang," in China Review International 9(2): 443-448.
6. Parker, E. (2002), "Current issues in the Chinese economy," China Economic Review 13(4): 329-330.
7. Chang, C., G.H. Chang, B.M. Fleisher, E. Parker, & Y. Wang (2001), "Editorial note," China Economic Review 12(4): 261-262.
8. Chang, C.,  B.M. Fleisher, & E. Parker (2000), "The impact of China's entry into the WTO: Overview," China Economic Review 11(4): 319-322.
9. Parker, E. (2000), "Introduction," China Economic Review 11(3): 211-212.
10. Chang, C., G.H. Chang, B.M. Fleisher, E. Parker, & Y. Wang (2000), "Introduction," China Economic Review 11(2): 113.
11. Parker, E. (1999), "A Study of Public Policy Influences upon the Development of China's Rural Enterprises 1978-1992, by Zhonghui Wang," in China Review International 6(1): 277-279.
12. Chang, G.H., G.H. Jefferson, N.L. Lardy, E. Parker, & T.G. Rawski (1998), "Will China catch the 'Asian Flu'?," China Economic Review 9(1): 97-101.  Roundtable article.
13. Parker, E. (1996), "The Chinese Economy in Transition: Micro Changes and Macro Implications, by Kang Chen," in Comparative Economic Studies 38(2/3): 166-168.
14. Parker, E. (1996), "China New Political Economy; The Giant Awakes, by Susumu Yabuki," in Economic Development and Cultural Change 45(1): 219-222.
15. Parker, E. (1996), "Financial Repression and Economic Reform in China, by Kui-Wai Li," in China Review International 3(2): 482-486.
16. Parker, E. (1996), "Disequilibria, Economic Reforms and Economic Policies, by Xiaoming Li," in Journal of Comparative Economics 23(3): 348-351.
17. Li, L., E. Parker, & T.G. Rawski (1995), "Report on the CES Shanghai Conference on Reformability of the State Sector in China," China Economic Review 6(2): 247-250.

Professional Papers Presented

1. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker, "Price deflation and policy response:  A comparative view of Japan, China, and the United States."  Presented at Claremont McKenna College (Apr. 2003).
2. Parker, E., & M. Pingle, "The distributional effects of selection in an optimal growth model."  Presented at the Western Economic Association International Meetings in Seattle (July 2002).
3. Cargill, T., & E. Parker, "Asian finance and the role of bankruptcy: A model of the transition costs of financial liberalization."  Presented at the University of California, Davis (May 2001) and the West Coast Japan Economic Seminar, University of California, Santa Cruz (June 2001). 
4. Parker, E., "Firm governance and the Chinese stock market."  Presented at the Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) meetings in Boston (Jan. 2000).
5. Parker, E., & J.G. Wen, "The Asian Financial Crisis and the lessons for globalization."  Presented at the ASSA meetings in Boston (Jan. 2000).
6. Cargill, T., & E. Parker, "Financial liberalization and crisis in Japan and Korea: Lessons for China."  Presented in an AEA session of the annual meetings of the ASSA, New York (Jan. 1999).
7. Parker, E., "Are wage increases in Chinese state industry efficient? A study of productivity in the Nanjing machine building industry."  Presented at the annual meetings of the Western Economic Association, Seattle (July 1997).
8. Parker, E., & J. Wendel, "Induced inefficiency as a response to the union threat."  Presented at the annual meetings of the Western Social Science Association, Reno (April 1996).
9. Parker, E., "The effect of scale on the response to reform by Chinese construction units."  Presented at the annual meetings of the Allied Social Science Associations, San Francisco (January 1996).
10. Parker, E., "Schumpeterian Creative Destruction and the growth of Chinese enterprises."  Presented at the annual meeting of the Chinese Economists Society, University of Chicago (August 1994).
11. Parker, E., "The Socialist Market Economy and the state-owned enterprise," translated into Chinese as "Guoyou qiye he Shehuizhuyi Shichang Jingji."  Presented at the Hopkins-Nanjing University Center (May 1994).
12. Parker, E., "Changes in enterprise structure in the U.S., Eastern Europe, and China," translated into Chinese as "Meiguo he qita dichu qiye jiegou de biandong de bijiao yanjiu."  Presented to the Nanjing Machine-Building Bureau Entrepreneurs (January 1994).
13. Parker, E., "Convergence as a response to economic reform:  An application to Chinese state-owned construction enterprises." Presented at the annual meeting of the Western Economic Association, Lake Tahoe (June 1993).

Papers presented by coauthors:

1. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker, "How can the Bank of Japan contribute to Japan's economic recovery?"  Presented by T.F. Cargill at the Southern Methodist University Asian Studies Symposium, Dallas (April 2004).
2. Parker, E., & J. Wendel, "WHO's Assessment of health care industry performance: Rating the rankings." Presented by J. Wendel at the Athens Institute for Education and Research conference on Health Economics and Health Management, Athens, Greece (May 2002).
3. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker, "Japanese economic structures and finance: Characteristics and causes of the current slowdown."  Presented by T.F. Cargill at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia (May 2002).
4. Litvak, A.I., M. Paterson, E. Parker, O.S. Pentsak, A.I. Pilyavsky, and J. Wendel, "Identifying efficiently operated hospitals in Ukraine."  Presented by A.I. Pilyavsky at the 7th Slovak Polish Ukrainian Czech Scientific Seminar in Svatay Jur, Slovakia (Nov. 2000).
5. Bhattacharyya, A., & E. Parker, "Labor productivity and migration in Chinese agriculture: A stochastic frontier approach." Presented at the annual meetings of the Western Social Science Association, Reno (April 1996).

Recent Unpublished Working Papers

1. Guerrero, F., & E. Parker, "Deflation and Recession: Finding the Empirical Link."  Revised:  PDF format.
2. Cargill, T.F., & E. Parker, "How can the Bank of Japan contribute to Japan's economic recovery?"  PDF Format.
3. Parker, E., & J. Wendel, "Payment System Design, Vertical Integration, and an Efficient Continuum of Care." PDF format.
4. Parker, E., "Firm Governance and the Chinese Stock Market."  PDF format.
5. Parker, E., & J.G. Wen, "The Asian Financial Crisis and the Lessons for Globalization."  PDF format.

Courses Taught

• The Chinese Economy (UNR ECON 461/661, USAC).
• International Trade (UNR ECON 462/662); International Monetary Relations (UNR ECON 463/663); International Economics (UNR ECON 458/658, HNC, UW ECON 371); International Finance and Investment (SU ECON 471); International Trade and Economic Development (SU ECON 472).
• Economic Development (UNR EC 459/659, HNC, ECON 391).
• Comparative Economic Systems (UNR EC 301, HNC); Comparative Economic Perspectives (HNC joint course); Graduate Seminar in Socialist Economic Systems (UNR EC 753).
• Intermediate National Income Analysis (SU ECON 372); Graduate Macroeconomic Analysis (SU BMBA 507); Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 103/EC 101, UW ECON 201).
• Intermediate Microeconomics / Price Theory (UNR EC 321, SIFT); Graduate Microeconomics II (assisting  R.A. Pollak in UW ECON 501); Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 102, UW ECON 200).
• Introduction to Economic Theory and Policy (UNR HON 220); Economic Principles (HNC).


Guest Lecturer
 

• University China Forum (2002)
• Western Bankers School, School of Commercial Lending (1999 - 2003)
• Qingdao Ocean University, P.R. China (1994)
• University Program in Commercial Lending (1994)

 
Completed Student Theses
 
• Hart, R. (2004), Health in rural China:  An inquiry into the application of health economics theory, M.S. in Economics.
• Hu, Y. (2003), Spillovers from foreign direct investment:  Evidence from the Chinese manufacturing sector, M.Phil., University of Hong Kong, School of Business and Economics, external examiner.
• Liu, W. (2003), Is China a threat to Japan?  A comparison of China, Japan, and Korea in terms of international trade, M.S. in Economics.
• Hope, T. (2002), The relevancy of growth and value equity style investing, M.S. in Economics.
• Perrault, J.E. (2002), A study of the effects of redemption fees on open-end mutual fund performance, M.S. in Economics.
• Meyer, A.L. (2002), Social and cultural roots of deforestation:  A cross-country comparison, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics. 
• Butler, N. (2002), The Argentinean crisis, honors program, B.S. in Economics (supervisor).
• Plajbes, P. (2001), The fall of communism: The role of special interest groups in the fall and transition, M.A. in Economics (supervisor). 
• Dong, F. (2001), The effects of school meal programs on nutrient intakes of children, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics. 
• Ye, Y. (2001), A microeconometric analysis of cigarette consumption, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics. 
• Mitchell, B. (2000), Fertility and contraception:  Exploring the causal connection, M.S. in Economics. 
• Banarjee, S. (1999), A disaggregated time series analysis of export base models in Elko County, Nevada,  M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics. 
• Northridge, K. (1999), Financial repression and liberalization in China, honors program, B.S. in Economics and International Business (supervisor). 
• Lomoljo, D. (1999), A single currency for Europe:  The long road to European Monetary Union, honors program, B.S. in International Business (supervisor). 
• Shi, S. (1998), State enterprise reform, the stock market, and China's financial liberalization, M.A. in Economics (supervisor).
• Ussif, A. (1998), Application of nonparametric techniques to detect market power in the U.S. food processing sector, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics.
• Espey, J. (1998), Explaining the variation in price and income elasticities of the demand for residential electricity, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics.
• Urs, A. (1998), productivity growth in the Nanjing machine building industry using a Malmquist productivity index, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics.
• Puttock, J. (1998), A historical analysis of speculative bubbles, honors program, B.S. in Economics.
• Fadali, E. (1997), Recreation demand model for Walker Lake and substitute sites, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics.
• Baker, J.C. (1996), A nested Poisson approach to ecosystem valuation: An application to backcountry hiking in California, M.S. in Resource & Applied Economics.
• Schochet, M. (1996), The privatization process in Russia, B.A. in International Affairs.
• Scire, J. (1995), An investigation into the relationship between Morgenthau's realist concept of power and the role of non-state actors in global politics, Ph.D. in International Relations. 
• Wang, S. (1994), Price efficiency: An empirical study of the Chinese coal industry, 1983-1990, M.S. in Economics (supervisor).
• Preston, C. (1993), The contradictions of China's new Socialist Market Economy, B.A. thesis in International Affairs.

University Service

Department:

Personnel Committee (1998-99, 2001-2003); Curriculum Committee (1995-97, 2003-):  Chair (1996-97, 2003-); Bylaws Committee, Chair (1997-99, 2002-03); Website Committee, (1998-2000), Webmaster (2000-2002); Strategic Planning Committee (2000-01); Faculty Advisor, ODE International Honor Society, Nevada Alpha Chapter (1995-2000); and Participant, ODE-sponsored Presidential Representative Debate (1992).

College:

International Business Major Coordinating Committee (1992-2004); International Business Major Advisor (1995-2000); Website Design Committee (2001-2003); Bylaws Committee (1998-99, 2002-2004); and Curriculum Committee (2003-).

University: 

Bylaws and Code Committee (1995-98): Chair (1997-98); International Activities Committee (1995-98):  Chair (1996-97); Chair, Study Abroad Subcommittee (1996); International Activities Grants Subcommittee (1996, 1997, 1998); Academic Standards Committee (2000-02): Chair, DARS subcommittee (2001-02); Gateway (UNR Website) Redesign Committee (2000-2001); Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award Selection Committee (2000, 2001); Special Hearing Committee (1994-95); Moderator, UNR International Forum (1993); and Work and Family Taskforce (2004-).

Community: 

Chairman (2001, 2002) and Vice-Chairman (2003) of the Board of Directors for the Northern Nevada International Center, formerly the International Resource Center of Northern Nevada; Secretary of the IRC Governing Board (1999-2001); board member since 1998; Nevada World Trade Council, member; Interviews: Channel 4 News, Reno Gazette Journal, Asian Wall Street Journal;  Speaker, Washoe County Democratic Party (2003), Association of Financial Professionals (2001), and other miscellaneous public presentations.

Other Service to the Profession

Reviewer: 

Economics, 4th Edition, by Ekelund & Tollison (1993); The Economics of Developing Countries, 3rd Edition, by Nafziger (1995); Economic Development, 8th Edition, by Todaro (2001); A New View of Comparative Economic Systems, 2nd Edition, by Kennett (2001); Comparative Economics in a Transforming World Economy, 2nd Edition, by Rosser & Rosser (2002).

Referee:

Journal of Comparative Economics (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997:2, 1998:2, 1999, 2002:2); China Economic Review (1995); Review of Development Economics (1997, 1998); Economic Development & Cultural Change (1997, 1998, 2002); Contemporary Economic Policy (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001:2); Asian Perspective (1997); World Development (1999); Comparative Economic Studies (2000); Review of International Finance and Economics (2001); International Studies Quarterly (2002); and Journal of Chinese Political Science (2003).

I have also participated as moderator, chairman, discussant or in other roles at numerous other conferences in addition to the ones listed in publications and presentations above, including the Hong Kong Conference on the WTO, China, and Asia (2002); the Asian Economic Panel, Columbia University (2002); the Allied Social Science Associations meetings in New Orleans (1992 and 2001), Anaheim (1993), San Francisco (1996), and Chicago (1998); the Western Economic Association meetings in Seattle (1991, 1997, and 2002) and Lake Tahoe (1993); the WRCC-101 Conference on Chinese as a Market and Competitor in Agriculture (1994); the Center for China Studies, University of California, Berkeley (1995); the Chinese Economists Society symposium, Shanghai (1995); the Western Social Science Association, Reno (1996); and the American Association for Chinese Studies, Reno (1995).