Dr. C. Patrick Scott, assistant professor of economics, traveled to Kansas City in October for an award ceremony with the Missouri Valley Economic Association. He received the Distinguished Student Paper Award based on his paper titled, “Are Central Bank Preferences Asymmetric When Policy Targets Vary Over Time?” Dr. Scott earned his doctorate at Kansas State University and … [Read more...] about Economics professor receives award
Dr. Sharmistha Self, economist at Missouri State, spent her recent sabbatical looking at discrepancies between how much autonomy Nepalese women believed they had in making household decisions versus what their husbands cited. … [Read more...] about Study shows Nepalese women have less influence on decision-making in household
Light pollution, as defined by the International Dark Sky Association, is any adverse effect of artificial light, including sky glow, glare, light trespass, light clutter, decreased visibility at night and energy waste. Economics faculty members Drs. Terrel Gallaway, David Mitchell and Reed Olsen have published several articles on their recent studies of light pollution and the … [Read more...] about Is light polluting the sky? Answers could keep you up at night
According to the International Dark-Sky Association, human-produced light pollution not only mars our view of the stars; poor lighting threatens astronomy, disrupts ecosystems, affects human circadian rhythms and wastes energy. Drs. Reed Olsen and David Mitchell from the economics department at Missouri State University discuss some of the findings from the light pollution … [Read more...] about Economists research value of dark sky at four national parks