Scott Cunningham
Associate Professor - Economics
Contact Information
Educational Background
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PHD - Economics, Univ Georgia Athens
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PHD - Economics, University Of Georgia
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BA - English, Univ Tennessee Knoxville
Work Experience
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Research Fellow, Texas Hunger Initiative (2017 - Present)
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Associate Professor of Economics, Baylor University (2013 - Present)
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Baylor University (2007 - 2013)
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Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, The University of Georgia (2002 - 2007)
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Qualitative Research Analyst, Market Dynamics Research Group, Inc. New Orleans, LA (1999 - 2002)
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Senior Business Consultant, Customer Integrated Solutions, Atlanta, GA
Consulting
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Academic, Pearson Publishers, Boston, MA (December 2012 - June 2015)
Awards and Honors
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H.B. Earhart Fellowship, H.B. Earhart Foundation (2007)
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Phelps Stokes Award, University of Georgia (August 2006)
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H.B. Earhart Fellowship, H.B. Earhart Foundation (2006)
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Phelps Stokes Award, University of Georgia (August 2005)
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H.B. Earhart Fellowship, H.B. Earhart Foundation (2005)
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H.B. Earhart Fellowship, H.B. Earhart Foundation (2004)
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Terry College Summer Research Award (2003)
Professional Memberships
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American Economic Association
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Southern Economic Association
Biography
I am married to Paige Cunningham. Together we have three children: Miles, Willow and Ren. We worship together at Dayspring Baptist Church. My wife is a psychotherapist in Waco.
Publications
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"Prostitution, Hours, Job Amenities and Education,"
Review of Economics of the Household, Vol. 15, No. 4, (January 2017), pp. 1055-1080 (coauthors: Todd Kendall).
"Understanding the Effects of Violent Video Games on Violent Crime," (August 2015).
"Identifying Demand Responses to Illegal Drug Supply Interdictions,"
Health Economics, (July 2015).
"Are Prescription-only Precursor Control Laws a Prescription to Lower the Social Costs of Methamphetamine?,"
International Journal of Drug Policy, (June 2015).
"Willingness-To-Accept Pharmaceutical Retail Inconvenience: Evidence from a Contingent Choice Experiment,"
PL o S ONE, Vol. 10, No. 5, (May 2015), pp. e0126790 (coauthors: Keith Finlay, Charles Stroecker).
Handbook on the Economics of Prostitution, November 2014.
"Examining the Role of Client Reviews and Reputation within Online Prostitution,"
: Oxford University Press, June 2014.
"The Long-run Effect of Abortion on Sexually Transmitted Infections,"
American Law and Economics Review, (January 2013), pp. 1-27.
"Parental Substance Abuse and Foster Care: Evidence from Two Methamphetamine Supply Shocks,"
Economic Inquiry, Vol. 51, No. 1, (2013).
Cunningham, Scott and Kendall, Todd D. (2011) "Men in Transit and Prostitution: Using Political Conventions as a Natural Experiment," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy: Vol. 11: Iss. 1 (Topics), Article 30.
"Prostitution, Technology and the Law: New Data and Directions,"
, 2011 (coauthors: Todd Kendall).
"Prostitution 2.0: The Changing Face of Sex Work,"
Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 69, No. 3, (2011), pp. 273-287.
"Risk Behaviours among Internet-facilitated Sex Workers: Evidence from Two New Datasets,"
Sexually Transmitted Infections, Vol. 86, No. Supplement 3, (Summer 2010), pp. iii100-iii105.
Presentations and Proceedings
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"The Long-Term Effects of the Rwandan Genocide on Child Labor," presented at the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting 2018, Washington DC, November 2018 (coauthors: Yoo-Mi Chin, Van Pham).