Scott Cunningham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Economics
Contact Information
Office Hours
Spring 2013
M 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
W 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
or by appointment
Educational Background
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Ph D - Economics, UNIV GEORGIA ATHENS, 2007
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Ph D - Economics, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, 2007
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BA - English, UNIV TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE, 1999
Work Experience
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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 - December 2014)
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
Biography
I am married to Paige Cunningham. Together we have three children: Miles, Willow and Ren. We worship together at Redeemer Presbyterian Church where I am a ruling elder and, with in partnership with my wife, coordinate our church's efforts at spiritual formation and community relationships across the church.
Publications
Discipline-based Scholarship
"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) (coauthors: Keith Finlay).
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 2.0: The Changing Face of Sex Work,"
Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 69, No. 3, (2011), pp. 273-287 (coauthors: Todd Kendall).
"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 (coauthors: Todd D. Kendall).
"Prostitution, Technology and the Law: New Data and Directions,"
(coauthors: Todd Kendall).
Presentations and Proceedings
"Did Decriminalization of Prostitution cause Rape and Gonorrhea to Decrease? Evidence from Rhode Island," presented at the Stata/Texas Empirical Micro Conference 2012, Austin, Texas, December 2012.
"Video game violence and violent crime," presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL, July 2012.
"Did Decriminalization of PRostitution cause Gonorrhea and Rape to Decrease? Evidence from Rhode Island," presented at the UT-Austin Economics Research Seminar Series, Austin, Texas, April 2012.
"Did Decriminalization of Prostitution Cause Gonorrhea and Rape to Decrease? Evidence from Rhode Island," presented at the Texas A&M Economics Research Seminar Series, College Station, March 2012.
"Explaining the role of beauty and marriage in market for prostitution," presented at the Southern Economics Association 2011 annual meeting, Washington DC, November 2011.
"Signaling and Prostitution," presented at the Cornell University, Dept of Human Ecology, Ithaca, NY, April 2011.
"Methamphetamine and Foster Care," presented at the “Rural Law Enforcement Methamphetamine Initiative (RLEMI)” Webinar, Waco, Texas (Web presentation - presented via internet), March 2011.