James West
W.H. Smith Professor of Economics - Economics
Contact Information
Office Hours
FALL 2023
TR 9:00am - 11:30am
Educational Background
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BA - Economics, University Of Denver
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MA - Economics, Univ Michigan Ann Arbor
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PHD - Economics, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Work Experience
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Professor and Holder of the W. H. Smith Professorship in Economics, Baylor University (August 2011 - Present)
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Professor of Economics, US Air Force Academy (July 1, 2007 - July 1, 2011)
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Associate Professor of Economics, US Air Force Academy (January 1, 2003 - June 30, 2007)
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Assistant Professor of Economics, US Air Force Academy (June 30, 1997 - December 31, 2002)
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Seattle University (August 30, 1994 - June 30, 1997)
Awards and Honors
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The Georgescu-Roegen Prize for Best Academic Paper Published in SEJ, Southern Economic Association (November 19, 2023)
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Robert and Robin Nitsche Outstanding Scholar, Hankamer School of Business (2013)
Professional Memberships
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Southern Economic Association (2020 - Present)
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Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (April 2014 - Present)
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Western Economic Association International (1997 - Present)
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American Economics Association (1994 - Present)
Publications
Basic or Discovery Scholarship
"Dishonest Behavior: Sin Big or Go Home,"
Economics Letters, Vol. 186, No. 108779, (January 2020) (coauthors: Jason Aimone, Brittany Ward).
"The Impact of College Diversity on Behavior Toward Minorities,"
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, (November 2019) (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Mark Hoekstra).
"The Impact of Intergroup Contact on Racial Attitudes and Revealed Preferences," No. w20940, (February 2015) (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Mark Hoekstra).
"From Natural Variation to Optimal Policy? The Importance of Endogenous Peer Group Formation,"
Econometrica, Vol. 81, No. 3, (May 2013), pp. 855-882 (coauthors: Daron Acemoglu, Scott E Carrell, Bruce I Sacerdote).
"A's from Zzzz's? The Causal Effect of School Start Time on the Academic Achievement of Adolescents,"
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Vol. 3, No. 3, (August 2011), pp. 62-81 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Teny Maghakian).
"Is Poor Fitness Contagious? Evidence from Randomly Assigned Friends,"
Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 95, No. 7-8, (August 2011), pp. 657-663 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Mark Hoekstra).
"Does Drinking Impair College Performance? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Approach,"
Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 95, No. 1-2, (January 2011), pp. 54-62 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Mark Hoekstra).
"Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap,"
Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 125, No. 3, (August 2010), pp. 1101-1144 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Marianne E Page).
"Does Professor Quality Matter? Evidence from Random Assignment of Students to Professors,"
Journal of Political Economy, (June 2010) (coauthors: Scott E Carrell).
"Does Your Cohort Matter? Measuring Peer Effects in College Achievement,"
Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 27, No. 3, (July 2009), pp. 439-464 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Richard L Fullerton).
"Peer Effects in Academic Cheating,"
Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 43, No. 1, (Winter 2008), pp. 173-207 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell, Frederick Malmstrom).
"A Sequential Equilibrium for the Army's Targeted Selective Reenlistment Program,"
Human Resource Management, Vol. 46, No. 1, (Spring 2007), pp. 21-34 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell).
"Optimal Compensating Wages for Military Personnel,"
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 24, No. 4, (Fall 2005), pp. 803-822 (coauthors: Scott E Carrell).
"Class Action Extraction?,"
Public Choice, Vol. 116, No. 1-2, (January 2003), pp. 91-108 (coauthors: Jeffrey Haymond).
"The Evolution of Fuzzy Rules as Strategies in Two-Player Games,"
Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 69, No. 3, (January 2003), pp. 705-717 (coauthors: Bruce G Linster).
Bradley, S. W., Garven, J. R., Law, W. W., & West, J. E. (2018). The Impact of Chief Diversity Officers on Diverse Faculty Hiring (No. w24969). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Presentations and Proceedings