Vita

Ralph Gamble, Professor
Department of Economics/Finance
McCartney 105B
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS 67601

(785) 628-5805
fax (785) 628-4418
rgamble@fhsu.edu

Education

B.A. Economics, University of West Florida (Pensacola) 1977

M.S. Economics, Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) 1982

Ph.D. Economics, Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) 1989

Fields of Specialization: Monetary and Financial Economic Theory; Industrial Organization; Econometric Methods

Dissertation Topic: The Informational Efficiency of Financial Futures Markets

Academic Positions

Graduate Instructor in Economics
Oklahoma State University, 1979-83

Instructor in Economics
University of Arkansas, 1983-84

Assistant Professor of Economics
Fort Hays State University, 1984-89

Associate Professor of Economics
Fort Hays State University, 1989-94

Professor of Economics
Department of Economics and Finance
Fort Hays State University, 1994-

Courses Taught

Options and Futures Markets
Money and Banking
Business Forecasting (MBA)
Industrial Organization
Introduction to Economics
Economics of Social Issues
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics

College Honors

Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Fraternity
Oklahoma State University, 1983

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
University of West Florida, 1977

Summa Cum Laude Graduate
University of West Florida, 1977

Economics/Finance Research

Some of the research papers below were published in various journals. Others were presented at economics and/or finance meetings. The remainder were written for general audiences, with portions published in regional newspapers. If you have comments on these works, especially the works in progress, please send me an email message .

Works in Progress

Sliding Petroleum Import Fee (SPIFee)

The Elasticity of Elasticity

The Value of Public Radio Broadcasting. Draft: not for publication.

Publications

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

The Two-Plus-One Rule Redux, Annual Meeting, Missouri Valley Economic Association, October 2005

Retail Wheeling and Revenue Enhancement by Price Discrimination, Annual Meeting, Missouri Valley Economic Association, March 1998

Attitudes of Undecided Students toward Economics, Annual Meeting, Missouri Valley Economic Association, March 1998

Ethics and Economics, Annual Meeting, American Association of Behavorial Sciences, February, 1998

Should Public Broadcasting Be Subsidized? Presented at Association of Cultural Economics annual meeting, Boston, May 11, 1996

The Electronic MBA: A Plan for Western Kansas, Presented in absentia, International Management Conference on Re-engineering Business and Business Schools, Society for the Advancement of Management, March 1996

Voodoo Economics, the Clinton Effect and Economic Instability, Annual Meeting, Missouri Valley Economic Association, March 1996

Is Inflation Predictable?, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1996

Economic Location of Northwest Kansas, Annual Meeting, Missouri Valley Economic Association, February 1995

Forecasting the Rate-Setting Behavior of the Federal Open Market Committee, National Conference, Academy of Business Administration, March 1994

Kansas Regents Universities Salaries: Progress or Impoverishment? Part One, Southwest Business Symposium, April 1994

The Economic Location of Western Kansas, Regents' Institutions Economic Outlook Conference, September 1993

Global Influences on the Demand for Money, Presented in absentia, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1993

The January Effect and Intergenerational Transfers, Annual Meeting, Midwest Economics Association, March 1991

The Put-Call Ratio and Stock Market Profits, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1991

Deposit Expansion and the Money Multiplier: A Graphical Exposition, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1990

Excise Tax Rates and the Price Elasticity of Demand, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1989

Small-Filter Trading Rules and Market Efficiency, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1988

Foreign Demand for Treasury Debt: The Case of Japan, Annual Meeting, American Association of Business and Economics, November 1987

Interest Rates and Monetary Innovations, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1987

Japanese Holdings of U.S. Treasury Debt, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1987

Treasury Bill Futures and Inflationary Expectations, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1986

Treasury Bill Futures and Market Efficiency, Annual Meeting, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1984

Miscellaneous

Moderator and Host, Wind Energy Seminar, FHSU, 2003 http://www.fhsu.edu/econ/wind_energy.shtml

Policy Fellow, Docking Institute, 1995-

Submissions Referee, Journal of Economic Education and Journal of Economics and Finance, 1991-

Nominee, Pilot Award for Teaching Excellence, 1991

Participant, Association of University and Business Econometric Research Regional Workshop, Kansas City, 1991

Research Interests

Rural Economies
Restructuring Regulated Industries
Economics of ethical issues
Financial Engineering with common options and futures
Liquidity valuation models
Optimal tax rate determination
Probability density functions of filtered Markov processes
The international demand for U.S. financial assets
The January Effect and other apparent seasonalities in asset prices

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