ROBERT J. CARBAUGH
Department of Economics
Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA 98926
Phone: (509) 963-3443
Email: Carbaugh@cwu.edu
EDUCATION (Degrees)
Colorado State University: Ph.D., Economics, 1974*
Colorado State University: M.S., Economics, 1972
Gonzaga University: Bachelor of Business Administration (Business Economics), 1969
*Fields: Economic Theory, International Trade and Finance, Monetary
Economics, Industrial Organization
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Academic
Central Washington University, 1985-present, Professor. Received tenure in 1987.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1975-1985, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor.
Received tenure in 1981.
South Dakota State University, 1974-1975, Assistant Professor
Colorado State University, Spring 1974, Instructor
Colorado State University, 1970-1974, National Science Foundation
Fellow, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Teaching Experience: International Economics, Government and Business,
Managerial Economics, Industrial Organization, Money and Banking, Intermediate
Macroeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Microeconomic Principles, Macroeconomic
Principles, Economic Issues, Consumer Economics
Administrative Experience: Acting Chair, Department of Economics, Central
Washington University, 1990 calendar year. Co-Chair, 1999-present.
Consultant to News Media: Preparation of Selected Articles and Broadcasts
Newark Star Ledger, Airlines' Behavior in Response to Terrorist
Attack, September 2001
Oregon Observer, Mexican Truck Rules and NAFTA, August 2001
LA Times, Effects of International Economic Sanctions, January 2001
Fortune Magazine, International Trade Positions of George Bush and Al Gore,
November 2000
Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, Strong Dollar Hurts U.S. Bike Industry,
August 2000
Oregon Observer, Employment Effects of NAFTA, July 2000
Lansing State Journal, China and Permanent Normal Trade Relations, May 2000
Roanoke (VA) Times, Globalization Causes Failure of Tultex Co., February 2000
Airline Financial News, Asian Economic Recovery, January 2000
Australian Financial Review, Reforming the International Financial System,
December 1999
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, U.S./EU Trade Dispute in Bananas, April
1999
West Virginia Public Radio, Steel Imports Surge into the U.S., March 1999
Smart Money Magazine, Should the World Return to the Gold Standard? January 1999
KUOW Public Radio, Iraqi Sanctions, February 1998
CNN Financial News, Asian Financial Crisis, July 1998
Knight-Ridder News Service, Clinton's Personal Problems and the Dollar's Value, January
1998
K-News Radio (Portland, OR), Trade Agreements and Fast Track, November 1997
Other Consulting
Editorial Consultant: McGraw-Hill, Inc.; John Wiley, Inc.;
Addison-Wesley, Inc.; Little Brown & Co.; Random House, Inc.; Prentice-Hall, Inc.;
Scott Foresman and Co.; Worth Publishers, Inc.; St. Martins Press; Wadsworth Publishers;
W. W. Norton and Co.; D. C. Heath and Co.; Richard Irwin Inc.; Business Publications Inc.;
and Harper and Row Publishers
International Marketing. Small Business Development Center,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979-1980.
Export Promotion and Trade Adjustment Assistance, Small
Business Development Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 1979 and Summer 1980
Economic Indicators, Eau Claire Industrial Development
Council, 1976-1977
AWARDS
2004 Participant at the Oxford Round Table, Oxford University (England). Presented the paper, "Trade and Environmental Frictions in the Global Steel Industry, August 13 2004.
2001 Distinguished Professor of the
University-Research/Artistic Accomplishment and Invention award at Central
Washington University. A committee of CWU faculty select the outstanding researcher as
nominated by colleagues.
1996 Scholar of the Year. Phi Kappa Phi
Honorary Society, Central Washington University.
1993 Distinguished Professor of the
University--Teaching award at Central Washington University. A committee of CWU
faculty select the outstanding teacher as nominated by colleagues.
1984 Excellence in Teaching Award,
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Designated as one of four runners-up for the award in
1981, 1982, and 1983. Each year the alumni from the three previous graduating classes,
approximately 5,000 former students, are asked to select the teacher of the year from a
ballot consisting of approximately 600 teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire.
Honored Faculty Member Award, 1984-1985.
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, May 1985.
BOOKS
International Economics. Cengage Learning/South-Western, 12th
edition, 2009. The publication date is September 15, 2008.
Contemporary Economics.
M. E. Sharpe, 5th edition, 2008.
Instructor's Manual for International Economics. Cengage Learning/South-Western, 12th edition, 2009.
The publication date is September 15, 2008.
Inside the Global Economy: A Case Study Reader and Review Guide,
South-Western College Publishing, 1995.
The International Monetary System, with Liang-Shing Fan. The University
Press of Kansas. Lawrence, KS, 1976.
"Welfare Effects of International Joint Ventures in the
World Auto Industry" (co-authored). Published as a chapter in International
Trade: Existing Problems and Prospective Solutions, Khosrow Fatemi, Editor
(New York: Taylor and Francis, 1989).
"The Dollar's Depreciation and the U.S. Trade
Deficit." Published as a chapter in International Trade and Finance: A
North American Perspective. Khosrow Fatemi, editor (New York: Praeger
Publishers, 1988). Presented at the Western Economics Association Meetings, June 1987.
Guest author of two chapters, "International
Trade" and "International Finance," published in Principles of
Economics, Robert Thomas (Hinsdale, Illinois: The Dryden Press, 1990).
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
"Is International Trade a Substitute for Migration?" Global Economy Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, Fall 2007.
"The Future of the U.S. Postal Service," Cato Journal, Vol. 27, No. 3, Fall 2007.
"Reducing America's Oil Dependence: An Overview of the Options," Challenge, November-December 2006, forthcoming (coauthored).
"Are College Textbooks Priced Fairly?" Challenge, September-October 2005 (coauthored).
"Boeing-Airbus Subsidy: A Sequel," Global Economy Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2, December 2004" (coauthored).
"U.S. Steelmakers in Recurrent Crisis," Challenge, January-February 2004 (coauthored).
"Boeing-Airbus Subsidy Dispute: An Economic and Trade Perspective," The Global Economic Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 4, December 2002 (coauthored).
"Competition in the World Jetliner Industry," Challenge,
July-August 1999 (co-authored)." Also presented at the Western Economics Association
Meetings, July 1998.
"Are Large Current-Account Surpluses Good for
Japan?"Business and Economics Review," Vol. 12, No. 1,
1998 (coauthored).
"Do Sanctions Work? The Case of Iraq," accepted
for publication, International Review of Economics and Business,
Vol. 45, No. 3, September, 1998. Also presented at the Western Economic Association
Meetings, July 1997 (co-authored).
"Trade Policy and Long-Term Macroeconomics Stability:
The Case of Japan," International Review of Economics and Business,
Volume 44, No. 3, 1997 (co-authored).
"Tariff-Rate Quotas and the Uruguay Round," The
Journal of Economics, Volume 23, No. 2, 1997.
"The Appreciating Yen and Japanese Automaker
Cost-Cutting Strategies," Challenge, May-June 1996
(co-authored).
"Cost-Cutting Strategies of Japanese Auto Companies in
Response to Yen Appreciation," The Journal of Economics,
Vol. 22, No.2, Fall 1995 (co-authored).
"Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Foreign Sourcing,"
The International Trade Journal, Vol. 8, No. 4, Winter 1994
(co-authored).
"Bank Mergers: Effects on National Welfare," Business
and Economic Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, Fall 1993.
"Strategic Trade Policy and Commercial Jet
Aircraft," The International Trade Journal, Vol. 8, No. 4,
Summer 1993.
"Countervailing Duties Recommended for U.S. Lumber
Imports," The Margin, Spring 1993.
"Environmental Standards and International
Competitiveness," World Competition: Law and Economics Review,
September 1992 (co-authored).
"International Dumping: Final and Intermediate
Products," Journal of Asian Economics, Vol. 3, No. 2
(1992). (co-authored).
"Toyota and Mazda Dump Minivans in the United
States," The Margin, Fall 1992.
"The Effects of Steel Import Restraint Agreements and
Steel-Using Industries," Journal of World Trade, August
1991 (co-authored). Presented at the Western Economic Association Meetings, July 1991.
"Experience of EEC Trade Growth and Implications for
U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement," International Review of Economics and
Business, May 1991 (co-authored).
"Sanctions Hurt, But Didn't Cripple Iraq," The
Margin, March/April 1991 (co-authored).
"Dollar-Yen Exchange Rate: Effects on Trade," International
Review of Economics and Business, December 1989 (co-authored). Presented at
the Midwest Economics Association Meetings, March 1990 (co-authored).
"Evaluation of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade
Agreement," Journal of Economics, Fall 1989. Also presented
at the Missouri Valley Economics Association Meetings, February 1989.
"International Economic Sanctions and Economic
Theory," International Review of Economics and Business,
March 1988 (co-authored).
"International Joint Ventures and the U.S. Automobile
Industry," The International Trade Journal, Fall 1986.
Presented at the Midwest Economic Association Meetings, Chicago, Illinois, March 1986.
"Joint Ventures, Voluntary Export Quotas, and Domestic
Content Requirements," Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics,
Spring 1985. Presented at the Eastern Economics Association meetings, Pittsburgh, PA, 1985
(co-authored).
"The Consequences of Local Content Protection," Business
Economics, September 1983. Presented at the Midwest Economic Association
Meetings, St. Louis, MO, 1983.
"The High Cost of Local Content Protection," The
Collegiate Forum, Spring 1983.
"A Trigger to Limit Dumping," Business
Economics, January 1982.
"Restricting Auto Imports," Nevada
Review of Business and Economics, Winter 1982.
"The National Debt: Added Costs of External
Financing," The Wisconsin Dialogue, Winter 1982
(co-authored).
"The Impact of International Trade on the Future of
American Business," The Collegiate Forum, Fall 1981
(co-authored).
"Reference Prices: Effects on National Welfare and
Efficiency," Nebraska Journal of Economics and Business,
Fall 1980. Presented at the Midwest Economic Association Meetings, Chicago, IL, 1979
(co-authored).
"Policy Mix Towards a Global Equilibrium," Rohilkhand
University Economic Journal, January 1978 (co-authored).
"The Weakened Snake: Exchange Market Adjustments,"
Nebraska Journal of Economics and Business, Winter 1977.
"International Oil Market: Policy Considerations,"
International Review of Economics and Business, June 1975
(co-authored).
"The Managed Float: Exchange Market Adjustments," Nebraska
Journal of Economics and Business, Summer 1975.
"Policy Considerations in International Monetary
Crises," International Review of Economics and Business,
October 1974 (co-authored).
"An Expanded EEC: Implications for the United
States,"Intermountain Economic Review, Spring 1972.
"British Entry into EEC: Causes and Effect,"
Intermountain Economic Review, Spring 1972.
PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: PRESENTATIONS (UNPUBLISHED
MANUSCRIPTS)
"International Dumping: Apples and Antifriction
Bearings." Presented at the Midwest Economics Association Meetings, March 1990
(co-authored).
"Entry Limit Pricing as Market Strategy for OPEC."
Presented at the Midwest Economic Association Meetings, March 1983 (co-authored).
"Trade Policy for the U.S. Auto Industry."
Presented at the Midwest Economic Association Meetings, March 1982.
"OPEC: Cartel or Conservator?" Presented at the
Western Economic Association Meetings, July 1980 (co-authored).
"Community Development: Estimation of the Demand for
Community Projects." Presented at the Midcontinental Regional Science Association
Meetings, April 1978 (co-authored).
"Trade-off Dilemma and Society's Choices."
Presented at the Rocky Mountain Social Science Convention, June 1972 (co-authored).
RESEARCH GRANTS
"Community Development: Estimation of the Demand for
Community Projects," 1977-1978. Title 1 - Higher Education Act of 1965. Published as
an Extension Report by the University of Wisconsin, 1978.
"Estimation of the Demand for Tourism in Northern
Wisconsin," 1976-1977. Title 1 - Higher Education Act of 1965. University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
"Economic Development: Cumberland Township,"
1975-1976. Title 1 - Higher Education Act of 1965. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
"Seasonal Recreational Property Study: Colorado Ski
Resorts," 1973. Assisted in Faculty Research Grant. Colorado State University.
"Primary and Secondary Benefits of Weather Modification
to the Agricultural Economy of the Great Plains of Colorado," 1972. Assisted in
Faculty Research Grant. Colorado State University.
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