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Roger Frantz, Ph.D. Department of Economics San Diego State University

Vitae

Faculty Positions

  • Interim Chair, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, San Diego State Univ, 2005 –2008.

  • Professor Emeritus, San Diego State Univ., 2012 -

  • Prof. Economics, San Diego State Univ., 1985-2012;

  • Assoc. Prof. Economics, San Diego State Univ., 1982-1985;

  • Visiting Scholar in Economics and Social Studies, Harvard Univ., 1982-1983;

  • Guest Lecturer. Dept. Economics, Harvard Univ., Oct. 25, 1984 - Nov 6, 1984;

  • Asst. Prof. Economics, San Diego State Univ., 1978-1982

Classes Taught

Comparative Economic Systems, History of Economic Thought (Graduate and Undergraduate), Industrial Organization (Undergraduate and Graduate), Labor Economics, Microeconomic Theory (Principles, Intermediate, Graduate), Macroeconomic Theory (Principles and Intermediate), Theories of Decisions Making, Freshman Success.


Administrative, Editorial, and Other Positions

  • Advisory Board. Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Praeger Pub. 2012 -

  • Co-Organizer, SABE Conference on Behavioral Economics. San Diego State Univ., August 2-5, 2010.

  • Board of Editors, Journal of Socio-Economics, 2001 – 2010.

  • Co-Editor, Journal of Socio-Economics, 1988 – 1997.

  • Symposium Editor, Journal of Behavioral Economics, 1985-1987.

  • Executive Director, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics, 1983-1987.

  • Director, Center for Public Economics, SDSU, 1992 – 1994.

  • Director, Intuition 2000 Conference, 1997 – 2000.

  • Consultant, Small Business Development Center of San Diego, 1994 - 1999.

  • Co-Organizer, SABE Conference on Behavioral Economics. San Diego State Univ., June, 1988.


Education

  • Ph.D. (Economics), Washington State Univ., 1978; M.A. (Economics), Pace Univ. (New York City), 1973; B.A. (Economics), Pace College, 1969.

Ph.D. Dissertation

"The Effect of Attitudes on the Transition From School to Work Among Young Men."

 

"Most Influential Professor," Named by Cody Smith, Jr., 1984; Tamara Kuster, 2012.


Professional Growth

Books

Work in Progress

  •  “X-Efficiency Literature, 1997-2012.”

  • “Bandwagon Effect.” Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Morris Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger. Forthcoming.

  • “Carnegie School.” Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Morris Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger. Forthcoming

  • “Frederick Hayek.” Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Morris Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger. Forthcoming

  • “George Akerloff.” Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Morris Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger. Forthcoming

  • “Harvey Leibenstein.” Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Morris Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger. Forthcoming

  • “Intuition and Decision Making.” Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Morris Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger. Forthcoming

  • “Somatic Markers.” Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics. Morris Altman, editor. Santa Barbara:Praeger. Forthcoming

Journal Articles

  • "The Behavioral Economics of George Akerloff and Harvey Leibenstein." Journal of Socio-Economics, 33, March 2004, 29-44. (Invited by Editor.)

  • "Herbert Simon: Artificial Intelligence as a Framework for Understanding Intuition." Journal of Economic Psychology, 24, 2003, 265-277.

  • "Richard Hattwick. Founder and Editor of the Journal of Socio-Economics." Journal of Socio-Economics, 30, 2001, 473-74. (Invited by Editor.)

  • "John Stuart Mill as an Anti-Intuitionist Social Reformer." Journal of Socio-Economics, 31, June 2001, 125-136.

  • "Intuitive Elements in Adam Smith." Journal of Socio-Economics, 29, 2000, 1-19.

  • "X-(In)Efficiency and Leisure." American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 82, May 1992, 434-438.

  • "The Conflation of Productivity and Efficiency in Economic History: A Comment." Economics and Philosophy, 7, April 1991, 87-89 (w/ Harinder Singh).

  • "X-Efficiency, Rent-Seeking and Social Costs: A Comment." Public Choice, 68, 1991, 259-265 (w/ Michael Naughton).

  • "The Micro Foundations of Macroeconomic Behavior." Methodus, vol. 2, Dec. 1990, pp. 46-49 (w/ Jim Gerber and Harinder Singh).

  • "A Note on the Disinterest in Deregulation." Journal of Regulatory Economics, Vol. 1, June 1989, pp. 175-181 (w/ Michael Naughton).

  • "Maximization Postulate: Type I and Type II Errors." J. Post Keynesian Economics, Vol. 11, Fall 1988, pp. 100-107 (w/ Harinder Singh).

  • "Some Basic Methodological Issues Between (General) Neoclassical and X-Efficiency Theories." Journal of Economic Issues, 1988, pp. 856-863 (w/ Harinder Singh).

  • "Natural Monopolies and Rent: A Remedy for X-Inefficiency." American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 46, April 1987, pp. 205-216 (w/ G. Babilot and L. Green).

  • "The Marginal Productivity Theory: Production Line and Machine Level By Work Shift and Time of Day." J. Behavioral Economics, Vol.15, Spring/Summer 1986, pp. 1-24 (w/ Ray Boddy and Barbara Poe-Tierney).

  • "An Economic Framework for Analyzing Multidimensional Effort Decisions." J. Behavioral Economics, Vol.14, Winter 1985, pp. 69-82 (w/ Fred Galloway).

  • "X-Efficiency and Its Critics." Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Vol.25, Winter 1985, pp.38-58.

  • "Consumer Welfare Loss and Inefficiencies in Regulated Industries." Journal of Consumer Affairs, Vol. 10, Winter 1985, pp. 1-13 (w/ George Babilot and Lou Green).

  • "Production Efficiency Among Mexican Apparel Assembly Plants." J. Developing Areas, Vol.19, April 1985, pp. 369-378 (w/ Joan Anderson). Reprinted in, Reesturacion Industrial. Macquiladoras en la Frontera Mexico-Estados Unidos. Jorge Carrillo, ed. Mexico:Colegio de la Frontera Norte de Mexico, 1989.

  • "Corporate Management, Property Rights, and the X-istence of X-Inefficiency:Comment." Southern Economic J., Vol.50, April 1984, pp.1204-1208.

  • "Worker Motivation and X-Efficiency: A Comment." J. Economic Issues, Vol. 16, Sept. 1982, pp.864-869.

  • "Prejudice, Mistrust, and Labor Effort. Social Influences on Productivity." J. Behavioral Economics, Vol.11, Summer 1982, pp.101-131 (w/ Lou Green).

  • "Unionization Among Campus Auxiliary Employees." Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector," Vol.11, March 1982, pp.51-58 (w/ Adam Gifford).

  • "Psychic Income and Expenditure Taxes. A Neglected Contribution of Irving Fisher." Western Tax J., Vol.3, Spring 1982, pp.95-106.

  • "Attitudes and Work Performance Among Young Men During the Transition From School to Work." American Economist, Vol. 26, Spring 1982, pp.43-50.

  • "The Response of Labor Effort to Falling Real Wages. The Mexican Peso Devaluation of 1982." World Development, Vol.12, July 1984, pp.759-766 (w/ Joan Anderson).

  • "On the Existence of X-Efficiency: Reply." Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Vol. 4, Fall 1981, pp.149-151.

  • "On the Existence of X-Efficiency." J. Post Keynesian Economics, Vol. 2, Summer 1980, pp.509-527.

  • "The Effects of Early Labor Market Experience Upon the Level of Internal-External Control Among Young Men." J. Youth and Adolescence, Vol. 9, June 1980, pp.203-210.

  • "Consciousness, Character, and Capitalist Development:A Comment." Economic Forum, Vol.10, Winter 1979, pp.110-114.

Chapters in Books

  • “Frederick Hayek’s Behavioral Economics In Historical Context.” In Hayek and Behavioral Economics, Roger Frantz and Robert Leeson, co-editors. London: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2012. 

  • "Empirical Evidence on X-Efficiency, 1967-2004." In, Renaissance in Behavioral Economics, Roger Frantz, editor. London: Routledge, June 2007.

  • "Harvey Leibenstein as a Pioneer of Behavioral Economics," In, Renaissance in Behavioral Economics, Roger Frantz, editor. London: Routledge, June 2007.

  • "Intuition in Behavioral Economics." In, Handbook of Behavioral Economics, Morris Altman, editor. Yonkers, NY: M.E. Sharpe, forthcoming, 2005.

  • "X-Efficiency." Encyclopedia of Political Economy. London. Routledge. Forthcoming, 2001.

  • "The California Economy." In, The Microeconomy Today (6th. ed) by Bradley Schiller. New York: Random House, 1992.

  • "Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Criticisms of X-Efficiency Theory and Literature." In, Aspects of X-Efficiency, ed. Mark Perlman. University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor, 1990.

  • "X-Efficiency: Past, Present and Future." In, Aspects of X-Efficiency, ed. by Mark Perlman. University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor. 1990.

  • "An X-Efficiency Perspective to FED Behavior." In The Political Economy of American Monetary Policy, ed. Tom Mayer. Oxford University Press, 1990 (with Harinder Singh).

  • "Productivity in the Firm." In, The Microeconomy Today (3rd. ed) by Bradley Schiller. New York: Random House, 1986.

  • "X-Efficiency in Behavioral Economics." In, Handbook of Behavioral Economics, edited by B. Gilad and S. Kaish. Vol.1. JAI Press: Greenwich, Ct., 1985.

Papers Presented

  • “Hayek’s Behavioral Economics. Herr Leibenstein’s Austrian Economics.” Paper presented at the 2011 SABE Conference, held in July, University of Exeter, Exeter, England.

  • “Frederick Hayek’s Behavioral Economics.” Paper presented at the 2010 SABE Conference held in August, SDSU, San Diego, Ca.   

  • “Frederick A. Hayek and Tacit Knowledge.” Paper presented at Eastern Economic Association Annual Meetings, New York City, Feb-March 2009.

  • "Thirty Five Years and 100 Research Papers Later. Empirical Evidence on X-Efficiency Theory." Allied Social Sciences Meeting, SABE Poster Session. Philadelphia, Jan. 2005.

  • "Intuition in the History of Economic Thought." SABE Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, June 2004.

  • "The Behavioral Economics of Harvey Leibenstein, and Nobel Laureate George Akerloff." SABE Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, June 2004.

  • "Alfred Marshall as Metaphysician and Economist." AEA / Allied Social Sciences Meeting, SABE Poster Session. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2003.

  • "Frank Knight on the Importance and Difficulty of Doing Behavioral Economics." History of Economics Society Annual Meeting. Wake Forest University, 2002.

  • "Herbert Simon. Artificial Intelligence as a Framework for Understanding Intuition." History of Economics Society Annual Meeting. Duke University, 2001.

  • "John Stuart Mill as an Anti-Intuitionist Social Reformer." AEA / Allied Social Sciences Meeting, SABE Poster Session. New Orleans, Jan. 2000.

  • "Intuition in the Creation of Economics." Third Annual Intuition Network Conference, Berkeley, August 1997.

  • "X-(In)Efficiency and Leisure." AEA / Allied Social Sciences Meetings, New Orleans, Jan.1993.

  • "Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Criticisms of X-Efficiency Theory and Literature." International Conference on Efficiency, Internal Organization and Comparative Management: A Critical Appraisal of the X-Efficiency Paradigm, Villa Serbelloni of the Rockerfeller Centre in Bellagio, Italy, May 2-6, 1988.

  • "Comment on A General Model of X-Efficiency in Development." Fourth Annual SABE Conference, San Diego, June 1988.

  • "Comment on Rational Behavior in Income-Leisure Tradeoffs." Fourth Annual SABE Conference, San Diego, June 1988.

  • "X-Efficiency: A White Collar Managerial Perspective." Eastern Economic Association Meetings, Boston, March 1983.

  • "Production Efficiency Among Mexican Apparel Assembly Plants." Eleventh Congress of Latin American Studies Association, Mexico City, Sept. 1983; Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies, Tuscon, Feb. 1984 (with Joan Anderson). Received Business Administration of Latin American Studies Award for Tuscon meetings.

  • "Decision Making in the Firm." Panel Discussant at First Annual SABE Conference on Behavioral Economics, Princeton Univ., May 1984.

  • "Cognitive Dissonance Applications to Economic Theory." Panel Discussant at AEA /Allied Social Sciences Meeting. Dallas, Texas, Dec. 1984.


University Service

  • Department of Economics. (Includes) Executive Committee:1984-87, 1991-94; Undergraduate Advisor, 2009 - ; 2000-06;Hiring Committee (Chair), 1984, 1989, 1997 - 2003; Undergraduate Committee (Chair), 1986-87, 2000-06; Dept. representative to College of Arts and Letters (CAL) Tenure and Promotion Committee, 1985, 1988.

  • RTP: 2007-08; 2010-11; CPE Cmte: 2009-10; 2011-12; Undergraduate Advisor: 2009-12; Undergraduate Advisor Coordinator: Spring 2012; Undergraduate Cmte member: 2011-12

  • CAL: CAL Personnel: 2008-09; CAL Research: 2008-09; CAL Curriculum: 2011-12.  

  • 1984; Coordinator, Center for Public Economics Conference on Regulation. San Diego State Univ., September 12, 1987;

  • Coordinator, Fourth Annual SABE Conference on Behavioral Economics. San Diego State Univ., June 16-18, 1988.

  • College Arts and Letters Committees. Research Committee (elected), 1984-86, 1995-97, 2007-09; CAL representative to University Wide Promotion and Tenure Review Panel, 1988-1989. CAL Personnel Committee, 1984-1985; 2007-09; Chair, CAL Personnel Committee, 1991-1992.

  • University Wide Committees. Faculty Senate (elected), 1992-1994; Chair, Univ. Promotion and Tenure Review Panel, 1988-89; External Member, College of Professional Studies Tenure & Promotion Committee, 1985-86; College of Science Tenure & Promotion Committee, 1989-90; Affirmative Action Faculty Development Grants Committee, 1989-90. Member - Faculty ad-hoc committee to implement the (CSUC) Chancellor's "Guideline e" - "To develop courses which will provide each individual with a full understanding of themselves as integrated physiological, psychological, and social entities," 1980-1981; Member of "Educating the Whole Person" Committee for SDSU Visions.


Community Service

  • Member. Intuition Network's Business Consultants Group. 1994 - 1998.

  • "Inflation and the Sixth Grader." Discussion at Dewey Elem. School, 1978.

  • "Stress: Its Causes and How to Live Without It." Discussion at Dewey Elem. School, 1978.

  • Consultant. E. Thomas Sharit and Associates' High School Economics Manual, 1979.

  • Parent Volunteer. Skyline Elementary School First Grade International Program, 1996-97.

Interviews Given

  • The Roger Hedgecock Show, hosted by Roger Hedgecock (AM 1000). June 29, 1992

  • Money in the Morning, hosted by George Chamberlain (AM 1000). February 17, 1995.

  • "There a Science to Art of Going with Your Gut." San Diego Union Tribune, March 28, 1996.

  • Morning Business Report, KUSI TV, hosted by Doug Ramsey, May 1, 1997

  • "SDSU Hosts Right-Brain Boosters." San Diego Union Tribune, May 3, 1997.

  • "Execs Rely More on Their Hunches." San Diego Business Journal, May 12, 1997.

References

  • Ed Heck
    Professor of Political Science
    Department of Political Science
    San Diego State University
    San Diego Ca 92182
    heck@mail.sdsu.edu

  • Morris Altman
    Professor of Economics, and Chair
    Department of Economics
    University of Saskatchewan
    9 Campus Drive
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    Canada S7N 5A5 
    morris.altman@usask.ca

  • Gary Markoff
    Smith Barney
    Senior Vice President - Wealth Management
    Corporate Client Group Director
    28 State Street
    26th Floor
    Boston, MA 02109
    800.235.1205 ext. 9588
    gmarkoff@ix.netcom.com