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JONATHAN B. WIGHT January 2017
Curriculum Vita
Robins School of Business 140-C Home: 2306 East Grace Street
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173 Richmond, VA 23223
(804) 289-8570 (804) 780-2306
E-mail: [email protected] / Web page: https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~jwight/
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Professor of Economics (2006 - ) with joint appointment in International Studies, University of
Richmond
Associate Professor (1989-06) and Assistant Professor (1982-89), University of Richmond
Visiting Scholar, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA (1997-98)
Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Semester-at-Sea (Spring 1991)
Instructor (Summer 1980) and Teaching Assistant (1977-80, 81-82), Vanderbilt University
EDUCATION
Ph.D., 1982, Economics, Vanderbilt University
M.A., 1980, Economics with Latin American Studies minor, Vanderbilt University
B.A., 1976, Economics and Public Policy Studies, Duke University, magna cum laude
AWARDS
Ludwig Mai Outstanding Service Award, Association for Social Economics, 2017
First place, In Character award, John Templeton Foundation, 2006
Best paper, Journal of Private Enterprise, 2006
Best paper, International Association of Torch Clubs Paxton Award, 2001
Summer Research Fellowship, Robins School of Business, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010
Distinguished Educator, University of Richmond, 2002
Outstanding Teaching, Robins School of Business, 1997
Outstanding Service, Robins School of Business, 1995
Danforth Fellow, 1980-82
Doherty Fellow for research in Latin American, 1980-81
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Twelve years in Africa and Brazil
Consultant to the InterAmerican Development Bank, the World Bank, and others
Led student trips to Mexico and Guatemala
Visiting faculty member on Semester-at-Sea
Good Portuguese, some Spanish
RECENT COURSES
Economic Development First-Year Seminar on Ethics and the Great Recession
Ethics and Economics
OTHER COURSES
Principles of Microeconomics Global Economics for International Studies
Principles of Macroeconomics Intermediate Macroeconomics
Money and Banking International Trade and Finance MBA: Economic Analysis
Senior Seminar in International Studies MBA: The Global Economy
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SCHOLARSHIP
BOOKS
Jonathan B. Wight, Ethics in Economics: An Introduction to Moral Frameworks (Palo Alto,
CA: Stanford University Press, 2015).
Jonathan B. Wight and John S. Morton, Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics (New
York: The National Council on Economic Education, 2007).
Jonathan B. Wight, Saving Adam Smith: A Tale of Wealth, Transformation, and Virtue (Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2002). Translated into several languages including
Chinese.
John L. Fiedler and Jonathan B. Wight, The Medical Offset Effect and Public Health Policy
(New York: Praeger, 1989).
EDITED BOOK
Jonathan B. Wight, editor, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (Hampshire, UK: Harriman
House, 2007) with introduction and notes, vii-xxxii.
ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS BY TOPIC
Ethics, Adam Smith, and Socio-Economics
The Ethics behind Efficiency, The Journal of Economic Education 28(1)(Winter 2017): 15-26.
The Ethical Economist: Duty and Virtue in the Scientific Process, in The Oxford Handbook of
Professional Economic Ethics, George DeMartino and Deirdre McCloskey, eds. (Oxford
University Press, 2016): 137-164.
Economics within a Pluralist Ethical Tradition, in Social Economics: Critical Concepts in
Economics, edited by Wilfrid Dolfsma, Mark White, Deborah Figart, Ellen Mutari and
Robert McMaster, Routledge, 2016: 417-435. Reprint of RoSE article.
Economics within a Pluralist Ethical Tradition, Review of Social Economy 72(4)(December
2014): 417-435. Presidential address to the Association for Social Economics.
Instincts and the Invisible Order: The Possibility of Progress, in Propriety and Prosperity: New
Studies on the Philosophy of Adam Smith, edited by David Hardwick and Leslie Marsh
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014).
Sentiments and Motivations in Adam Smith and Vernon Smith, Forum for Social Economics
42(4)(2013): 298–301.
Ethics and Critical Thinking, in Gail Hoyt and KimMarie McGoldrick, eds. The International
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Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics (Aldershot: Edward Elgar Press, 2012):
197-204.
Preface: Emotions, Natural Selection, and Rationality, Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization 77(1)(2011): 1-3 (with Elias L. Khalil).
Adam Smith on Instincts, Ethics, and Informal Learning: Proximate Mechanisms in Multilevel
Selection, in Mark D. White and Irene van Staveren, eds., Ethics and Economics: New
Perspectives (Routledge, 2009): pp. 166-184. Reprint of RoSE article.
Adam Smith on Instincts, Ethics, and Informal Learning: Proximate Mechanisms in Multilevel
Selection, Review of Social Economy 67(1)(2009): 95-113.
Moral Reasoning in Economics, in David C. Colander and KimMarie McGoldrick, eds.,
Educating Economists: The Teagle Discussion on Re-evaluating the Undergraduate
Economics Major (Edward Elgar, 2009): 53-58.
Teaching Economics, Handbook of Economics and Ethics (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar,
2009): 539-546.
Sociability and the Market, Forum for Social Economics 39(2/3)(2009): 97-110.
Preface to new Chinese edition, Saving Adam Smith (Renmin University Press, 2009).
The Ethical Lacunae in Friedman’s Concept of the Manager, Journal of Markets & Morality
11(2)(2008):221-238, with Martin Calkins.
The Treatment of Smith’s Invisible Hand, The Journal of Economic Education 38(3)(2007):
341-358.
Adam Smith’s Ethics and the ‘Noble’ Arts, Review of Social Economy, Vol. 64(2)(2006): 155-
180.
Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics: The Principles Course, in Ethics and the
Market: Insights from Social Economics, Betsy Jane Clary, Wilfred Dolfsma, and
Deborah M. Figart, eds. (London: Routledge, 2006): 55-66.
Saving Adam Smith and The Poor Man’s Son, excerpts from Saving Adam Smith in George
MacLean and Brenda O’Neil (eds.), in Ideas, Interests and Issues: Readings in Intro
Politics (Toronto: Pearson Education, 2006): 83-88.
Adam Smith and Greed, Journal of Private Enterprise 21(1)(Fall 2005): 46-58. Paper received
the John Templeton Award from the Association of Private Enterprise Education.
Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics, The Chronicle of Higher Education Review
(Cover article) August 15, 2003, pp. B7-B9.
The Rise of Adam Smith: Articles and Citations, 1970-97, History of Political Economy
34(1)(Spring 2002): 55-82.
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Will the Real Adam Smith Please Stand Up? Teaching Social Economics in the Principles
Course, in Teaching the Social Economics Way of Thinking, Edward J. O’Boyle (ed.),
Mellen Studies in Economics, Vol. 4 (Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1999):
117-139.
The Within of Things: Socioeconomics and the Evolution of Human Consciousness, Abhigyan:
The Journal of Foundation of Organisational Research (Winter 1993): 31-42.
Economic Development
Institutional Divergence in Economic Development, The Adam Smith Review, Vol. 6 (2011):
309-326.
Public Policy, Human Instincts, and Economic Growth, The Independent Review: A Journal of
Political Economy 15(3)(2011): 351-365.
Ethics in the Mayan Marketplace, in Mark D. White, ed., Accepting the Invisible Hand:
Market-Based Approaches to Social-Economic Problems (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010),
with Benjamin Blevins and Guadalupe Ramirez, pp. 87-110.
Privatization and the Allure of Franchising: A Zambian Feasibility Study, The International
Journal of Health Planning and Management 18 (3)(2003): 179-204. With John L.
Fiedler.
Does Free Trade Cause Hunger? Hidden Implications of the Free Trade of the Americas Area,
Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business 2(2)(Fall 2001): 167-181.
Financing Health Care at the Local Level: The Community Drug Funds of Honduras, The
International Journal of Health Planning and Management 15(4)(2000): 319-340. With
John L. Fiedler.
Risk-Adjustment and Hospital Cost-Based Resource Allocation, with an Application to El
Salvador, Social Science and Medicine 48(2)(1999): 197-212. With John L. Fiedler and
Robert M. Schmidt.
Public Hospital Resource Allocations in El Salvador: Accounting for the Case Mix of Patients,
Health Policy and Planning 13(3)(1998): 296-310. With John L. Fiedler and Robert M.
Schmidt.
Economic Crisis and Reform in Bulgaria, 1989-92, Balkanistica 11(Winter 1998): 127-146.
South Eastern European Studies Association, Donald L. Dyer (ed.), With M. Louise Fox.
Developing Nations, in Richard W. Tresch, Economics (West Publishing Company, 1994):
1236-1262.
The Efficiency of Producing Alcohol for Energy in Brazil: Comment, Economic Development
and Cultural Change 33(4)(1985): 851-856.
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Incentives for Investment and Export Production: Ramifications for the Cost of Capital and
Labor Use, in Samuel S. Morley, The Employment Problem in Brazil, The World Bank,
December 1984.
Diverse Topics
Using Electronic Data Tools in Writing Assignments, Journal of Economic Education 30
(Winter 1999): 21-27.
IS/LM Analysis, International Encyclopedia of Economics, Frank N. Magill (ed.), (Chicago:
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997), Vol 1: 805-809. Reprinted from my 1991 article.
The Quantity Theory of Money, International Encyclopedia of Economics, Frank N. Magill
(ed.), (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997), Vol. 2: 1296-1299. Reprinted from
my 1991 article.
IS/LM Analysis, Magill's Survey of Social Science: Economics (Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press,
1991): 1186-1192.
The Quantity Theory of Money, Magill's Survey of Social Science: Economics (Pasadena,
Calif.: Salem Press, 1991): 1904-1909.
Barber B. Conable, Encyclopedia of World Biography (McGraw-Hill, 1991 supplement).
Appraisals and Non-Performing Loans: Restoring Quality to Commercial Loan Portfolios, Real
Estate Finance (Fall)(1986): 37-43. With John H. Earl, Jr.
Tax Reform: Problems of Uncertainty, Journal of Real Estate Development, (Fall)(1986): 42-
47. With J.H. Earl, Jr.
Milton Friedman, Encyclopedia of World Biography (McGraw-Hill, 1986 supplement).
Herbert A. Simon, Encyclopedia of World Biography (McGraw-Hill, 1986 supplement).
Paul A. Volcker, Encyclopedia of World Biography (McGraw-Hill, 1986 supplement).
Book Reviews
Bypass Wall Street: A Biologist’s Guide to the Rat Race by Joanna Masel (Perforce Publishing,
2016) in the Journal of Bioeconomics 18(3)(March 2016): 233-237.
The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity by Paul J. Zak (Dutton, Boston, 2012)
in the Journal of Bioeconomics 15(2)(2013): 195-198.
Economics as Applied Ethics: Value Judgements in Welfare Economics by Wilfred Beckerman
in the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 6(1)(Spring 2013): 122-126.
The Thief of Time: Philosophical Essays on Procrastination. Edited by Chrisoula Andreou and
Mark White (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2010) in Eastern Economic Journal
39(2)(2013): 263-265.
The Elgar Companion to Adam Smith by Jeffrey T. Young, ed. (Edward Elgar, 2009), in
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EH.NET, the Economic History Association (August 2010), available on-line at:
http://eh.net/book_reviews/elgar-companion-adam-smith
Moral Markets: The Critical Role of Values in the Economy by Paul J. Zak, ed. (Princeton, NJ:
Princeton University Press, 2008), in Southern Economic Journal 76(4)(2010):1137-
1140.
Adam Smith’s Moral Philosophy: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective on Markets,
Law, Ethics, and Culture by Jerry Evensky (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University
Press, 2005), in Review of Social Economy 67(2)(June 2009): 254-258.
Macro Mayhem and Micro Mischief by Michael L. Walden and M.E. Whitman Walden (New
York: iUniverse, Inc., 2006) in Journal of Economic Literature 45(4)(December
2007):1024-26.
Poverty, Work and Freedom: Political Economy and the Moral Order by David P. Levine and
S. Abu Rizvi (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005) in Journal of Socio-
Economics 36(1)(2007):163-165.
Physioeconomics: The Basis for Long-Run Economic Growth by Philip Parker, (Cambridge,
Mass.: The MIT Press, 2000) in Review of Social Economy, Vol. 63(1)(March 2005):
139-143.
Culture and Prosperity: The Truth About Markets—Why Some Nations Are Rich But Most
Remain Poor by John Kay (NY: HarperBusiness 2004) in Southern Economic Journal,
71(3)(2005):683-685.
Slavery and the Economy of São Paulo, 1750-1850 by Francisco Vidal Luna and Herbert S.
Klein (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2003) in História e Economia Vol.
1(No. 1)(January 2005), 121-123.
International Finance and Latin America (Palgrave Macmillan 1984) by Stephany Griffith-
Jones, in Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 35(2), 1987:451-453.
The Brazilian Economy: Growth and Development, 2nd Edition (1983) by Werner Baer, Luso-
Brazilian Review, Vol. 21 (2), 1984: 109-111.
Essays/Op-Eds
Stirrings: A Mixed Message from Cuba, Richmond Times Dispatch, full page commentary, July
3, 2016, p. E4.
Finding Ethics in Economics, Books Combined, April 2016,
https://bookscombined.com/2016/03/29/finding-ethics-in-economics/.
Should Economists Care about Ethics? The World Financial Review, March-April 2016: 16-18.
Plan B, for the Boulevard and the Bottom, Richmond Times Dispatch, July 27, 2014, p. E6,
with Randolph Bell, S. Waite Rawls, and David Herring.Not Shockoe Bottom, Richmond
Times-Dispatch, June 9, 2013, p. E1, with Randolph Bell.
Do Businesses Have a Social Responsibility? Social Education 73(2)(2009):84-91. Adapted
from Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics (with John S. Morton).
Adam Smith and Poverty, Econ-Exchange 11(1)(Fall 2007): 2-4. Powell Center for Economic
Literacy, Richmond, VA.
The Spiritual Life of an Economist, St. Paul’s Epistle, Richmond, Virginia, December 2007.
Adam Smith and the iPhone, The Providence Journal, August 6, 2007. Reprinted in
Economist’s View http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/08/adam-
smith-and-.html.
Disaster Relief: What Would Adam Smith Do? Christian Science Monitor, January 18, 2005, p
9 (with Douglas A. Hicks). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 23,
2005. Reprinted in Richmond Alumni Magazine (Spring 2005): 48. This essay received
the In Character Prize, John Templeton Foundation, 2006.
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Efficiency Unprofitable Without Ethics, The Australian (Higher Education Section), September
24, 2003: pp. 32-33. Excerpt of The Chronicle article.
A Little Adam Smith is a Dangerous Thing, The Torch Magazine, Fall 2001: 3-6. Article won
the Paxton Award for best paper of 2001.
Quickstudy Guide to Microeconomics, Revised and edited, (Bar Charts, Inc., 1999).
Real Estate Appraisals: Achilles Heel for Lenders, Magazine of Bank Administration, Vol.
LXII, No. 12 (December 1986). With John H. Earl, Jr.
Will Depreciation Cure the Trade Deficit? International Newsletter Vol.XI, No. 9 (September
1986), Bank of Virginia/Union Trust Bank.
An Excess of Reform, Chicago Tribune, July 8, 1985. With J.H. Earl, Jr.
Why All The Fuss About What E.F. Hutton Did? Washington Post, May 13, 1985. With J.H.
Earl, Jr.
Monographs
The Role of Ministry of Health Hospitals in El Salvador: Current Situation, Financial
Implications, and Reform Options, with Robert M. Schmidt and John L. Fiedler,
InterAmerican Development Bank, 1994.
Interstate Banking Alternatives and the Opening-Up of the New England Network, University
of Richmond Working Paper. With J.H. Earl, Jr., 1985.
Economies and Diseconomies of Scale in Ethanol Fuel Production: The Experience in Brazil
Ph.D. dissertation, 1982. Advisor: S. Morley.
Economies of Scale, Government Financing, and Ethanol Fuel: A Case Study in Cost
Inefficiency. Industrial Projects and Planning Paper, National Sugarcane Improvement
Program (PLANALSUCAR), Institute of Sugar and Alcohol, Piracicaba, Brazil, 1981.
PRESENTATIONS
Academic Conferences and Workshops
“Moral Sentiments in Economics Education: Fiction Provides a Leg-Up in Learning,” Southern
Economic Association, Washington, DC., November 2016.
“Beauty and the Arts: Humanomics and the Role of the Humanities in Economic Discovery,”
Southern Economic Association, Washington, DC., November 2016.
“What Every Economist Should Know about Ethics: Duty and Virtue in the Scientific Process,”
Eastern Economic Assn. annual meeting, Washington, DC, February 27, 2016.
“Comparing Adam Smith to J.M. Keynes on Financial Markets,” ASSA annual meetings, San
Francisco, CA, January 3, 2016.
“Adam Smith and Vernon Smith,” ASE Summer School in Social Economics, Brock
University, St. Catharines, Canada, June 2015.
“What Every Economist Needs to Know About Ethics,” AEA’s National Conference on
Teaching and Research in Economic Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2015.
“Adam Smith’s Moral Theory in Five Diagrams,” annual meeting of the Association for Private
Enterprise Education, Cancun, Mexico, April 12-14, 2015.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics,” Thomas R. Brown Foundation, workshop
co-leader (with John S. Morton), Tucson, AZ, March 8, 2014.
“Economics within a Pluralist Ethical Tradition,” Presidential address to the Association for
Social Economics, ASSA, Philadelphia, PA, January 2014.
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“On Socio Economics: Sympathy and Moral Imagination,” Practical Wisdom for Management
Conference, Yale Center for Faith and Culture with the John Templeton Foundation, Yale
Divinity School, New Haven, July 10, 2013.
“Adam Smith, Ethics and the Teaching of Economics,” 24th Annual Teaching Economics
Conference, Robert Morris University/McGraw Hill, Pittsburgh, PA, February 14, 2013.
“Economics and Ethics: Can They Co-exist?” Day workshop for Illinois Association of School
Economics Teachers (IASET) Annual Spring Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago, April 2012.
“Density, Development, and Freedom,” National Business and Economics Society, annual
meeting, Maui, March 2012.
“Economics within a Pluralistic Ethical Tradition,” National Business and Economics Society,
annual meeting, Maui, March 2012.
“Adam Smith in the Classroom,” National Conference on Teaching Economics, American
Economic Association, Stanford University, June 1-3, 2011.
“Freedom, Government Growth and the Increasing Size of Cities” (with Samantha J. Reis),
Association for Private Enterprise Education, Nassau, Bahamas, April 2011.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics,” Thomas R. Brown Foundation, workshop
co-leader (with John S. Morton), Tucson, AZ, February 2011.
“Imperialism and the Gains to Trade,” Association for Private Enterprise Education, Las Vegas,
NV, April 2010.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics,” Arizona Council on Economic Education,
workshop co-leader (with John S. Morton), Tucson, AZ, January 2010.
“The Morals of the Mayan Marketplace,” with Benjamin Blevins, Guatemala City, Association
for Private Enterprise Education, April 2009.
“Introduction,” to the Symposium on Emotions, Natural Selection and Rationality, co-organizer
(with Elias Khalil), University of Richmond, March 21-22, 2009.
“The Moral Limits to Markets,” Virginia Association of Economists, annual meeting,
Lexington, VA. March 2008. Session organizer and presenter.
“The Moral Limits to Markets,” Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA. November
2007. Invited session. Organizer and presenter.
“A New High School Curriculum on the Ethical Foundations of Economics,” Association for
Private Enterprise Education annual meeting, Cancun, Mexico. April 2007.
“Smith, Darwin, and the Invisible Hand: Implications for Economic Institutions,” Association
for Private Enterprise Education annual meeting, Cancun, Mexico. April 2007.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics,” national workshop co-leader (with John S.
Morton), National Council on Economic Education, Las Vegas, March 2007.
“Top Ten Lessons on Ethics in Economics: The Templeton/NCEE Project.” American
Economic Association annual meeting. Poster session. Chicago, IL., January 2007.
“Smith and Friedman on Profit and Complex Motivations,” (with Martin Calkins). Society for
Business Ethics annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, August 2006.
“The Market and Morality.” Panel. Association for Private Enterprise Education annual
meeting, Las Vegas, NV. April 2006.
“Winning the Battle, Losing the War? Why Free Market Arguments Don’t Carry the Day.”
Panel. Association for Private Enterprise Education annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
April 2006.
“Understanding Living Standards: Quality of Life at Work.” Association for Social Economics,
ASSA meetings, Boston, MA. January 2006.
“Why My Doctor is a Kantian and My Car Mechanic is an Aristotelian: Understanding Ethics in
Economics.” Poster session, ASSA meetings, Boston, MA. January 2006.
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“Corporate Social Responsibility and Adam Smith: A Modern Query.” Association for Private
Enterprise Education annual meeting, Orlando, FL. April 2005.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics: The Principles of Economics Course.”
Economics and the Classroom Conference, Idaho State University, Jackson Hole,
Wyoming. September 2004.
“Is There a Speculative Bubble in the Scholarship on Adam Smith?” 11th World Congress of
Social Economics, Albertville, France. June 2004.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics” 11th World Congress of Social Economics,
Albertville, France. Panel organizer and presenter. June 2004.
“Adam Smith’s Use of the Arts,” Association for Private Enterprise Education annual meeting,
Nassau, Bahamas. April 2004.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics: The Principles of Economics Course.”
Association for Social Economics, Allied Social Science Association, Washington, D.C.
January 2003.
“Is Greed Still Good? Smithian Ethics in the Age of Enron,” Association for Private Enterprise
Education annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV. April 2003. [Paper read but I did not attend.]
“Virtues, Vices, and Tribulations: A Smithian Foundation for Teaching Ethics Through the
Arts,” European Business Ethics Network Teaching Business Ethics, Brunel University.
December 2002. [Paper read but I did not attend.]
“The Moral Context for the Invisible Hand,” Academy of Business Education annual meeting,
Key West, FL. September 2002.
“Discovering Adam Smith’s Moral Sentiments: Scarcity and Choice in a Robinson Crusoe
Game,” National Council on Economic Education, Allied Social Science Association,
Atlanta, GA. January 2002.
“Financing Health Care at the Local Level: The Community Drug Funds of Honduras,” with
John L. Fiedler. Conference on Strategic Issues in Health Care Management, University
of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. March/April 2000.
“Scarcity and Choice in Economics 101: A Robinson Crusoe Game,” 10th World Congress of
Social Economics, Cambridge University, England. August 2000.
“Adam Smith and Organizational Transformation.” 10th World Congress of Social Economics,
Cambridge University, England. August 2000.
“The Rise (and Fall?) of Adam Smith: Articles and Citations, 1970-97.” European Society for
the History of Economic Thought, Valencia, Spain. February 1999.
“Will the Real Adam Smith Please Stand Up? Teaching Social Economics in the Principles
Course,” 9th World Congress of Social Economics, Chicago, IL. July 1998.
"The Communitarian Movement in Modern Economic Development." International Conference
on Nation Building, American University of Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, August
1992.
"The Dynamics of Preference Formation." Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics,
Graduate School of Business, University of California-Irvine, March 1992.
"An Empirical Investigation of the Medical Offset Effect Using Michigan Medicaid Data," with
John L. Fiedler. Eastern Economic Association meeting, Boston, MA. March 1988.
"Estimates of the Medical Offset Effect Using Georgia Medicaid Data," with John L. Fiedler.
Eastern Economic Association meeting, Washington, D.C., March 1987.
"Viability of Ethanol Motor Fuel in Brazil: Cost-Benefit Considerations." Middle Atlantic
Council of Latin American Studies, Williamsburg, VA. April 1983.
"Brazilian Power in a Period of Slower Growth." Latin American Studies Association Annual
Meeting, Mexico City. September 1983. With S. Morley.
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Invited Lectures – Academic
“Ethics and the Financial Crisis of 2008: Greed, Self-Interest and the Market,” St. John’s
University, New York, April 28, 2015.
“The Ethical Economist: Duty and Virtue in the Scientific Process,” Keynote address, 12th
Annual Philosophy Day, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, November 20, 2014.
“The Ethical Lacunae in Friedman’s Concept of the Manager,” 12th Annual Philosophy Day, St.
John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, November 20, 2014.
“Moral Foundations of Capitalism: What Should Economists Know About Adam Smith’s
Ethics?” April 7, 2014, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
“Ethics of Free Markets,” panel discussion, Virginia Military Institute, February 6, 2014.
“The Science Behind Adam Smith,” Adam Smith Society, Darden School of Business,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, October 7, 2013.
“Adam Smith and the Moral Foundations of Capitalism,” St. John Fisher College, Rochester,
NY, April 15, 2013.
“Ethics since Adam Smith,” Randolph Macon College, November 29, 2012.
“Moral Sentiments and the Invisible Hand” Virginia Commonwealth University, November 8,
2012.
“Is Greed Good?” Virginia Wesleyan College, November 3, 2010, Norfolk, Va.
“Justice and the Moral Foundations of Capitalism,” Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA,
October 1, 2010.
“Ethics and Economics,” Cochrane Summer Economics Institute, Powell Center for Economic
Literacy, Richmond, VA, June 30, 2010.
“The Moral Foundations of Capitalism: Adam Smith’s Ethics and Human Nature,”
Pennsylvania State University, September 14, 2009.
“The New Administration and the Economy: What Can We Expect?” Center for Business
Ethics, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, November 6, 2008.
“Ethics and Human Nature,” School of Business, Belmont University, Nashville, TN,
November 7, 2008.
“Adam Smith’s Ethics and Human Nature,” University of North Carolina-Wilmington, October
2008.
“Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics,” Mississippi Council for Economic
Education, Mississippi State University, June 19, 2008.
“Evolution, Moral Sentiments, and the Creation of Moral Norms in Adam Smith,” American
Institute for Economic Research, Great Barrington, MA, July 31, 2008.
“Ethics and Economics,” Cochrane Summer Economics Institute, Powell Center for Economic
Literacy, Richmond, VA, June 24, 2008.
“Primer on Global Economics,” Future Problem Solving Competition, Seven Hills School,
Richmond, Virginia, April 1, 2008.
“Introduction to Ethics and Economics,” Workshop on Ethics and Economics, Center for
Economic Education, Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA. November
11, 2007.
“Adam Smith and the Moral Foundations of Capitalism,” Keynote address, BB&T Colloquium
Series on Capitalism, Christopher Newport University, October 22, 2007.
“Markets and Ethics,” Cochrane Summer Economics Institute, Powell Center for Economic
Literacy, Richmond, VA, June 26, 2007.
“Ethics and Economics,” Teacher Summer Economic Institute, Powell Center for Economic
Literacy, Richmond, VA, June 21, 2007.
“Moral Imagination,” Summer Economics Institute, Powell Center for Economic Literacy,
Richmond, VA, June 29, 2006.
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“Ethics and Economics,” Teacher Summer Economics Institute, Powell Center for Economic
Literacy, Richmond, VA, June 21, 2006.
“Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand: Business, Ethics, and Institutions of Development,” Brazilian
Business School, São Paulo, Brazil. May 26, 2006.
“Bringing Adam Smith to Life: Ethical Principles for Today’s World,” Summer Economics
Institute, Powell Center for Economic Literacy, Richmond, VA, July 11, 2005.
“Corporate Social Responsibility and Adam Smith: A Modern Query,” Gettysburg College,
Gettysburg, PA, November 19, 2004.
“Is Greed Still Good? Rediscovering Ethics in Economics,” Provost’s Seminar for the Liberal
Arts Faculty, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV, March 4, 2004.
“Ethics and Economics,” teaching seminar to economics faculty, Union College, Schenectady,
NY, November 14, 2003.
“Adam Smith, Ethics, and Economics,” Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School
of Christian Education, Richmond, VA, November 4, 2003.
“Competing Successfully and Ethically in the New International Marketplace” Panel discussion,
Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest, Hampden-Sydney College, April 14,
2003.
“The Relevance of Adam Smith,” University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, February 27,
2003.
“The Ethics of Globalization,” Seminar on Ethics, Globalization, and Development, Harvard
Divinity School, Boston, MA, April 8, 2003.
"Teaching Ethics in Economics," Department of Economics, Texas Christian University, Fort
Worth, Texas, March 6, 2002.
Convocation Address, University of Pittsburgh Semester-at-Sea Program, Spring Voyage,
Seattle, Washington, 1991.
"Energy Policy in Brazil." Foreign Policy Institute, School of Advanced International Studies,
The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1983.
Invited Lectures - Community Groups
“Why My Doctor is a Kantian and My Car Mechanic an Aristotelian: Trust in Economic Life,”
TEDX-Charlottesville, VA, September 21, 2015.
“Wealth and Happiness,” St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA, October 11, 2015.
“The Science of Ethics: Lessons on Love” Tuckahoe Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA,
November 13, 2013.
“What Does Science Teach Us About Ethics?” Unity Christ Church of Bon Air, Richmond,
VA, August 21, 2013.
“What Does Science Teach Us About Ethics?” Sigma Pi Phi Boule Society, Virginia State
University, Petersburg, VA, May 17, 2013.
“What Does Science Teach Us About Ethics?” Institute of Noetic Sciences, Richmond, VA,
January 19, 2013.
“Good Emotions, Bad Emotions, Elections and Public Policy,” St. James Fellowship,
Richmond, VA, February 14, 2012.
“Saving Adam Smith,” Innsbrook Business Book Club, Dominion Resources, Short Pump,
Virginia, July 18, 2007.
“Global Poverty,” Forum Class at Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Virginia, February
11, 2007.
“A Reappraisal of the Scottish Founder of Economics,” The Living Legacy of Scotland Society,
Washington, D.C., October 21, 2006.
“Profit, the Market and Christian Faith,” First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA, four-night
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series, October-November 2005.
“Saving Adam Smith: A Novel on Ethics in Economics,” Adult Education, Bon Air Presbyterian
Church, Richmond, VA, April 10, 2005.
“Is There a ‘Christian’ Perspective on Economics?” Modern Theologians Discussion Group,
River Road Baptist Church, Richmond, VA, October 14, 2004.
“Saving Adam Smith: A Novel on Ethics in Economics,” Adult Education, Ginter Park
Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA, August 15, 2004.
“The Ethics of Globalization,” Institute of Noetic Sciences, Richmond Chapter, July 17, 2004.
“The Ethics of Globalization,” Series on Pluralism, Spirituality, and Christianity Today, St.
John’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia, March 31, 2004.
“The Ethics of Globalization,” Richmond Mennonite Fellowship, February 8, 2004.
“Ethics and Economics,” Adult Education, Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, March 28, 2004.
“Adam Smith, Ethics, and Economics,” St. James Fellowship, Richmond, VA, September 2003.
“The Role of Moral Virtue in Capitalism,” Kiwanis Club, Richmond, VA, August 15, 2003.
“Adam Smith and Moral Transformation,” St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, VA,
November 2002.
“Adam Smith and Moral Transformation,” Book Club, Unity of Richmond Church, Sylvia
Clute, moderator, November, 2002.
“The Role of Wealth and Virtue in Adam Smith’s Time – and Our Time,” Benedictine High
School, November 2002.
“Ethics and Morality: A New Business Paradigm?” Institute for Noetic Sciences, Richmond
Chapter, October 19, 2002.
“Finding Prosperity in Moral Transformation,” Unity of Richmond Church, Richmond,
Virginia, May 12, 2002.
"A Little Adam Smith is a Dangerous Thing,” Keynote address, International Association of
Torch Clubs, St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada, June 23, 2001.
“What’s Next: Critical Thinking,” The Timberland Company, Portland, Maine, March 20,
2001.
“A Little Adam Smith is a Dangerous Thing,” The Richmond International Torch Club,
November 7, 2000.
"Forgiveness of Third World Debt." Forum Class at Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond,
Virginia, October 1, 2000.
“Mind Over Money: The Philosophy of Adam Smith,” Holistic Health Information Seminar,
Richmond, Virginia, January 27, 1999.
“Great Theorists of Capitalism, Pt. I: Adam Smith,” Ginter Park Presbyterian Church,
Richmond, Virginia, October 18, 1998.
“Economics and the Environment,” Spring/Summer 1997. The Nature Conservancy.
Richmond, Virginia.
“The U.S. in the International Economy,” The 5400 Club, Richmond, Virginia, August 22,
1994.
“Direct Foreign Investment in the US: The Princess and the Pea?” Innsbrook Executive Club,
Richmond, Virginia, March 14, 1990.
“Economic Charlatans,” American Legion, Richmond, Virginia, November 3, 1988.
Media Contacts
Stephen Nash, “A Guaranteed Income Might Be Just What Americans Need Now,” Richmond
Times Dispatch, March 12, 2017.
Doug Monroe for weblog videos, The Praxis Circle, May 2016.
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“The Greek Debt Crisis,” Catholic Charities Radio, JustLove, Sirius XM national satellite radio,
July 25, 2015.
Mercedes White, “Should We Pay People To Quit Smoking?” Deseret News (Salt Lake City),
June 13 2015.
Dan Berrett, “The Many Faces of the Freshman Seminar,” The Chronicle of Higher Education
(cover story, July 29, 2013). http://chronicle.com/article/The-Many-Faces-of-the-
Freshman/140543/.
Radio show, “Open Source RVA with Chris Dovi,” panel on the baseball stadium, WRIR 97.3,
July 24, 2013.
“Our Community Forum: Discussion on Adam Smith and Ethics,” St. John Fisher College
Television, Rochester, NY, Episode 22, April 30, 2013.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei9Nw467iV0
Interview, “Walking the Moral Path,” John Reid Blackwell, Richmond Times-Dispatch,
September 23, 2012.
Public Hearing, “Threat of School Closings Draws Crowd for Public Hearing,” Richmond
Times-Dispatch, May 30, 2012.
Letter, “Baseball Stadium Article Omitted Some Info,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, November
5, 2008.
Interview, “Adam Smith and Capitalism,” WBGU-FM Radio, Bowling Green State University,
September 22, 2007.
Letter, “Your ‘Creed’ Lacked Sufficient Exposition,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 11,
2006 (‘Correspondent of the Day’).
Letter, “Tuesday Mêlée Creates Buzz,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 21, 2005, p. E5.
Interview, “Father of the Free Market,” Investor's Business Daily, June 30, 2005.
Interview, “Point/Counterpoint: The Richmond Stadium,” Richmond.Com, April 2005.
Interview, WRIR Radio, Richmond, Virginia, April 22, 2005.
Interview, Virginia Currents, 30-minute television call-in show, WCVE – PBS (Richmond),
April 14, 2005.
Interview, “A Diamond in the Rough,” City Edition, cover story, April 19, 2004.
Interview, Inside Business, September 16, 2003, p. 14.
Interview, “Setting The Record Straight; UR Professor Clarifies Adam Smith's Work,” Carol
Hazard, Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 13, 2003. pg. C.1
Letter, “Insider Trading Undermines Confidence,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 22, 2003, p.
A8.
Interview, “Teachers Wrap Lessons in Fiction,” Patricia Cohen, New York Times, November 16,
2002.
Interview, “Business Tales,” Hillary Burns, Innsbrook Today, August 2002, p. 42.
Interview, Channel 12 TV News, June 17, 2002.
“Living Successfully,” one-hour live radio show, hosted by Bob Keeton, WVNZ AM 1320,
August 31, 2002.
Letter, "State Spending Grows for Clear Reasons," Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 11,
2002, p. A 11.
Letter, “Bus Subsidies Boost Market Economies,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 5, 2000
(‘Correspondent of the Day’).
Letter, “No, Adam Smith Did Not Promote Greed,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 25,
1999 (‘Correspondent of the Day’).
Interview, “The Asian Crisis,” NBC TV-12, September 16, 1998.
Letter, “Class Dismissed Wins Failing Grade,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 22, 1998.
Letter, “Coffee Talk,” Mad Magazine, May 1996.
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Letter, “Out of the ‘Noosphere’,” Washington Post, February 16, 1996.
Interview, “Endorsement Produces Shock,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 4, 1994.
Interview, “Federal Reserve Interest Rate Policies,” Virginia News Radio Network, May 17,
1994.
Letter, “The Price of First Class Stamps,” Dear Abby column, national syndication, March 18,
1993.
Interview, “Economists Back Clinton,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 29, 1992.
Interview, “Money Talk,” Style Weekly, October 27, 1992.
Interview, “State of the Economy,” Fox TV Channel 35, December 16, 1991.
Letter, “Readers Report,” Business Week, May 15, 1989.
Letter, “Appraising the October Crash,” Wall Street Journal, January 12, 1988.
Interview, “Hard Times For Brazil Government Mismanagement Cited,” Ed Crews, Richmond
Times-Dispatch, April 13, 1987. pg. B-32.
Letter, “Agnew’s Royal Treatment,” Washington Post, November 24, 1093, A15.
EXTERNAL GRANTS
Charles G. Koch Foundation
Grant title: “The Study of Markets and Public Policies within a Classical Liberal Framework.”
Support for PPEL program with speakers and student summer research projects, FY2015-16,
$17,000; FY2014-15, $ $12,300; FY2013-14, $15,500; FY2012-13, $15,500; FY2011-12,
$14,000; FY2010-11, $11,675.
John Templeton Foundation
Co-principal author with John Morton and the National Council on Economic Education.
Project to introduce ethics in economics to several thousand economics teachers. Award of
$628,000 received in spring 2005. I was responsible for planning, writing, and editing of
curricular materials and teaching the trainers.
Keck Foundation
Member of committee which wrote the grant proposal to promote an interdisciplinary
conversation about leadership across the curriculum. The grant for $400,000 included
Claremont McKenna College and Loyola Marymount University.
Donchian Foundation
Member of committee which hosted a major funded conference on ethics in leadership (Spring
2008).
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Campus Presentations
“Introduction to U.S. Economic History,” visiting MBA students, Moscow State University
Business School, University of Richmond, March 14, 2016.
“Using Box in the Classroom: A Faculty Discussion,” Center for Teaching, Learning, and
Technology, February 3, 2016.
“Piketty and Inequality: Forum.” September 24, 2014, hosted by the American Studies Program
and the Center for Civic Engagement. Panel member.
“Summer of Scandal: Lenses on Ethical Failures in Business,” Robins School of Business,
August 29, 2012. Panel member.
“The Guatemalan Economy,” Seminar for alternative spring break students, February 25, 2010.
“The Richmond Experience,” Admissions Fair, November 14, 2009, University of Richmond.
“Moral Imagination and Economics,” Family Weekend Seminar, Robins School of Business,
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September 2007.
“Adam Smith,” Core course with Carol Lawrence, December 2006.
“Trading for a Better World: Fighting for What’s Right,” Panel on international trade,
Americans for Informed Democracy, November 2006.
“Ethics and Economics,” Keck Faculty Summer Seminar, June 2006 (with Doug Hicks).
“Ethics and the Invisible Hand of the Market,” Corporate Law class, University of Richmond,
November 9, 2005.
“Wrong, Half-wrong, and Somewhat Right: The Economic Treatments of Adam Smith's
Invisible Hand,” Research Seminar, Economics Department, November 4, 2005.
“Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments,” Keck Faculty Fall Seminar, November 2005.
“Pitfalls of Foreign Aid and Economic Development,” Student Steering Committee for Tsunami
Response, Spring 2005.
“Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations,” Seminar on Corporate Governance, Robins
School of Business MBA program, January 8, 2003.
“Does Free Trade Cause Hunger? Hidden Implications of the Free Trade of the Americas
Area,” Symposium on Changing Labor Markets of the Western Hemisphere, University
of Richmond School of Law. October 2001.
“Globalization and the World Economy: Questions for Critical Thinking,” February 27, 1997.
Virginia Chiefs of Police Seminar.
“The Underground Economy,” Exploring the Latin American Experience, February 26, 1997.
“The Latin American Economy,” Faculty Seminar on Ecuador and Mexico, Spring 1996.
“The Latin American Economy,” Faculty Seminar on Brazil, Spring 1994.
“Techniques of Formal Classroom Discussion,” October 13, 1994. Department of Economics,
Teaching Seminar.
“The Middle East,” With Alan Loxterman. October 1993. Faculty Club Symposium.
“Trade Wars: Micro-Management or Macro-Mismanagement?” February 14, 1992. Faculty
Club Symposium.
“Pro’s and Con’s of Degree Programs,” September 27, 1989. Economics Society Forum.
“Treating Mental Illness: Is it Cost-Effective?” March 29, 1988. Business School Research
Seminar.
International Education
Search Committee, Dean of International Education (2014-2015).
Original member of committees which established the Third World Studies major (1982-83),
the International Studies major (1983-87), and the International Business concentration
(1987-89); created and supervised the International Economics concentration in the
International Studies major (1987- present)
Initiated the “Global Economy” elective course for the graduate MBA program (1992); initiated
the “Global Economy” elective course for the International Studies program (1996);
helped design and teach the university’s first MBA residency in Mexico City and
Monterrey, with Tom Cossé, 2002; helped design an experiential service learning trip to
Guatemala, 2007 (with Steve Tallman); led the “Alternative Spring Break” service-
learning trip to Guatemala with 20 students, 2008
Webpage design and development, International Studies Africa concentration, 1998
Team Leader, Mellon Grant Proposal for enhancing international education, 2000
International Studies Advisors Committee, 1988-present (chair of assessment committee, 1999-
2007)
Fulbright Selection Committee, numerous years
Co-organizer, Symposium on Emotions, Natural Selection and Rationality, University of
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Richmond, 2009 (with Elias Khalil)
Organizer, International Business Forum, co-sponsored by the Richmond Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, University of Richmond, April 2002
Co-organizer, Symposium on Population and Development, University of Richmond, 1987
(with Robert Schmidt)
Co-organizer, Forum on Apartheid and the Impact of Disinvestment on Black Southern Africa,
University of Richmond, 1985
Regular presenter on the Global Economy, Mini-MBA and MBA Opening Residency
Service on International Education, International Studies Advisors, and other committees
Service on International Business Committee, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1998-2004
Business School
Admissions, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Research Committee (chair all years), 1991, 1992, 1993
Graduate Council, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Catalogue, 1991, 1992, 1993; Evaluation, 1993
Curriculum, 2001, 2002, 2003 (chair), 2004
Other Committees
Chair, Search committee, Economics department, 2016-17
First Year Fellow, strategic planning, 2014-15. Revising the FYS two semester course
Member of committee that created and implemented the Philosophy, Politics, Economics and
Law (PPEL) major, 2008-present
University Faculty Research Committee, 1991-94, 1996
University Marshall, 1999 - 2003
Center for Civic Engagement Advisory Committee, 2005 - 2010
Committee on Committees, 2003
Task Force on Intellectual and Cultural Experiences, 1993-94
Chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual and Cultural Life Outside the Classroom, 1993-94
President’s Investiture Committee, 1999
Honorary Degrees Committee, 1989, 2007-09 (chair)
Oldham Scholars Selection Committee, 1989
University Self Study Committee, 1986 (chair, subcommittee on Educational Services)
University Library Committee, 1982-87 (chair 1984-87)
University Scholars Selection Committee, 1985
Special Assignments
Search Committees: Dean of International Education (2014-15); PPEL Director and Robins
Chair in Philosophy (2009); University Provost (2007-08); Sociology Department (2005);
Vice-President for University Advancement (2004); Chair in International Business
(1995, 1996); Dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies (1989); Economics
Department search (co-chaired 1989); University Librarian (1985).
Donchian Grant Committee, 2006, 2007
External evaluator, Jepson School Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2003, 2009
Faculty Admissions Recruiter, 1999-2001, 2004, 2009
Bonner Scholars reading group, 2001
University Reaccreditation Subcommittee on Interdisciplinary and Integrative Studies and
Activities, 1996-97
Provost’s Task Force on Gender Issues, 1992-94
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Liaison for U.S. Presidential Debate on campus, 1992
Created and directed the Interdisciplinary Reading Group on Adam Smith with eleven members
from six academic departments (co-directed with Clarence Jung), 1996-97
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Co-founder, Blog on “Economics and Ethics” (with Mark White). More than 140,000 page hits
since its inception in September 2009.
Association for Social Economics, President 2013, Pres-Elect 2012, Vice-Pres. 2011, Trustee
2006-2015.
Co-organizer, ASE Summer School in Social Economics, 2012 and 2015.
Co-organizer, Workshops on ethics and economics for teachers, ‘07, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘14
Program Chair, 8 ASE sessions at the ASSA, San Diego, CA, 2013.
Co-editor, special issue on “Emotions, Natural Selection and Rationality” for the Journal of
Economic Behavior and Organization, 2011.
Co-organizer, Liberty Fund colloquium, “Markets, Ethics, and the Evolution of a Moral
Society,” Indianapolis, January 2010.
Co-director, Symposium on “Emotions, Natural Selection, and Rationality,” University of
Richmond, March 2009.
Editorial Board, História e Economia, 2004 – 2008.
External reviewer, Promotion Committees, various liberal arts colleges, ‘04, ‘08, ‘09, ’10, ‘15
External evaluator, Economics Department assessments, various liberal arts colleges
Virginia Council on Economic Education, State Economics Challenge Judge, ‘05, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09
Powell Center for Economic Literacy, Board of Advisors, 2008 – 2011
Participant, AEA Commission on Economic Education, Teagle Conference on Economics and a
Liberal Education, University of Richmond, October 2007
Session chair, organizer, and/or discussant at numerous conferences
Articles and proposals reviewed for various journals and publishers
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Highland Support Project (HSP), Board of Directors, 1993-2015; Secretary, 2002–2015;
Interim President, 2000; Vice-President, 1995-98.
The Torch Club of Richmond, Board of Directors, 2002-2006; President, 2004-05; Vice-
President, 2003-04; Website, 2006 - present; Paxton Com. (chair), 2009 - present
Aquia Church Association, Inc., Board of Directors, 2001- present; Treasurer: 2015-2016.
Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods, Advisory Board, 2004-2009
Unity South Church, Board of Directors, 1987-1990; President, 1988-90
The Nature Conservancy of Virginia, Speakers’ Bureau, 1997
CONSULTING
John Templeton Foundation
The World Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
National Council on Economic Education
Social Sectors Development Strategies
Akins and Associates
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MEMBERSHIPS
American Economic Association, Association for Social Economics, Association for Private
Enterprise Education, International Adam Smith Society