John Levendis
Assistant Professor of Economics
Address: 6363
St. Charles Avenue, Box 15
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)864-7941
Fax:
(504)864-7970
Email:
jlevendi@loyno.edu
Office: Miller 321
- Education
- Academic/Industry Experience
- Course Descriptions
- Research Interests
- Publications
- Personal Information
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Iowa, May 2004.
- M.S., Mathematics, University of Iowa, Dec. 2003 .
- M.A., Economics, University of Iowa, Dec. 2000.
- B.B.A., Economics, Loyola University New Orleans, May 1997
Academic/Industry Experience
- Assistant Professor, Loyola University New Orleans, 2005-2006
- Assistant Professor, Southeastern Louisiana University, 2004-2005
- Instructor, Cornell College, 2003
- Instructor, TA, University of Iowa. 1998-2003
Course Descriptions
Courses Taught: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconmics, International Economics, History of Economic Thought, Decision Sciences.
Research Interests
Economic History, History of Economic Thought, Applied Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Growth and Development.
Publications, Proceedings, and Papers
PUBLISHED PAPERS
- “The fallacy of wage cuts and involuntary unemployment.” Journal of the History of Economic Thought , 29(3): 309-329.
- “The movement of quality adjusted slave prices and quantities.” Southwestern Economic Review , 34(1) 2007: 161-177.
- “Globalization and the Concept of Subsistence Wages.” With Walter Block and Jerry Dauterive . Journal of Income Distribution 16 (1) March, 2007, pp. 74-88
- “Tariffs on Steel: Special Interests vs. Free Enterprise”. With Michael Saliba and Walter Block. Indian Journal of Economics and Business: Special Issue on Economic Development, Transition Economics, and Globalization: Austrian and Public Choice Perspectives , 2007, 139-151.
- “Macroeconomic Aggregates and the South African Economy.” With Russell McKenzie. African Economic and Business Review ,4 (2) 2006: 1-15.
- “Creation of a Separate Telecom Regulatory Agency – A Duration Analysis of Its Time Pattern,” With Sang H. Lee . Contemporary Economic Policy , vol . 24 (3), July 2006, pp. 407 - 417.
- “Nuclear Power,” With Joseph Morrel and Walter Block. Journal of Business Ethics, 67(1) , 2006, 37-49.
- “Sexual Harassment Over the Business Cycle.” Review of Business Research , Volume V, Number 1, 2005, pp. 189-198.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
- “How efficient were the New Orleans slave auctions: a structural econometric approach.” Under review at the Journal of Economic Issues .
- “The predictive ability of the Ricardian growth model.” Under review at International Journal of Applied Economics .
- “Flood Hazards and Urban Housing Markets.” With Russell McKenzie. Under review at the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics .
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- “Flood Hazards and Urban Housing Markets: The Effects of Katrina on New Orleans .” Presented by Russell McKenzie at the Southern Economics Association conference, Charleston , SC , November 2006.
- “Housing Market Responses to a Catastrophic Event: The Effects of Katrina on the Value of Housing Characteristics and Amenities in Louisiana ” Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association meetings, in Minneapolis , Oct. 27, 2006.
- “Sexual Harassment over the Business Cycle.” Presented at the International Academy of Business and Economics (IABE) 2005 Conference in Las Vegas , Nevada , October 18, 2005.
- “Anti-Corporate Mentality: Mises ' Anti-Capitalistic Mentality Revisited” with Deborah Walker. Presented by Deborah Walker at the Western Economic Association International Meetings, July 5, 2005 in San Francisco .
- “Sexual Harassment over the Business Cycle.” Presented at Midwest Economic Association meetings, in Milwaukee , March 11, 2005.
- “Hedonics and the Estimation of a Supply and Demand System for Slaves” Presented at Midwest Economics Association meetings, in Chicago , March 2004.
Personal
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member, American Economics Association
- Member, Midwest Economics Association
- Member, Cliometric Society
