Over half of the School of Economics faculty represented Georgia Tech at the 89th Annual Southern Economic Association meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Laura Taylor, Professor and Chair, delivered The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Keynote Address, “Reflections on the Credibility Revolution in Nonmarket Valuation".  

“I couldn’t be more pleased to have Georgia Tech represented so well at the Southern Economic Association this year. Our faculty cover a wide range of topics, everything from healthcare, international migration, and game theory, to energy and the environment,” said Dr. Taylor.

A full list of authors and papers can be found below.

Tibor Besedes: "Product Quality, Duration, and Trade Growth"

Justin Burkett: "Dynamic Mechanisms with Private Discount Factors”.

Danny Hughes & coauthors: “Crossing State Borders: the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and Hospital Quality"

Seung Hoon Lee: "China Shock, local credit supply, and the amplified impacts on U.S. labor market" and "The Well-Being of Nations: Estimating Welfare from International Migration"

Matthew E. Oliver: "Fossil Fuel Development, Corruption, and Economic Growth: A Simultaneous Equations Approach."

Maxwell Rosenthal: “Data-driven Screening”