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Kathleen Vinlove Kathleen Vinlove, Ph.D.
kathleen.vinlove@park.edu
Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1982
Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1991 (2003)
(816) 584-6505

Areas of Expertise 

Regional economic analysis; economic impact analysis; regulatory cost-benefit analysis

Research Topics 

Analysis of the effectiveness of multiple-choice testing as an assessment tool; analysis of the Middle Tennessee economy; groundwater management policies; pesticide usage

Courses Taught 

EC 141 Principles of Macroeconomics
EC 142 Principles of Microeconomics
EC 300 Intermediate Microeconomics
EC 302 Labor Economics
EC 303 Money, Credit, and Banking
EC 315 Quantitative Research Methods
EC 407 International Trade and Finance
EC 507 International Trade and Finance (graduate level)
Other courses include: Environmental Economics, Consumer Economics, Survey of Economics


Selected Publications

Economic Impact Studies:

The Economic Impact of Nursing Home Medicaid Payments on the Tennessee Economy. Business and Economic Research Center Report, Middle Tennessee State University. April, 2003

The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts on the Tennessee Economy. Business and Economic Research Center Report, Middle Tennessee State University. February, 2003

Tennessee Economy. Business and Economic Research Center Report, Middle Tennessee State University. January, 2003

Impact of International Comfort Products’ Plant Closing on the Economy of Marshall County, Tennessee. Business and Economic Research Center Report, Middle Tennessee State University. May, 2002

Impact of Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Events on the Economy of Rutherford County, Tennessee. Business and Economic Research Center Report, Middle Tennessee State University. January, 2002

Baseline Data Report for Evaluation of Preston Taylor Homes HOPE VI Project. Office of Business and Economic Research Report, Tennessee State University. August, 2001

Newspaper articles and other media:

"Davidson Egress Drives Neighboring Growth." Nashville Business Journal. August 2 - 8, 2002

"Cautious Optimism for Midstate Recovery." Midstate Economic Indicators. Vol. 12, No. 1. Summer 2002

"Migration Report." Midstate Economic Indicators. Vol. 12, No. 1. Summer 2002

"A tale of two ‘r-words’ for local economy." Nashville Business Journal. March 29 - April 4, 2002

"Recession with Signs of Recovery." Midstate Economic Indicators. Vol. 11, No. 4. Winter 2002

"Supply Shocks, Confidence, and the State of the Economy." With Albert E. DePrince, Jr. Midstate Economic Indicators. Vol. 11, No. 3. Fall 2001

Journal articles:

"Comparative Estimations of U.S. Home Lawn Area," with Robert F. Torla. Journal of Turfgrass Management. Vol. 1 No. 1 (1995)

"Regional Economic Impacts of Constrained Groundwater Availability Under a 'Zero Depletion' Management Scenario," with Jarvin M. Emerson. Regional Science Perspectives. Vol. 2 No. 2 (1992), pp. 53-78.


Awards 

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, inducted 2002

Academic Positions 

Associate Director, Business and Economic Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University, 2001-2003

Research Associate, Office of Business and Economic Research, Tennessee State University, 2001

Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Finance and Economics, Marshall University, Fall 1998-Spring 2000

Nonacademic  Positions 

Economist, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1992-1995

Senior Research Analyst, State of Kansas--Kansas Inc., 1992

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