Download PDF version of CV here.

EDUCATION

May 2018
Field: Economic Development
Chair: Claudia R. Williamson, Ph.D.

May 2012
Minor: Finance

May 2010

 JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Credit for Me but Not for Thee: The Effects of the Illinois Rate Cap” with Gregory Elliehausen and Thomas W. Miller Jr. 2023. Public Choice, 197, 397-420. [This paper was the topic of discussion in the legislatures of Illinois and South Carolina, including congressional testimony before the South Carolina Legislature. It was also the topic of discussion more than one dozen articles in Forbes, Real Clear Markets, JD Supra, and other popular press outlets.]

“Are Economic Arguments Against Immigration Missing the Boat? The Fiscal Effects of the Mariel Boatlift.” with Lili Yao and Claudia R. Williamson. 2022. Southern Economic Journal. 89(2), 305-325.

“The Effect of Mass Legalization on US State-level Institutions: Evidence from the Immigration Reform and Control Act” with Lili Yao and Claudia R. Williamson. 2021. Public Choice, 89(3), 427-463.

“Do Consumers Need More Protection from Small-Dollar Lenders? Historical Evidence and a Roadmap for Future Research” with Gregory Elliehausen and Thomas W. Miller, Jr. 2020. Economic Inquiry, 58(4), 1577-1613.

“Does Balance Among Areas of Institutional Quality Matter for Economic Growth?” with Russell S. Sobel. 2020. Southern Economic Journal, 86(4), 1418-1445.

“Performance Efficiency in NCAA Basketball” with Jon Rezek and Joshua Pitts. 2019. Journal of Sports Economics, 20(2), 218–241.

“The Dynamic Properties of Institutional Reform: An Analysis of U.S. States.” 2019. Journal of Institutional Economics, 15(3), 539-551.

“The Path of Reform: The Consequences of Institutional Volatility” with Claudia R. Wiliamson. 2019. Kyklos, 72(3), 400-425. 

 BOOK CHAPTERS

“The Case for Growth.” (with Russell Sobel), Chapter 1, in Brandon N. Cline, Russell S. Sobel, and Claudia R. Williamson, eds., Promoting Prosperity in Mississippi. Mississippi State. MS: Mississippi State Institute for Market Studies.

“The Sources of Economic Growth.” (with Russell Sobel), Chapter 2, in Brandon N. Cline, Russell S. Sobel, and Claudia R. Williamson, eds., Promoting Prosperity in Mississippi. Mississippi State. MS: Mississippi State Institute for Market Studies.

“Why Capitalism Works.” (with Russell Sobel), Chapter 3, in Brandon N. Cline, Russell S. Sobel, and Claudia R. Williamson, eds., Promoting Prosperity in Mississippi. Mississippi State. MS: Mississippi State Institute for Market Studies.

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Principles of Microeconomics
Instructional Method: Traditional, Online
Average Evaluation: 4.80/5.00

FELLOWSHIPS

Contributing Fellow, Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Jackson, MS

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Faculty Senate, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2021- Present

Faculty Qualifications Committee Chair, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2018-Present

Faculty Athletic Mentor, Mississippi College Men’s Basketball, Clinton, MS, 2020- Present

Student Activities Committee, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2019- Present

Academic and Admissions Recruitment Committee, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2020- 2022

Online Enrollment Committee, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2019- 2020

Faith and Service Committee, Mississippi College School of Business, Clinton, MS, 2018-Present

Admissions Retreat Speaker, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2019-2020

“Still MC” Webpage Feature “Is College Still Worth It”, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2019

Preview Day Mock Lecturer, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2018-2021

Choctaw Cheer-Off Judge, Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 2020

COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Master Teacher of Economics Instructor, MS Council on Economic Education, Jackson, MS, 2020

Board Member, Madison Ridgeland Youth Club, Madison, MS, 2020

Building Committee, Grace Community Church, Jackson, MS, 2020

Invited Lecturer, Rankin County School District Continuing Education, Brandon, MS, 2019

Invited Lecturer, Madison Ridgeland Academy Student Leadership Institute, Madison, MS, 2017-2020

Host, The Veritas Forum at Mississippi State University, 2017

Peer Reviewer, Economic Modelling, 2021-2022

Peer Reviewer, Journal of Institutional Economics, 2019-2020

Peer Reviewer, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2020

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Southern Economic Association, 2018-Present

Association of Private Enterprise Education, 2018- Present

Society for Development of Austrian Economics, 2018-Present

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Mississippi College Pittman Young Faculty of the Year Award (2020)

The Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) Young Scholars Grant (2018, 2019, 2021)

The Hunter Henry Graduate Studies Travel Grant, Mississippi State University (2017)

Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Community Service Team (2011)

Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll (2007-2011)

Suma Cum Laude, Mississippi State University (2010)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Trustmark Bank, Jackson, MS
Treasury DFAST Consultant
June 2011 – August 2013

REFERENCES

Dr. Thomas Miller, Jr.
Professor of Finance
Jack R. Lee Chair of Financial Institutions and Consumer Finance
Senior Affiliated Scholar, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Mississippi State University
Telephone: (314) 494-7823
Email: tommillerjr@gmail.com

Dr. Brandon Roberts
President and CEO
Premier Insights, Inc.
Telephone: (601) 856-7201
Email: brandon@premierinsights.com