JOHN R. CARTER

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS

WORCESTER, MA 01610-2395

TEL:  508-793-2676    FAX:  508-793-3710

EMAIL:  jcarter@holycross.edu

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

Education

 

Ph.D. (Economics), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1976

M.A.  (Economics), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1974

B.A.  (Economics), Davidson College, Davidson, NC, 1970

 

Appointments

 

Professor, College of the Holy Cross, since 1991

Chair, Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross, 1983-1988

Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross, 1982-1991

Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross, 1976-1982

 

Awards

 

Holy Cross Faculty Fellowship, Fall 2007

Holy Cross Distinguished Teaching Award, 1992-1993

Batchelor (Ford) Fellowship, College of the Holy Cross, Summer, 1978, 1985

Teaching Fellowship, Cornell University, 1975-1976

Wall Street Journal Medal, Davidson College, 1970

 

Courses

 

Principles of Economics

Statistics

Microeconomics

Industrial Organization and Public Policy

Econometrics

Experimental Microeconomics

Mathematics for Economists

Public Choice and Political Economy

Research Methodology (Economics Honors)

Libertarian Political Economy (Special Studies)

 

College Committees

 

Faculty Compensation Committee, 2006-07 (Co-Chair)

Curricular Review Committee on Honors Programs, 2003-05

Athletic Council, 2000-2003

Harassment Appeal Committee, 1995-97

Committee on Faculty Grievances, 1993-94

Graduate Studies Committee, 1991-94

Standing Committee on Investment, 1990-92

Committee on Professional Standards, 1990-91 (Chair, 1990-91)

Admissions Committee, 1988

Ad Hoc Committee on Peer Evaluation, 1983-84

Committee on Tenure and Promotion, 1983-85

Cummings/BAI Award Committee, 1983-84 (Chair), 1989, 2002-05 (Chair), 2005-07

Budget Committee, 1981-82

Ad Hoc Committee on Distribution Requirements, 1980-82

Ad Hoc Committee on Retirement, 1979-81

College Judicial Board, 1979

Academic Standing Committee, 1979-82 (Chair, 1981-82), 1997-1999

Faculty Compensation Committee, 1977-80 (Chair, 1979-80)

 

Professional Societies

 

Economic Science Association

Public Choice Society

American Economic Association

 

Research Fields

 

Conflict Economics

Experimental Economics

Public Choice and Political Economy

Industrial Organization

 

Publications

 

C.H. Anderton and J.R. Carter, "Vulnerable Trade: The Dark Side of an Edgeworth Box," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , forthcoming.

C.H. Anderton and J.R. Carter, "A Survey of Peace Economics," in Todd Sandler and Keith Hartley, eds., Handbook of Defense Economics, Volume II, 1211-1258.  New York:  North-Holland, 2007.

J.R. Carter, “An Empirical Note on Economic Freedom and Income Inequality,” Public Choice, 130 (No. 1-2, 2006), 163-177.

C.H. Anderton and J.R. Carter, "Applying Intermediate Microeconomics to Terrorism," Journal of Economic Education, 37 (No. 4, Fall 2006), 442-458.

C.H. Anderton and J.R. Carter, "On Rational Choice Theory and the Study of Terrorism," Defence and Peace Economics, 16 (No. 4, 2005), 275-282.

C.H. Anderton and J.R. Carter, Chapter 15, "Does War Disrupt Trade?," in Gerald Schneider, Katherine Barbieri, and Nils Petter Gleditisch, eds., Globalization and Armed Conflict.  Boulder, CO:  Rowman and Littlefield, 2003, pp. 299-310.

C.H. Anderton and J.R. Carter, "On the Disruption of Trade by War:  A Reply to Barbieri & Levy," Journal of Peace Research, 38 (No. 5, 2001), 625-628.

C.H. Anderton and J.R. Carter, "The Impact of War on Trade:  An Interrupted Time-Series Study," Journal of Peace Research, 38 (No. 4, 2001), 445-457.

J.R. Carter and C.H. Anderton, "An Experimental Test of a Predator-Prey Model of Appropriation," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 45 (May 2001), 83-97.

C.H. Anderton, R.A. Anderton, and J.R. Carter, "Economic Activity in the Shadow of Conflict," Economic Inquiry, 37 (January 1999), 166-179.

M.S. Burke, J.R. Carter, R.D. Gominiak, and D.F. Ohl, "An Experimental Note on the Allais Paradox and Monetary Incentives," Empirical Economics, 21 (No. 4, 1996), 617-632.

J.R. Carter and S.A. McAloon, "A Test for Comparative Income Effects in an Ultimatum Bargaining Experiment," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 31 (December 1996), 369-380.

J.R. Carter and S.D. Guerette, "An Experimental Study of Expressive Voting," Public Choice, 73 (April 1992), 251-260.

J.R. Carter and M.D. Irons, "Are Economists Different, and If So, Why?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, 5 (Spring 1991), 171-177.

J.R. Carter and D. Schap, "Line-Item Veto:  Where Is Thy Sting?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, 4 (Spring 1990), 103-118.

J.R. Carter and D. Schap, ""Executive Veto, Legislative Override, and Structure-Induced Equilibrium," Public Choice, 52 (Number 3, 1987), 227-244, reprinted in C. Rowley, ed., Public Choice Theory (Edward Elgar, 1993).

J.R. Carter, "Early Projections and Voter Turnout in the 1980 Presidential Election," Public Choice, 43 (Number 2, 1984), 195-202.

J.R. Carter, "Concentration Change and the Structure-Performance Debate:  An Interpretive Essay," Managerial Decision Economics, 5 (Number 4, 1984), 204-212.

J.R. Carter, "Antitrust, Competition, and the Demise of the Concentration Doctrine," University of Toledo Law Review, 12 (Winter 1981), 243-267.

J.R. Carter, "Actual Potential Entry Under Section 7 of the Clayton Act," Virginia Law Review, 66 (December 1980), 1485-1510.

J.R. Carter, "From Peckham to White:  Economic Welfare and the Rule of Reason," Antitrust Bulletin, 25 (Summer 1980), 275-295.

J.R. Carter, "Collusion, Efficiency, and Antitrust," Journal of Law and Economics, 21 (October 1978), 435-444.

J.R. Carter, "In Search of Synergy:  A Structure-Performance Test," Review of Economics and Statistics, 59 (August 1977), 279-289.

 

Unpublished Manuscripts

 

J.R. Carter and P.J. Flanagan, "Elicitation of Willingness-to-Accept versus Willingness-to-Pay with the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak Mechanism," College of the Holy Cross, June 1995.

J.R. Carter, B.J. Drainville, and R.P. Poulin, "A Test for Rational Altruism in a Public-Goods Experiment," College of the Holy Cross, April 1992.

J.R. Carter and M.D. Irons, "Are Economists Different, and If So, Why? (Longer Version)," College of the Holy Cross, December 1990.

J.R. Carter and R.A. Racine, Jr., "Relative Campaign Spending and U.S. House Elections, 1982‑1988," College of the Holy Cross, August 1990.

 

References

 

Available on request