Collin Hodges

Education:

• Ph.D. in Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University, expected Summer 2019.
• Thesis Title: Three Essays in Applied Econometrics.
• Completed microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics sequences in the Department of Economics.
• M.A. in Economics, West Virginia University, 2016.
• Funding provided by the Knut Wicksell Fellowship.
• B.S. in Economics, College of Charleston, 2013.
• Member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Economics Honor Society.

Refereed Journal Articles:

• Amir Borges Ferreira Neto, Collin Hodges, and Hyunwoong Pyun, “Voting Dynamics and the Birth of State-owned Casinos in Kansas,” Economics Bulletin, 2016, Vol. 36, Issue 1, 329-336.
• Ninos Malek, Joshua Hall, and Collin Hodges, “The Relationship between Economics and Ethics and the Effectiveness of Normative Economics on Student Attitudes and Learning,” Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research 17(1) 2016: 16-24.
• Ninos Malek, Joshua Hall, and Collin Hodges, “A Review and Analysis of the Effectiveness of Alternative Teaching Methods on Student Learning in Economics,” Perspectives on Economic Education Research 9(1) 2014: 75-85.

Book Chapters:

• “Gambling Taxes” Doug Walker and Collin Hodges in For Your Own Good: Taxes, Paternalism, and Fiscal Discrimination in the Twenty-First Century. A. Hoffer and T. Nesbit, eds. Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 2018.

Book Reviews:

• Collin Hodges, Review of John W. Diamond and George R. Zodrow, Pathways to Fiscal Reform in the United States, in Review of Regional Studies, 46(1) 2016, 113–116.

Teaching Experience:

• Instructor:
• Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2018 Large Section (200+ students)
• Principles of Macroeconomics Summer 2018 Small Section (40 students)
• Principles of Microeconomics Spring 2018 Large Section (200+ students)
• Intro to Agricultural Economics Spring 2017 Small Section (40 students)
• Teaching Assistant:
• Principles of Microeconomics Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016 Large Section (300+ students)
• Principles of Macroeconomics Fall 2015 Large Section (200+ students)