Appointments
Visiting Assistant Professor of EconomicsHeider College of Business, Creighton University
Faculty FellowMenard Center for Economic Inquiry, Creighton University
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied EconomicsTexas Tech University
M.A., Economics (Applied Economics concentration)San Jose State University
B.S., EconomicsUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Publications
Imperial Japan, Civilian Control, and Democratic Reversal. Public Choice. Link →
Did the Plaza Accord Cause Japan’s Real Estate Bubble? Contemporary Economic Policy. Link →
Working Papers
The Political Coase Theorem and the Peaceful Domain Abolition of 1871 in Meiji Japan.
Crisis, Coordination, and Governance in Post-3.11 Japan.
Feudal Federalism in Tokugawa Japan.
Teaching
Instructor of Record
Markets, Government, and Social Justice (ECO 173)Creighton University
Introductory Macroeconomics (ECO 205)Creighton University
Introductory Macroeconomics (ECO 205)Creighton University
Introductory Microeconomics (ECO 203)Creighton University
Applied Business Economics (BECO 3310)Texas Tech University
Teaching Assistant
Applied Business Economics (BECO 3310), under Dr. Alexander SalterTexas Tech University
Global Business Economics & Policy (BECO 4366), under Dr. Benjamin PowellTexas Tech University
Mathematical Methods for Economics (ECO 104), under Dr. Rui LiuSan Jose State University
Economic History of the United States (ECON/HIST 113A), under Dr. Jeffrey Rogers HummelSan Jose State University
Fellowships, Awards & Assistantships
Summer Research Grant ($5,000)Menard Center for Economic Inquiry, Creighton University
Graduate Research FellowshipAmerican Institute for Economic Research
Young Scholars AwardAssociation for Private Enterprise Education
Research AssistantFree Market Institute, Texas Tech University
Other Experience
English TeacherEikaiwa Aeon Company — Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan