Dean Gropper Presents

Dr. Michael D. Bordo is a Board of Governors Professor of Economics and director of the Center for Monetary and Financial History at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.Support the show

Dr. Arthur Laffer, an American economist and author, joins Dean Daniel Gropper to discuss taxes and economic policy in the United States.Support the show

Heiko Kleve is a Professor & Chair of Organization & Development of Business Families, Academic & Managing Director at the Witten Institute of Family Business Witten/Herdecke University and visiting scholar at Florida Atlantic College of Business.Roland Kidwell is a Carl DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at Florida Atlantic College of Business, Fulbright Professor and /Co-Host on the Boca Raton Shrimp Tank Podcast. Pictured left to right:Roland Kidwell, Heiko Kleve, and Dean, Daniel GropperSupport the Show.

Dr. Arthur Laffer, an American economist and author, joins Dean Daniel Gropper to discuss taxes and economic policy in the United States.Support the show

Carl Cyrius is the CEO/Founder of The Oasis Firm, a financial services company, and an alum of the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program at Florida Atlantic's College of Business.Support the show

Yannick Thams, Ph.D., joins Florida Atlantic as an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Programs. Prior to her appointment at FAU, she was an Associate Professor of strategy and international business at Suffolk University in Boston.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Previously an adjunct instructor at Florida Atlantic, Mircea Marandici is now a full-time member of the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM) at FAU Business. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Previously a visiting instructor, Kenny Leblanc is now a full-time member of the Business Communications Program at the FAU College of Business. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Bill "Patch" Paczkowski -- a former Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps -- joins FAU Business as an instructor in the Department of Management Programs.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Previously a visiting instructor, Sarah Nielsen is now a full-time member of the Business Communications Program at the FAU College of Business. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Previously a visiting instructor at Florida Atlantic, James "J.B." Ward is now a full-time member of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at FAU Business. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Mohsen Emadikhiav is a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management at the FAU College of Business. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Long Liu joins FAU Business as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics. Prior to arriving at Florida Atlantic, Liu was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Inkyoung Hur is a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management at FAU Business. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Magno Queiroz joins FAU as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management at FAU Business. Previously, he taught at Utah State University and at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Soyoung Park joins FAU as an Assistant Professor in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program at the College of Business. More >Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Vernon L. Smith is the George L. Argyros Chair in Finance and Economics and President, International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics at Chapman University. Vernon L. Smith, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 “for having established laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms,” has held appointments at Purdue University, Stanford University, Brown University, University of Massachusetts, USC, California Institute of Technology, University of Arizona, University of Alaska-Anchorage, George Mason University, and Chapman University. Professor Smith received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from California Institute of Technology (1949), his masters in Economics from the University of Kansas (1951), and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard (1955). He has authored or co-authored over 290 articles and books on capital theory, finance, natural resource economics, experimental economics, and the housing origins of economic instability, 1920-2014. Professor Smith is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Purdue University awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Management degree in 1989. Dr. Smith was elected member of the National Academy of Science in 1995. In 1996 he received Cal Tech's Distinguished Alumni Award. He became Kansan of the year (Topeka Gazette) in 2002, received a Distinguished Alumni award from the University of Kansas in 2011 and in 2014 an Honorary Doctor of Science degree. He has served on numerous editorial and editorial advisory boards, and as president of several national economic associations. He has served as a consultant on the liberalization of electric power in Australia and New Zealand, and has participated in numerous private and public discussions of energy privatization and liberalization in the United States and around the world.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Robert Lawson, Ph.D., holds the Jerome M. Fullinwider Endowed Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom and is the director of the William J. O'Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU).Benjamin Powell, Ph.D., is the director of the Free Market Institute and a professor of economics in the Rawls College of Business Administration at Texas Tech University.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Siri Terjesen, PhD, joins the Department of Management Programs at FAU as a full professor and Dean's Distinguished Research Fellow. Prior to joining the Florida Atlantic University College of Business, Terjesen held a similar position at American University in Washington D.C. She also has an on-going joint faculty appointment with the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. Additionally, while completing her master's degree in economics from the Norwegian School, Terjesen earned the distinction of being a Fulbright Scholar.Terjesen is a prolific scholar whose research has examined various aspects of entrepreneurship and international business. Her work has been cited more than 8,500 times and she has published more than 65 refereed journal articles as well as several cases and book chapters. Her research has appeared in leading academic journals including the Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Small Business Economics, Journal of Operations Management, and many more. She's also a co-author of the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor's Social Entrepreneurship Report which examines entrepreneurial activity around the world.As a professor, Terjesen has been recognized for her outstanding work in the classroom by both student organizations and national teaching associations.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Amir Javadinia, Ph.D., is a new assistant professor in the Marketing Department at the Florida Atlantic University College of Business. Professor Javadinia recently earned his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of South Carolina and his research uses big data to investigate issues in marketing strategy, especially at the intersection of marketing and finance. Using data from the automobile industry, Professor Javadinia's research examined the effects of product recalls on firm financial performance and market reactions. He also has work under review that is exploring the impact of marketing efforts on online crowdfunding success.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Bryan Caplan, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center and a Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He specializes in public economics, public choice theory, psychology in economics, and the economics of the family. Caplan's book, The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies, was named the best political book of the year (2007) by the New York Times. In his new work, Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration, Caplan makes a bold case for unrestricted immigration. (Pictured left to right in episode artwork: FAU Business Dean - Dan Gropper, Guest - Bryan Caplan, FAU Asst. Professor - William Luther)Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Milad Baghersad earned his Ph.D. in Business Information Technology from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Florida Atlantic University, Professor Baghersad was a visiting faculty member at Cleveland State University. His primary research interests include supply chain disruptions and disaster operations management. Professor Baghersad has published papers in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals like Decision Sciences Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, and Transportation Research Part E. Professor Baghersad is joining the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM) at FAU Business.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Lakshman Chandrashekhar earned his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2003. He brings a wealth of experience from having taught all over the world in locales such as China, Finland, France, India and across the United States. Professor Chandrashekhar has also published extensively. He's written three books and more than thirty refereed journal articles. Professor Chandrashekhar is joining the International Business faculty in the Department of Management Programs at the Florida Atlantic University College of Business.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes "The Americas," a weekly column on politics, economics and business in Latin America and Canada that appears every Monday in The Wall Street Journal. Ms. O'Grady joined The Wall Street Journal in August 1995 and became a senior editorial page writer in December 1999. She was appointed an editorial board member in November 2005. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Indianapolis­-based Liberty Fund.In 2012 Ms. O’Grady won the Walter Judd Freedom Award from The Fund for American Studies. In 2009 Ms. O'Grady received the Thomas Jefferson Award from The Association of Private Enterprise Education. In 2005 Ms. O'Grady won the Bastiat Prize for Journalism awarded by the International Policy Network for her articles on the World Bank, the underground economy in Brazil and the bad economic advice the U.S. often gives to Latin American countries. In 1997 Ms. O'Grady won the Inter American Press Association's Daily Gleaner Award for editorial commentary.Ms. O'Grady received a bachelor's degree in English from Assumption College and an M.B.A. in financial management from Pace University.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Terry L. Anderson has been a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution since 1998 and is currently the John and Jean DeNault Senior Fellow. He is the past president of the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, MT, and a Professor Emeritus at Montana State University where he won many teaching awards during his 25 year career.Dr. Anderson is one of the founders of “free market environmentalism,” the idea of using markets and property rights to help solve environmental problems. In 2015 the third edition of his book by that title was published, co-authored with Don Leal. Terry is author or editor of 39 books, including most recently, Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations (2016), exploring the institutional underpinnings of American Indian reservation economies.In addition to publishing books and articles in academic journals, Terry Anderson speaks around the world and is often featured in the popular press, including frequent editorials in the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Anderson received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1972 and has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University, Cornell University, Basel University, Clemson University, and he was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Canterbury.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Carol Alexander is Professor of Finance at Sussex and Co-Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance. Prior academic appointments were as Chair of Financial Risk Management at the ICMA Centre in the Henley Business School at Reading (1999 – 2012) and lecturer in Mathematics and Economics at the University of Sussex (1985 - 1998). She holds degrees from the University of Sussex (BSc First Class, Mathematics with Experimental Psychology; PhD Algebraic Number Theory) and the London School of Economics (MSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics). She also has an Honorary Professorship at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania.Carol has also held several positions in financial institutions: Fixed Income Trader at UBS/Phillips and Drew (UK); Academic Director of Algorithmics (Canada); Director of Nikko Global Holdings and Head of Market Risk Modeling (UK); Risk Research Advisor, SAS (USA). She also acts as an expert witness and consultant in financial modeling. From 2010 – 2012 Carol was Chair of the Board of PRMIA (Professional Risk Manager's International Association).She publishes widely on a broad range of topics, including: volatility theory; option pricing and hedging; trading volatility; hedging with futures; alternative investments; random orthogonal matrix simulation; game theory and real options. She has written and edited numerous books in mathematics and finance and published extensively in top-ranked international journals. Her four-volume textbook on Market Risk Analysis (Wileys, 2008) is the definitive guide to the subject. Her latest interests focus on Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies and her forthcoming book (with Douglas Cumming, FAU) is another Wiley text on Corruption and Fraud in Financial Markets.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Andrew S. Gallan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Marketing and the Director of the FAU Center for Services Marketing & Management. His almost 20 years of business experience in sales, sales management, and marketing, which, combined with his academic qualifications, enable him to have a distinct perspective on research and teaching. Andrew's areas of research interest include service innovation, service design, and customer/patient experience, almost exclusively conducted in the health care industry. Andrew is also a highly respected and successful teacher and presenter who specializes in Customer Relationship Management, Service Marketing and Management, and Customer Experience topics.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Robin Sickles is the Reginald Henry Hargrove Professor of Economics, a Joint Professor at the Department of Statistics at Rice, and an Adjunct Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a Research Associate at the Ovideo (Spain) Efficiency Group and a Member of Executive Committee for the International Finance and Banking Society. Professor Sickles is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Productivity Analysis, and has served as associate editor of Journal of Applied Econometrics, Communications in Statistics, Theory and Methods, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Econometrics, andEmpirical Economics. His research interests center around applied economics and empirical measurement of productivity.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Michael Crain, FAU Instructor & Director of the Center for Forensic Accounting @FAUbusiness, talks about the Forensic Accounting program's recent #2 ranking by BestColleges.com for Best Online Master's in Forensic Accounting. Dr. Crain also discusses some of their latest applied research on the the cost of capital, and the center's participation in an annual conference with the United States Department of Treasury. Follow Forensic Accounting on Twitter at @FAUForensic & the FAU Center for Forensic Accounting at @FAUForensicCtr.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Rajeev Sawant, Ph.D. joins FAU as an experienced assistant professor, coming to us from Baruch College at the City University of New York. He earned his Ph.D. from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. With expertise in various aspects of international business and foreign direct investment, his articles have appeared in such academic journals as the Journal of International Business Studies, Academy of Management Review, and Journal of Business Research. His book, “Infrastructure Investing: Managing Risks & Rewards for Pensions, Insurance Companies & Endowments,” was published by Wiley in 2010. Prior to earning his Ph.D., he served in the Indian Armed Forces, rising to the rank of Company Commander. He also has experience as an entrepreneur, having served as founder and CEO of a telecomm company.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Melanie Lorenz, Ph.D. is an experienced assistant professor. A native of Germany, she has worked in banking and consulting. She then decided to become an academic, and earned her Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Alabama in 2016. She has been an assistant professor at the University of Toledo. Her focus is in international business and marketing; her research has been published in the Journal of World Business, International Marketing Review, and Academy of Management Learning and Education, among others.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Joao Faria, Ph.D. joins us as a tenured associate professor. He comes to FAU from the University of Texas–El Paso, where he was a tenured professor. He has published more than 100 articles, primarily in macroeconomics, development economics, and most recently in the economics of terrorism. Originally from Brazil, he is now a U.S. citizen, and he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kent in England. Faria’s work has appeared in many excellent academic journals, including Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Macroeconomics, Economics Letters, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Journal of Conflict Resolution, and Defense and Peace Economics. He has been a consultant to the World Bank and the European Central Bank, and has taught as a visiting professor in Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France and Portugal.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

William Luther, Ph.D. comes to FAU as an experienced assistant professor, having previously been at Kenyon College. His expertise is in monetary economics and alternative currencies, including Bitcoin. He is also the director of the Sound Money Project at the American Institute for Economic Research, and an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives in Washington D.C. The author of more than two dozen articles, he has published in such leading journals as Economic Inquiry, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Contemporary Economic Policy, Journal of Private Enterprise, Public Choice, and others. His work has also appeared in leading news outlets in the popular press, including The Economist, Forbes, and U.S. News & World Report. Will earned his Ph.D. from George Mason University.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

Douglas Cumming, Ph.D. and Sofia Johan, Ph.D. join @FAUbusiness from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto. While they each have impressive scholarly records on their own, together this husband-and-wife team has produced three books and more than 30 refereed journal articles.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

At FAU, our goal is to build a first-class, nationally-recognized, public business school in South Florida. To accomplish that goal, we need three things: top-notch people, first-rate facilities, and outstanding programs. Together, we will continue to build a university that has a lasting, positive impact in Florida and across the United States of America.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)