Jon Rezek
Assistant Professor of Economics
| office: | 310-F McCool Hall |
| office phone: | 325-1970 |
| department phone: | 325-2341 |
| fax number: | 325-1977 |
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| mailing address: |
Finance & Economics |
| Box 9580 |
| Mississippi State, MS 39762-9580 |
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| e-mail: | jrezek@cobilan.msstate.edu |
| Academic History |
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| Year | Degree | Major Area | Institution |
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| 2000 | Ph.D. | Economics | University of Nebraska |
| 1995 | B.A. | Economics | University of Nebraska |
| Journal Articles |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2008 | "Efficient Frontier Estimation: A Maximum Entropy Approach." (with K. Rogers and R. Campbell) Journal of Productivity Analysis, vol. 30, pp. 213-221. |
| 2008 | "The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Price Pass-Through for Gulf Coast Gasoline." (with B. Blair) Economics Letters, vol. 98, iss. 3, pp. 229-234. |
| 2008 | "Decomposing the CO2-Income Tradeoff: An Output Distance Function Approach." (with K. Rogers) Environment and Development Economics vol. 13, iss. 4, pp. 457-473. |
| 2007 | "Cost Estimates for Multiple Pollutants: A Maximum Entropy Approach." (with R. Campbell) Energy Economics, vol. 29, iss. 3, pp. 503-519 |
| 2005 | "Abatement Cost Heterogeneity in Phase I Electric Utilities." (with B. Blair) Contemporary Economic Policy, vol. 23, iss. 3, pp. 324-340. |
| 2005 | "The Determinants of Cheating by High School Economics Students: A Comparative Study of Academic Dishonesty in the Transitional Economies" (with P. Grimes) International Review of Economics Education, vol. 4, iss. 2, pp. 23-45. |
| 2004 | "Environmentally Adjusted Agricultural Productivity in the Great Plains." (with R. Perrin) Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, vol. 29, iss. 2, pp. 346-369. |
| 2002 | "Economic Impacts on the State of the Enterprises of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians." (with M. Millea) Mississippi Economic Review and Outlook |
| Books |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2005 | "Compendium of Research on Social and Economic Impacts of Marine Oil Spills" with D.A. Gill and L.A. Ritchie. Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Environmental Studies Program (Contract #PO 72184). OCS Study MMS 2005-050. |
| Presentations, Proceedings, and Other Publications |
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| Year | Description |
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| | Proceedings and Other Publications |
| 2007 | "Variation in Recreational Visitation: The Case of Lakes in East Mississippi," with S. Grado, 2007 Proceedings of the Southern Forest Economics Workers Association annunal meeting, forthcoming |
| 2005 | "Efficient frontier estimation: a maximum entropy approach," with R.C. Campbell, and Rogers, K., 2005 Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Business and Economics Statistics Section [CD-ROM], Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association, pp. 4068-4076. |
| 2000 | "An Investigation of Market Solutions to Environmental Pollution: The Case of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions." |
| | Presentations |
| 2008 | "Simultaneous Pass-Through of Exchange Rates and Oil Prices." Western Economic Association International, Honolulu, HI. |
| 2007 | "Grade Equivalency and Transfer of Community College Credits in the Principles of Economics." Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA. |
| 2007 | "Variation in Recreational Visitation: The Case of Lakes in East Mississippi." Southern Forest Economists Workshop, San Antonio, TX |
| 2007 | "The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Pass-Through for Gulf Coast Gasoline." American Economic Association, Chicago, IL. |
| 2005 | "The Determinants of Cheating by High School Economics Students: A Comparative Study of Academic Dishonesty in the Transitional Economies." National Council on Economic Education, San Antonio, TX. |
| 2005 | "Efficient Frontier Estimation: A Maximum Entropy Approach." The 2nd Conference on Information and Entropy Econometrics, Washington, DC. |
| 2005 | "Decomposing the Income/Emission Tradeoff: An Input Distance Function Approach." Western Economics Association International, San Francisco, CA. |
| 2005 | "Workforce Development: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians." Choctaw TechVantage Conference, Choctaw, MS. |
| 2005 | "Workforce Development: A Plan for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians." Eastern Economic Association, New York, NY. |
| 2004 | “Using Tourism Data for Economic Impact Studies.” Tourism and Travel Research Association, Natchez, MS. |
| 2004 | "Cost Estimates for Multiple Pollutants: A Maximum Entropy Approach." Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, BC. |
| 2003 | "Assessing the Health Benefits of the Acid Rain Program." American Agricultural Economics Association, Montreal, Quebec. |
| 2003 | "Spatial Impacts of Sulfur Dioxide Allowance Trading." Western Economic Association International, Denver, CO. |
| 2002 | "Impact Analysis", presented for the Professional Development Brown Bag Workshop sponsored by The Economics Club at Mississippi State University |
| 2001 | "Abatement Cost Heterogeneity in Phase I Electric Utilities." Economic Sciences Symposium, Mississippi State University. |
| 2001 | "Adjusting Great Plains Agricultural Productivity for Environmental Bads." American Agricultural Economics Association, Chicago, IL. |
| 2000 | "Social Efficiency of Phase I Electric Utilities." Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, BC. |
| 1999 | "Calculation of Shadow Prices of Undesirable Outputs: Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches." Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA. |
| 1999 | "Shadow Prices of Sulfur Dioxide Allowances in Phase I Electric Utilities." American Agricultural Economics Association, Nashville, TN. |
| Grants, Contracts, and Funded Research |
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| Year | Amount | Description |
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| 2008 | $58,880 | "Grenada Lake Economic Development Project" for the Grenada County Chamber of Commerce. (Jon Rezek, Ben Blair, and M.L. Tagert) |
| 2007 | $50,505 | "Potential Choctaw County Multi-Use/Multi-Purpose Impoundment Support" for the Choctaw County Board of Supervisors via Pickering, Inc. (Jon Rezek, J. Ballweber and M.L. Tagert) |
| 2006 | $500,000 | "Economic and Policy Analysis for Renewable and Sustainable Energy" for U.S. Department of Energy. (Jon Rezek, C. Herndon, K. Coble, Ben Blair and R. Grala) |
| 2006 | $69,529 | "Bienville National Forest Lake Feasibility and Economic Impact Study" for the USDA Forest Service (Jon Rezek, G. Evans, S. Grado and D. Hudson) |
| 2005 | $40,000 | "Madison County Lake: Civic Engagement and Economic Impact" for the Madison County Economic Development Authority. (Jon Rezek, G. Evans and S. Grado) |
| 2005 | $77,000 | "Choctaw County Lake Marketing and Economic Impact Study" for the Choctaw County Board of Supervisors via Pickering, Inc. (Jon Rezek, G. Evans, S. Grado, and D. Hudson) |
| 2005 | $7,000 | Learning Community “Readings in Economics,” Awarded 2005 from Mississippi State University Office of the Provost. (Meghan Millea and Jon Rezek) |
| 2003 | $75,000 | "Social and Economic Impacts of Marine Oil Spills: A Cross-National Comparison" for the Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Jon Rezek, D. Gill and L. Ritchie) |
| 2003 | $2,000 | "Economic Impact of the Riley Education and Performing Arts Center" for the Office of the Provost, Mississippi State University. (Jon Rezek and Meghan Millea) |
| 2001 | $30,000 | "Economic Impact of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on the State of Mississippi" for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. (Jon Rezek and Meghan Millea) |
| 2000 | $70,000 | "Economic Impact of Ocean-Related Industry and Resources on Mississippi's Gulf Coast" for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resouces. (Jon Rezek, Charles Campbell and M. Goodman) |
| 2000 | $70,000 | "A Comparison of Public and Private Compensation in the State of Mississippi" for the Mississippi State Personnel Board. (Jon Rezek and Charles Campbell) |
| 1999 | $75,000 | "An Evaluation of the Environment-Productivity Tradeoff: A Great Plains Case Study" for the USDA National Resources Inventory. (Jon Rezek and R.K. Perrin) |
| Work in Progress |
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| "Productivity Growth and the Environment: 1900-2000" with K. Rogers, under review at Economics Letters |
| "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Jeffersonian Approach to Development Indicators" with G. Cano, under review at Journal of Libertarian Studies |
| "Academic Success and the Transfer of Community College Credits in the Principles of Economics." with P. Grimes and R. Campbell, under review and Journal of Economic Education |
| "Spatial Effects of Tradable Emission Permit Systems: A Simulation Approach." with M. Millea, under review at Contemporary Economic Policy |
| Professional Activities |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2008 | Referee for International Review of Economics Education |
| 2007 | Referee for Journal of Environmental Management |
| 2007 | Referee for Environment and Development Economics |
| 2006 | Referee for Journal of Environmental Management |
| 2006 | Referee for Environment and Development Economics |
| 2005 | Referee for Contemporary Economic Policy |
| 2005 | Referee for Southern Economic Journal |
| 2003 | Referee for Business and Economic Review |
| Honors |
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| Year | Description |
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| 2005 | Bobby P. and Barbara M. Martin Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, College of Business & Industry, Mississippi State University |
| 2005 | Learning Communities Grant (with M. Millea) funding provided by the Office of the Provost, Mississippi State University for the establishment of "Readings In Economics: Issues in Economic and Social Development" Special Topics Learning Community |
| 2004 | Schillig Special Teaching Projects Program Grant (with P.W. Grimes and L. White) |
| 1999 | Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student, awarded by the Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 1998 | Bingham Fellowship awarded by the Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln for excellence in teaching |
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