Stephen S. Van der Ploeg, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1976 - Ph. D. Economics, Duke University (International Economics, Political Economy, Econometrics)
1973 - A.M. Economics, Duke University (Economic Theory, Statistics)
1971 - B.A. Economics, Cleveland State University
Professional Experience
1997-2000, 2001-present - Professor, Northwest Nazarene University, Economics and Finance courses
1993-1996 - Manager, Forecasting, Consumer Services Division, Ameritech
1985-1993 - Manager, Economic/Financial Analysis, Department of Treasury, Michigan Bell Telephone Company
1980-85 - Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University, , Economics and Finance courses
1976-80 - Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Economics courses
Organizations
Christian Business Faculty Association
American Economic Association
American Statistical Association
Association of North American Studies
Atlantic Economics Association
Detroit Association of Business Economists (Treasurer, Board of Directors, 1986-1993)
Eastern Economic Association
Midwest Economics Association
National Association for Business Economics
Southern Economic Association
Professional Association Conferences
Christian Business Faculty Association, 2005, 2001-2002, 1997-1999.
American Economics Association, 1977-1997, selected years
National Association of Business Economists, 1985-1996, selected years.
Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November, 1985-1996.
Rutgers University Research Seminar in Advanced Regulatory Economics, 1986- 1996, selected years.
Southern Economic Association, 1976-1980.
Midwest Economic Association, 1980-1985.
Eastern Economic Association, 1977-1980.
Publications
Book review of Marsden, George, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, in JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL INTEGRATION IN BUSINESS, fall, 2000, pp. 176-186.
“Estimating Local Telephone Call Elasticities with a Model of Stochastic Class of Services and Usage Choice,” (with John p. Kling), in A. de Fontenay, M. Shugard, and D. Sibley, eds., Telecommunications Demand Modeling, North Holland Publishing Company, 1990, pp. 119-136.
Book review of Cooper, Richard N., Kenen, Peter B., Braga de Macedo, Jorge, and van Ypersele, Jacques, eds., The International Monetary System Under Flexible Exchange Rates: Global, Regional, and National, Ballinger Publishing Co., 1981, in KYKLOS, Vol. 37 (1984), Fasc. 3, pp. 481-482.
“Feedback Analysis of U.S. Canadian Current Account and Exchange Rate Relationships,” Abstract, Atlantic Economic Journal, March, 1983.
Book review of Dornbusch, Rudiger, Open Economy Macroeconomics, New York, Basic Books, Inc., 1980, in KYKLOS, Vol. 35 (1982), Fasc. 1, pp. 112-13.
Book review of van Meerhaeghe, M.A.C., A Handbook of International Economic Institutions, The Hague, London, and Boston, Martinus Nijhof Publisher, 1980, in KYKLOS, Vol. 34 (1981), Fasc. 4, pp. 51-52.
“A Transfer Function Analysis of the Influence of Relative Excess Monetary Growth on the Deutschemark-U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate, “ (with W.B. Stronge) in O.D. Anderson, ed., Analysing Time Series, North Holland Publishing Co., 1980, pp. 339-348.
“Foreign Exchange Reserves and the Demand for Imports in Iran,” American Statistical Association 1979 Proceedings of the Business and Economic Statistics Section, (Washington, D.C., August 13-16, 1979) pp. 211-216.
Book review of Machlup, <?xml:namespace prefix = st2 ns = "urn:schemas:contacts" />Fritz, ed., Economic Integration: Worldwide, Regional, Sectoral. Proceedings of the Fourth Congress of the International Economic Association, held at Budapest, Hungary, London and Basingstoke, 1976, Macmillan, KYKLOS, 1 Vol. 31 (1979), Fasc. 1, pp. 158-160.
“Capital Mobility and Structural Change: Some Preliminary Tests,” American Statistical Association 1978 Proceedings of the Business and Economic Statistics Section, (San Diego, California, August 15-8, 1978), pp. 201-206.
An Application of Ridge Regression to U.S. Short Term Capital Flows,” American Statistical Association 1977 Proceedings of the Business and Economic Statistics Section, (Chicago, Illinois, August 15-18, 1977), pp. 545-549.
Consulting
Member, Board of Advisors, Microclean, Inc., Nampa, Idaho, 1998-99.
Coordinator, Stanford Bank Management Simulator, Robert M. Perry School of Banking, Central Michigan University, 1984, 1985.
“Should the U.S. Restrict Phosphate Exports,” Texas Instruments Corporation, May, 1977.
Professional Growth Activities
Member, Board of Editors, JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL INTEGRATION IN BUSINESS, 1998-2006.
“Comments on revised chapters of MACROECONOMICS, 2nd Ed.”, by Rudiger Dornbusch and Stanley Fischer, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, October 3, 1979.
“Review of Macroeconomics, 1st Ed.” by Rudiger Dornbusch and Stanley Fischer, for McGraw-Hill Book Company, May 21, 1979.
Courses taught
EC 105 – Analysis of Economic Issues
EC 241 – Microeconomic Analysis
EC 242 – Macroeconomic Analysis
EC 341 – Microeconomic Analysis
EC 342 – Macroeconomic Analysis
EC 315 – Managerial Economics
EC 405 – Global Economics
BU 371 – Financial Management
BU 372 – Financial Applications
BU 376 – Investments
BU 471 – Advanced Financial Management
BU 521 – Financial Management
BU 531 – Managerial Economics
History of Economic Thought
Mathematical Economics
Money and Financial Institutions
International Finance
International Trade
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
Health Economics