Albert J. Sumell
Albert J. Sumell
Curriculum Vitae
January 2012
Department of Economics 21 Water St.
One University Plaza Poland, OH 44514
Youngstown State University Home Phone: (404) 663 - 7147
Youngstown, OH 44555 e-mail:
Office Phone: (330) 941 -1678 Date of Birth: July 3, 1978
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Fall 2005
Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
Master of Arts in Economics, Summer 2003
Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Spring 1999
Salisbury State University, Salisbury MD
Summa Cum Laude
Research Interests
Environmental & Resource Economics Urban & Regional Economics
Public Policy Housing Economics
Academic Work Experience
Fall 2005 – Present
Associate Professor of Economics
Youngstown State University
Fall 1999 - Summer 2005
Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Courses Taught
Microeconomic Theory (Graduate Class) Urban and Regional Economics (Swing Class) Environmental Economics Intermediate Microeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics Economics in Action
Principles of Macroeconomics Panic and Prosperity - U.S. Economic History
Microeconomics for Public Policy (Graduate Class)
Refereed Publications
“A Model of International Student Selection of a U.S. Ph.D. Institution.” (with Esra Tanyildiz). Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, October 2011, 25: 4, 315 - 335.
“The Effect of Tax Structure on Government Size: Evidence from the OECD.” (with
Tomi Ovaska). Pennsylvania Economic Review, Spring 2011, 18: 1, 24 – 36.
“Employment Growth and Spatial Concentration in Indonesia” (with Javier Arze), Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, forthcoming.
“The Determinants of Foreclosed Property Values: Evidence from Inner City Cleveland” Journal of Housing Research, September 2009, 18: 1, 45-61.
“Capturing Knowledge: The Location Decisions of New PhDs Working in Industry” (with Paula Stephan and James Adams), Science and Engineering Careers in the United States, Richard B. Freeman and Daniel F. Goroff (eds), Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press for National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2009, 257-287.
“Who’s Patenting in the University? Evidence from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients” (with Paula Stephan, Shiferaw Gurmu, and Grant Black), Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 16: 2, March 2007, 71-99.
“Firm Placements of New Ph.D.s: Implications for Knowledge Transfer” (with Paula Stephan, Grant Black, and James Adams), The Role of Labour Mobility and Informal Networks for Knowledge Transfer, edited by Dirk Fornahl, C. Zellner and D.B. Audretsch. Spring Verlag. New York. September 2005, 125-146.
“Doctoral Education and Economic Development: The Flow of New Ph.D.s to Industry” (with Paula Stephan, Grant Black, and James Adams), Economic Development Quarterly, 18: 2, May 2004, 151-167.
Papers Under Review and Working Papers
“Advantage to Whom? Testing Conventional Wisdom on Winning in Men’s Professional Tennis” (with Tomi Ovaska)
“A Tale of Two Crises: The Impacts of Foreclosure in Cleveland and Atlanta.”
Presentations
“Advantage to Whom? Testing Conventional Wisdom on Winning in Men’s Professional Tennis” Presented at:
Midwestern Economics Association, March, 2012
Pennsylvania Economics Association, June, 2011.
Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists Annual Meeting, October, 2011.
“Fiscal Illusion: New International Evidence.” Presented at:
Youngstown State University Seminar Series, March, 2010.
Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists Annual Meeting, October, 2009.
“The Determinants of Foreclosed Property Values.” Presented at:
Midwest Economics Association Annual Conference, Cleveland, OH, March, 2009.
University of Akron Seminar Series, Akron, OH, February, 2008.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Seminar Series, Cleveland, OH, December, 2008.
“The Impact of the Financial Crisis.” Presented at open forum, Arab Cultural Community Center, Youngstown, OH, October 2008.
“The Amenity Preferences of New Science and Engineering Ph.D.s.” Presented at Using Human Resources Data, Science Resources Statistics, NSF, Arlington VA, September, 2008.
“Migrating Grads.” Presented at 48th annual C2ER conference, Atlanta, GA, May, 2008.
“The Role of Amenities in the Location Decisions of Ph.D. Recipients.” Presented at 11th Annual CCC Doctoral Colloquium. Emory University, Atlanta, GA. April, 2004.
“Patenting and Publishing: Substitutes or Complements for University Faculty?”
Presented at Econometric Workshop Series. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. January, 2003.
“Individual Patenting and Publication Activity: Having One’s Cake and Eating It Too.” Presented at Conference on Rethinking Science Policy: Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, Brighton, England. March, 2002.
Conference Participation
“Green Recovery: Applied Research Seminar.” Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, Cleveland, OH, April, 2010.
“Faculty and Industry Talking: Environmental Sustainability in Business Forum.” Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education. Cleveland, OH, February, 2010.
“Research Activities of the Science & Engineering Workforce Project.” National Bureau of Economic Research, Boston, MA. October, 2005.
“Using NSF and Other Data Creatively to Analyze the S&E Job Market.” National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. May, 2005.
Academic Service
YSU University Committees
Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2011-2012
College Fee Committee, 2010 - 2012
Strategic Planning Committee (Regional Impact Cornerstone), 2010
Supplemental Instruction Director Search Committee, 2010
Dean’s Advisory Council, 2009 - 2010
Academic Standards Committee, 2006 - 2009
Research Professor Selection Committee, 2008
YSU Department of Economics Committees
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2005-2012
Governance and Workload Committee, 2005-2012
Student Affairs Committee, 2005-2012
Stocks Essay Competition Committee, 2009 – 2012
Department Secretary Search Committee, Chair, 2011
Economics Faculty Search Committee, 2005-2007
Principles Textbook Search Committee, Chair, 2006, 2008, 2011
Media Hits
The Youngstown Business Journal on outlook of local economy, 2007- 2012
The New York Times on variations in labor productivity, letter to the editor, 2011
The Fiscal Times on the condition of bank owned foreclosures, 2011
WFMJ 21 News on the impact of GM bonuses to the local economy, 2011
The New York Times on potential tax increases, letter to the editor, 2010
MarketWatch.com about Youngstown’s ranking in 101 cities to do business, 2009
The New York Times on the economic recovery, letter to the editor, 2009
The Vindicator on the impacts of the financial crisis, 2008
The Cleveland Plain Dealer on the Tech Belt Initiative, 2008
WKBN, 27 News on influence of ethanol to food prices, 2007
WYTN 90.1 FM on the American Community Survey, 2006
WKBN 570 AM on Delphi bankruptcy filing, 2005
Other Academic Service
Referee for Journal of Public Finance
Referee for Aareal Award of Excellence in Real Estate Research Prize
Published book review in Journal of Applied Research in Economic Development
Presentation to YSU History Club
Presentation to YSU Learning in Retirement
Presentation to YSU Economics Club
President of Graduate Student Association, AYSPS, Georgia State University
Member of Master’s Thesis Committee for Brett Hudspeth
Member of Ph.D. Dissertation Committee for Zeynep Tanyildiz, Georgia State University
Member of Master’s Thesis Committee for Katie Jo Sonntaag
Member of Master’s Thesis Committee for Melissa Oney
Awards and Honors
Distinguished Professorship Award in the Area of Teaching, Youngstown State University, 2012.
Science & Engineering Workforce Project Dissertation Fellowship, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004.
George J. Malanos Excellence in Economics Award and Scholarship, Georgia State University, 2002.
E.D. (Jack) Dunn Excellence in Finance Award and Fellowship, Georgia State University, 2001.
Outstanding Senior in Economics Award, Salisbury State University, 1999.
Professional Memberships
American Economics Association
American Real Estate Society
Association of Environmental and Resource Economics
Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists
References
Tod Porter Paula Stephan
Professor and Chair Professor of Economics
Department of Economics Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Youngstown State University Georgia State University
Youngstown, OH 44555 Atlanta, GA 30303
(330) 941-3431 (404) 413-0160
e-mail: e-mail:
Francisco Javier Arze
Technical Assistance Advisor
Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF
Washington D.C., 20037
(202) 623-9622
e-mail:
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