Cyril Morong, Ph. D.

Education

  • Ph. D., Economics, 1991, Washington State University
  • B.A., Economics, University of Chicago, 1982
  • A.S., Science, Moraine Valley Community College, 1980, Palos Hills, Illinois
  • Additional course work at University of Washington, 1982-83

Experience

Associate Professor of Economics

San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX (August 1996 - Present)

  • Courses taught include principles of microeconomics, principles of macroeconomics and modes of learning across the fields of study

Assistant Professor of Economics

Lyon College, Batesville, AR (September 1989 – May 1996)

  • Courses taught include principles of economics, political economy, statistics, entrepreneurship, comparative economic systems, economic development and economic history.
Policy Analyst

U.S. Department of Labor, summer 1983

  • Analyzed labor policies issues and wrote history of Black Lung Benefits Act.

Publications

Academic
  • "The Ideological Component of Senate Voting: Different Principles or Different Principals?" (with Rod Fort, William Hallagan, and Tesa Stegner), June 1993, Public Choice.
  • "Mythology, Joseph Campbell, and the Socioeconomic Conflict,” The Journal of Socio-Economics, Volume 23, No.4, 1994.
  • "Aging and Entrepreneurship." Article in the Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology, Lois A. Vitt and Jurg K. Siegenthaler, Editors-in-Chief, Greenwood Press, 1996.
  • "Socio-Economic Elements in Public Choice Research," The Journal of Socio-Economics, Volume 25, No.5. 1996.
  • "Economists, Parsifal, and the Search for the Holy Grail," Journal of Economic Issues, December 1996.
  • "The Intersection of Economic Signals and Mythic Symbols," (forthcoming, in 2007, in Revista de Economía Institucional, published by Universidad Externado de Colombia-the English version is online at
Non-academic
  • "The Calling of the Entrepreneur." The New Leaders: The Business Bulletin for Transformative Leadership, November/December 1992.
  • "Entrepreneurs, Heroes and the New Science." The New Leaders: The Business Bulletin for Transformative Leadership, May/June 1993.
  • “Market Forces Not to Blame for Society’s Ills.” Op-ed article, The San-Antonio Express News, page 7B, May 1, 1998.
  • “Clutch Hitting and Experience,” By the Numbers, the statistical newsletter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), November 2000.
  • “Ruth, McGwire, Bonds: Send in a Fresh Pitcher,” letter to the editor to The Wall Street Journal on Wed., October 24, 2001.
  • “The Impact of Lineup Balance on Scoring, 1920-89,” By the Numbers, the statistical newsletter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), August 2002.
  • “RBIs, Opportunities and Power Hitting,” Baseball Research Journal (Volume 31), 2002.
  • “Historical Trends in Home-Field Advantage,” Baseball Research Journal (Volume 32), 2003.
  • “Do Hitters Get Their Expected RBIs?” By the Numbers, the statistical newsletter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), February 2004.
  • “No Significant Job or Wage Loss Under NAFTA,” letter to the editor to The Wall Street Journal on Wed., May 4, 2005, page A19.
  • “The Free Market Isn't the Culprit.” Op-ed article, The San-Antonio Express News, page 7B, Sept. 17, 2005.
  • “Has Greg Maddux Employed the “Bagwell Gambit” in His Career?” Baseball Research Journal (Volume 34), 2005.
  • “Thome, Pierre Impact Bigger Than You Think.” Chicago Sports Review, January, 2006.
  • “The Importance of Pods.” (of Scott Podsednik to the White Sox) Chicago Sports Review, February, 2006.
  • “Entrepreneurs on Parade,” letter to the editor to The Wall Street Journal on Tues., October 17, 2006, page A15.
  • “Congress Should Kill the Monster it Created in 1913,” letter to the editor to The Wall Street Journal on Mon., April 30, 2007, page A13.
  • “Are "Balanced" Teams More Successful?” Baseball Research Journal (Volume 35), 2006.
  • “Ruth Deserves an Asterisk ... a Small One” Chicago Sports Weekly August 29, 2007, p. 23.
  • “Lining It Up For Stretch Run: What’s really the best order for the Cubs offense?” Chicago Sports Weekly September 12, 2007, p. 26.
  • “More Jobs, Higher Pay in Years After NAFTA,” The San-Antonio Express News, page 4H, Oct. 14, 2007

Acknowledgements Received

  • Thanked for my helpful suggestions in the book The Economics of Public Issues (14e & 15e) by Douglass C. North, Roger LeRoy Miller and Daniel K. Benjamin.
  • Thanked for my helpful suggestions in the book Baseball's All-Time Best Sluggers by Michael J. Schell.
  • Thanked for my valuable comments in the book The Persistence of Medievalism by Angela Jane Weisl.

Referee Work

  • Reviewed an article for the Human Rights Review in 2006

Presentations

  • “Ideology versus Economics during the Federalist Period," (Presented at the annual meetings of the Public Choice Society, March 1991).
  • “A Theoretical Model of Legislator Voting Behavior.” (Presented at the annual meetings of the Public Choice Society, March 1992).
  • "The Creative-Destroyers: Are Entrepreneurs Mythological Heroes?" (Presented at the annual meetings of the Western Economic Association, July 1992).
  • "Ideology: The Link between Economics and Socio-Economics." (Presented at the annual meetings of The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics in July 1994, Paris, France)
  • "The Intersection of Economic Signals and Mythic Symbols." (Presented at the annual meetings of The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics in July 1997, Montreal).
  • “Who Says Entrepreneurs Are Heroes.” (Paper presented at the first annual the first Annual Hero's Journey Entrepreneurship Festival at Pepperdine University on March 31, 2007)
  • “CORRECTLY DRAWING THE ZERO ECONOMIC PROFIT GRAPH FOR A MONOPOLISTICALLY COMPETITIVE FIRM.” (Presented at the annual meetings of The International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines in Dallas, TX, May, 2007).

Symposiums and Fellowships

  • Attended weeklong “Liberty and Society” seminar with the Institute for Humane Studies, 1989.
  • Salvatori Fellowship: Attended Foundations of American Liberty ten-day seminar at the Heritage Foundation, 1991.

Committees

  • Convocations committee
  • Curriculum committee
  • Various search committees
  • Pre-law advisory committee

Other Interests

  • Jogging and Weightlifting
  • Member of Society for American Baseball Research.
  • Member of local chapter of Amnesty International

References

Available upon request