PERSONAL
Department of Economics
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275-0496
Phone: (214) 768-4398
Fax: (214) 768-1821
E-mail: tosang@mail.smu.edu
Website: http://faculty.smu.edu/tosang
Immigration Status: U.S. Permanent Resident
Languages: German (native speaker), French, Spanish (reading ability)
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
8/01-present: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas
8/94-8/01: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas
4/99-7/99: Visiting Scholar, Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany
1/99-3/99: Visiting Scholar, CentER and Department of Econometrics, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
9/98-12/98: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego
1/98-7/98: Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of
Washington, Seattle
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (Economics), June 1994, University of California,
San Diego
Dissertation Title: Essays on Open Economies with Endogenous Growth
Dissertation Committee: Alfredo Pereira (chair), Jim Rauch, John Conlisk
Diplom-Volkswirt (BA/MA in Economics), January 1989, University of Dortmund,
Germany.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Research:
International Economics; Growth and Development
In particular: Growth and Trade; Trade and Exchange Rate Volatility; Globalization and Wage Inequality; Environmental Regulation and Trade;
Teaching:
Ph.D. level courses: International Trade, Economic Development
MA level courses: Economic Development
BA level courses: International Trade; International Economic Policy;
Economics of Migration,
International Monetary Relations; Economic Growth; Principles of Microeconomics;
PUBLICATIONS
A. Journal Articles:
17. "Endogenous Mortality, Human Capital, and Economic Growth" (with J. Sarkar), forthcoming in Journal of Macroeconomics.
16. “Exchange Rate Volatility in Latin America and its Impact on Foreign Trade”, (with A. Arize and D. Slottje), International Review of Economics and Finance, 17(1), 2008: 33-44.
15. "Trade, Wages, and Specific Factors" (with I. Dasgupta), Review of International Economics, 15(1), 2007: 45-61.
14. “Do State Borders Matter for U.S. Intranational Trade? The Role of History and Internal Migration” (with D. Millimet), Canadian Journal of Economics, 40(1), 2007: 93-126.
13. “Foreign Exchange Reserves and Import Demand: Evidence from Latin America”. (with A. Arize), World Economy, 30(9), 2007: 1477-1489.
12. “Trade and Migration in North America: The Role of NAFTA”, (with J. Hollifield), NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americas, 11(3/4), 2005: 327-360.
11. “Polluters and Collective Action: Theory and Evidence", (with R. Damania and P.G. Fredriksson), Southern Economic Journal 72(1), 2005: 167-185.
10. "Collusion, Collective Action and Protection: Theory and Evidence", (with Richard Damania and Per G. Fredriksson), Public Choice, 121(3-4), 2004: 279-308.
9. "Environmental Regulation of Polluting Firms: Porter's Hypothesis Revisited" (with A. Nandy), Brazilian Journal of Business Economics, 3(3), 2003: 128-148.
8. "Protection for Sale: An Empirical Investigation: Comment", (with T. Eicher), American Economic Review , 92(5), 2002: 1702-1710.
7. "Globalization and Relative Wages: Further Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing Industries" (with I. Dasgupta), International Review of Economics and Finance, 11, 2002: 1-16.
6. "Differential Tariffs, Growth, and Welfare in a Small Open Economy", (with S. Turnovsky), Journal of Development Economics, 62, 2000: 315-342.
5. " Exchange-Rate Volatility and Foreign Trade: Evidence from Thirteen LDCs" (with A. Arize and D. Slottje), Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 18(1), 2000: 10-17.
4. "Foreign Growth and Domestic Performance in a Small Open Economy" (with A. Pereira), Journal of International Economics, 43(3/4), 1997: 499-512.
3. "Savings, Volume of Trade, and Growth" (with A. Pereira), Review of International Economics, 5(3), 1997: 310-323.
2. " Import Tariffs and Growth in a Small Open Economy" (with A. Pereira), Journal of Public Economics, 60, 1996: 45-71.
1. "Do Closer Economic Ties Imply Convergence in Income? The Case of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico", NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americas, 1(4), 1995: 86-94.
B. Book Chapters, Contributions to Conference Volumes, Encyclopedia Entries, etc:
6. "External and Internal Determinants of Development", forthcoming in Migration, Trade, and Development.
5. "Capital Good Imports, Public Expenditure, and Productivity Growth," (with A. Arize and A. Singh), forthcoming in International Business and Finance: Issues and Challenges, Nova Science: Hauppauge, NY.
4. "Saving, Openness, and Growth: A Panel Data VAR Analysis," (with A. Hoogstrate), in Focus on Economic Growth, L.A. Finley (ed.), Nova Science: Hauppauge, NY, 2005.
3. “NAFTA”, in Encyclopedia of Globalization, edited by A. Vaidya, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA, 2005.
2. “Political Support or Contributions: An Empirical Investigation of US Trade Policy,” (with Theo Eicher), in WTO and World Trade: Challenges in a New Era, Guenter Heiduk and Kar-yiu Wong (eds.), Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2004.
1. ”Environmental Regulation and Productivity Growth: An Analysis of U.S. Manufacturing Industries,” (with D. Millimet), in Empirical Modeling of the Economy and the Environment, edited by C. Boehringer and A. Loeschel, ZEW Economic Studies, Heidelberg: Physica Verlag, Springer (ZEW Economic Studies), 2002.
C. Book Reviews:
"Growth, Inequality and Globalization", by Philippe Aghion and Jeffrey G. Williamson,
Cambridge University Press, 1998, in The Economic Journal, 111, 2001: 122-23.
WORKING PAPERS
"Values, Beliefs and Development," (with J. Jacob), September 2007
"Institutions, Geography, and Trade - A Panel Data Study," (with J. Jacob), July 2007.
"The Growth and Welfare Effects of an Environmental Tax Reform", (with C. Boehringer), January 2006;
"Government Expenditures, Growth and Welfare: An Analysis of the G-7 Countries", January 2006;
FELLOWSHIPS
Fellow, NEXT Generation Project, The American Assembly, Columbia University, August 2006 – present
Fellow, Tower Center, Southern Methodist University, August 2006 – present
HONORS AND AWARDS
Faculty Volunteer of the Year Award, Southern Methodist University, May 2004.
M Award, Southern Methodist University, May 2002
Honoring our Professors' Excellence (HOPE) Award, Southern Methodist University, Fall 2000
Outstanding Professor Award, Economics Club, Southern Methodist University, May 2000
Academic Excellence Award, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego, 1992, 1993
Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego, 1992, 1993
Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service, 1989-1990
RESEARCH GRANTS
C. Powell Fellowship of the John G. Tower Center at SMU, 2002, 2004
Faculty Fellowship from the John G. Tower Center at SMU, November 1997, 2000
Research grant from the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), January 1999
Research grant from the SMU University Research Council, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Affiliation:
American Economic Association
Econometric Society
International Economics and Finance Society
Society for Economic Dynamics
Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association)
Refereeing:
American Economic Review
Berkeley Electronic Press
Canadian Journal of Economics
Contemporary Economic Policy
Empirical Economics
Japanese Economic Reveiw
Journal of Development Economics
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Journal of Economic Surveys
Journal of International Economics
Journal of International Money and Finance
Journal of Macroeconomics
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies
International Economic Review
Review of Development Economics
Review of Economic Dynamics
Review of Economics and Statistics
Review of International Economics
Southern Economic Journal
Reviewer:
National Science Foundation
INVITED SEMINARS and CONFERENCES
Invited Seminars:
- At U.S. universities
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, September 2002
University of California, San Diego, November 1998
Texas Christian University, September 1998
Southern Methodist University, September 1998
University of Washington, May 1998
Vanderbilt University, April 1997
Texas A&M University, November 1996
The College of William and Mary, November 1996
Clark University, January 1994
Southern Methodist University, January 1994
University of California, San Diego, November 1993
- At European universities:
Free University of Berlin, July 1999
University of Mannheim, April, 1999
University of Groningen, March 1999
University of Maastricht, March 1999
Erasmus University Rotterdam, February 1999
Tilburg University, February 1999
- At international organizations and research institutes
Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, July 1999
The World Bank, Washington, DC, August 1991
Presentation of Invited Papers at Conferences:
Migration, Trade, and Development, Dallas, Texas, October 2006
Migration, Trade, and Security, Ottowa, Canada, April 2004
The Long-Term Budget Challenge of the G-7 Nations, European University Institute,
Florence, Italy, March 2001
Presentation of Contributed Papers at Conferences:
- At international meetings
Society for Economic Dynamics and Control, Annual Meetings, Stockholm,
June 2001
8th World Congress of the Econometric Society, Seattle, August 2000
4th Conference on Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade, Tilburg, July 1999
Society for Economic Dynamics and Control, Annual Meetings, Sardinia, July 1999
Society for Economic Dynamics and Control, Annual Meetings, Mexico City, June 1996
Society for Economic Dynamics and Control, Annual Meetings, Los Angeles, CA, July 1994
- At U.S. meetings
NBER International Trade and Investment Program, Stanford University, Fall 2000
Empirical Investigations in International Trade, 7th Annual Conference, UC Boulder, November 2000
ASSA Annual Convention, Boston, January 2000
ASSA Annual Convention, New Orleans, January 1998
- At European meetings
Empirical Modeling of the Economy and the Environment, Workshop, Center for European Economic Research, ZEW, June 2001
- At regional meetings
Texas Camp Econometrics, 2007
Midwest International Economics, Fall 2004
Southern Economic Association, 2003
Southern Economic Association, 2002
Midwest International Economics, Spring 2002
Texas Camp Econometrics, 2002
Southeastern Economic Theory and International Trade, November 2001
Southeastern Economic Theory and International Trade, October 2000
Midwest International Economics, Fall 2000
Texas Camp Econometrics, February 2000
Southern Economic Association, November 1999
Southeastern Economic Theory and International Trade, November 1999
Southern Economic Association, November 1998
Southeastern Economic Theory and International Trade, November 1997
Midwest International Economics, Fall 1997
Midwest Macroeconomics, April 1997
Southeastern Economic Theory and International Trade, November 1996
Midwest International Economics, Fall 1996
Western Economic Association, Annual Meetings, July 1996
Southeastern Economic Theory and International Trade, November 1995
Southeastern Economic Theory and International Trade, November 1994
Conference, Session and Symposium Organizer:
- Conferences (Co-Organizer):
Migration, Trade, and Development, 2006
Texas Camp Econometrics, 2004
Southeastern Theory and International Economics Meetings,
SMU, November 1995;
- Sessions:
Southern Economic Association Conference, 2003, 1998
- Symposia:
U.S. Foreign Aid Policy: A Symposium in Honor of Jeffrey D. Sachs, SMU, May 2006
GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING:
- Ph.D. Advising:
Jeffry Jacob, Ph.D., August 2006
Dissertation Title: Essays on Micro- and Macro-Determinants of Economic Development
Currently: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, St. John’s University,
Collegeville, MN
Jayanta Sarkur, Ph.D., May 2006
Dissertation Title: Essays on Endogenous Lifetime, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality
Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Louisiana Tech
University, Ruston, LA
Indro Dasgupta, Ph.D., December 2000
Dissertation Title: Essays on the Impact of Globalization on Relative Wages
Currently: MaryKay (Forecasting and Analysis), Dallas, TX
Amitabh Singh, Ph.D., May 1998
Dissertation Title: Essays on the Relationship Between International
Trade and Labor Productivity
Currently: Equifax (Credit Risk and Marketing Sciences), Atlanta, GA
Arundhati Nandy, Ph.D., May 1998
Dissertation Title: Essays on the Effects of Environmental Regulation: Theory and Evidence
Currently: Allstate Research and Planning Center (Modeling and Data Analytics), Menlo Park, CA
- M.A. Advising:
Volodymyr Trybubenko, M.A., December 2005
Master Thesis Title: Effects of Oil Prices and other Determinants on U.S. Effective Exchange
Rate
Aaron Mamula, M.A., August 2003
Master Thesis Title: Coffee and Beyond: The Effects of Price Movements
on Coffee Exporters and the Feasibility of Crop Diversification
David Scrogin, M.A., May 1995
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
- Member on Dissertation Committee
Le Wang, Ph.D., August 2006
Jim Wollscheid, Ph.D., May 2005
Halis Murat Yildiz, Ph.D., May 2003
Hiranya Nath, Ph.D., May 2002
UNIVERSITY SERVICE AND COMMITTEES
University level:
Member, Academic Committee, George W. Bush Library Proposal, January 2002-present
Member, Selection Committee for SMU's Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency, March 2004-present;
Member, VP for Business and Finance Search Committee, SMU, August 2004-March 2005;
Member, Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees, SMU, August 2002-May 2004;
Member, Faculty Senate, SMU, August 2001-May 2004;
Chair, Faculty Senate Committee on All University Finance, SMU, August 2002-May 2004;
Member, Faculty Senate Committee on All University Finance, SMU, August 2001-May 2004;
Member, Fulbright Campus Committee, SMU, October 2002;
College level:
Member, Undergraduate Council, Dedman College, August 2006-present
Member, Faculty Advisory Board of the John G. Tower Center, SMU, August 2004-present;
Member, Search Committee for SMU’s Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency, March 2004-present
Member, Advisory Committee to SMU's International Studies Program, 1997-present;
Faculty Co-Advisor, International Relations Club, SMU, 1995-1998;
Department level:
Member, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Economics, SMU, 1996-1998; 2006-present;
Faculty Advisor to Undergraduate Economics Club at SMU, August 2005-present;
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Economics, SMU, August 2000-July 2006;
Chair, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Economics, SMU, August 2000-July 2006;
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Faculty Leader, Mustang Corral, SMU, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005;
Core Volunteer, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, June 2000-present;
Sponsor Volunteer, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, March-May 2000;
Participant in the Dedman College Faculty Speakers Service:
- Rotary Club of North Dallas, December 1999;
- International Good Neighbor Council - Dallas Chapter, November 1997;
- Duncanville High School, November 1996;
- Dallas Magnet School for Government and Law, February 1996;
- Dallas International Cultural and Social Circle, April 1995;
Front row expert on "McCuistion", KDTN, Channel 2, November 1996