Associate Professor Pamela M. Schmitt
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Office Phone #
(410) 293-6888
Office # Nimitz 61
Education
B.S., Villanova University, Mathematics, l995
M.A., Indiana University, Economics, l996
Ph.D.,
Thesis Title: Bargaining on Wages and Competition in Price and Product Quality
Thesis Co-Chairs: James M. Walker and David R. Schmidt
Experience
Associate Professor,
USNA 2005-Present
Assistant Professor, USNA, 2000-2005
Associate Instructor, Indiana
University 1996-2000
Areas of Specialization
Experimental Economics
Industrial Organization
Game Theory
Public Economics
STUDENT INFORMATION:
FE210 Validation Information: please email me for information.
Current Courses (Spring 2010):
FE461:
Industrial Organization
SA475E:
Quantitative Economics Capstone Seminar
Past Courses:
FE450: Game
Theory
FE500:
Honors Research Seminar
FE341:
Microeconomics
FE210:
Principles of Economics
FE363:
Intermediate Macroeconomics
FE460:
Public Policy Towards Business
FE210Q:
Quantative Economics, Principles of Economics
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:
Publications (Abstracts Linked)
“Strategic Entry Deterrence and Terrorism: Theory and Experimental Evidence” (with John Cadigan) forthcoming
“An
Experimental Study of the Holdout Problem in a Multilateral Bargaining Game” (with
Kurtis Swope,
Robert Shupp, and John Cadigan), Southern Economic Journal, 76(2) 2009,
444-457.
“Personality
Preferences in Laboratory Economic Experiments” (with Swope, K.J., Cadigan,
J.,and Shupp, R.)
the Journal
of Socio-Economics 37 (2008) 998-1009.
“Personality
Preferences and Pre-Commitment: Behavioral Explanations in Ultimatum
Games”
(with Robert Shupp, Kurtis Swope, and
Justin Mayer (USNA 2003)), Journal of
Economic
Behavior
and Organization.Vol. 66/3-4, 2008, 597-605. Instructions
"Social
Position and Distributive Justice: Experimental Evidence" (with Swope,
K.J., Cadigan, J., and Shupp, R.)
Southern Economic
Journal, 74(3) 2008, 811-818. Instructions
“The
Performance of Economics Graduates over the Entire Curriculum: The Determinants
of
Success” with Kurtis J. Swope, Journal
of Economic Education, 37(4), 2006, 387-394.
“On
the Role of the Hostage in Ultimatum Bargaining Games” (with Robert Shupp,
and Kurtis
Swope) Journal
of Socio-Economics, 35(3) 2006, 399-411.
“Multi-Period
Rent-Seeking Contests with Carryover: Theory and Experimental Evidence”
(with Robert Shupp, Kurtis Swope,
and John Cadigan), Economics
of Governance, 5 (3),
2004, 187-211.
"On
Perceptions of Fairness: The Role of Valuations, Outside Options, and
Information in
Ultimatum
Bargaining Games”, Experimental
Economics, 7 (1), 2004, 49-73.
Instructions
Data
“A Vertically
Differentiated Duopoly with Marginal Cost Differentials", International Game
Theory Review, 5 (1),
2003, 73-81.
“The Impact of a
Marginal Cost Increase on Price and Quality: Theory and Evidence from
Airline Market Strikes”,
Australian
Economic Papers, 41 (3), 2002, 282-304.
“Collective
Action With Incomplete Commitment: Experimental Evidence”, (with
Kurtis J. Swope
and James M.
Walker), Southern Economic Journal, 66 (4), 2000, 829-854.
Working
Papers (Abstracts Linked) –
some papers available at RePEc
“Research on Cooperation Under Threat of Expulsion” (with Aaron Lowen) in progress
"Information,
Institutions, and the Holdout Problem: Theory and Experimental Evidence"
(with Kurtis Swope,
Robert Shupp, and John Cadigan)
"Contracts, Behavior, and the Land Assembly Problem: Experimental Evidence" (with Ryan Wielgus (USNA 2009),
Kurtis Swope, and John Cadigan) in progress
"The Holdout Problem and Urban Sprawl: Experimental Evidence" (with Kurtis Swope, Robert Shupp, and John Cadigan)
submitted for publication
“Inequality, Personality, and the Demand for Fair Outcomes” (with Cadigan, J. and Swope, K.).
"Mergers with Quality Differentiated Goods” co-authored with Matthew J. Baker.
Southern Economic Association, November 2009, San Antonio, TX. "Contracts, Behavior, and the Land Assembly
Problem: Experimental Evidence" (co-authors Ryan Wielgus (USNA 2009), John Cadigan, and Kurtis Swope)
Southern Economic Association, November 2008, Washington, D.C.
"Information, Institutions, and the
Holdout Problem: Theory and Experimental Evidence" (co-authors John
Cadigan, Robert Shupp, and Kurtis Swope)
Southern Economic Association, November 2008, Washington, D.C. “Groupsize,
Competition, and the
Holdout Problem" (co-authors John Cadigan, Robert Shupp, and Kurtis
Swope)
Western Economic Association, July 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii. Presented "A
Laboratory Study of Holdout and
Efficiency in a Multilateral Bargaining Game"
(co-authors John Cadigan, Robert Shupp, and Kurtis Swope)
Villanova University, March 2008, Villanova, PA. Presented "A
Laboratory Study of Holdout and Efficiency
in a Multilateral Bargaining Game" (co-authors John
Cadigan, Robert Shupp, and Kurtis Swope)
Southern Economic Association, November 2007, New Orleans, LA. "A
Laboratory Study of
Holdout and Efficiency in a Multilateral Bargaining
Game" (co-authors John Cadigan, Robert Shupp, and
Kurtis Swope)
Southern Economic Association, November 2007, New Orleans,
LA. "Strategic Entry Deterrence
and Terrorism: Theory and Experimental Evidence" (with
John Cadigan)
Southern Economic Association, November 2007, New Orleans, LA. Presented
"Comparing the Performance
of College and High School Students on the Advanced
Placement Economics Exams" (co-authors Fekru Debebe)
Southern Economic Association, November 2004, New Orleans, LA. Presented
“Inequality,
Personality, and the Demand for Fair Outcomes” (coauthored
with John Cadigan and Kurtis Swope)
Southern Economic Association, November 2003, San Antonio,
TX. Presented “On the Role
of the Hostage in Ultimatum Bargaining Games” (coauthored
with Robert Shupp and Kurtis Swope)
Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics - Annual Meetings July
28 2003, Lake Tahoe,
NV. Presented "On the Role of the Hostage in Ultimatum
Bargaining Games" (coauthored with
Robert Shupp and Kurtis Swope)
Southern Economic Association, November 2002, New Orleans, LA. Presented
“Rent-Seeking
with Expenditure Carry-Over: Theoretical and Experimental
Evidence” (coauthored with Robert
Shupp, Kurtis Swope, and John Cadigan)
Honors, Awards, and Nominations
Referee, Australian Economic Papers, International Journal of Industrial
Organization, Journal
of Behavioral Economics and
Organizations, Journal of Industrial Economics, National
Science Foundation, Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Games and
Economic Behavior, Oxford Economic
Papers, Economic Inquiry, Eastern Economic Journal.
Reader, AP Economics, Educational Testing Service, 2001 - 2002.
Table Leader, AP Economics, Educational Testing Service, 2003, 2005, 2007,
2008, and 2009.
ETS, Test Development Committee for the AP Economics Exam, 2006 – present;
chair 2009 – present.
College Board, created activities for AP Special Focus workbook, 2007, 2008.
NCEE, created activities for AP economics review workbook, 2001.
Review economics textbooks for McGraw-Hill Publishing, reviewed Frank and
Bernanke’s first
and second editions principle
textbook, Shiller's principles text 1997 - 2002.
Review AP Test Prep Workbook for Pearson Education Publishing, reviewed
Foundations of Economics
AP* Edition by Mark Rush to
accompany the Bade and Parkin AP Edition textbook, 2006.
INSTITUTIONAL
INFORMATION
Academy Committees/Service
2002, Tyler Forrest "Customer Racial Discrimination in the Professional Sports Card Market: