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 601 E. Main Street
 P. O. Box 1000
 Collegeville, PA 19426

 phone: 610 409 3583  
 fax: 484-762-4324
 email: BandEDepartment@ursinus.edu

Shannon Mudd

Shannon Mudd, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1994

MA, Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1986

BA, Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 1984

smudd@ursinus.edu    http://webpages.ursinus.edu/smudd
 

From my earliest studies of economics, the behavioral aspects of economics have really engaged me. How do people/firms respond to incentives? If we better understand the incentives that people face, we can better predict their behavior and form appropriate policies to achieve societal goals. Economics provides us with a rigorous framework to analyze issues.

Like all studies, economics requires you to discipline your mind in how you approach a problem. This takes work and I seek to provide a variety of experiences in and out of class for students to develop their thinking. Gaining new insights, whether through a better understanding of observed phenomenon or via a challenge to existing policies or ways of conducting business, is the reward for them and for me.
 

Courses Taught:

  •   International Finance

  •   International Trade

  •   Corporate Finance

  •   Global Economy

Career History:
 
  • Visiting Lecturer, Management Centre, Kings College London , London, August 2003-present
  • Assistant Professor, Department of World Business, Thunderbird -
    American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale    , AZ  
    August 2000-August 2001
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Andrew Young
    School of Public Policy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA ,
    October 1998-August 2000
  • Senior Consultant, Barents Group, LLC (KPMG Peat Marwick), Moscow  
    Russia , September 1994-September 1998.
    International Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, February
    1987-August 1988.

Selected Publications:
 

  • "Incentive Targeting, Influence Peddling and FDI," with N. Valev and K. Edmiston, International Tax and Public Finance, forthcoming 2005.

  • "Tax Structures and FDI: The Deterrent Effects of Tax Complexity and Uncertainty," with N. Valev and K. Edmiston, Fiscal Studies, (September) 2003.

  • "Dealing with Financial Crises in Emerging Markets," with R. Grosse and J. Mathis, Thunderbird International Business Review, May/June, 2002.

Principal Research Activities:
 

FDI, International Capital Flows, Tax Policy and Tax Administration,
Growth and Development, Firm Response to Country Crises.


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