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About John King

John King, Ph.D., is an associate professor of economics in the Department of Economics at Georgia Southern University. He earned his Ph.D. and MA degrees in economics from Vanderbilt University and his BA in economics from Western Kentucky University. King has been at Georgia Southern University, where he teaches courses in microeconomics and industrial organization, since 2002. Before coming to Georgia Southern, he taught courses at Duke University, Elon University, and Vanderbilt University. His published research includes applied and theoretical articles on firm and consumer decision making under a variety of market conditions and informational assumptions as well as economics pedagogy. He was the 2008 recipient of the T.J. Morris, Jr. Faculty Award for Excellence in Research in the College of Business Administration.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Economics
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2017 Affordable Learning Georgia Textbook Transformation Grant
University System of Georgia
2011 School of Economic Development Summer Research Grant
Georgia Southern University
2009 School of Economic Development Summer Research Grant
Georgia Southern University
2004 College of Business Summer Research Grant
Georgia Southern University
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2014 Referee, Journal of Cultural Economics
2014 Reviewer, National Priorities Research Program, Qatar National Research Foundation
2014 Reviewer, Undergraduate Research Experience Program, Qatar National Research Foundation
2013 Referee, Journal of Economics and Finance Education
2010 Referee, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
2008 Discussant, Academy of Economics and Finance Annual Meeting
2007 Referee, Journal of Cultural Economics
2005 - 2006 Referee, Australian Economic Papers,
2004 Discussant, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting
2003 Referee, International Journal of Industrial Organization
2003 Discussant, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting
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Honors and Awards

  • Assistantship, Academic Scholarship and Teaching, Vanderbilt University (1996-2000)
  • Fellowship, Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise, Students In Free Enterprise (2004 - 2008)
  • Recipient, The Brown and Williamson Faculty Award, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University (2006)
  • Recipient, T.J. Morris Jr. Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University (2008)
  • Recipient, Dean’s Citation for Student Engagement, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University (2010)
  • Recipient, Donald D. Howard Faculty Award, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University (2015)
  • Recipient, M. Albert Burke Faculty Award, Georgia Southern University (2018)

Courses

  • Economics in a Global Society
  • Industrial Organization and Regulation
  • Special Topics in Free Enterprise
  • Microeconomics
  • Industrial Organization
  • Math for Applied Economics
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Business Economics

Education

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2001 Ph.D. in Economics, Vanderbilt University
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2000 M.A. in Economics, Vanderbilt University
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1996 B.A. in Economics, Western Kentucky University
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Contact Information

P.O. Box 8152
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-0388
Office: COBA 3334

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (13)

Presentations (10)