Resume Christine Ann Loucks Telephone: (208) 426-1468 (work) Professor, Department of Economics (208) 342-2412 (home) College of Business and Economics cloucks@boisestate.edu Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1620 EDUCATION: Ph.D., Economics, Washington State University M.A., Economics, Washington State University B.B.A., Economics, Boise State University RESEARCH INTERESTS: Regulation, Banking, Public Policy, Education TEACHING FIELDS: Monetary Policy, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS: 2013 (fall), Honored Faculty Member for Victoria Kazimir, College of Business and Economics 2013 (fall), Honored Faculty Member for Matthew Paradis, College of Business and Economics 2013 Honored Faculty Member for Jennifer Shelby, College of Business and Economics 2012 Honored Faculty Member for George Fenton, College of Business and Economics 2011 25 th Annual Golden Apple Award Nominee in recognition of outstanding advising 2009 Honored Faculty Member, Top Ten Scholars (Dan Simenc) 2008 Honored Faculty Member, Department of Economics (Michael Gibbons) 2007 Honored Faculty Member, Top Ten Scholars (Katie Street) 2007 Honored Faculty Member, Department of Economics (Katie Street) 2006 Faculty Partner Award Nominee for outstanding service to students 2003 Honored Faculty Member, Department of Economics (Emmett Price) Recognized for service, Service Learning Advisory Board: 1989-2005 Inducted by election into Phi Kappa Phi, 2003 Recognized as a Woman Making History, by the Boise State University Women s Center, 2001 Recognized as M.V.P. Volunteer Services and Service Learning Advisory Board, Before 2000-01 and Beyond, Spring 2001 Nominated for Boise State University Foundation Scholars Award in Service, 1997, 2003 Chosen as Most Influential Professor by Phi Kappa Phi inductee Wendy Adams, 1996 Participant, Law Institute for Economists, Hanover, NH, July 7-20, 1991. Citation as a "Teacher Who Made a Difference", Appalachian State University, 1988 Citation as a Teacher Who Made a Difference, Appalachian State University, 1987 Citation as a Teacher Who Made a Difference, Appalachian State University, 1986 Center for the Study of Private Enterprise Research Associate, 1984-85, Appalachian State University Idaho Youth Ranch Project (with Scott Lowe and Joelle Powers) to fund half-time graduate research assistant, 2012 $10,000 grant from Pre[k]now (with Geoffrey Black) to investigate the state of pre-k in public education in the State of Idaho, 2008 Summer Research Grant, Boise State University, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Graduate School Small Research Grant, Appalachian State University, 1982 Graduate Center Research Assistantship, Appalachian State University, 1982 Social Science Research Council Dissertation Fellowship, 1981 ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD: 1
Administrative Intern, President s Office, Boise State University, May 1996-97 Professor, Department of Economics, Boise State University, August 1996- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Boise State University, August 1992-July 1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Boise State University, August 1989-July 1992 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University, September 1982-May 1989 Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Washington State University, September 1976-June 1981 REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Health Industry Political Action Committee Contributions to U.S. Senators, (with Randall W. Bennett), Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Vol. XXXIX, Number 2, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. 94-105 The Importance of Committee Assignment: Health Care Industry Political Action Committee Contributions and the House of Representatives, (with Randall W. Bennett), Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 29(2), pages 163-177, April 2011 Financial Services Industry PAC Contributions and Senate Committee Membership, (with Randall W. Bennett), Atlantic Economic Journal, Volume 39, Number 3, pages 203-216, September 2011 PAC Contributions from Sectors of the Financial Services Industry, 1998-2002, (with Randall W. Bennett), Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. 36: 407-419 (published online August 2008) "Finance Industry PAC Contributions to U.S. Senators, 1983-88", Public Choice, Vol. 89 (3-4), December 1996, pp. 219-229 Politics and Length of Time to Bank Failure: 1986-1990, (with Randall Bennett), Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. XIV (4), October 1996, pp. 29-41 "The Implications of Interstate Banking for Consumers", (with Randall Bennett), Journal of Psychology and Marketing, Vol. 12(8), December 1995, pp. 689-702 "The Regional Distribution of Bank Closings in the United States from 1982 to 1988: A Brief Note", Southern Economic Journal, 1994, Vol. 61(1), pp. 191-194 "Savings and Loan and Finance Industry PAC Contributions to Incumbent Members of the House Banking Committee" (with Randall Bennett), Public Choice, 1994, Vol. 79, pp. 83-104. "Politics and the Rescue of Insolvent Savings and Loans Before 1989", (with Randall Bennett), Public Choice, 1993, Vol. 76, pp. 175-187 "Banking Markets and Interstate Entry in the Southeastern United States", (with Randall Bennett), Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Spring 1993, Vol. 32(2), pp. 3-13 "Price Deregulation and Quality Rivalry: The Case of Branch Banking Revisited", (with Randall Bennett), Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Winter 1989, Vol. 28(1), pp. 68-82 "Certification and Licensure Effects on Appraisers and Users of Appraisals", (with Linda L. Johnson), The Appraisal Journal, (October 1988), pp. 548-555 "The Effects of State Licensing Regulations on the Real Estate Brokerage Industry", (with Linda L. Johnson), American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Journal, 1986, Vol. 14(4), pp. 567-582. 2
OTHER PUBLICATIONS "The Economic Characteristics of GAAP Insolvent Institutions", (with Linda L. Johnson), Proceedings of the Southeast TIMS, 1990, pp. 14-16 "Licensing Regulations for Brokers, Benefit or Hindrance?", (with Linda L. Johnson), North Carolina Housing Network, August 1987, pp. 18-25. (reprinted in the Virginia Housing Network) "The Determinants of Broker Pass Rates on Real Estate License Exams and Related Issues", (with Linda L. Johnson), Real Estate Educators Association Proceedings, 1986. (Co-winner of the Best Paper Award) "The Impact of State Licensing Regulations on Real Estate Brokerage Employment", (with Linda L. Johnson), Selected Papers of Business Law Association Regional Proceedings, Vol. 11, 1984. BOOK REVIEW: The Causes and Costs of Depository Institution Failures, Allin F. Cottrell, Michael S. Lawlor, and John H. Woods, eds., Southern Economic Journal, Volume 64 (1), July 1997: 349-350 RESEARCH IN PROGRESS: Prescription Drug Abuse and Licensing of CRNAs (with Randall Bennett) INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Paving the Way for the Foreclosure Crisis, Foreclosure Prevention Clinic, Boise State University, Dispute Resolution Program, March 15, 2010 Overview of Early Learning Workgroup Activities in 2010, Idaho Voices for Children, Children s Policy Forum, Boise, ID, December 3, 2009 The Economic Impact of Pre-school (with Geoffrey Black), Testimony before the Senate Education Committee, February 27, 2008 Pre-K Education and Hispanic Children, Idaho Summit on Educational Excellence About Hispanic Students, July 24, 2008 Pre-Kindergarten Education in Idaho, Idaho Voices for Children, September 26, 2008 Pre-Kindergarten Education in Public Schools in Idaho, Idaho Criminal Justice Commission, October 24, 2008 John McCain and Barack Obama s Economic Policies, Voter Education Series organized by the Boise State University Department of Political Science and the Public Policy Center, October 28, 2008 Pre-Kindergarten Education in the Public School System in Idaho, Early Childhood Coordinating Council, October 29, 2008 The Economic Impact of Pre-School (with Geoffrey Black), Testimony before the Senate Education Committee, February 13, 2007 3
Early Childhood Learning: Economic Impacts and Benefits, Idaho Criminal Justice Commission, June 29, 2007 PAPERS PRESENTED Health Industry PAC Contributions to Senators, 2006-2010, (with Randall W. Bennett), International Atlantic Economic Conference, October 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. PAC Contributions from Sectors of the Health Industry: 1998-2002 (with Randall Bennett), International Atlantic Economic Conference, Montreal, Canada, October 12, 2008 PAC Contributions from Sectors of the Financial Services Industry: 1998-2002 (with Randall Bennett), International Atlantic Economic Conference, Savannah, GA, October 10, 2007 Politics and Post 1998 Credit Union Charter Switching, (with Randall Bennett). Seattle, Western Economic Association Meetings, July 3, 2002. "PAC Contributions from the Financial Services Industry, 1983-94", (with Randall Bennett), Western Economic Association Meetings, Seattle, July 1997 The Distribution of PAC Contributions from the Financial Services Industry, 1983-94, Atlanta Economic Association Meetings, Washington, D.C., October 1996 (invited paper) "Politics and Length of Time to Bank Failure: 1986-90", Western Economic Association Meetings, San Diego, CA, July 1995. (with Randall Bennett) "Finance Industry PAC Contributions to U.S. Senators, 1983-88", Western Economic Association Meetings, Vancouver, B.C., July 1994. "The Length of Time of Savings and Loan Insolvency and Membership on the Congressional Banking Committee, 1980-1988", Southern Economic Association Meetings, Washington, D.C., November 1992. "Were They Bribed? Savings and Loan and Finance Industry PAC Contributions to Incumbent Members of the House Banking Committee", Southern Economic Association Meetings, Nashville, TN, November 1991. "Politics and the Rescue of Insolvent Savings and Loans Before 1989", Southern Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, LA, November 1990. "Causes of Savings and Loan Failure: Lack of Appraisal Licensing, Economic Conditions, or Some Other Measure?", Southern Economic Association Meetings, Orlando, FL, November 1989. "Occupational Licensing and the Interstate Migration of Pharmacists", Southern Economic Association Meetings, San Antonio, TX, November 1988. "Banking Markets and Holding Company Activity in the Southeastern United States", (with Randall Bennett), Eastern Economic Association Meetings, Washington, D.C., March 1988. "Price (De)Regulation and Quality Rivalry: The Case of Branch Banking Revisited", (with Randall Bennett), Eastern Economic Association Meetings, Boston, March 1987. 4
"The Quality of Banking Service and the Deregulation of Commercial Banking", (with Randall Bennett), Southern Economic Association Meetings, Dallas, TX, November 1985. "The Effects of Occupational Licensing on Interstate Labor Migration", Western Economic Association Meetings, Seattle, WA, July 1983 DISCUSSANT OR CHAIR OF SESSION: REFEREE: International Atlantic Economic Conference, 2007 Southern Economic Association Meetings, 1992, 1990, 1988 Financial Management Association Meetings, 1992 Eastern Economic Association Meetings, 1987 Atlantic Economic Association Meetings, 1996 Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives Journal of Money, Credit and Banking Review of Industrial Organization Journal of Real Estate Research Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics Journal of Economics and Finance Review of Regional Studies Regional Science Perspectives Contemporary Economic Policy PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Economic Association Atlantic International Economic Society Western Economic Association Council on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession ACADEMIC SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES University Service: Sabbatical Committee, 2013- Top Ten Scholar Selection Committee, 2007- Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee, 2005- Boise State University Distinguished Lecture Series Committee, 2000-2008 (chair, 2000-2001) Service Learning Advisory Board, 2003-05 Women s Center Advisory Board, 2000-02 Boise State University Foundation Scholars Selection Committee, Service, 2000-02 Technology Planning Team, 1998-1999 Volunteer Services Advisory Board, 1997-2002 (chair, 1999-2000) Summer School Task Force, 1997-1999 Human Resource Advisory Committee, 1996-2000 Executive Budget Committee, 1995-1999 Steering Committee, Faculty Senate, 1998-1999 5
President, Boise State University Faculty Senate, 1997-98 Boise State University Parking and Transportation Committee, 1997-98 Task Force on Student Computer Purchases, 1997-98 (co-chair) Enrollment Management Committee, 1997-98 Calendar Committee, 1997-98 Executive Committee, 1996-98 President's Cabinet, 1996-98 Boise State University Foundation Grants Committee, 1996-97 (chair) Faculty Senate, 1994-98 Salary and Fringe Benefit Committee, 1994-1997 Planning Committee Member, Women's History Month, 1993 College Service: College of Business and Economics Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2002-06 (chair, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006) College of Business and Economics Scholarship Committee, 1994- (chair, 2000-2001, 2013-2014) Official Representative, Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1991-1994 Outcomes Assessment Committee, Spring 1994 Undergraduate Policy Committee, 1989-93 Departmental Service: Advisor, Economics Club, 2003-2005 Len B. Jordan Committee, 1992- organized the Len B. Jordan lectures, 1990 and 1993 Department Search Committees: whenever we hire someone Other Professional Service: Economics Review Board, Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives, Consultant, Idaho Statesman and The Idaho Business Review COMMUNITY SERVICE Idaho Reading Proficiency Task Force, Member, 2011- Idaho Kids Count, Advisory Board Member, 2009- Idaho Voices for Children, Board of Directors, member, 2008- Co-Chair, Education Committee, Idaho Voices for Children, 2009- Policy Committee, member, 2011- Search Committee for Executive Director, member, Fall 2010 Life s Kitchen, Board of Directors, member, May 2004- May 2011 Secretary, Board of Directors, Life s Kitchen (2005-December 2010) Executive Committee, Secretary, Life s Kitchen (2005-May 2011) Chair, Fundraising Committee, Life s Kitchen (2007-November 2010) Executive Director Search Committee, member, (twice during 2008) Strategic Planning Task Force, member, (March 2010-March 2011) Advisory Board, member, August 2011- Komen Boise Race for the Cure, committee chair (1999-2009) Court Appointed Special Advocate for Abused and Neglected Children, 1996-1999 6