Professor Melvin Borland

 420 Grise Hall
Phone:  (270) 745-3112
E-mail:  melvin.borland@wku.edu

EDUCATION:

 Ph.D., Economics, Washington University
M.A., Economics, Washington University
B.A., Economics, Centre College

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

 Dr. Borland's fields of interest include the economics of education, public finance, and the theory of consumer behavior.  His current research is primarily concerned with the determinants of student academic achievement.  Other research is concerned with household production.  Professor Borland has taught undergraduate courses in intermediate microeconomic theory and managerial economics and graduate courses in advanced microeconomic theory, public finance, and problem solving, data modeling, and managerial decisions.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

 Dr. Borland's publications include "Student Academic Achievement and the Degree of Market Concentration in Education", Economics of Education Review; "On the Determination of the Critical Level of Market Concentration in Education", Economics of Education Review; "Competition, Expenditures, and Student Performance in Mathematics", Public Choice; "The Property Tax Rate and Assessment Uniformity", National Tax Journal; Rules versus Discretion in the Conduct of Monetary Policy: Welfare Loss under the Condition of Uncertainty with Respect to the Real Rate of Interest", Public Budgeting and Financial Management; and "Household Commodity Production and Social Harassment Costs", Southern Economic Journal.  Professor Borland is a member of the editorial board for Public Budgeting and Financial Management.