Gregory Paul DeCoster
Associate Professor of Economics
Spring 2008
- Introduction to the Economy (ECON 100)
- Introduction to the Economy (ECON 100L1)
- Finance II (ECON 360)
| Phone | (207) 725-3726 |
| Title | Associate Professor |
| Department | ECONOMICS |
| Work Location | 102 Hubbard Hall |
| gdecoste@bowdoin.edu |
Education:
University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. (Economics) 1985
University of Tulsa, B.S. (Economics) 1980
Areas of Specialization
Monetary and Financial Economics
Macroeconomics
Urban Economics
Academic Positions:
Bowdoin College, Department of Economics
Chair, 1993-94, 1999-
Associate Professor, 1992-Present
Assistant Professor, 1985-1992
West Virginia University, Department of Economics
Visiting Assistant Professor, 1989-1990
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics
Assistant Instructor, 1982-1985
Teaching Assistant, 1980-1982
Publications:
"Flexibility of the Capital Utilization Rate in a Rational Expectations Macro Model" (with Douglas Mitchell), Journal of Macroeconomics, Vol. 9, No. 1, Winter 1987.
"The Efficacy of the Correlation Dimension Technique in Detecting Determinism in Small Samples" (with Douglas Mitchell), Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, Vol. 39, 1991.
"Nonlinear Monetary Dynamics" (with Douglas Mitchell), Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol. 9, No. 4, October 1991.
"Dynamic Implications of Chaotic Monetary Policy" (with Douglas Mitchell), Journal of Macroeconomics, Vol. 14, No. 2, Spring 1992. (abstract ) (PDF (1118 K) »)
"Evidence of Chaos in Commodity Futures Prices" (with Douglas Mitchell and Walt Labys), Journal of Futures Markets, Vol. 12, No. 3, June 1992. (Reprinted in Chaos Theory and Nonlinear Dynamics, Robert Trippi, ed., Irwin, Burridge, IL, 1995.)"
Spurious Agglomeration" (with William Strange), Journal of Urban Economics, 33. 1993.
"Nonlinear Monetary Dynamics: Reply" (with Douglas Mitchell), Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 12, 1994.
Research in Progress:
Technical Analysis and Chaotic Financial Time Series
Noise Trading, and Urban Growth
Price Indexes for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Doctoral Dissertation:
Principal Advisor: David Kendrick
Title: "A Dynamic Analysis of Persistent Market Disequilibrium and the Macroeconomic Implications"
Other Activities:
Referee for National Science Foundation, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics; Journal of Macroeconomics; Journal of Human Resources; Automatica, (Journal of International Federation of Automatic Control).