Dr. KALYAN CHAKRABORTY

Associate Professor
Department of Accounting and Information Syatem
School of Business, Emporia State University
1200 Commercial Street, Box 4057
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: (620) 341-5913 (O) (785) 478-1909 (H)
Web Page: http://www.emporia.edu/~chakrabk
E-mail: kchakrab@emporia.edu
7209 SW Cannock Chase Rd
Topeka, KS 66614

Education

• Ph.D. Utah State University (Economics), 1998
• M.S. University of Nevada, Reno (Agricultural Economics), 1994
• DIM Indira Gandhi National Open University, India (Business Management), 1990
• LL.B. University of Calcutta, India, (Bachelor in Law), 1989
• D.M.S.M. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, India (Marketing and Sales Management), 1983
• M.A. University of Burdwan, India (Economics), 1980

Areas of Specialization

• Applied Microeconomics
• Internationa/Regional Economics
• Applied Econometrics
• Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

Dissertation Title

• Essays on the Scale Economies and Efficiency in Public Education (Advisor: W. Cris Lewis)

MS Thesis Title

• Valuing the Non-Market Impacts of Forest Fire: An Analysis of Canoeing in Nopiming Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada (Advisor: Jeffrey E. Englin).

Refereed Journal Articles

1. "Efficieency and Equity in School Funding: A Case for Kansas," (Kalyan Chakraborty and John Poggio) International Advances in Economic Research, May 2008, 14:228-241.

2. "Offshore Outsourcing and the Recent Evidences from from the U.S. Economy," (Kalyan Chakraborty) Indian Journal of Economics and Business, June 2008, 7(1): 49-65,

3. "Hispanic Population and Its Economic Impact," (Kalyan Chakraborty) Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Economics, August 2007, 8:38-58.

4. "Economic Impact of Regional University Revisited," (Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston) Journal of Kansas Policy Review, October 2006, 28(2):1-13.

5. "Product Labeling and Economic Value of Milk Market Segmentation," (Kalyan Chakraborty) International Journal of Food and Agribusiness Marketing, Spring 2006, 18(1&2).

6. "Impact of Offshore Outsourcing of IT Services on the US Economy. " (Kalyan Chakraborty and Bill Remington)Southwestern Economics Review, Spring 2006, 33(1):73-94).

7. "Consumers' Attitude Toward Hormone-free Milk: What Have We Learned?" (Kalyan Chakraborty)Applied Economics Letters August 2005, 20(4):112-125.

8. "The Economic Impact of University and the Financial Consequences of Budget Cut on the Local and State Economy." (Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston) Moutain Plains Journal of Business and Economics, 2003(4), Internet Journal http://www.mountainplains.org.

9. "Measuring Productive Efficiency and Cost of Public Education." (Kalyan Chakraborty) Southwestern Economic Review, Spring 2003, 30(1):23-34.

10. "Measuring Technical Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity: An Application to Cotton Production." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Sukant Misra, and Phil Johnson) Regional Business Review, 2003(22):11-27.

11. "Cotton Farmers Technical Efficiency: An Application to Stochastic and Non-stochastic Production Approach." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Sukant Misra and Phil Johnson) Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2002, 31(2): 211-220.

12. "Measuring Technical Efficiency in Public Education: A Stochastic and Non-stochastic Frontier Production Function Approach." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Basudeb Biswas, and W. Cris Lewis) Southern Economic Journal, 2001, 67(1): 889-905.

13. "Estimating Recreation Demand and Economic Value of Mountain Biking in Moab, UT: An Application of Count Data Models." (Kalyan Chakraborty and John Keith) Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2000, 43(4): 461-469.

14. "Economies of Scale in Public Education: An Econometric Analysis." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Basudeb Biswas and W. Cris Lewis) Contemporary Economic Policy, 2000, 18(2): 238-247.

15. "Valuing the Impacts of Forest Fires on Backcountry Forest Recreation." (Jeffrey Englin, Peter C. Boxall, Kalyan Chakraborty, and David O. Watson) Forest Science, 1996, 42(3): 450-455.

16. "Application of Count Data Procedure to Estimate Threshold for Rural Commercial Sector." (Thomas R. Harris, Kalyan Chakraborty, Lijuan Xhio, and Rangesan Narayanan) Review of Regional Studies, 1996(26): 75-88.

17. "Scale Economics in Public Education." (W. Cris Lewis and Kalyan Chakraborty) The Journal of Regional Analysis Policy, 1996(26): 23-35.

Book Chapters

1. "Assessing Relative Efficiency of Agricultural Production Units of Southern High Plains, Texas", Chapter 17. pp277-289. Theory and Applications of Productivity and Efficiency: Econometric and DEA Approach, Edited by C. Neogi and R. Ghosh, Macmillan India Ltd. 2005.

Teaching Experience

1. Friends University (Summer 2007): Adjunct Faculty

2. Emporia State University (Fall 2006 - Present): Associate Professor(Tenured)

3. Emporia State University (Fall 2000 - 2006): Assistant Professor

4. Utah State University (Fall 1997 - Summer 1998): Teaching Assistant

5. International Institute for Management Science, India (1982-83): Faculty

Courses Taught (On Campus)

• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Business Statistics
• Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Managerial Economics
• International Economics
• Current Economic Problems
• Applied Econometrics

Courses Taught (Online)

• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Principles of Microeconomics
• International Economics(Spring-09)
• Current Economic Problems
• Applied Econometrics

Past Appointments

• May 2000 to August 2000:
  Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

• Oct. 1998 to April 2000:
  Post Doctoral Research Associate, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.

• Sept. 1994 to 1998:
  Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

• Aug. 1993 to Aug. 1994:
  Research Associate, Center for Economic Development, Reno, NV and in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.

• Jan. 1992 to June 1993:
  Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.
• Feb. 1978 to June 1991:
  Accounts Executive (Sales), Coal India Limited (Eastern Divison). Agovernment of India Enterprise, Kolkata, India.

• July 1980 to Aug 1982:
  Faculty Member (Part Time), Managerial Economics International Institute of Management Science, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India.

Honors and Awards

• Nominated for President's Award for Research and Creativity, 2006, Emporia State University.
• Nominated for School of Business Service Award, 2005, Emporia State University.
• Finalist, Robins Award for Teaching Assistant of the Year, 1998, Utah State University.
• Awarded Teaching Assistant of the Year, 1998 by the College of Agriculture, Utah State University.
• Nominated for President’s Award - 1996, by the Department of Economics, Utah State University.
• Researcher of the Quarter, Summer 1996, Utah State University.
• Listed on the Honors List of the Dean of Graduate Studies and School of Business, Utah State University, during the quarters of Winter 1995, Spring 1996, and Winter 1996.
• Listed in the National Dean’s List, 1995-96, Educational Communication, Inc. USA.

Articles & Proceedings

1. "Impact of Offshore Outsourcing of IT Services on the US Economy." (Kalyan Chakraborty and Bill Remington). Proceedings of the Second AIMS International Conference on Management, Vol. 2, 51-63, 2005.

2. "Texas-Oklahoma Producer Cotton Market Summary: 1998-99." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Kavin Hoelscher, Sukant Misra, and Don Ethridge). Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, National Cotton Council, Vol. 1, 329-332.

3. "How Different Quality Attributes Contribute to the Price of Cotton." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Don Ethridge, and Sukant Misra). Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, National Cotton Council, Vol. 1, 374-377.

4. "An Estimated 1999 Crop Pre-Season Price Schedule for the Texas-Oklahoma Cotton Markets." (Kavin Hoelscher, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Sukant Misra). Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, National Cotton Council, Vol. 1, 377-379.

5. "Cotton Quality Price Differentials From The Textile Mills' Perspective: An Update." (Don Ethridge, Shauna Swink, and Kalyan Chakraborty). Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, National Cotton Council, Vol. 1, 382-385.

6. "An Overview of the Cotton and Textile Industries in India." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Darren Hudson, Don Ethridge, Sukant Misra, and G. C. Kar) Report of USDA/CSRS Research Project, CER-99-55. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX, September 1999.

7. "Cotton Quality Price Differentials From The Textile Mill An Update." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Don Ethridge) Proceedings of the 1999 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council Vol.1, 256-259.

8. "The Economic Value of Canoeing in Nopiming Park in Relation to Forest Management." (David O. Watson, L. Peter, P. C. Boxall, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Jeffrey Englin) Report of the 1993 Field Season. Northern Forestry Center, Manitoba, Canada, January 1994.

Papers Under Review

1. " Monitoring School Districts' Inefficiencies." (Kalyan Chakraborty) Submitted to International Journal of Educational Researchs.
2. " Assessing the Impact of Sociaeconomic Variables on Efficiency Measure." (Kalyan Chakraborty) Submitted to Applied Economics.
3. "The Impact of Climate and Other Non-conventional Inputs on Agricultural Productivity: A Statewide Analysis." (Kalyan Chakraborty) Submitted to Journal of Business and Economics.

Monograph

1. "Ecomomic Impact of Hispanic Population on the Local Economy;, (Kalyan Chakraborty) September 2005, Deptartment of ACIS, School of Business, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
2. "Ecomomic Impact of Emporia State University on the Local and State Economy of Kansas", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston) September 2005, Deptartment of ACIS, School of Business, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
3. "Impact of the Hispanic Population on the Local Economy-A Preliminary Report", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Elizabeth Grandon, and Marco Polo Hernandez Cuevas) May 2005, Graduate Studies and Research, School of Business, College of LA&S, and Emporia Public School District, 253.
4. "Ecomomic Impact of Emporia State University on the Local and State Economy of Kansas", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston) August 2001, Deptartment of ACIS, School of Business, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.

Working Papers

1. "The Economic Value of rBST and non-rBST Produced Milk: A Market Segmentation Approach." (Blake Bennett, Kalyan Chakrborty, and Sukant Misra). College of Agricultural Sciences and Natual Resources Publication No: T-1-449 (1999), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

2. "Cottonseed Price Forecasting: A Time-series Analysis." (Kalyan Chakraborty and Sukant Misra) College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Publication No: T-1-505 (2000), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

3. "Dynamic Productivity, Efficiency, and Technical Innovation in Education: A Mathematical Programming Approach Using Data Envelopment Analysis." (Kalyan Chakraborty and Sandeep Mohapatra) Economic Research Institute Study Paper, ERI #97-08, Department of Economics, Utah State University, Logan UT.

4. "Measuring Technical Efficiency in Public Education: A Stochastic Frontier Production Function Approach." (Kalyan Chakraborty, Basudeb Biswas, and W. Cris Lewis) Economic Research Institute Study Paper, ERI #96-37, Department of Economics, Utah State University, Logan UT.

Other Publications

1. "Hispanic Portrait," The Emporia Gazette, May 18, 2005, Front page. (Elizabeth Grandon, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Marco Polo Hernandez Cuevas).

2. "Economic Impact of Emporia State University on the Local and State Economy of Knasas," Department of AIS, School of Business, Sept, 2006. (Kalyan Chakraborty, and Dean Edmiston).

3. "Information Rolls In: Hispanic surveys reaping a bumper crop of statistics," The Emporia Gazette, February 4, 2005, Front page. (Elizabeth Grandon, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Marco Polo Hernandez Cuevas).

4. "Questions for a Cause: Survey attempts to measure Hispanic Impact," The Bulletin, October 14, 2004, Front page. (Elizabeth Grandon, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Marco Polo Hernandez Cuevas).

5. "Gauging the Impact of Change: Group studies impact of demographic shift," The Emporia Gazette, September 7, 2004, Front page. (Elizabeth Grandon, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Marco Polo Hernandez Cuevas).

6. "Study says college earns city million," The Emporia Gazette, October 27, 2001, page 2. Highlights from “Economic Impact of Emporia State University on the Local and State Economy of Kansas.” (Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston).

7. "Schallenkamp: University vital to strong economy," Emporia State University Bulletin October 29, 2001, page 5. Highlights from the study titled “Economic Impact of Emporia State University on the Local and State Economy of Kansas” (Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston).

8. "Economic Impact of Budget Cuts in ESU," News Update on Council of Faculty Senate Presidents (COFSP), October 2003.

Research Grants and Awards (Received)

1. Estimation of Minimum Market Threshold for Retail Commercial Sectors (Sole Investigator), 2008-2009, Research and Grants Center, Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Emporia State University ($8,158).

2. Offshore Outsourcing of Services: Recent Evidences from the U.S. Economy (Sole Investigator), 2006-2007, Grants for Intellectual Contribution, School of Business, Emporia State University ($1,000).

3. Efficiency and Equity in School Funding: A Case Study for Kansas (Sole Investigator), 2005-2006, School of Business, Emporia State University ($1,970).

4. Economic Impact of Hispanic Population on the Local Economy (Elizabeth Grandon, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Marco Polo Hernandez Cuevas), 2004-2005, School of Business, Emporia State University ($2,511).

5. Economic Impacts of Emporia State University on the Local and State Economy: An Update. (Co investigator: Dean Edmiston), 2004-2005, School of Business, Emporia State University ($2,482). 

6. Consumers’ Perception and Economic Value of Market Segmentation for Fluid Milk Produced Using Bovine Somatotropin (Sole Investigator), 2002-2003, Research and Grants Center, Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Emporia State University ($12,000).

7. Impact of Climate and Other Non-conventional Inputs on Wheat Productivity (Sole Investigator), January 2002-2003, School of Business, Emporia State University ($1000).

8. Organization of School Districts and Cost of Education: The Case of Kansas State (Sole Investigator), Starting January 2002 (one year), School of Business, Emporia State University, ($800).

9. Forecasting Demand for Passenger Traffic in Salt Lake City International Airport Using Time-series Econometric Analysis (Co-investigator: Dr. Dipak Ghosh), 2000-2001, School of Business, Emporia State University ($1,980).

10. Economic Impacts of Emporia State University on the Local and State Economy (Co investigator: Dean Edmiston), 2000-2001, School of Business, Emporia State University ($1,000).

Research Grant Submitted /Not Approved

• Improving Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness of Public Education System (Sole Investigator), June 2002,National Science Foundation, under Research On Learning and Education (ROLE) (NSF 02-023)    ($330,975)

Research Work in Progress

1. Globalization and Outsourcing of IT Services and its Implications on the U.S. Economy.

2. Determining Market Threshold for Retail Commercial Sectors.

Presentations

1. "Monitoring School Districts' Inefficiencies;, (Kalyan Chakraborty). Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Feb 17-20, 2008. Big Island, Hawaii.

2. "Offshore Outsourcing and the Recent Evidences from the U.S. Economy;, (Kalyan Chakraborty). Presented at the 62nd International Atlantic Economic Conference, March 15-19, 2007. Madrid, Spain.

3. "Efficiency and Equity in School Funding: A Case Study for Kansas", (Kalyan Chakraborty). Presented at the 61st International Atlantic Economic Conference, March 15-19, 2006. Berlin, Germany.

4. "Impact of Hispanic Population on the Local Economy", (Kalyan Chakraborty). Presentaed at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Missouri Valley Economic Association, October 27-29, 2006. Kansas City, MO.

5. "Offshoring of IT Services: The Impact on the US Economy", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Bill Remington). Presented at the 11th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Central Plains, April 1-2, 2005, Washburn University, Topeka, KS.

6. "Economics of Outsourcing: An Empirical Application to IT Industry in the US", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Bill Remington). Presented at the Second AIMS International Conference on Management, December 28-31, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, India.

7. "Cost Savings in Public Education Through Economies of Scale and Efficiency", (Kalyan Chakraborty) Submitted for presentation at the Western Regional Science Association 43rd Annual Meeting, Maui, Hawaii, Feb 25-28, 2004.

8. "Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Hormone Free Milk and the Economic Value of Milk Market Segmentation", (Kalyan Chakraborty) Invited Paper Presentation at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India, Jan 2 2004.

9. "Got Milk? What Kind is It?", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Juan Salas) Poster presented at the Emporia State University Research and Creativity Forum Poster Session, April 10, 2003.

10. "Consumers Willingness to Pay for Hormone Free Milk and the Economic Value of Milk Market Segmentation", (Kalyan Chakraborty) submitted for presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting, Midwest Economic Association, March 28-30, 2003, St. Louis, Missouri.

11. "The Impact of Climate Change and Other Non-conventional Inputs on Agricultural Productivety", (Kalyan Chakraborty) presented at 53rd International Atlantic Economic Conference, Paris, March 14-17, 2002.

12. "Assessing Relative Efficiency of Agricultural Production Units in Southern High Plain, Texas", (Kalyan Chakraborty) presented at the Annual Meeting of Southwestern Society of Economists, St. Louis, MO, March 6-9, 2002.

13. "Organization of School Districts and Cost of Education: A case for Kansas", (Kalyan Chakraborty) presented at the Annual Meeting of Southwestern Society of Economists, St. Louis, MO, March 6 - 9, 2002.

14. "Forecasting Demand for Passenger Traffic in Salt Lake City International Airport", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Dipak Ghosh) presented at the 52nd International Atlantic Economic Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Oct 11-14,2001.

15. "Measuring Technical Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity of Cotton Producers in Texa", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Sukant Misra, and Phil Johnson) presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Mid-West Economic Association, March 29-31, 2001.

16. "Cotton Farmers Technical Efficiency: An Application to Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Sukant Misra, and Phil Johnson) presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, February 25-28, 2001.

17. "Functional Forms in Welfare Estimation: An Application to Recreational Fishing", presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Kauai, Hawaii, February 26 - March1, 2000.

18. "Texas-Oklahoma Producer Cotton Market Summary: 1998-99", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Kavin Hoelscher, Sukant Misra, and Don Ethridge) Paper presented at the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 4-8, 2000.

19. "How Different Quality Attributes Contribute to the Price of Cotton", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Don Ethridge, and Sukant Misra) Poster presented at the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 4-8, 2000.

20. "An Estimated 1999 Crop Pre-Season Price Schedule for the Texas-Oklahoma Cotton Markets", (Kavin Hoelscher, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Sukant Misra) Poster presented at the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 4-8, 2000.

21. "Cotton Quality Price Differentials From The Textile Mills' Perspective: An Update", (Don Ethridge, Shauna Swink, and Kalyan Chakraborty) Poster presented at the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Research Conferences, San Antonio, Texas, January 4-8, 2000.

22. "Cotton Quality Price Differentials From The Textile Mills' Perspective: An Update", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Don Ethridge) Paper presented at the 44th Annual Beltwide Cotton Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 3-7, 1999.

23. "The value of Segmenting the Texas Milk Market into rBST and non-rBST Produced Milk", (Blake Bennett, Kalyan Chakraborty, and Sukant Misra) Poster presented at the Ninety-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Southern Agricultural Economic Association, Memphis, TN, January 30-Feb.3, 1999.

24. "Measuring Technical Efficiency Using Stochastic Frontier Production Function: A Simultaneous Equation Approach", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Basudeb Biswas, and W. Cris Lewis) Paper presented at the Forty-Sixth International Atlantic Economic conference, Boston, MA October 8-11, 1998.

25. "Estimating Long-Run Recreation Demand and Economic Value of Mountain Biking in Moab, UT: An Application of Count Data Models", (Kalyan Chakraborty and John Keith) Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economic Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 19-21, 1998.

26. "Dynamic Productivity, Efficiency, and Technical Innovation in Education: A Mathematical Programming Approach Using Data Envelopment Analysis", (Kalyan Chakraborty and Sandeep Mohapatra) Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Monterey, California, February 18-22, 1998.

27. "Economies of Scale in Public Education: An Econometric Analysis", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Basudeb Biswas, and W. Cris Lewis) presented at the 72nd Annual Western Economic Association International Conference Program, Seattle, Washington, July 9-13, 1997.

28. "Measuring Technical Efficiency in Public Education: A Stochastic Frontier Production Function Approach", (Kalyan Chakraborty, Basudeb Biswas, and W. Cris Lewis) Paper presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Hawaii, February 23-26, 1997.

29. "The Effect of Size and Growth on Education Costs", (W. Cris Lewis and Kalyan Chakraborty) Paper presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, San Diego, California, February 22-26, 1995.

Conference Chair/Discussant

1. Discussant: "Foreign Equity Investment: Rational or Irrational Choice? &wuot;, at the 42nd Annual Meeting Missouri ValleyEconomic Association, Kansas City, Missouri,Oct 27-29, 2005.

2. Chair: SessionTitle: "Economics II", Second AIMS International Conferance on ManagementKolkata, India Dec 28-31, 2004.

3. Discussant: "An Efficient Disposal System of Industrial Waste and an Optimal Taxation" at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Maui, Hawaii, Feb 25-28, 2004.

4. Chair: Session: "Education K-12", at the 67th Annual Meeting, Mdiwest Economic Assocation, St. Louis, Missouri, March 28-30, 2003.

5. Chair: Session: "Teaching Methodology and History of Thought", at the 53rd International Atlantic Economic Conference, Paris, France, March 13-17, 2002.

6. Discussant: "Petroleum Stocking Behavior in High and Low Income Countries", at the 53rd International Atlantic Economic Conference, Paris, France, March 13-17, 2002.

7. Discussant: "Financial Dimensions of Farm Marketing Decisions", at the Annual Meeting of Southwestern Society of Economists, St. Louis, MO, March 6 - 9, 2002.

8. Discussant: "Student Expectations about Online Courses", at the Annual Meeting of Southwestern Society of Economists, St. Louis, MO, March 6 - 9, 2002.

9. Discussant:"International Factor Price Differences and the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek Model", at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Mid-West Economic Association, March 29-31, 2001.

10. Discussant: "Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for the Shadow Price of SO2 Emissions", at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economic Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 19-21, 1998.

11. Chair: Session: "Taxation, Finance, and Provision of Public Goods", at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Monterey, CA, February 18-22, 1998.

12. Discussant: "Supervision, Efficiency Wage, and incentive Plans", at the 72nd Annual Western Economic Association International Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 9-13, 1997.

13. Discussant: "Educating Arkansas: Public School Funding in 1990’s", at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Hawaii, February 23-27, 1997.

Other Professional Activity

1. Advanced Placement Reader (Economics): College Board, June 1-8, 2008, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
2. Advanced Placement Reader (Economics): College Board, June 1-9, 2007, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Book Review

1. Integrated Water Resource Management: Global Theory, Emerging Practices, and Local Needs. Water in South Asia (Vol-1) by Molinga, Peter P., A. Dixit., and K. Athukorala. SAGE Publications. New Delhi.
2. Managerial Economics by H. Craig Peterson and W. Cris Lewis (4th Ed) Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.

Proposal Review

1. Grant Proposal Reviewer for U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) for Cooperative Grants Program Competition.

Journal Referee

1. Journal of Regional Science
2. The Economic and Social Review
3. Empirical Economics
4. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
5. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
6. Southwestern Economic Review
7. Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Economics
8. Internationl Journal of Educational Research

Service

• College/Departmental Committee:
  1. Member Dean's Faculty Advisory Committee, 2000-2001
  2. Member Curriculum Committee for Economics, 2000-2002
  3. Member College of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2001-2003
  4. The Teachers College 2001 Faculty Recognition Award Committee, 2001-2002
  5. Member Department of ACIS Faculty Recognition Committee, 2002-2003
  6. Member School of Business Mission and Strategic Planning Committee, 2002-2004
  7. Chair, Faculty Development Committee, School of Business 2004-2005
  8. Member University Research and Creativity Committee, ESU 2004-2007
  9. Member College of Business Undergaraduate Carriculum Committee 2005-2008
  10. Member Vice President's Academic Affairs Advisory Council 2005-2006
  11. Member School of Business Diversity Committee 2005-2006
  12. Member ESU Work Group on "Outreach and Lifelong Learning 2007-2008
  13. Member ESU Work Group on "Internationalization of ESU" 2007-2008

• Community
  • Interview with the local correspondent for Wichita Eagle on the results from our study "Economic Impact of Hispanic Communityon the Local Economy." 3:00 PM April 11, 2006.

  • Interview with local Radio Station KVOE (FM101.7 / AM 1400) on the results from two recently completed projects, "Economic Impact of Hispanic Community" and "Economic Impact of ESU." 3:30 PM Oct 10, 2005.

  • Interview with local Radio Station KVOE (FM 101.7 / AM 1400) Emporia, topic “Economic Impact of Hispanic Community on the Local Economy”, 3:00 PM, September 7, 2004.

  • Participated in the survey conducted by the Kansas Department of Human Resources for Labor Market Information Services in regard to state’s long term economic outlook, July 2003.

  • Presented the key results from our study titled, “The Economic Impact of University and The Financial Consequences of Budget Cut on the Local and State Economy” in the Weekly Meeting of Rotary Club of Emporia, at Best Western Hospitality Hotel, Emporia, October 8, 2003.

  • School of Business sponsored "Friday Focus" event on ESU campus, October 26, 2001. Discussion on "Economic Impact Study" by Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston, October 26, 2001.

  • Interview with Emporia Radio Station KVOE (FM101.7 / AM1400), topic "Guidance for Holiday Shoppers and the Economic Impact of Holiday Shopping.", November 27, 2002.

• International:
  • Guest speaker "One-day Seminar on Valuation of Assets", organized by Institution of Valuers, West Bengal, Calcutta, India, December 17, 2000.

  • Invited guest speaker on "The Effect of Environmental Factors on Economic Valuaion" at the Technical Meet, organized by The Institute of Indian Environmental Enginerring, West Bengal, Calcutta, India, July 31, 1999.

Membership in Professional Organizations

1. American Economic Association (AEA)
2. Western Economic Association (WEA)
3. Western Regional Science Association (WRSA)
4. Midwest Economic Association (MEA)
5. International Atlantic Economic Society (IAES)
6. Southwestern Society for Economists (SSE)
7. Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association (NAREA)
8. Association for International Management Scholars (AIMS)
9. Member Beta-Gamma-Sigma International Honor Society