Elliott Parker

Professor and Chair of Economics
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Summary

Elliott is a tenured professor currently serving his fourth term as chair of the Economics Department. His past university roles included Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Administration, Director of the University Core Curriculum, Chair of the University Faculty Senate, and Co-Editor of the China Economic Review.

Research interests

  • International Migration
  • International and Comparative Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Recessions and Price Deflation

Recent publications

  • Parker, E., & M. Piotrowski (2023). "Remittance Patterns in Eastern Europe and the World,” European Journal of Comparative Economics 20(1): 71-96.
  • Guerrero, F., & E. Parker (2022). “Immigration, ethnic fractionalization, and the fiscal burden in the OECD,” European Journal of Government and Economics 11(1), 7- 30.
  • Parker, E. (2020). “Migration patterns in Eastern Europe and the world: a gravity approach,” South East European Journal of Economics and Business 15(1): 66-79.
  • Lacy, K., E. Parker, O. Shapoval, & T. Sørenson (2020). “A fire sale for an incombustible commodity: entry and exit in the helium market,” Applied Economics Teaching Resources 2(4): 20-33.
  • Parker, E. (2019). “Tariffs and trade deficits in the United States,” in Entrepreneurship, Economic Development and Public Policy in Search of Synergies, 117-132, edited by Parker, Pietrasienski, Tosun, Wachowiak, & Wojtysiak-Kotlarski. Warsaw School of Economics Press, Poland.
  • Parker, E. (2018) The Comparative Economics of Global Growth and Inequality. Great River Learning.
  • Parker, E., with K. Marshall (2017), Nevada and the Great Recession: Looking Back, Moving Forward, University of Nevada Press. 

Courses taught

  • ECON 102: Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 305: Comparative Economics
  • ECON 462: International Trade

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, 1992
  • M.A., University of Washington–Seattle, 1987
  • B.B.A., Business Systems Analysis, University of Texas–Arlington, 1983