EDWARD Peter STRINGHAM
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Department of Economics San Jose State University 1 Washington Square Hall San Jose, CA 95192-0114 |
Office: (408)
924-5419 Fax: (408)
924-5406 Email: edward.stringham@sjsu.edu Website: www.sjsu.edu/stringham |
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Education |
Ph.D.
Economics,
B.A.
Economics, College of the Holy Cross, 1997
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Academic Positions |
Associate
Professor,
Assistant
Professor, San Jose State University, 2002-2006
President, Association
of Private Enterprise Education,
2006-2007
Editor, Journal of
Private Enterprise, 2006-
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Journal
Articles |
“Are Regulations the
Answer for Emerging Stock Markets? Evidence from the
“Privatizing the
Adjudication of Disputes” (with Bryan Caplan) Theoretical Inquiries in Law, forthcoming 2008, Vol. 9, No. 2.
“The Role of Empirical
Assumptions in Economic Analysis” (with R. Gonzalez) Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, forthcoming.
“Banks, Insurance Companies,
and Discrimination” (with Walter Block) Commentaries on the Law of
Accounting & Finance, forthcoming Vol. 2: 111-120.
“Does a Concern for
Lowering National Gini Coefficients Justify
Redistributionist Policies?” (with R. Gonzalez and A.
Krishnan, student
“Evaluating Economic
Justifications for Alcohol Restrictions” (with Ilkay Pulan, student
“Overlapping
Jurisdictions, Proprietary Communities, and Competition in the Realm of Law” Journal of Institutional and Theoretical
Economics, Vol. 162, No.3 (September 2006):
516-534.
“Taxing Development:
The Law and Economics of Traffic Impact Fees” (with Benjamin Powell and Jack
Estill, student
“No Booze? You May
Lose: Why Drinkers Earn More Money Than Nondrinkers” (with Bethany Peters) Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 27, No.
3 (Summer 2006): 411-421.
“The Failings of Legal
Centralism for Helping Stock Markets in Transition” (with Peter Boettke) Politická Ekonomie, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January 2006): 22-34.
“The Economics of Inclusionary
Zoning Reclaimed: How Effective Are Price Controls?” (with
Benjamin Powell)
“The Capability of
Government in Providing Protection Against Online Fraud” Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter 2005):
371-392.
“Incentives vs. Knowledge: Reply to Caplan” (with
R. Gonzalez) Critical Review, Vol. 17, No. 1-2
(2005): 179-202.
“End of Life Decisions
and the Maximization of Length of Life” (with Benjamin Parizek,
student
“Is Government
Inevitable? Comment on Holcombe’s Analysis” (with Peter Leeson) Independent Review, Vol. 9, No. 4
(Spring 2005):543-549.
“Mises, Bastiat, Public Opinion, and Public Choice” (with Bryan
Caplan) Review of Political Economy, Vol. 17, No. 1 (January 2005)
79-105.
“Commerce,
Markets, and Peace: Richard Cobden’s Enduring Lessons” Independent Review,
Vol. 9, No. 1 (Summer 2004) 105-116.
Translated into Spanish by Gabriel Gasave and republished as: “El Comercio,
los Mercados y la Paz” Laissez Faire: Publicación de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín
No. 22-3 (Marzo-Septiembre 2005): 16-26.
Abridged version published as “Commerce, Markets, and
Peace” PricewaterhouseCoopers Executive
Perspectives (October 2004).
“Brokers, Bureaucrats,
and the Emergence of Financial Markets” (with Peter Boettke) Managerial
Finance, Vol. 30, No. 5 (2004) 57-71.
“Networks, Law, and the
Paradox of Cooperation” (with Bryan Caplan) Review of Austrian Economics,
Vol. 16, No. 4 (December 2003) 309-326.
“The
Extralegal Development of Securities Trading in Seventeenth Century
“The Emergence of the
London Stock Exchange as a Self-Policing Club” Journal of Private
Enterprise, Vol. 17, No. 2 (2002) 1-19.
“Kaldor-Hicks Efficiency and the Problem of Central
Planning” Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer
2001) 41-50.
“Market
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Revision Requests |
“Incentives
versus Preferences in Social Change” (with Jeffrey Rogers Hummel) revision
requested by the Review of Austrian Economics,
July 2007.
“The
Political Economic and Ethical Case for Individual Responsibility by 19th
Century Preacher David Lipscomb” revision requested by the Journal of the History of Economic Thought, August 2006.
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Other Scholarly Publications |
“Public Courts and
Police were Created to Advance Whose Interests? A
Public Choice Explanation for the Rise of Government Law Enforcement in
“Economic Value and
Cost Are Subjective” in The Handbook of
Austrian Economics, Peter Boettke (editor),
“Housing” (with
Benjamin Powell) The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, David Henderson
(editor) Liberty Fund:
“Inclusionary
Zoning” (with Benjamin Powell) in America’s
Housing Crisis: A Case of Government Failure,
Benjamin Powell and Randall Holcombe (editors), Independent Institute,
forthcoming.
“Economics
in Defense of Liberty: the Contribution of Murray Rothbard” (with Benjamin
Powell) in Biographical Dictionary of Austrian Economists, Steven
Horwitz (editor)
“The Problem with
Development Impact Fees” (with Jack Estill and Benjamin Powell) in America’s Housing Crisis: A
Case of Government Failure, Benjamin Powell and Randall Holcombe (editors),
Independent Institute, forthcoming.
“Murray Rothbard” (with
Benjamin Powell) The New Palgrave
Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, Larry Blume
and Steven Durlauf (editors)
“Is Universal Preschool
Beneficial? An Assessment of RAND Corporation’s Analysis ”
(with Christopher Cardiff, student
“Economic
Analysis of Tort Law: Austrian and Kantian Perspectives” (with Mark White) in Law
and Economics: Alternative Economic Approaches to Legal and Regulatory Issues,
Margaret Oppenheimer and Nicholas Mercuro (editors)
“Affordable Housing in
“Do Affordable Housing
Mandates Work? Evidence from Los Angeles County and Orange County” (with Benjamin
Powell) Reason Foundation Policy Study 320.
“Supply and
Affordability: Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?” (with
Benjamin Powell) Reason Foundation Policy Study 318.
“‘Affordable’ Housing
Laws Make Homes More Expensive” (with Benjamin Powell) Economic Education
Bulletin, Vol. 28, No.12 (December 2003) 1-8.
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Book Reviews and Forewords |
“Review of Deception in Markets: An
Economic Analysis edited by Caroline Gerschlager” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, forthcoming.
“Review of The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights
on the Frontier by Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill” Faith and Economics, No. 47/48
(Spring/Fall 2006): 133-135.
“Foreword” to 2006
reprint edition of Civil Government: Its Origin,
“Preface” to 2006
edition of Power and Market by Murray
Rothbard.
“Review of The Production and Diffusion of Public
Choice Political Economy edited by J. Pitt, D. Salehi-Isfahani,
and D. Eckel” Journal
of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol.. 58, No. 3 (2005): 447-449.
“Review of When States Fail: Causes and
Consequences edited by Robert I. Rotberg” Quarterly
Journal of Austrian Economics, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Fall 2005):97-99.
“Review of The
Debates of
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Popular Press Publications |
“Justice after Nifong” The
“Social
Drinking Linked to Higher Incomes,” Orange
County Register, December 29, 2006, p.9.
“Affordable-Housing
Mandates Doing More Harm Than Good, Study Finds,” (with Benjamin Powell)
“Affordable-Housing
Mandates Hurt More Than They Help,” (with Benjamin Powell)
“A Huge Hidden Tax on
New Homes” (with Benjamin Powell) Orange
“Affordable-Housing
Quotas at Ord Discourage Solution” (with Benjamin
Powell) The Californian, December 2, 2003, p.10.
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Books |
Anarchy and the Law:
The Political Economy of Choice (ed.),
Anarchy, State, and
Public Choice (ed.),
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Working Papers |
“What Enabled
Shareholder Owned Firms to Develop in History?”
“Choosing a Substitute
for Public Courts: Alternative Dispute Resolution in the NASD”
An international cross
sectional analysis investigating the relationship between economic freedom and
crime: Were the classical liberals right after all?” (with Matt Ryan, student
"Expectational Equilibria,
Democratic Transitions, and the Stability of Private Legal Systems" (with
Bryan Caplan)
“Competition and Consent
in the History of English Law” (with Todd Zywicki)
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Academic Presentations |
“Privatizing the
Adjudication of Disputes”
“Below Market Housing Mandates as Takings: Measuring Their Impact”
“Being an Effective Journal Editor” Association of Private
Enterprise Education Meetings,
“Competition and
Consent in the History of English Law” Southern
Economic Association Meetings,
“Challenges for
Liberalism in the 21st Century”
“The Radical Political
Economy of 19th Century Preacher David Lipscomb,” Austrian Scholars
Conference,
“Does
Law Enforcement Need to Be Perfectly Competitive,” Austrian Scholars
Conference,
“Is Economic Freedom
Associated More or Less Crime?” Southern Economic Association Meetings,
“Will Regulations Help
Stock Markets In Transition? Evidence from the
“Does the Emergence of
a Stock Market Require Government Enforcement of Laws Against Fraud?”
“The
Capability of Government in Providing Protection Against Online Fraud” Association
of Private Enterprise Education Meetings,
“Private Production of
Allegedly Public Goods” Association of Private Enterprise Education Meetings,
Orlando, FL, April 4, 2005.
“Government
and the High Price of Housing: A Study of Bay Area Housing Markets,” Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA,
September 29, 2004.
“Can Stock Markets
Emerge without Regulation?” Cal State Hayward Economics Seminar,
Hayward, CA, May 19, 2004.
“Will Regulations Help
Stock Markets In Transition? Evidence from the Czech Republic,” Association
of Private Enterprise Education Meetings, Nassau, Bahamas, April 6, 2004
“Issues in Public
Choice,” (Session Chair) Association of Private Enterprise Education
Meetings, Nassau, Bahamas, April 6, 2004
“Network Industries and
Collusion,” Association of Private Enterprise Education Meetings, Las
Vegas, NV, April 8, 2003
"The Importance of
Self-Governance for Transition Economies," Austrian Scholars Conference,
Auburn, AL, March 15, 2003
“The Extralegal
Development of Financial Trading in Seventeenth Century Amsterdam,” Southern
Economic Association Meetings, Tampa, FL, November 19, 2001, Public
Choice Center Brown Bag Seminar, Fairfax, VA, October 30, 2001, New York
University Austrian Colloquium, February 2, 2002, George Mason
University School of Law Levy Workshop, February 28, 2002
“Should
Law Enforcement Be Perfectly Competitive?” Association of Private Enterprise
Education Meetings,
“Explorations in the Public Choice Theory of
Government,” (Session Organizer and Chair), Association of Private
Enterprise Education Meetings, Cancun, MX, April 8, 2002, Austrian
Scholars Conference, Auburn, AL, March 15, 2002, Mercatus
Center Conference on Explorations in the Public Choice Theory of Government.
Arlington, VA, June 12, 2002
“The Emergence of
the London Stock Exchange as a Self-Policing Club,” Association of Private
Enterprise Education Meetings, Washington, DC, April 10, 2001
“Networks, Law, and the
Paradox of Cooperation,” Austrian Scholars Conference, Auburn, AL, March
31, 2001
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Lectures |
“Economics Seminar for
European Journalists” European Journalism
Institute,
“Incentives versus
Preferences in Social Change”
Libertas' årlige
Møde,
“Contracts
Without Government: The Extralegal Development of Securities Trading in the
World’s Fist Stock Market” The Danish Centre
for Political Studies (CEPOS),
“The
Theory of Public Choice: Why Governments May Not Act in the Interest of the
Public”
“If Anarcho-Capitalism
is So Great Why Doesn’t it Exist?” Property
and Freedom Society Conference,
“The
Theory of Public Choice: Why Governments May Not Act in the Interest of the
Public”
“The
Extralegal Development of Securities Trading in Seventeenth Century
“Does a Culture of
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“International Law” Competitive Enterprise Institute Conference,
“Plenary Session on
Deregulating Affordable Housing Mandates” American
Dream Coalition Conference,
“Housing Affordability”
American Dream Coalition Conference,
“Economics Seminar for
European Journalists” European Journalism
Institute,
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“Housing Supply and
Housing Affordability: Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?” Home Builders Association of the Central
Coast General Membership Dinner Meeting, San Luis Obispo, CA, June 15,
2006.
“Housing Supply and
Affordability Study Review” Building
Industry Association of the Delta Dinner, Stockton, CA, June 1, 2006.
“Introductory
Remarks” (Organized Entire Conference), Association
of Private Enterprise Education Meetings,
“Is Government
Necessary?”
“Protecting the
Environment: Government or the Market?”
“Capital Markets and
Economic Development”
“Do Affordable Housing
Mandates Work?” Freedom
“Do Affordable Housing
Mandates Work? Evidence from
“Does the Emergence of
a Stock Market Require Government Enforcement of Laws Against Fraud?” Freedom
“Ways
to Incorporate Active Learning Teaching Methods in Economics Classes” Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting,
“Discussion
with the California Department of Housing and Community Development on
Inclusionary Zoning,” California
Department of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento, CA, November
3, 2004.
“Panel
on Inclusionary Zoning,” California
Housing Consortium Public Policy Forum, Long Beach, CA, September 28, 2004.
“Inclusionary Housing: Panacea or Pandora’s Box,” Annual Ventura County Housing Conference,
“Economic
Analysis of Monterey County’s General Plan Update and the Applied Development
Economics Report,” Plan for the People,
Monterey, CA, June 25, 2004.
“Inclusionary
Zoning: A Failed Public Policy,” Pacific
Coast Builders Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 17, 2004.
“Do
Affordable Housing Mandates Work? Evidence from Los Angeles County and Orange
County,” Building Industry of Southern
California Annual Meetings, Riverside, CA, June 10, 2004.
“Supply
and Affordability: Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?” Sonoma County Alliance, Santa Rosa, CA, June 2, 2004.
“Supply
and Affordability: Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?” California Building Industry Association Annual Meetings,
Sacramento, CA, April 15, 2004.
“Testimony
to the Fort Ord Reuse Authority on the Effects of
Price Controls at Fort Ord,” Fort Ord Reuse Authority, Monterey County, CA, November 14,
2003
“Economics
of Rent Control,” San Jose Advisory Commission of Rents, San Jose, CA,
March 1, 2003
“Survey
of the Labor Market for New PhD Hires in Economics,” Advanced Summer Seminar
in Austrian Economics, Foundation for Economic Education, Hudson, NY, June
27, 2002
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Referee For Journals |
Journal
of Economic Behavior and Organization; Journal of Institutional and Theoretical
Economics; Independent Review; Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics; Advances in Austrian Economics; Managerial
Finance; Review of Austrian Economics;
History of Economic Thought & Methodology
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Reviewer For Publishers |
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affiliations and Work Experience |
Lecturer, European Journalism Institute by the Fund For American Studies,
Executive
Committee, Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, 2003-2006
Research Fellow, Independent
Institute, 2006-
Adjunct Scholar, Mises
Institute, 2003-
Adjunct
Scholar, Reason Foundation,
2004-
Member,
Association of Christian Economists, 2005-
Research Assistant, The Center for the Study of Public Choice
1998-2000
Trading Assistant, Fidelity Investments OTC Trading Desk
1997-1998
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Courses Taught |
Principles
of Microeconomics
Public
Regulation of Business
Masters Workshop in Policy Analysis
Intermediate
Microeconomics
Austrian
Economics
Comparative
Economic Systems
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Honors and Awards |
Templeton Culture of
Distinguished Young
Scholar Award, Liberální Institut
and
Paper of the Year
Award, Association of Private Enterprise Education, 2003
Best Article Award,
Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, 2003
Winner of $5,000 in
Olive W. Garvey Fellowship Essay Contest, 2003