Calvin Blackwell, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics

Education

University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ph.D., Economics, Dec. 2000

University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Virginia
B.A., Economics/History, May 1993

Research Interests

Experimental economics, public economics, complexity

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

Introductory Microeconomics
Introductory Macroeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Labor Economics
Environmental Economics
Statistics and Introductory Econometrics
Game Theory
Seminar in Environmental Studies

Graduate

Seminar in Public Finance
Managerial Economics
Economic Theory for Policy Analysis

Selected Publications

Blackwell, Calvin and Peter Calcagno. 2019. “Party-crashers or Wallflowers? The Lack of Strategic Voting in Experimental.” Applied Economics Letters 26(19), pp. 1641-1648.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2019.1591585

Blackwell, Calvin, Daniela Goya-Tocchetto and Zachary Sturman. 2018. “Nudges in the Restroom: How Hand-washing can be impacted by Environmental Cues.” Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy 2(2), pp. 41-47.

Blackwell, Calvin. 2018. “Power Laws in Real Estate Prices? Some Evidence.” Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 69, pp. 90-98. DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2018.03.014.

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Service Award, School of Business, College of Charleston, Spring 2008
Outstanding Research Award, School of Business, College of Charleston, Spring 2004