GEORGE C. GEORGIOU, Ph.D.
Address:
Phone: (301) 897-8902 (home)
(410) 704-2145 (office)
(443) 386-8562 (mobile)
(410) 704-3424 (fax)
E-Mail: ggeorgiou@towson.edu
Website: http://www.towson.edu/~georgiou/
ACADEMIC
TRAINING:
The
Areas of Concentration:
International Economics, Economic Development
Doctoral Dissertation: "Alternative Trade Strategies and Employment in
The
Fulbright Scholar, 1969-1973
With Specialized Honors in Economics
Thesis: "Oil
and State in the
Course of Study:
European Economic Integration
Course of Study:
British Political Economy
ADMINISTRATION:
Chairman, Department of Economics
Since September 1995
Member of the
Since September 1995
Director,
January 1982 to December 2004
Co-Chair of the Council of
Chairpersons
May 1996 to August 2001
Member of the Board
of Directors of the Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
Since 1999
Member of the
Faculty Council (CUSF) of the University System of
Sept. 1997 to Aug. 2000
Member of the
Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) of the
Sept. 1997 to Aug. 2000
Chair, University Promotions and Tenure Committee
1987-95
Chair, University Research and Development Committee
1983-87
TEACHING:
Professor and Chairman, Department of Economics
Since September, 1980
(Tenure 1986, Full Professor 1991, Chairman since 1995)
Adjunct Professor of Economics
University of
1990 to 2004
Professorial Lecturer in Economics and International
Affairs
The
1978 to 1997
Professor of Economics (GS-110, Grade 15, Step 10)
August 1990 to August 1991
Assistant Professor of Economics
St. Mary's
August 1979 to May 1980
Visiting Lecturer in Business
September 1977 to May 1978
Teaching Fellow
The
January 1977 to May 1978
Courses taught: Principles of Microeconomics
Principles
of Macroeconomics
Macroeconomic
Theory
Price
Theory
Survey
of Microeconomics (graduate)
Survey
of Macroeconomics (graduate)
Money
and Banking
International
Economics
International
Monetary Theory and Policy
Comparative
Economic Systems
Economics
for Educators
Energy
Economics
Multinational
Financial Management (graduate)
International
Trade Policy (graduate)
International Financial
Management (graduate)
Managing in a Competitive International Environment
(graduate)
Economics
in a Global Context (graduate)
RESEARCH:
Area of Research: International Trade and Finance Policy
(particular expertise in the areas of trade competitiveness and U.S. comparative
advantage, international resource flows and mobility, foreign direct investment
and unfair trade practices of major U.S. trade partners); Energy Resources and
National Energy Policy (particular expertise in the areas of petroleum and
OPEC); Regional Economic Analysis and Policies (particular expertise in Middle
East and Persian Gulf development, Latin American Economic Integration, and
European Economic Integration), and Regional Economic Development. Most recent research has been in the area of
Economics of Education, having served as the leading investigator in a
multi-year study of the effects of integrating economics into the curriculum on
the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) economics outcome
scores; and, the role of the Economics discipline as it relates to
undergraduate programs, particularly those with business programs.
Visiting Scholar
Department of Economics
The
Research Topic: North American Free Trade Agreement
May 1993 to January 1994
Visiting Scholar
Inter-American Development Bank
Research Topic:
U.S.-Latin American Trade Flows
January 1987 to August 1987
Senior Energy Economist
Office of Energy Programs
Research Topic: Utility Rate Structure, Thermal Energy
Storage and Electric Utility Load Management
June 1979 to September 1982
Economics Research Associate
Standard of Living Project
The
Research Topic: Classifications of Poverty in the
July 1976 to June 1977
Economics Research Fellow
Navy Manpower Project
The
Research Topic: Factors Affecting Reenlistment Rates for
the
September 1974 to May 1976
Economics Research Assistant
Marine Corps Manpower Project
The
Research Topic: Factors Affecting Reenlistment Rates for
the
September 1973 to August 1974
ECONOMIC
CONSULTANT AND EXPERT WITNESS:
Law Offices of McKenna & Cuneo
PUBLICATIONS:
“Economics and Business: David vs. Goliath at
Undergraduate Business Schools,” Proceedings of The 2005
International Applied Business Research Conference and The 2005 College
Teaching & Learning Conference, March 14-18, 2005. ISSN 1539-8757.
“Integrating Economics in the K-12 Curriculum,” International
Business & Economics Research Journal.
Volume 2, Number 6, June 2003, Western Academic Press, Inc.
“Pre-College Economics Instruction and Outcome Scores,” Journal of
Business and Economic Studies. Spring 2003, Volume 9, Issue 1, The
Northeast Business & Economics Association.
"Economics in the Pre-College Curriculum," International
Advances in Economic Research, Volume 2, Number 1, February 1996,
International Atlantic Economic Association.
"
"Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the
"The
"Oil Market Instability and a New OPEC,"
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY: A READER (Edited
by Philip King) McGraw-Hill Publishing Company,
"U.S.-Latin American Trade Flows: 1967-1985," (revised)
co-authored with Francisco Thoumi, Journal
of Economic Development, Volume 15, Number 2, December 1990.
"Changing Pattern of U.S.-Latin American
Trade," Atlantic Economic Journal, Volume XVII, Number 3,
September 1989.
"U.S.-Latin American Trade Flows: 1967-1985,"
co-authored with Francisco Thoumi, Journal of International Economic
Integration, Volume 4, Number 2, Autumn 1989.
"Corrientes Commerciales entre Estados y America
Latina: 1967-1985," co-authored with Francisco Thoumi, Integracion
Latinoamericana, Volume 14, Number 141, April, 1989.
"The Resurgence of OPEC," Syllogisms,
Council on Economic Education,
"Oil
Market Instability and the New OPEC," World Policy Journal,
Volume IV, Number 2, Spring 1987, NY.
"The World Oil Crisis,"
Personal Economics:
One Semester-Elective,
"The Energy Crisis:
Phase II," Syllogisms, Council on Economic Education,
Economics:
One-Semester Elective, Cecil County Public School System, Cecil County, MD,
January 1984.
"The Techno-Socio-Economics of
Distributed Thermal Energy As A Part of Load Management," prepared under
DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963; Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, September 1982.
"Alternative Trade Strategies and Employment in
"Effects of Distributed Thermal Energy Storage on
Electric Utility Load Management: A
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Potomac Electric Power Company," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, September 1982.
"Effects of Distributed Thermal Energy Storage on
Electric Utility Load Management: A
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Green Mountain Power Corporation," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, August 1982.
"Effects of Distributed Thermal Energy Storage on
Electric Utility Load Management: A
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Virginia Electric Power Company," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, July 1982.
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: An Empirical
Cost-Benefit Analysis. A Summary Report
of Six Case Studies," prepared under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office
of Energy Programs, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, January
1981.
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: An Empirical
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Virginia Electric Power Company," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, December 1980.
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: An Empirical
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Potomac Electric Power Company," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, November 1980.
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: An Empirical
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Gulf Power Company," prepared under DOE contract
#DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George Washington
University, Washington, DC, November 1980.
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: An Empirical
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Pennsylvania Electric Company," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, December 1980.
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: An Empirical
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Green Mountain Power Corporation," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, December 1980.
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: An Empirical
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company," prepared
under DOE contract #DEAC-0178-ET26963, Office of Energy Programs, The George
Washington University, Washington, DC, November 1980.
"Substitution
of Civilian for Naval Manpower and Interrupted Enlistment
Options," Serial 1261, 6 October 1975, prepared under a grant from the
Office of Naval Research, Department of Economics, The George Washington
University, Washington, DC. (Co-author Charles T. Stewart, Jr.)
PROFESSIONAL
PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS:
“2006 Economic Outlook,” presented at the Turnaround
Management Association and the Commercial Finance Association meetings,
Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, April12, 2006.
“What the Turnaround Community Should Expect over the Next 18 Months,” presented at the Turnaround Management Association
meetings,
“Economics and Business: David vs. Goliath at Undergraduate Business
Schools,” at the 2005 College Teaching & Learning Conference, Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico, March 14-18-2005.
Recipient of the Best Paper Award.
“2004 Economic Trends,” Baltimore County
Public Schools, Social Studies Conference, August 25, 2004.
“The Role of Economics in Undergraduate Business Schools,” at the 57th
International Atlantic Economic Society Conference,
“Issues in International Finance,” University of
“U.S. Economic Activity” presented at the Social Sciences
Chairpersons’ Conference,”
“Integrating Economics in the K-12 Curriculum,” presented and published
in the Conference Proceedings of the 2003 International Applied Business
Research Conference (Recipient of the Best Paper Award),
“The State of the Economy,” presented at the Maryland Council for
the Social Studies Annual Conference,
“Pre-College Economics and Outcome Scores: 1992-2000,” presented at the
National Council on Economic Education Annual Conference,
“Non-Majors Education from the Perspective of Chairs and Deans,”
presented at the Eastern Economic Association Annual Meetings,
“The Plight of the Economics Major in Undergraduate Business Schools,”
presented and published in the Conference Proceedings of the 2001
International Business Education & Technology Association,
“Pre-College Economics and Outcome Scores,” presented and published in
the Conference Proceedings of the International Applied Business and
Research Association,
“A Chairman’s Perspective on Non-Majors Education,” presented at the Eastern
Economic Association annual meetings,
"Economics Instruction and Outcome Scores," presented at the Eastern
Economic Association annual meetings,
"The
One-Semester Introductory Economics Course: Opportunities and risks,"
presented at the Eastern Economic Association annual meetings,
Effect of Integration of Economics in the Curriculum on
"Economics for Non-Majors," presented at the Eastern
Economic Association Annual Meetings,
"Gaining
Broader Acceptance of the Economics Principles Course n Non-Majors Education: A
Case Study," presented at the Eastern Economic Association Annual
Meetings,
"Economics in the Pre-College Curriculum," presented at the Eastern
Economic Association Annual Conference,
Effect of Integrating Economics in the Curriculum and
Participation in the Stock Market Game (SMG) on the Maryland School Performance
Assessment Program (MSPAP) Economics Outcome Scores for Base Year 1992, 1994
and 1995,
Working Paper, Council on Economic Education in Maryland, Towson University,
1996.
"Effect of Integrating Economics in the
Curriculum and Participation in the
Stock
Market Game (SMG) on the
(MSPAP) Economics Outcome Scores for Base Year 1992 and
1994," presented
at the International
Atlantic Economic Association Conference, October 8-11,
1995,
"Economics and the Environment: The Basic Economic Concepts
Applied to Current Environmental Issues for Grades 2-3," a Teachers'
Guide with Lesson Plans and Activities,
"The
"Effect of the Level of
Integration of Economics in the Curriculum and the Level of Participation in
the Stock Market Game on the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program
(MSPAP) Economics Outcome Scores for Base Year 1992," the first of a
multi-year study, Towson Center for Economic Education, 1994.
"International
Trade and the Balance of Payments," Federal Reserve System
Conference, Baltimore Branch of the District Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond, Baltimore, May 3, 1990.
"World Oil Situation and U.S. Energy Security,"
presented at the 27th Annual International Atlantic Economic Conference,
"U.S. Energy Security and Policy Options for the
1990's," presented at the Fifteenth Annual Eastern Economic Association
Conference,
"U.S.-Latin American Trade Flows, 1967-1985: An Empirical Analysis," presented at the
24th Annual International Atlantic Economic Conference,
"Oil Market Instability and the New OPEC,"
presented at the 23rd Annual International Atlantic Economic Conference,
in
"The World Oil Crisis," University Lecture
Series 1985-86,
"The Greek Economy," Business Council for
International Understanding Institute, The American University,
Washington, DC, November 10-13, 1985.
"Meet the Experienced - Directing A Center for
Economic Education at the National Conference of the Joint Council on
Economic Education/National Association of Economic Educators, San
Francisco, CA, October 20, 1985.
"Towards A New World Oil
Structure," presented at the Twentieth International Atlantic Economic
Conference,
"Prospects for A Consumer-Producer Oil
Dialogue," presented at the 60th Annual Conference of the Western
Economic Association,
"The Underlying Structural
Instability of the World Oil Market," presented at the 11th Annual
Convention of the
Eastern Economic Association Conference,
"The Energy Crisis and U.S. Policy," presented
at the Eastern Economic Association Convention,
"The Techno-Socio-Economics of Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage as Part of Load Management," presented to the Maryland
Electric Utility Council, December 2, 1982.
"The Effects of Distributed Thermal Energy Storage
on Electric Utility Load Management; A Summary Report of Three Case
Studies," presented at the Western Economic Association Conference,
"The Effects of Distributed Thermal Energy Storage
on Electric Utility Load Management; A Case Study of the Virginia Electric
Power Company," presented at the Eastern Economic Association Conference,
Washington, DC, April 30, 1982.
"Trade Policies, Employment,
and the HOS Theory," presented at the American Economic Association
Conference,
"Utility Rate Structures and Distributed Thermal
Energy Storage: A Summary Report of Six
Case Studies," presented at the Western Economic Association
Conference,
"Alternative Trade Strategies
and Employment in
"Cost-Benefit Analysis of Distributed Thermal Energy
Storage," presented at the Argonne National Laboratory,
HONORS
AND AWARDS:
Member of the State of
IBM Scholars Program, May 2004.
President’s Award for Distinguished Service to the
University 2003,
Academic Leadership and Service Award, University of
Elected to the Board of Directors of the Eastern
Economics Association, Spring 2002
Professorial
Lecturer Award in International Affairs and Economics, The
University Merit Award, 1989-1990;
University Lecturer Award, 1985-1986: "The World Oil Crisis;"
University Merit Award,
1984-1985,
Fulbright Scholar,
1969-1973,
Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society in
Economics,
Specialized Honors in Economics,
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS:
American Economic Association
Eastern Economic Association
Western Economic Association
American Association of University Professors
REFERENCES:
Available upon request