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Joseph S. Pomykala, Ph.D. | |
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| Visiting Assistant Professor/Lecturer | Office: Stephens Hall, Room 123C | |||||||||||
| Department of Economics | Office Hours (Fall 2009): (click schedule button above) | |||||||||||
| Towson University | Phone: 410-704-2773, Fax: 410-704-3424 | |||||||||||
| Towson, MD 21252-0001 | E-mail: jpomy@towson.edu | |||||||||||
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University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. in Economics w/ Honors, 1985
Personal
Date of Birth: June 28, 1962
Place of Birth: Washington D.C.
Citizenship: U.S.A.
Research Interests
Applied Public Policy Analysis
Behavioral Economics (Evolutionary and Cognitive Psychology, Heuristics and Cognitive Bias, Pure and Reciprocal Altruism, Behavioral Genetics, Human Behavioral Ecology, Neuropsychology)
Bankruptcy Law (Consumer and Corporate)
Finance
Game Theory
Law and Economics
Microeconomic Theory
Public Economics, Public Choice, and Public Finance
Uncertainty and Imperfect Information
Professional Associations
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Economic Association
American Law and Economics Association
Association of Financial Economists
| Publications, Working Papers, etc.
"The Right to Privacy: Economic Justifications and Informational Externalities," December 2002, mimeo "Cognitive Bias: Market Failure Justifying Paternalistic Government, or Public Good?," September 2002, mimeo "Rational Ignorance, Principle Agent Problems and Political Goods," February 2002, mimeo "Financial Deregulation," January 2001, chapter in Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress, Cato Institute, ISBN 1-930865-00-7, pp. 257-270 |
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Comment on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files, in re Federal Bankruptcy Case Files and the Federal Judiciary's proposed amendments to U.S.C. 11, Sec. 107, January 22, 2001, for the Administrative Office of US Courts, Judicial Conference of the US, Court Administration and Case Management Committee of the Subcommittee on Privacy and Electronic Access to Case Files
"Bankruptcy Laws," July 2000, chapter in Legal Environment of Business (Law of Business and Commerce, Commercial Law), McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, ISBN: 0072404345, 1st ed., pp. 178-181
"Bankruptcy's Origins in Debtor Perpetrated Crime," September 2000, under review, Law and History Review
"Diffusion of Technological Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights and Industrial Structure," December 1999, mimeo
"Wrestling with Bankruptcy, the Economics and Politics of Reform," 4th quarter 1999, The Milken Institute Review, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 41-47
"Bankruptcy Laws: The Need for Reform," November 1999, USA Today Magazine, Vol. 128, No. 2654, pp. 20-23
"Family Structure and Child Support: A Localized Public Goods Problem," July 1999, mimeo
"Agency Costs and Deviations from the Absolute Priority Rule in Bankruptcy Reorganization," April 2000, submitted to American Law and Economics Review
"Unfulfilled Need for Bankruptcy Reform," Nov. 22, 1998, Editorial, The Washington Times, joint with V. McKinley
"Bankruptcy Reform: Dead for This Year But Still Badly Needed," Oct. 30, 1998, Editorial, Today's Commentaries, Cato Institute, joint with V. McKinley
"Principals and Guidelines for Bankruptcy Reform," Fall 1997, Regulation Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 41-48, Cato Institute
"City Must Slash Bloated Budget," Dec. 20, 1990, Philadelphia Inquirer, Vol. 332 No. 173, p. 18A
Citations in Other Publications (link)
Other Activities
2nd Summer School in Political Science and International Relations, "Positive Political Theory (Game Theory Applications in Political Science)," sponsored by the Albanian Political Science Association, Soros Foundations, and Open Society Institute, Tirana, Albania, July 2002
1st Summer School in Political Science and International Relations, "Public Choice," sponsored by the Albanian Political Science Association, Soros Foundations, and Open Society Institute, Tirana, Albania, July 2000
Presented, "Agency Costs and Deviations from the Absolute Priority Rule in Bankruptcy Reorganization," Washington Area Finance Association Conference, April 28, 2000, at George Mason University
Associate Director, Center for International Business & Management, Towson University, Oct.1999-May 2000
Speaker, Cato Institute Policy Forum, Bankrupt Bankruptcy Policy: Time to Restore Creditor Rights?, "Bankruptcy, A Seemingly Creditor Funded Social Welfare Program without Means Testing," March 16, 1998, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Washington D.C. (excerpts were later televised on PBS's NBR)
"Constitutional Issues and Economic Ramifications, the 1998 Bankruptcy Reform Act [Bill H.R.3150], Likely Impacts and Recommended Legislative Modifications," Testimony submitted to the US House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 105th Congress, 2nd Session, March 10, 1998, Hearings on "Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998; Responsible Borrower Protection Act; and Consumer Lenders and Borrowers Bankruptcy Accountability Act of 1998 - Part II", Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2226, Washington D.C. (Also see Common House Documents Publication/Serial No. 70 at pp. 268-278.)
"Proposed Changes to the Homestead Exemption, Consequences upon National Bankruptcy Filings," Oral Testimony before the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, August 12, 1997, Federal Judicial Center Auditorium, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Washington D.C.
Consultant, Ministry of Privatization, Mass Privatization Program, Economic Analysis Unit, Republic of Poland, 1991. Advised Ministry Directors. Analyzed the economic impacts of the Mass Privatization Program transforming state-owned enterprises into corporations and distributing tradeable closed-end mutual funds to citizens.
Economic Analyst, Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Office of Technology Planning and Analysis, Economic Analysis Section, Washington D.C. and Hanford WA, 1986-1987. Forecasted U.S. Energy demand by fuel type. Estimated world CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions by energy consumption for global warming project. Modeled and forecasted storage cost savings from establishing markets among utilities for tradeable national repository delivery rights for spent nuclear fuel, and sensitivity analysis pertaining to technological change.
