VITAE
Ross C. Singleton
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Economics Department
University of Puget Sound (253)
857-3591 [office]
Tacoma, WA 98416
email: singleton@ups.edu
http://www.ups.edu/faculty/singleton.htm
Educational
Background
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Oregon, 1977
Fields: Industrial Organization, Economic Development, International
Economics
B.A. with Honors in International Affairs, University
of Wyoming, 1969
Teaching
Experience
Full Professor, University of Puget Sound,
1989-present
[Regulatory Economics, International
Political Economy, International Economics, Principles, Intermediate Micro and
Macroeconomics, Energy Economics, Antitrust Economics, Industrial Organization
and Public Policy, Development Economics, Managerial Economics, Law and
Economics]
Associate Professor, University of Puget Sound,
1984-1989
Assistant Professor, University of Puget Sound,
1980-1984
Assistant Professor, Kenyon College, 1977-1980
[Principles, Industrial Organization,
Regulation and Antitrust Law, Economic Development, Macroeconomic Theory,
American Economic History, Managerial Economics and Social Control (Honors
Seminar) and Industrial Organization and Energy Economics (Honors Seminar)]
Visiting Lecturer, Oregon State University,
1976-1977
[Principles]
Teaching
Assistant, University of Oregon, 1975-1976
[Principles and a seminar entitled
Multinational Corporations in Less Developed Countries]
Other
Professional Experience
Tacoma Public Utility Board Chair, 1997-1998
Tacoma Public Utility Board Member, 1993-1998
Acting Chair, Department of Economics, University of
Puget Sound; 1998-1999, 1989-1990
Technical Advisory Panel (Least Cost Planning), Tacoma
City Light, 1989-1990
Citizens Energy Conservation Advisory Committee, City
of Tacoma, 1982-1986
Reviewer for Choice,
Kyklos,
and Wadsworth Publishing Company
Consultant
to Shepard Ambulance Company, Tacoma, WA (statistical assessment of pricing
structure), 1985
Consultant
to Lanoga Corporation, Seattle, WA (econometric forecasting), 1983-1984
Kno-Ho-Co
Chairman of the Board, 1979-1980
Kno-Ho-Co
Board of Directors, a three-county community action agency), 1977-1979
“Creating Capacity and Competition in Broad Band
Telecommunications: The City of Tacoma's Initiative,” Proceedings
of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, (with William Baarsma), March, 2000.
“Competition
Policy for Development Countries: An
Entry-Based Approach,” Contemporary
Economic Policy, April 1997.
“Knowledge
and Technology: The Basis of Wealth
and Power,” in Introduction
to International Political Economy, by M. Veseth and D. Balaam, eds.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall, Inc., 1996.
Industrial
Organization and Antitrust: A
Survey of Alternative Perspectives. Columbus,
OH: Publishing Horizons, 1986.
Numerous
book reviews for Choice.
A
book review of Public
and Private Control in Mass Product Industry:
The Cement Industry Cases, by P. Bianchi, Kyklos, 1984.
A
book review of Market Structure and Innovation, by M. I. Kamien and N. L.
Schwartz, Kyklos,
1983.
Resource
Analysis of Oregon’s Coastal Uplands, Moreland, Unruh and Smith, Architects and Planners,
Eugene, OR, prepared for the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development
Commission, 1975.
Medford:
An Economic Analysis, Western Interstate Commission for
Higher Education, 1972.
Papers
Presented at Professional Meetings
“Competition Policy for Developing Countries,”
presented at the Western Economic Association International Meetings in San
Diego, CA, July 1995.
“The Economics of Vertical Restraints,”
presented at the Omicron Delta Epsilon Session of the American Economic
Association Meetings in New York, NY, December 1988.
“The Significance of Industrial Concentration
and Price Collusion,” presented at the Western Economic Association Meetings
in Anaheim, CA, July 1985.
“Recessionary Price Rigidity (and Flexibility)
and Oligopolistic Interdependence,” presented at the Western Economic
Association Meetings in Las Vegas, NV, July 1983.
“Natural Gas Agreements and Disagreements
Between the United States and Mexico: Gas
Pains Felt Around the World,” presented at the Duquesne History Forum,
Pittsburgh, PA, October 1980.
“Mexican Oil and U.S. Energy Needs,”
presented at the Great Lakes Colleges Association Latin American Conference,
Denison University, April 1980.
“Effects of Industrial Structure on Foreign
Market Penetration,” presented at the Eastern Economic Association Meetings,
1978.
“Multinational Corporations and Economic Development,” presented to the United Nations Regional Council, Willamette University, March 1977.
Consulting
Projects and Presentations
“A Statistical Analysis of the Pricing of Ambulance
Services,” prepared for Shepard Ambulance Company and presented to the Tacoma
City Council, March 1985.
“An Update for Spenard Builders Supply, Inc.,”
prepared for Lanoga Corporation with Douglas E. Goodman, November 1984.
“An Econometric Sales Forecasting Model for Spenard Builders Supply, Inc.” prepared for Lanoga Corporation with Douglas E. Goodman, November 1983.
Honors
and Awards
Distinguished Professor of Economics, 1999-2004.
John Lantz Senior Sabbatical Fellowship, 1994-1995
John Lantz Sabbatical Enhancement Award, 1994-1995,
Spring, 1988
Enrichment Committee Released Time Unit, University of
Puget Sound, Fall 1987, Fall 1984
Martin Nelson Summer Award, University of Puget Sound,
1986
Teaching and Research Assistantships, University of
Oregon, 1974-1977
B.A. with Honors in International Affairs, University
of Wyoming, 1969
Sigma Tau, an Engineering Honorary, University of
Wyoming, 1968
Professional
Organizations
Western Economic Association
Omicron Delta Epsilon -- International Honors Society
in Economics
American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law
(Associate Member)
American Public Power Association