Associate Professor of Economics, Western Illinois University, 08/15 -

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1 Bhavneet Walia Associate Professor of Economics Director, WIU Business Analytics Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program Dept. of Economics and Decision Sciences, Western Illinois University (785) Visa Status: United States Permanent Resident Born: 11/18/1979 Gender: Female Work Experience Associate Professor of Economics, Western Illinois University, 08/15 - Director, WIU Business Analytics Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program, 08/14 - National Association for Business Economics, Business Analytics Certification Program, Washington D.C. November, University Chair, WIU Council for International Education, 08/13 08/15 Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, 01/11 08/15 Assistant Professor, Nicholls State University, 08/08 01/11 Statistical Consultant for Kansas Health Institute, Wrote three research reports on early childhood development using National Survey of Child Health data set Statistical Intern at Kansas Health Institute, 2007 Research assistant to Dr. Candace Ayers at KHI Editorial Position Education Associate Editor, Academy of Economics and Finance Journal, 2012 present Ph.D. in Economics with Econometrics specialization, 2008 Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Health and Labor Economics Punjab University, India M.A. in Economics with Econometrics specialization, 2003 B.A. in Economics Honors, 2001 Fields of Specialization Applied Statistics, Applied Econometrics, Health & Labor Econometrics

2 Research Grant(s) Endogenous Breastfeeding: Effect on Obesity and Early Cognitive Development, WIU Summer Research Stipend, $3,000, 2013 Early Childhood Development Kansas Health Institute, $20,186, 2007 Selected Journal Articles Early Childhood Development and Subsequent Academic Achievement, Academy of Economics and Finance Journal, forthcoming. Teaching Preparation and Placement in Non-top-tier Ph.D. Programs, Southern Economic Journal. Forthcoming 2015 (with Shane Sanders). The costs of conflict: A choice-theoretic, equilibrium analysis. Economics Letters, A Natural Experiment to Determine the Crowd Effect Upon Home Court Advantage. Journal of Sports Economics, forthcoming (with C. Boudreaux and S. Sanders) National emissions standards, pollution havens, and global greenhouse gas emissions. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 73(2) (with S. Sanders and A. Alakshendra). The Home Mortgage Loan Crisis: A Lesson in Ignoring Sunk Costs. Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 15(2) Voting and Abstaining in the U.S. Senate: Mr. Downs Goes to Washington. Southern Business and Economic Journal, 2011 (with C. Boudreaux and R.M. Coats). Do more online instructional ratings lead to better prediction of instructor quality? Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 16(2) (with Shane Sanders, Joel Potter, and Kenneth W. Linna). Differences in student evaluations of principles and other economics courses and the allocation of faculty across courses. Journal of Economic Education, 41(4) (with James F. Ragan, previously listed as a Most Read Article on the JEE website) Wage Discrimination and Partial Compliance with the Minimum Wage Law, Economics Bulletin, 10(4) (with Yang-Ming Chang)

3 Teaching Experience Econometrics I (M.A. economics level) Econometrics II (M.A. economics level) Decision Sciences: Forecasting and Regression Analysis Health Economics and Policy (Advanced Undergraduate level) Labor Economic Theory (Advanced Undergraduate and M.A. economics levels) Introductory Microeconomics Introductory Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics Managerial Economics Introduction to American Business Online Teaching Experience Introductory Microeconomics Introductory Macroeconomics Labor Economic Theory (Advanced Undergraduate and M.A. economics levels) Decision Sciences: Forecasting and Regression Analysis Introduction to Business Analytics Online Teaching Accreditation Quality Matters Online Course Teaching Certification, August Best Practices in Teaching Online Certification, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research, Western Illinois University, Spring Working Papers Estimating State and Federal Cigarette Tax Elasticities, (with R. Morris Coats) Link between Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity, revision requested by Bulletin of Economics Research "Comparing the teaching evaluations of domestic and international students: are there differences in relative strengths?" (with James F. Ragan) Interdependent Sibling Fertility, Rational Fertility Choice, and the Link between Mother and Daughter Fertility: Theory and Empirics, (with Shane Sanders) Placement of the Class of Economics Ph.D. Students, (with Chad Turner and Shane Sanders.

4 Awards & Distinctions 2016 Illinois Economics Association President 2014 WIU Provost Award Excellence in Campus Internationalization 2014 WIU College of Business and Technology Award Excellence in Campus Internationalization Carroll B. Greene Award graduate program, 2007 Workshops Service National Association for Business Economics, Business Analytics Certification Program, Washington D.C. November, Quality Matters training, "Improving Your Online Course, August 2010 Master Advisor training, Nicholls State University, July 2010 National Longitudinal Survey User Workshop, Columbus, Ohio, July 2007 Referee Service Journal of Applied Econometrics Bulletin of Economic Research Journal of Economic Education Southern Business and Economic Journal Economics Bulletin Services and Activities WIU India Recruiting Initiative Committee, Attended a major recruiting conference in India toward the recruitment of students from India; Helped create an ibook presentation toward said recruitment Chair, WIU University Council for International Education, External Speaker Coordinator, Introduction to American Business, Co-advisor, Nicholls International Community, NSU

5 Student Advising, NSU Have advised more than 10 students on curricular and scheduling matters. Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, NSU Host Family, International (French) Students, NSU, 2010 Faculty Co-Coordinator, Bhangra Dance and Cultural Celebration Event, NSU Library, 2010 NSU Master Advisor (Certification Completed in July, 2010), Quality Matters Online National Teaching Certification, 2010 Trenary Chair Recruiting Committee, KSU, Social Committee Member, Department of Economics, KSU, Events Committee Member, Department of Economics, KSU, KSU Graduate Student Council, Health Insurance Committee, Professional Affiliations Illinois Economics Association Academy of Economics and Finance American Economic Association References Dr. Tej Kaul, Chair and Professor of Decision Sciences 430 Stipes Hall, Western Illinois University Macomb, IL (309) ; T-Kaul@wiu.edu Dr. James F. Ragan, Jr., (Late) Professor of Economics (Letter left with Dept. Secretary and approved for posthumous distribution by Dr. Ragan) ; Please Ms. Susan Koch, koch@ksu.edu, to obtain letter. Dr. Yang-Ming Chang, Professor of Economics ; ymchang@ksu.edu