Bio | CV

     I am a professor in the Department of Economics at the College of Charleston, where I've taught since 2007. My research examines the economic and social impacts of gambling, with a focus on U.S. casino gambling. I am one of the top experts in the world on this issue, which I've been studying since 1995. I have published two books and more than 50 articles and book chapters on the socioeconomic effects of gambling.
     During the 2021-22 academic year, I was a Visiting Distinguised Research Fellow in Gambling Economics at UNLV's International Gaming Institute. During my sabbatical in fall 2014 I was a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School and the Cambridge Health Alliance, Division on Addiction, where I began studying "responsible gambling."
     Outside of academics I have served as an advisor or consultant for a variety of industry groups, state governments, and consulting firms, on issues related to legalized gambling.

Research & Consulting
   Google Scholar profile
   consulting & invited work  |  Casinonomics Consulting webpage
   presentations
   publications

Teaching

   Most of my classes are in microeconomics. I also teach a special-topics course on the economics of gambling. In the past, I have taught intermediate macroeconomics, international trade theory, senior research seminar, and public finance. 

   Click here for information on my classes at the College of Charleston.