Robert J. Lemke
August 2017

Address:
418 Young Hall
Department of Economics, Business, and Finance
Lake Forest College
555 N. Sheridan Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone: 847-735-5143
Cell Phone: 847-224-8928
Fax: 847-735-6193
E-mail: lemke@lakeforest.edu
Web: http://campus.lakeforest.edu/lemke/
Education:
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995.
B.A., St. Olaf College, honors in economics and mathematics, 1992.
Employment:
Professor of Economics, Lake Forest College, 2013 - Present
Associate Professor of Economics, Lake Forest College, 2006 - 2013.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Lake Forest College, 2002 - 2006.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Florida International University, 1997 - 2002.
Refereed Publications:
  1. Inter-firm Complementarities in R&D: A Re-examination of the Relative Performance of Joint Ventures, with Nejat Anbarci and Santanu Roy, International Journal of Industrial Organization, vol 20(2), February 2002, pp. 191-213.
  2. Skill, Parental Income, and IV Estimation of the Returns to Schooling, with Isaac Rischall, Applied Economics Letters, vol 10(5), April 2003, pp. 281-286.
  3. Estimating the Union Wage Effect for Public School Teachers when all Teachers are Unionized, Eastern Economic Journal, vol 30(2), Spring 2004, pp. 273-291.
  4. Dynamic Bargaining with Action-Dependent Valuations, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol 28(9), July 2004, pp. 1847-1875.
  5. Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?, with B. Douglas Bernheim and John Karl Scholz, Journal of Public Economics, vol 88(12), December 2004, pp. 2617-2634.
  6. Can No Child Left Behind Close the Gaps in Pass Rates on Standardized Tests?, with Claus Hoerandner, Contemporary Economic Policy, vol 24(1), January 2006, pp. 1-17.
  7. When Winning is the Only Thing: Pure Strategy Nash Equilibria in a Three Candidate Spatial Voting Model, with Richard A. Chisik, Social Choice and Welfare, vol 26(1), January 2006, pp. 209-215.
  8. Student Assessments, Non-Test-Takers, and School Accountability, with Claus Hoerandner and Robert McMahon, Education Economics, vol 14(2), June 2006, pp. 235-250.
  9. The Transition from Welfare to Work, with Rob Witt and Ann Witte, Eastern Economic Journal, vol 33(3), Summer 2007, pp. 359-373.
  10. Extending Monopoly Power under Joint Production: A Case Study of the Red Cross and the Blood Centers of America, with Kristina Lybecker, Journal of Industrial Organization Education, vol 2(1), 2007, pp. 1 - 23.
  11. Freedom and Transparency: Democracies, Non-Democracies, and Conventional Arms Transfers, with James Marquardt, Democracy and Security, vol 3(3), 2007, pp. 343-368.
  12. Generating Doctoral Degree Candidates at Liberal Arts Colleges, in Doctoral Education and the Faculty of the Future, Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Charlotte V. Kuh, editors, Cornell University Press, 2009, pp. 93-108.
  13. Estimating Attendance at Major League Baseball Games for the 2007 Season, with Matthew Leonard and Kelebogile Tlhokwane, Journal of Sports Economics, vol 11(3), June 2010, pp. 316-348.
  14. Explaining Game-to-Game Ticket Sales for Major League Baseball Games Over Time, with Elise Beckman, Wenqiang Cai, and Rebecca Esrock, Journal of Sports Economics, vol 13(5), October 2012, pp. 536-553.
  15. The Role Faculty Scholarship Plays in Producing Economics Ph.D.s from Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, vol 12(3), Special Issue, Fall 2012, pp. 5-20.
  16. Decision-Making under Uncertainty in the Cash Cab, with Matthew Kelley, Applied Cognitive Psychology, vol 27(4), July/August 2013, pp. 542-551.
  17. Gender Differences when Subjective Probabilities affect Risky Decisions: An Analysis from the Television Game Show Cash Cab, with Matthew Kelley, Theory and Decision, vol 78(1), January 2015, pp. 153-170.
  18. An Analysis of Pet Food Labels, with William Burkholder, Charlotte Conway, Amy Lando, and Samuel Valcin, Journal of Consumer Affairs, vol 49(3), Fall 2015, pp. 627-638.
Unrefereed Publications and Working Papers:
  1. Three Essays on Union Wage Determination, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 1997. Committee Members: John Kennan (chair), Larry Samuelson (reader), Jim Walker (reader), Glen Cain (non-reader), Craig Olson (non-reader).
  2. Dynamic Bargaining with Action-Dependent Valuations, Florida International University Working Paper 2000-01, August 2000.
  3. Child Care and the Welfare to Work Transition, NBER Working Paper #7583, with Ann D. Witte, Magaly Queralt, and Robert Witt, March 2000.
  4. Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?, NBER Working Paper #8333, with B. Douglas Bernheim and John Karl Scholz, June 2001.
  5. Estimating the Returns to Schooling Under Different Instruments, Florida International University Working Paper 2002-04, with Isaac Rischall, March 2002.
  6. When Winning is the Only Thing: Pure Strategy Nash Equilibria in a Three Candidate Spatial Voting Model, Florida International University Working Paper 2004-07, with Richard A. Chisik, April 2004.
  7. Comment. Tax-Credit Bonds: Are There Advantages To This New Financial Instrument That Compensate For Introducing Additional Complexity, National Tax Association Proceedings, 96th Annual Conference, 2004.
  8. Solution Manual (with George J. Borjas) to Labor Economics, Third Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, New York, 2005.
  9. Economics BA's and Ph.D.'s from Liberal Arts Colleges: Do Degree Requirements or Faculty Scholarship Matter?, with Ted Barzev, Linna Filipova, and Veska Suleva, ERN Educator Working Paper Series, January 25, 2005. (http://ssrn.com/abstract=654241).
  10. "Education Funding," Voice of the People, Chicago Tribune, April 23, 2005.
  11. Solution Manual (with George J. Borjas) to Labor Economics, Fourth Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007.
  12. Solution Manual (with George J. Borjas) to Labor Economics, Fifth Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, New York, 2009.
  13. Solution Manual (with George J. Borjas) to Labor Economics, Sixth Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, New York, 2011.
  14. Review of Financial Crises, 1929 to the Present, by Sara Hsu. CHOICE Reviews, 2014 (Francine Graf, editor).
  15. Review of The Global Debt Crisis: Haunting U.S. and European Federalism, edited by Paul E. Peterson and Daniel Nadler. CHOICE Reviews, 2015 (Tom Radko, editor).
  16. Solution Manual (with George J. Borjas) to Labor Economics, Seventh Edition, Irwin McGraw-Hill, New York, 2015.
  17. Review of Reshaping Markets: Economic Governance, the Global Financial Crisis and Liberal Utopia, edited by Bertram Lomfeld, Alessandro Somma, and Peer Zumbansen. CHOICE Reviews, 2016 (John Stoehr, editor).
  18. Review of Financial Crisis in American Households: The Basic Expenses that Bankrupt the Middle Class, by Nathan Cohen. CHOICE Reviews, 2017 (John Stoehr, editor).
Honors and Awards:
  1. Phi Beta Kappa, St. Olaf College, 1992.
  2. Bullis Scholarship, University of Wisconsin, 1992-1993.
  3. WARF Dissertation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, 1996-1997.
  4. Christensen Dissertation Award, with John Kennan, University of Wisconsin, 1996-1997.
  5. Grants-in-Aid Program, Florida International University, Spring 1998.
  6. Visiting Scholar, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, August 1998.
  7. Provost Summer Research Award, Florida International University, Summer 2000.
  8. Excellence in Teaching Award, Florida International University, Spring 2001.
  9. Phi Beta Kappa Founding Member, Florida International University, 2000-2001.
  10. Grants-in-Aid Research Award, Lake Forest College, Summers 2002-2006.
  11. Visiting Scholar, Surrey University, Guildford, England, August 2004.
  12. William L. Dunn Award for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarly Promise, Lake Forest College, May 2005.
  13. Travel Grant to Budapest, Global Partners Project, Associated Colleges of the Midwest, June 2005.
  14. Participant on Work and Leisure in Japan, GLCA, May/June 2009.
  15. Elected Second Vice President of the Midwest Economics Association, 2016-17.
  16. Trustee Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership, May 2017.
Invited Presentations:
  1. Repeated Bargaining with State Dependent Private Valuations, University of South Carolina, January 1997.
  2. Repeated Bargaining with State Dependent Private Valuations, Florida International University, January 1997.
  3. Inter-firm Complementarity in R&D: A Re-examination of the Relative Performance of Joint Ventures, Duke University, November 1999.
  4. Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?, Ohio University, January 2002.
  5. Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?, Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury, February 2002.
  6. Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?, Kenyon College, February 2002.
  7. Student Assessments, Non-Test-Takers, and School Accountability, Loyola University Chicago, February 2004.
  8. Student Assessments, Non-Test-Takers, and School Accountability, Surrey University, Guildford, England, August 2004.
  9. Can No Child Left Behind Close the Gaps in Pass Rates on Standardized Tests?, Western Michigan University, September 2004.
  10. Accounting for the Differences in Ph.D Creation Rates Across Liberal Arts Colleges, Cornell University, October 2006.
  11. Estimating Attendance at Major League Baseball Games for the 2007 Season, Florida International University, April 2009.
  12. Estimating Attendance at Major League Baseball Games for the 2007 Season, University of South Carolina, April 2009.
  13. Rethinking High-Stakes Testing in U.S. Public Schools: Incentives and Financial Consequences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, May 2009.
  14. Explaining Game-to-Game Ticket Sales for Major League Baseball Games Over Time, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Cross, Wisconsin, March 2011.
  15. Subjective Probabilities, Learning, and Risk-Aversion: Empirical Analysis of the Cash Cab, Kenyon College, February 2017.
Conference Presentations:
  1. The Size and Distribution of Union Rents, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Cincinnati, March 1995.
  2. Wage and Strike Outcomes in Repeated Union Contract Negotiations, Midwest Economic Theory and International Trade Conference, Indiana University, October 1997.
  3. Wage and Strike Outcomes in Repeated Union Contract Negotiations, Southeastern Economic Theory and International Economics Conference, University of North Carolina, November 1997.
  4. Wage and Strike Outcomes in Repeated Union Contract Negotiations, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Chicago, March 1998.
  5. The Size and Distribution of Union Rents for Public School Teachers, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Chicago, March 1998.
  6. The Size and Distribution of Union Rents for Public School Teachers, Econometric Society Winter Meetings, New York, January 1999.
  7. R&D Synergies with Research Joint Ventures, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Nashville, March 1999.
  8. Labor Disputes, Contract Duration, and Wage Settlements, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, joint with Midwest Econometrics Group, Nashville, March 1999.
  9. Optimal Price Paths Under Dynamic Bargaining, Econometric Society 1999 North American Summer Meetings, Madison, June 1999.
  10. Child Care and the Welfare to Work Transition: A Longitudinal View July 1996 - August 1997, NBER Public Economics Summer 2000 Program (presented by Ann D. Witte).
  11. Estate Tax Changes and Inter Vivos Transfers, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Cleveland, March 2001.
  12. Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?, NBER Public Economics Winter 2001 Program (presented by J. Karl Scholz).
  13. Student Assessments, Non-Test-Takers, and School Accountability, Illinois Economics Association Meetings, University of Illinois - Chicago, October 2003.
  14. Student Assessments, Non-Test-Takers, and School Accountability, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Chicago, March 2004.
  15. Economics BA's and Ph.D.'s from Liberal Arts Colleges: Do Degree Requirements or Faculty Scholarship Matter?, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Milwaukee, March 2005.
  16. Freedom, Transparency, and Economic Growth, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Chicago, March 2006.
  17. Are Democracies More Transparent in Their External Affairs than Dictatorships?, Midwest Political Science Association Meetings, Chicago, April 2006.
  18. The Importance of Teaching Economic Efficiency, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Evanston, IL, March 2010.
  19. The Richter Scholar Apprentice Program at Lake Forest College, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Evanston, IL, March 2010.
  20. Decision-Making under Uncertainty in the Cash Cab, Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Evanston, IL, March 2012.
  21. Decision-Making under Uncertainty in the Cash Cab, Psychonomics Annual Meetings, Minneapolis, MN, November 2012 (presented by Matt Kelley).
Conference Participation:
  1. Florida Education Policy Workshop, invited participant, University of Florida, February 1999.
  2. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant, Nashville, March 1999.
  3. Econometric Society 1999 North American Summer Meetings, discussant, Madison, June 1999.
  4. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, Cleveland, March 2001.
  5. Southeastern Economic Theory and International Economics Conference, chair, Miami, November 2001
  6. Illinois Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, University of Illinois - Chicago, October 2003
  7. National Tax Association Meetings, discussant, Chicago, November 2003.
  8. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, Chicago, March 2004.
  9. National Tax Association Meetings, discussant, Minneapolis, November 2004.
  10. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, Milwaukee, March 2005.
  11. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant, Chicago, March 2006.
  12. Land Policies and Fiscal Decentralization, invited participant, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, June 2007.
  13. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, Chicago, March 2008.
  14. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, Evanston, March 2010.
  15. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, Evanston, March 2012.
  16. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant, Minneapolis, March 2015.
  17. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, discussant and chair, Evanston, March 2016.
  18. Midwest Economics Association Meetings, organized six undergraduate student sessions and oversaw the nomination and selection process for awards, Cincinnati, March 2017.
Refereeing:
Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, Eastern Economic Review, Economic Inquiry, Economics of Education Review, International Economics Review, International Journal of Economic Issues, International Journal of Industrial Organization, International Journal of Sports Finance, Journal of Economic Education, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Sports Economics, Journal of Sports Management, National Science Foundation, Review of Development Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Social Science Research, Southern Economic Journal.
Student Independent Studies:

Senior Theses, Principal Advisor

Senior Theses, Reader

Tutorials

Research Projects

Evaluations:
  1. The Impact of Child Care Subsidies and Early Education Programs on Massachusetts's Current and Former TANF Recipients under Welfare Reform, Wellesley Child Care Policy Research Partnership, with Ann D. Witte, September 1999.
  2. ACI: Linking Learning Communities, Lake Forest College, Internal Evaluator, 2004-05
  3. Analyst for Global Heath Economics & Outcomes Research, Abbott Laboratories, 2007-08.
  4. The Business Cost of Divorce, Evaluation of Study Proposal, Institute for American Values, December 2009.
  5. Contracted work, Preiss & Associates, LLC, 2011.
  6. External Reviewer for Honors Candidates, Department of Economics, Kenyon College, 2017.
Professional Development:
  1. Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Liberal Arts, Carleton College/St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, April 2005.
  2. The Role of Liberal Arts Colleges in Public Scholarship: Engaging Our Communities and Expanding Our Classrooms, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, October 2005.
  3. Teagle Assessment Workshop, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, November 2005.
  4. Worth Economics Symposium, Chicago, IL, September 2006.
  5. The Student as Scholar: Undergraduate Research and Creative Practice (AAC&U Conference), Long Beach, CA, April 2007.
  6. Organized and chaired "The Teaching of Undergraduate Econometrics at Liberal Arts Colleges" for the Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Chicago, IL, March 2008.
  7. Work and Leisure in Japan, GLCA Fund for the Study of Japan and the Japan Foundation New York, May/June 2009.
  8. Organized and chaired "Involving Undergraduate Students in Research: Perspectives from Economics and Business Faculty" for the Midwest Economics Association Meetings, Evanston, IL, March 2010.
  9. ACM Workshop: Models for Undergraduate Research, steering committee, October 2010.
  10. ACM Workshop: Models for Undergraduate Research, April 2011.
  11. ACM Workshop: Institute on College Futures, June 2013.
  12. ACM Workshop: Online Teaching Workshop, June 2014.
College and Community Talks:
  1. Preparing Future Faculty, Lake Forest College, November 2002.
  2. Great Books That Have Influenced My Life, Faculty Symposium, Lake Forest College, October 2004.
  3. Election 2004, Lake Forest College Student Forum, October 2004.
  4. Beyond the B.A., Lake Forest College, Career Advancement Center, September 2005.
  5. Re-Thinking the Incentives and Financial Consequences of No Child Left Behind, Faculty Luncheon Discussion Group, Lake Forest College, October 2005.
  6. How Timing Affects Games, Clockwise Senior Seminar, Lake Forest High School, April 2006, March 2007, April 2009, April 2010.
  7. Faculty Panel on Graduate School, Lake Forest College, Career Advancement Center, September 2006.
  8. Who Goes to Professional Baseball Games, with Kelly Thlokwane ('11), Board of Trustees, Lake Forest College, October 2008.
  9. The Current Financial Crisis in the U.S., Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, June 2009.
  10. Heathcare Reform Forum, Lake Forest College, October 2009.
  11. Decision Making Under Uncertainty in the Cash Cab, with Matt Kelley, Faculty Luncheon Discussion Group, Lake Forest College, February 2012.
  12. Entrepreneurship and the College Experience, Lake Forest High School, March 2015.
  13. Entrepreneurship at Lake Forest College and the City of Lake Forest: A Collaborative Effort, Lake Forest City Council, June 2015.
Major Service for Department of Economics, Business, and Finance: Major College Service: Community Service: