Robert J. Lemke
June 2009

418 Young Hall Department of Economics and Business 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/

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995.
B.A., Saint Olaf College, honors in economics and mathematics, 1992.

Fields: Applied Micro, Labor, Industrial Organization, Public, Economic Theory.
Issues: Education, Taxation, Welfare, Voting, Unions, Bargaining, Baseball.

2006 - present Associate Professor of Economics, Lake Forest College.
2002 - 2006 Assistant Professor of Economics, Lake Forest College.
1997 - 2002 Assistant Professor of Economics, Florida International University.

Lake Forest College:

ECON 180: Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business

ECON 210: Intermediate Micro Theory

ECON 310: Industrial Organization

ECON 320: Labor Economics

ECON 330: Econometrics

ECON 370: Managerial Economics

ECON 385: Mathematical Economics

FIYS 126: The Funding of Public Education in Chicago

FIYS 197: Foundations of Economic Thinking

Florida International University:

ECO 2023: Principles of Microeconomics

ECO 3101: Intermediate Microeconomics

ECO 3203: Undergraduate Labor

ECP 6705: Managerial Economics (MBA)

ECP 7205: Graduate Labor

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, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2007, pp. 1 - 23.
11. Freedom and Transparency: Democracies, Non-Democracies, and Conventional Arms Transfers, with James Marquardt, Democracy and Security, Volume 3, Issue 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, Journal of Sports Economics, forthcoming.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
    

Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, Eastern Economic Review, Economic Inquiry, Economics of Education Review, International Journal of Economic Issues, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Public Economics, National Science Foundation, Review of Development Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Social Science Research.

Senior Theses, Principal Advisor

• Eugene Averbuch, "Testing Game Theory in a Classroom Environment," 2003-04.
• Loveena Dookhony, "The Impact of Orphanhood on Health Status and Educational Attainment of Children in Uganda," 2004-05. (Phi Beta Kappa Senior Thesis Award Recipient)
• Kiel Murphy, How Enrollment in Employer Based Health Insurance Depends on Firm Size and a Worker's Wage, 2004-05.
• Lam Dinh, Rethinking Patent Length in the Pharmaceutical Industry in the 21st Century, 2005-06.
• Katie Lupo, The Convergence of the German Labor Market Post-Unification, 2005-06.
• Eva Dziadula, The Effect of Dental Insurance on Undertaking an Advised Procedure, 2006 (Spring and Fall).
• Clayton Roche, Obesity and the Good Life, 2006-07.
• Mandy Gaulk, Hispanic Immigration and U.S. Policy: Separating Myth from Fact, 2008-09.
• Mariyana Zapryanova, Immigration to the United States: An Interdisciplinary Analysis, 2008-09.

Senior Theses, Reader

• Stoyan Vlaikov, Currency Boards in Developing Countries, 2002-03.
• Tammy Hibler, The Effect of Visuial Obstructions on the Sexual Behavior of Guppies: The Importance of Privacy, 2004-05.
• Allison Klein, Water Allocations: Balancing Equity and Efficiency, 2004-05.
• James Herold, The European Union: A Promise Delivered or a Promise Deferred?, 2005-06.
• Carolyn Lowry, Between Iraq and a Hard Place: An Analysis of Turkey's Foreign Policy Using Prospect Theory, 2007-08.
• Patrick Nicholas, El Supermercado Muy Grande: The Economi Impact of Wal-Mart in the United States and Mexico, 2007-08.

Tutorials

• Matthew McClusky, Accessing and Managing Data with the Data Ferret, Spring 2005.
• Derek Drayer, Joshua Gordon-Blake, James Herald, Claus Hoerandner, Katie Lupo, Mimi Nikolova, Ben Reiss, and Veska Suleva, Mathematical Economics, Spring 2006.
• Carolyn Lowry, The Economics of Education Policy, Spring 2006.
• Kristin Panella, Mathematical Economics, Fall 2006.

Research Projects

• Sean Smith, International Business Startegy: A Case Study of the Automobile Industry, Fall 2002.
• Matthew McClusky, Labor Supply of Salaried vs. Hourly Workers, Fall 2004.
• Regina Cyvas, American Public Schools: An Institution of Inequity, Fall 2008.

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.

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 a panel session on 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.

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, October 2005.
6. How Timing Affects Games, Clockwise Senior Seminar, Lake Forest High School, April 2006, March 2007, April 2009.
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.

• College Council, 2003-06.
• Faculty Personnel Policies Committee: 2008-present (chair).
• Enrollment Committee: 2006-07 (chair).
• Trustee Committees: Budget and Audit, 2004-06; Full Board 2008-09.
• NCA Self-Study Committee, 2005-06.
• Phi Beta Kappa: President, 2004-05; Vice President, 2003-04; Thesis Committee, 2003, 2007.
• Student Symposium: Moderator, 2003-07; Closing Ceremonies Selection Committee, 2007.
• Richter Scholar Committee, 2003-04.
• Pre-Law Advisory Committee, 2003-04, 2008-09.
• Department of Economics & Business Search Committee, 2005-06, 2007-08.
• Department Webmaster, 2002-present.
• Department of Education Search Committee, 2007-08.

• Finance Committee, Lake Forest Elementary School District #67, Community Member, January 2008 - present.
• Treasurer, Pack 46, Boy Scouts of America, September 2008 - present.
• President, Kendall United Methodist Preschool, September 2000 - May 2002.