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							                                      Christopher Curran


                                         Curriculum Vita




Office:      Department of Economics                      Home: 500 Ledford Road
             Emory University                                   Dillard, GA 30537-0032
             Atlanta, GA 30322-2240
             Phone: (404) 727-6355                              Phone: (706) 746-6296
             Fax: (404) 727-4639
             E-mail: econcc@emory.edu



Academic Positions:

             Associate Professor of Economics, Emory University, 1977-present.
             Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics, Fuqua Business School, Duke University,
             Summer, 2000
             Senior Academic Associate, Law and Economics, Emory University, 1986-present.
             Senior Academic Associate, Law and Economics Center, Emory University, 1983-1986.
             Assistant Professor of Economics, Emory University, 1970-1977.
             Graduate Instructor of Economics, Purdue University, 1967-1970.


Education:

             Ph.D., Purdue University, 1972, Economics
             M.S., Purdue University, 1969, Economics
             B.A., Rice University, 1967, History


Major Fields of Interest:

             Law and Economics, Industrial Organization, Microeconomics, and Applied Econometrics


Fellowships and Grants:

             Krannert Research Grant, 1969-1970; NSF Chatauqua Short Course for College Teachers on
             Population (taught by Dr. Frank W. Notestein), 1971-1972; Emory Research Grants, 1972,



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           1975, and 1979; Fullbright Lectureship in Peru, 1976; Emory Business School Grants, 1978-
           80 and 1982; Emory College Teaching Development, 1997.

Professional Societies:

           American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, American Law and
           Economics Association, European Association of Law and Economics (Associate Member).

Teaching Awards:

           Recipient of the “Most Distinguished Faculty Member” placque from the Sigma Chi
           Fraternity of Emory University in 1999 in recognition of my “influence on the brothers.”

           Recipient of a class ring as part of the Emory Class Ring Tradition, Spring of 2007.

Publications:

           Christopher Curran, John F. Curran, and Paul H. Rubin (2001) “Litigation versus Legislation:
           Forum Shopping by Rent-Seekers.” Public Choice 107(3-4):295-310.

           Christopher Curran and Joel Schrag (2000) “Does it Matter Whom an Agent Serves?
           Evidence from Recent Changes in Real Estate Agency Law.” Journal of Law and Economics
           43(1):265-284.

           Christopher Curran (2000) “The Endowment Effect,” in Boudewijn Bouckaert and Gerrit De
           Geest (eds) Bibliography of Law and Economics, Volume I (Northhampton, MA: Edward
           Elgar):819-835.

           Christopher Curran (2000) “Optimal Techniques of Income Redistribution,” in Boudewijn
           Bouckaert and Gerrit De Geest (eds) Bibliography of Law and Economics, Volume IV
           (Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar):301-310.

           Christopher Curran and Paul H. Rubin. (1995) “The Endowment Effect and Income
           Transfers,” Research in Law and Economics. 17:207-217.

           Christopher Curran. (1994) "The Burden of Proof and the Liability Rule for Suppliers of
           Services in the EEC," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance. 70(19th Year):85-98.

           Christopher Curran. (1993) "The American Experience with Self-regulation in the Medical
           and Legal Professions." in Faure, Michael, Jörg Finsinger, Jacques Siegers, and Roger Van
           den Bergh (eds.), Regulation of Professions. (Antwerpen: Maklu, 1993): 47-87.

           Christopher Curran. (1992). "The Spread of Comparative Negligence in the United States,"
           International Review of Law and Economics. 12:317-332.




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          Christopher Curran and Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr., "The Effect of the Double Nickel Speed Limit
          on Death Rates," in Michael Faure and Roger Van den Bergh (eds.), Essays in Law and
          Economics. (Antwerpen: Maklu, 1989): 117-156.

          Christopher Curran and David Haddock. (1985). "An Economic Theory of Comparative
          Negligence." Journal of Legal Studies 14:49-72.

          Christopher Curran, Leonard Carlson, David Ford. (1982). "A Theory of Residential Loca-
          tion Decisions by Two-Worker Households." Journal of Urban Economics 12:102-114.

          Christopher Curran, Leonard Carlson, Dennis Murphy. (1979). "Banking in the South: A
          Historical Perspective." The Southern Banker February:39-52.

          Christopher Curran and J. Johnston. (1979). "The Ante-bellum Money Market and the Impact
          of the Bank War: A Comment." Journal of Economic History 39:461-466.

          Christopher Curran and Richard J. Cebula. (1978). "A Note on the Efficacy of Public Policy
          When Money Is in the Production Function." Pakistan Economic and Social Review 16:61-
          66.

          Christopher Curran and Richard J. Cebula. (1978). "Property Tax and Human Migration."
          The American Journal of Economics and Sociology 37:43-49.

          J. A. Swanson and Christopher Curran. (1976). "The Fiscal Behavior of Municipal Govern-
          ments: 1905-1930." Journal of Urban Economics 3:344-356.

          Christopher Curran and Merrill Douglas. (1975). "Classroom Evaluation and Feedback: An
          Innovative Experiment.." 1975 Proceedings of the AIDS.

          Christopher Curran and Richard J. Cebula. (1975). "The Wealth Effect and Macroeconomic
          Policy." 1975 Proceedings of the American Statistics Association, Business and Economic
          Statistics Section.

          Christopher Curran and Richard Cebula. (1974). "Determinants of Migration to Central
          Cities: A Comment." Journal of Regional Science, 14:287-290.


Book Reviews:

          The Origins and Resolution of an Urban Crises, Baltimore, 1890-1930, by Alan D. Anderson.
          Review appeared in the September 1979 issue of the Journal of Economic History: 822.

          History of Public Works in the United States by American Public Works Association.
          Review appeared in the June 1977 issue of the Journal of Economic History: 481.




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Recent Working Papers:

            Robert Chirinko and Christopher Curran. “Greenspan Shrugs: Formal Announcement, Bond
            Market Volatility, and Central Bank Communication.” This paper was presented at the
            American Economic Association meetings in Boston, 2006.


Teaching Experience at Emory University (1970-present):

            At the graduate level I have taught Quantitative Methods I and II, Industrial Organization,
            Law and Economics of Tort Law and Economic Reasoning. Additionally, I have served as a
            reader on seven Ph.D. thesis committees.

            At the undergraduate level, I have taught all of the Introductory Economics courses, Interme-
            diate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, American Economic History,
            Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, Law and Economics, and Urban
            Economics in the Undergraduate Economics Program. I also have directed a large number of
            the Honors Papers written by Senior Economics majors.

            Additionally, I taught Business Conditions and Forecasting in the Emory MBA program.


University and Professional Service:

            Proposal Reviewer, Emory University Research Committee, 1984-1986, 1989.
            Director of Honors for the Economics Department, 1988-89, 1990-91.
            Graduate Woodruff Scholarship Selection Committee, 1987-89.
            Chair, Microeconomics Search Committee, 1989-90.
            Chair, Econometrics Search Committee, 1990-92.
            Chair, Graduate Student Evaluation, 1990-1993.
            Chair, Economics Data Processing and Computing Committee, 1991-1997.
            Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Economics Department, 1993-1996*
            Member, College Admissions and Scholarship Committee, 1993-1995
            Faculty Advisor, Phi Beta Lambda (undergraduate business society), 1994 - 1995
            Chair, Econometrics Search Committee, 1995-1996
            Chair, Econometrics Field Examination Committee, 1995-1996.
            Member, Microeconomics Core Examination Committee, 1990-1996.
            Member, Law and Economics Field Examination Committee, 1993-1996.
            Provided tenure evaluation for Ohio University faculty member, 1997.
            Member of College Subcommittee on Seminars, College Educational Policy Committee,
               1998.
            Economics Department Honors Program Coordinator, 1975-1976, 1978-1988, 1990-1992,
               1994-1996, 1998-present

*
 While Serving as the Economic Department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies, I led the committee that designed and
negotiated a complete revision of our major.


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          Member of Rhodes Scholars Selection Committee, 2002-2005.
          Member of Carnegie Junior Scholars Committee, 2002-2006.
          Member of SIRE grant selection committee, 2003-present.
          Member of Emory Scholars Advisory Committee, 2005-present
          Member of Selection Committee for Emory College Scholars, 2006, 2007
          Economics Departmental Liaison to the Honor Council, 2006-2007
          Faculty Advisory Committee for Pre-College and Continuing Studies, Chair, 2006-

          I have refereed articles for the International Review of Law and Economics, European
          Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Political Economics, Southern Economic Journal,
          Economic Inquiry, Public Choice, Journal of Business and Journal of Economic Education.


September 10, 2007




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