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Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.A. in Economics, California State University, Chico, 1995
Ph. D. in Economics, Washington State University, 2000
Affiliations
American Economic Association
Midwest Economic Association
National Tax Association
Business Research Consortium
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Research Interests
Professor Annala has research interests in Public Finance, Sports Economics, and Environmental Economics.
Interests
Economics
Classes
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ECON 112: Introductory Macroeconomics
A survey introduction to macroeconomics with emphasis on the concepts of national income accounting, consumption, investment, money and banking, and income determination. Attention is given to the problems of employment, price stability, growth, and international economic policy.
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ECON 345: Economics of Sports
This course applies the principles of microeconomics and statistics to the industries of professional and amateur sports. The topics include league structure, team decision-making, labor-relations, incentive structures, and stadium financing and the role of public policy. The course is designed to illuminate economic principles foremost, using sports as a convenient vehicle to represent these ideas.
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ECON 420: Economic Research
Topics will vary based on the interests of the learner and the approval of the instructor. This course focuses on applied economic research. In this course learners will write a literature review and collect and analyze economic data. This course will provide learners with a background in applied economic research. The course will combine theory with hands-on experience in econometric modeling. The course will also prepare learners for conducting independent research.