Michael J - Western New England University



Dr. Michael J. Enz

Assistant Professor of Economics

Western New England College

Address

Work: Home:

Department of Economics 524 Grayson Dr.

1215 Wilbraham Rd. Springfield, MA 01119

Springfield, MA 01119 413.265.5142 (cell)

Phone: 413.782.1602 E-mail: menz@wnec.edu

Education

Ph.D. Department of Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 2003

Dissertation: “Estimates of First-Mover Advantages in Markets with Relatively Short Product Life Cycles: An Examination of the DRAM Industry.”

Fields of Research: Industrial Organization, Game Theory, and Applied Econometrics

M.S. Department of Economics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 1999

B.S. University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, May 1996

Major: Economics

Refereed Publications

Enz, Michael J. (2007). “First-Mover Advantages in Memory Chip Markets,” Northeast Business & Economics Association Conference Proceedings, November 7-9, New Britain, CT.

Enz, Michael J. and James E. Tierney (Forthcoming), “MLB Salaries, A Sane Explanation for Insane Growth,” American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference Proceedings, February 21 – 24, 2008, Las Vegas, NV.

Enz, Michael J. and Sharianne Walker (2006). “The Impact of Professional Sports on the Local Economy,” Western New England Law Review, 149-163,Volume 29, Issue 1.

Enz, Michael J. (2007). “Teaching Methods For Classes That Have At Least One On-Line Component: Experiences from Graduate and Undergraduate Classes With Varying Levels of On-Line Commitments,” American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference Proceedings, February 22 – 25, 2007.

Enz, Michael J. and James E. Tierney (2007). “Can Order of Entry in One Market Affect Another Market? Evidence from the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Chip Market,” American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference Proceedings, February 22 – 25, 2007.

Enz, Michael J. and Casimir, Arthur Schiller (2005). “A New Approach to Teaching Principles of Economics at Smaller Schools,” The International College Teaching Methods & Styles Conference Proceedings, September, 2005.

Research Interests

Entry and Exit Models Local Impact of Sports

Antitrust Enforcement and Public Policy Instruction of Economics

Research Grants and Awards

Faculty Development Grant, Creation of Environmental Economics Course, Western

New England College (WNEC), 2003.

Graduate Student Research Grant, Graduate School, University of Oregon, 2000.

Kleinsorge Research Fellowship, Department of Economics, University of Oregon, 1999.

Teaching Awards and Grants

Faculty Development Grant, Creation of Environmental Economics Course, WNEC, 2003.

Graduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Economics, University of Oregon, June 2000 and June 2001.

Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Economics, University of Oregon, Fall 1996 – Fall 2002.

Finalist for Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Oregon, June 2000, June 2001, and June 2002.

College Service

Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee on the First-Year, WNEC, 2007 – Present.

Chair, Nominations and Rule Committee, WNEC, 2005 – Present.

Chair, Human Relations Committee, WNEC, 2005 – 2007.

Human Relations Committee Member, WNEC, 2003 – Present.

Faculty Senate Representative, WNEC, Spring 2005 – Present.

Panelist, Law and Entrepreneurial Conference, Spring 2006.

Freshman Orientation, Faculty Participant, WNEC, Fall 2004.

Fed Challenge Advisor, WNEC, Fall 2005 – Present.

High School Fed Challenge Judge, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2006.

Faculty Advisor, College Democrats, WNEC, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007.

Faculty Advisor, Paintball Club, WNEC, Fall 2006 – Present.

Faculty Fellow, Women’s Cross-Country, WNEC, Fall 2006 – Present.

Faculty Advisor, Robert Stratton’s Senior Mathematics Project, WNEC, Spring 2007.

Faculty Representative for the Outing Club, Fall 2007.

Summer Orientation Program, Academic Expectations Panel Participant, WNEC, Summer 2004.

Member of Hiring Committee for the Economics Department, WNEC, Spring 2005 and Spring 2007.

Member of Hiring Committee for the English Department, WNEC, Spring 2006.

Member of Hiring Committee for the Management Department, WNEC, Fall 2004 – Spring 2006 (separate searches).

Ad-Hoc Grade Inflation Committee Member, WNEC, 2004.

Midnight Breakfast Participant, WNEC, 2003 – present.

Open House Participant, Fall 2003 – Present

Graduate Teaching Fellowship Guild President, University of Oregon, Department of Economics, 1998-1999.

Department of Economics Admissions Committee, Graduate Representative, University of Oregon, 1999-2000.

Teaching Interests

Microeconomic Theory Game Theory

Industrial Organization Econometrics

Environmental Economics Sports Economics

Teaching Experience

Western New England College, Springfield, MA.

All as Assistant Professor.

Issues in Environmental Economics. Fall 2004, Spring 2007.

Firm Strategy and Industry Performance, Spring 2006.

Intermediate Microeconomics, Spring 2007.

Mathematical Economics, Fall 2007.

Business and the Global Environment (Interdisciplinary undergraduate course on Globalization), Spring 2007.

The Changing Social, Political, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (Business 650). Fall 2003 – Present, 9 Sections.

Economic Issues of the Presidential Election. Fall, 2004.

Football: America’s New Favorite Pastime (Interdisciplinary course), Fall 2007.

Principles of Quantitative Economics. Spring 2005 – Present, 4 Sections.

Principles of Microeconomics. Fall 2003 – Present, 11 Sections.

Principles of Macroeconomics. 4 Sections.

Fed Challenge, Fall 2006 and Fall 2007.

Teaching Evaluations Available for Most Courses

Willamette University, Salem, OR.

Instructor. Introduction to Microeconomics, Two Sections, Spring Semester, 2003.

Instructor. Intermediate Microeconomics. Spring Semester, 2003.

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

Instructor. Introduction to Microeconomics. Winter/Spring/Fall 1999, Summer/Fall 2002.

Instructor. Intermediate Microeconomics. Summer/Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Spring 2002.

Instructor. Issues In Industrial Organization. Spring/Fall 2000.

Instructor. Issues In International Economics. Summer 2000.

Book Reviews

Principles of Macroeconomics, Second Edition, Robert H. Frank and Ben S. Bernanke,

McGraw-Hill, Spring, 2003.

Proposed Text from Robert Rubin, Spring 2007.

Presentations and Media Appearances

Invited Presentation on “First-Mover Advantages in Memory Chip Markets,” Northeast Business & Economics Association Conference Proceedings,

November 7-9 2007, New Britain, CT.

Invited Presentation on “MLB Salaries, A Sane Explanation for Insane Growth,” American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference Proceedings, February 21 – 24, 2008, Las Vegas, NV.

Invited Presentation on “Can Order of Entry in One Market Affect Another? Evidence

From the Dynamic Random Access (DRAM) Chip Market,” American Socitey of Business and Behavioral Sciences, February 22 – 25, 2007.

Invited Presentation on “Teaching Methods for Classes that Have at Least One On-Line Component: Experiences from Graduate and Undergraduate Classes with Varying Levels of On-Line Commitments,” American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, February 21 – 25, 2007.

Invited Presentation on “A New Approach to Teaching Principles of Economics at Smaller Schools,” at The International College Teaching Methods & Styles Conference, September, 2005.

Invited Presentation on “How Economists Conduct Empirical Research Using the DRAM

Market as an Example,” at Western New England College’s Mathematics Colloquium, December 2005.

Invited Presentation on “How Do We Teach Large Classes Well?” Presented to a teaching workshop at the University of Oregon, Spring 2000.

Twelve live interviews for local NBC and ABC affiliates on general economic topics,

Springfield, MA. 2004 – 2007.

Three appearances on “The Watercooler,” a local PBS affiliate’s talk show discussing

energy prices, national savings, and sub-prime mortgages, Fall 2005 and Fall 2007.

Presentation on the effects of changes in Social Security. Present for questioning from the Springfield City Council, Spring 2005.

References

Dr. Sharianne Walker Dr. Michael Meeropol Dr. Winthrop Rhodes

Department of Sport Management Department of Economics Department of English

12 15 Wibraham Rd. 1215 Wilbraham Rd. 1215 Wilbraham Rd.

Springfield, MA 01119 Springfield, MA 01119 Springfield, MA 01119

413.782.1389 413.782.1252 413.782.1728

swalker@wnec.edu mameerop@wnec.edu wrhodes@wnec.edu

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