University of Notre Dame

Faculty Member, Economics

Professor Emeritus (retired)

Arts & Letters (Economics and Econometrics)

About

Specializing in econometric methods, epidemiology and  mathematical economics.  Retired from teaching but active in research and publication. 

Serving as an independent columnist in economics and other topics for the Kansas City Star.  For an alternative to Paul Krugman's New York Times commentary, check Twitter for ND_Prof_Marsh.  ( Note: the author takes sole responsibility for his opinions which do not necessarily correspond to those of his colleagues, the Department or the University.) 

Here's a sample:

Why Dump Bernanke?
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/7337/

Job losses may be permanent
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/7154/

Has 60 years of U.S. AID money stymied African growth?
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6986/

Paul Samuelson, founder of modern economics, Nobel prize winner, dies at 94. He had enormous impact.  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6896/

George Soros creates $50 million institute to spur new economics: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6417/

H-1B visas, highly-skilled immigrants, knowledge economy: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3730/

Espresso Book Machine offers hot book with your coffee:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6238/

How the poor exploit the rich:    ;-)    http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3305/

Martin Luther King, Jr. saved America
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/7266/

Aliens have taken over Planet Earth:  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4192/

Stem cells and nanosurgery may change what it means to be human:  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4297/

Revealed preference "Daily Me" key to online newspaper survival: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6038/

Ostrom and Williamson win Nobel Prize in Economics:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6178/

CHINA:

Freedom, democracy and Hillary Clinton's China trip:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3826/

Cheap Chinese tires challenge Obama trade strategy:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5795/

ENERGY:

Deprive petro-dictators of oil money with a price floor on crude oil imports:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5093/

Define "energy independence" in terms of both oil price and quantity: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5004/

Carbon tax better than trying to pick an alternative energy winner: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4963/

A Gas Plan for Congress: A dynamic self-adjusting price floor for gasoline: 
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3660/

EDUCATION:

Flynn Effect, IQ scores and SAT scores: Are our children smarter than we are? 
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4464/

Google Books changes everything in student teacher education:  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6112/

Spend some of that $650 million for educational video games http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6135/

New math can succeed with right attitude and priorities:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3345/

Obama honorary degree consistent with Notre Dame traditions:  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4592/

MICROECONOMICS:

Financial crisis exposes deficiency in economic theory
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6309/

MACROECONOMICS:

Enhance financial security, cut income taxes with tax-deferred savings plan:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5489/

Should California be allowed to create its own money?  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5007/

Bernanke's KC talk points to deeper problem in business, economic analysis: 
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5237/

"System dynamics" is key to success in economic forecasting:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4967/

HEALTH  - -  PERSONAL:

No-Eat-Day Diet: A good strategy or bad advice?:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/3727/

Reprogram your subconscious mind to commit terrorism or lose weight:  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4958/

Is calorie deprivation a good defense against cancer?:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5891/

Bone density and osteoporosis:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5985/

Kennedy's death reminds us that men in their 70s must be defensive players: 
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5660/

HEALTH  - -  POLICY:

We need to move beyond a one-size-fits-all health care system: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4125/

Will public option health insurance doom us to a life of socialism?:  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5772/

To some libertarians even private health insurance is a bad idea:  http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5653/

The incentive structure of our health care system is all wrong: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5163/

Make people pay extra for their bad health habits:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5450/

Checking up on dental fraud:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/4767/

Should you be required to see a doctor once a year?:
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6054/

Obama fails to fully address perverse fee-for-service incentive system: 
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5804/

FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

Afghanistan mirrors Chechnya, not Vietnam
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/6330/

Afghan parliament rejects Karzai cabinet nominees
http://voices.kansascity.com/node/7102/

Contact Information

Email:

Homepage: http://www.nd.edu/~lmarsh

Telephone: 816-943-6371