Brian P. Simpson Ph.D.
Academic and Administrative HeadquartersAssistant Professor
(858) 642-8431
bsimpson@nu.edu
Education
Ph.D. Economics,
George Mason University
MA Economics,
George Mason University
MBA,
Pepperdine University
BS Aerospace Engineering,
Syracuse University
Personal Statement
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Market process theory (or free market economics)
- Monetary economics
- The philosophical foundations of economic ideas
RESEARCH
Current research
I am writing a book on the business cycle. I plan to show what causes the business cycle. My explanation is based on the "Austrian" theory of the business cycle. I will defend Austrian cycle theory from criticisms and show why alternative theories of the business cycle do not provide good explanations of the cycle. Finally, I will apply Austrian business cycle theory to various cyclic episodes that have occurred throughout history to show how Austrian cycle theory can be used to help understand economic history.
Working papers
- "The Assault on Energy Production"
- "Austrian Trade Cycle Theory and Rationality"
- "Wealth and Income Inequality: An Economic and Ethical Analysis"
PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES
"The Relation Between Interest Rates and the Demand for Money: Correlation or Causation?" (session chair) - 14th annual conference of The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; February 23, 2007; Las Vegas, NV
"Wealth and Income Inequality: An Economic and Ethical Analysis" (session chair) - 13th annual conference of The American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences; February 24, 2006; Las Vegas, NV
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
"Economics (part 1): The Nature of Economics, Wealth, and the Division of Labor" - Objectivist Summer Conference; July 6-15, 2007; Telluride, CO
Excerpts from Markets Don't Fail! - Policy Briefing Series, The Fraser Institute; April 26, 27, & 28, 2006; Toronto, Calgary, & Vancouver
"The Business Cycle" (Presented Multiple Times) - Small Business Development Seminar, Center for Entrepreneurship; National University; 2003-2006; San Diego, CA
"Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle" - Objectivist Summer Conference; July 3-13, 2005; San Diego, CA
PUBLISHED MATERIAL
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
"The Relation Between Interest Rates and the Demand for Money: Correlation or Causation?," Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences (Fall 2007) (forthcoming)
"An Economic, Political, and Philosophical Analysis of Externalities," Reason Papers (Fall 2007) (forthcoming)
Book
Markets Don't Fail! (Lexington Books: Lanham, MD: 2005)
Papers in Conference Proceedings
"The Relation Between Interest Rates and the Demand for Money: Correlation or Causation?" Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (February 2007) vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1518-1526
"Wealth and Income Inequality: An Economic and Ethical Analysis," Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (February 2006) vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1994-2006
Opinion-Editorials
"The House Passes Green Energy Bill," Human Events, May 9, 2005
"The Real Debate Over Social Security: To Save it or Not To Save it," The Daily Transcript, April 25, 2005, p. 9A
"Who's to Blame for High Gas Prices?" San Francisco Chronicle, April 14, 2005, p. B-9. Similar versions of this article were published in The San Diego Union-Tribune and the San Diego Business Journal, as well as other media outlets.
"Insider Trading: Politics and Law," The Sephardic Voice, March 15, 2005, p. 1
MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND MENTIONS
La Jolla Today, "It's Time to Outsource Outsourcing," Fall 2005, p. 28
Liverpool, Salina, and Clay Review, "Big Business Means Big Success: Liverpool Native Promotes Laissez-Faire," volume 113, week 26, pp. 1 & 9, June 29 to July 5, 2005
Ray Appleton show on KMJ 580 News Talk Radio in Fresno, CA - Why Gas Prices Are So High, April 15, 2005
The Rush Limbaugh Show - Opinion-Editorial "Who's to Blame for High Gas Prices?" published in the San Francisco Chronicle was read on the air, April 14, 2005
Mark Shannon and Larry Stein show on WKY 930 Supertalk Radio in Oklahoma City, OK - Why Gas Prices Are So High, March 10, 2005