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Richard J. Cebula is an economist and academic. He is an affiliate professor at the University of Tennessee and the editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Economics and Sociology. His research interests have included sports economics, microeconomics, economic freedom and markets, labor economics, health economics, and public economics & taxation. He has received Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association.
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University of Georgia
Georgia State University
Richard J. Cebula | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Economist and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | A.B. in economics M.A. in economics Ph.D. in economics |
| Alma mater | Fordham College University of Georgia Georgia State University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Tennessee |
Education
In 1966, Cebula completed his A.B. in economics from Fordham College and earned his M.A. in economics from the University of Georgia in 1968. Later, he obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Georgia State University in 1971.[1]
Career
From 1971 to 1973, Cebula worked as an assistant professor at Ohio University. Subsequently, he was employed as an assistant professor at Emory University, a position he maintained until 1976. Later, he was promoted to associate professor in 1976 and full professor in 1980. Between 1992 and 2006, he was a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was appointed as the Solomons Endowed Chair in Economics and Finance from 2007 to 2010 at Georgia Southern University. From 2010 to 2020, he held the Walker/Wells Fargo Endowed Chair in Finance at Jacksonville University. He is also an affiliate professor at the University of Tennessee,[1] while being Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Economics and Sociology.[2]
Research
Cebula's work has focused on applied economics and public policy, with an emphasis on applied microeconomics, including labor economics,[3] health economics,[4] public economics and taxation,[5] law and economics,[6] and sports economics.[7] His research has used empirical methods to examine how public policy,[5] economic institutions,[8] and market conditions affect economic outcomes.[9]
Cebula's research has addressed issues in macroeconomic policy, including the impact of economic freedom on growth.[10] He has analyzed fiscal variables, including taxation, to study government financial policies[9] as well as financial outcomes, including interest rates[11] and bond yields.[12] His work has also examined topics such as tax evasion,[13] the shadow economy,[14] and the effects of economic freedom,[10] and institutional factors on economic performance.[15] In addition to fiscal and financial topics, he has contributed to research on migration,[16] labor markets,[17] and regional economic behavior. His studies have explored determinants of migration patterns, settlement decisions, and the role of economic conditions and public policy in shaping these movements.[9]
Awards and honors
- 2007 – Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award, Southern Economic Association[18]
- 2013 – Lifetime Achievement in Advancing Regional Science Award, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (MCRSA)[19]
- 2014 – Fellow, Academy of Economics and Finance[20]
- 2018 – Distinguished Service Award, MCRSA[19]
- 2019 – Distinguished Fellow, MCRSA[19]
- 2023 – Roger R. Stough Outstanding Mentor Award, The North American Regional Science Council (NARSC)[21]
- 2025 – Fellow, Southern Regional Science Association[22]
Selected articles
- Gatons, Paul K.; Cebula, Richard J. (1972). "Wage-Rate Analysis: Differentials and Indeterminacy". ILR Review. 25 (2): 207–212. doi:10.1177/001979397202500204.
- Gallaway, Lowell E.; Cebula, Richard J. (1973). "Differentials and Indeterminacy in Wage Rate Analysis: An Empirical Note". ILR Review. 26 (3): 991–995. doi:10.1177/001979397302600306.
- Cebula, Richard J. (1974). "Interstate Migration and the Tiebout Hypothesis: An Analysis According to Race, Sex and Age". Journal of the American Statistical Association. 69 (348): 876–879. doi:10.1080/01621459.1974.10480221.
- Cebula, Richard J. (1978). "An Empirical Note on the Tiebout-Tullock Hypothesis". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 92 (4): 705. doi:10.2307/1883186.
- Barth, James; Cebula, Richard; Xu, Jiayi (2023). "The Paycheck Protection Program: Minority vs. Non-Minority Bank Response". American Business Review. 26 (1). doi:10.37625/abr.26.1.5-18.
- Wang, Shuangjin; Zhang, Xiaoqian; Cebula, Richard J.; Foley, Maggie (2024). "Cross-shareholding, Managerial capabilities, and Strategic risk-taking in enterprises: A game or a win-win?". Finance Research Letters. 62: 105228. doi:10.1016/j.frl.2024.105228.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link) - Cebula, Richard J. (2024). "The Tiebout-Tullock hypothesis re-examined using tax freedom measures: the case of post-Great Recession state-level gross in-migration". Public Choice. 199 (1): 65–81. doi:10.1007/s11127-022-01038-5.
- Cebula, Richard; Jolley, G. Jason (2024). "Economic Dynamism: Interrelationships among Entrepreneurship-Friendly Environments, Geographic Mobility, and Labor Market Freedom in both the Pre- and Post-Great Recession Periods". American Business Review. 27 (2). doi:10.37625/abr.27.2.640-656.
- Wang, Shuangjin; Wang, Puxuan; Cebula, Richard; Foley, Maggie; Liang, Chen (2025). "Scientometric analysis of development and opportunities for research in digital agriculture innovation management". Environmental Modelling & Software. 188: 106392. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106392.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link) - Cebula, Richard (2025). "A Cointegrating Regression Analysis of the Impacts of Greater Economic Freedom and Perceived Risk from a Larger National Debt-to-GDP Ratio on the Real Cost of Borrowing for Corporations in the U.S.". American Business Review. 28 (2). doi:10.37625/abr.28.2.481-495.