Sam Allgood

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Sam Allgood

Faculty Director of the Teaching and Learning Center and Edwin J. Faulkner Professor of Economics Economics University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Address
HLH 525V
Lincoln NE 68588-0489
Phone
402-472-2319 On-campus 2-2319
Email
allgood@unl.edu

Dr. Sam Allgood received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1993. He has been with the University of Nebraska – Lincoln since 1994. Dr. Allgood is the Edwin J. Faulkner professor of economics.  He is the current chair of the American Economic Association's (AEA) Task Force for Outreach To Undergraduate and High School Students, and a member of the AEA Committee on Equity, Diversity, and Professional Conduct.  He is co-editor of the Journal of Economic Education. His research includes economic education, the efficiency of taxation, and CEO turnover and compensation. 

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Georgia, 1993
B.A. in Economics and Political Science, University of Georgia, 1989

Areas of Expertise

  • Economic education
  • Labor economics
  • Cost of taxation

Research Interests

  • Welfare Costs of Taxation
  • Determinants of CEO Turnover
  • Economics of Education

Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Economics, 1996
  • Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Economics, 2003
  • Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Economics, 2011

Vita

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Selected Publications/Articles

  • Allgood, S.A. (Forthcoming).  Age Discrimination and Academic Labor Markets.  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 
  • Allgood, S. A., Hoyt, G., McGoldrick, K. (2018). Teacher Training for PhD Students and New Faculty in Economics. Journal of Economic Education.
  • Allgood, S. A., Amanda, B. (2017). Learning Outcomes for Economists. American Economic Review Papers & Proceedings.
  • Allgood, S. A., Walstad, W. B. (2016). The Effects of Perceived and Actual Financial Literacy on Financial Behaviors. Economic Inquiry, 54(1), 675–697.
  • Allgood, S. A., Walstad, W. B., Siegfried, J. S. (2015). Research on Teaching Economics to Undergraduates. Journal of Economic Literature.
  • Allgood, S. A., Farrell, K. A., Kamal, R. (2012). Do Boards Know When They Hire a CEO that is a Good Match?  Evidence from Initial Compensation. Journal of Corporate Finance, 18, 1051-1064.
  • Allgood, S. A. (2009). Charity, Impure Altruism, and Marginal Redistributions of Income. National Tax Journal, 62, 219-235.
  • Farrell, K. A., Allgood, S. A. (2003). The Match Between a CEO and Firm. Journal of Business, 76, 317-342.
  • Allgood, S. A. (2001). Grade Targets and Teaching Innovations. Economics of Education Review, 20, 485-493.
  • Allgood, S. A., Snow, A. (1998). The Marginal Cost of Raising and Redistributing Tax Revenue. Journal of Political Economy, 106, 1246-1273.

Books and Book Chapters

  • Allgood, S. A., Bayer, A. (2016). Measuring College Learning in Economics. Measuring College Learning.
     

Professional Service

  • Chair, American Economic Association Task Force on Outreach To High School and College Students
  • Member, American Economic Association Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Professional Conduct
  • Member, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Education (ex officio
  • Co-editor, Journal of Economic Education