Dr. David Allen

Professor - Economics & Computational Analysis, College of Business

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Business Administration Building
Room 306
Huntsville, AL 35899
Campus Map

256.824.6757
david.allen@uah.edu

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Website


Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Arkansas, 1994
  • M.A., Economics, Eastern Illinois University, 1989
  • B.A., Economics, Eastern Illinois University, 1988

Honors & Awards

  • Richard A. Witmondt Faculty Fellowship, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2014-2015 academic year, $3500.
  • Best Research Paper, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2013-2014 academic year.
  • Richard A. Witmondt Faculty Fellowship, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2013-2014 academic year, $500.
  • C. David Billings Faculty Fellowship, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2012-2013 academic year, $750.
  • College of Business Summer Research Fellowship, University of Alabama in Huntsville, May 2008, $5,000
  • C. David Billings Faculty Fellowship, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2007-2008 academic year, $1,000.
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Business Administration, Student Government Association, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1999-2000 academic year.
  • Outstanding Research Award, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1998-99 academic year.
  • Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Business Administration, University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, and 1999-2000 academic years.
  • Research Institute grant, University of Alabama in Huntsville, “Social Networks and Self-Employment,” Fall 1996, $690.

Affiliations

  • Member of American Economic Association
  • American Law and Economics Association
  • Society of Labor Economists
  • Southern Economic Association
  • Western Economic Association International.

Expertise

  • Crime and Victimization
  • Labor and Demographic Economics
  • Time Allocation

Recent Publications

  • "An Economic Analysis of Stalking," forthcoming, Studies in Microeconomics

  • "Firms’ Responses to Changes in Frictions in Related Human Capital Factor Markets" (with Clint Chadwick and Donald J. Schepker), Strategic Management Journal, July 2022

  • "Work Environment and Worker Performance: A View from the Goal Crease," Journal of Labor Research, December 2021

  • “Crime, Universities, and Campus Police,” Applied Economics Vol. 53, Issue 37, 2021 

  • “Managerial Time Constraints and YoungWorker Productivity: Natural Experiments with NFL Rookies,” with William P. Curington, Managerial and Decision Economics, March 2018

  • “Self-Protection Against Crime: What Do Schools Do?” Applied Economics, Vol. 50, Issue 1, 2018

  • “The Demand for Younger and Older Workers: Patterns from NFL Labor Markets,” Journal of Sports Economics, February 2015

  • “The Self-Employment of Men and Women: What are their Motivations?” with William P. Curington, Journal of Labor Research, June 2014

  • “Self-Protection Against Crime Victimization: Theory and Evidence from University Campuses,” International Review of Law and Economics, June 2013

  • “Performance, Expectations, and Managerial Dismissal: Evidence from the National Football League,” with Clint Chadwick, Journal of Sports Economics, August 2012