Economics & Finance

John C. Navin

Associate Professor

Member of the Faculty Since: 1991

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1992
M.A., Michigan State University, 1992
B.A., B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1987

• Office: Alumni Hall-3134
• Office Phone: (618) 650-3423
• Fax: (618) 650-3047
• Email: jnavin@siue.edu

Courses:

• Economics 301: Intermediate Microeconomics
• Economics 331: Labor Economics

Recent Publications:

• "Household Income and Wealth," in Where we Stand: The Strategic Assessment of the St. Louis Region, 5th ed, East-West Gateway Council of Governments, 2006.
• "Do Riverboat Casinos Act as Competitors? A Look at the St. Louis Market," (with Timothy S. Sullivan), Economic Development Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 1, February 2007, pp. 49-59.
• "Teaching College Economics in a High School Setting: Lessons Learned and Implementation Strategies," International Review of Economics Education, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2006 (with Kathryn Martell and Timothy S. Sullivan).
• "The Relationship Between Bargaining Power and Salary: Evidence From the National Hockey League," (with Timothy S. Sullivan), The Southern Business and Economic Journal, Vol. 27, No. 3 & 4, Summer/Fall 2004.
• "Recommended for a Healthy Economy: The Importance of the Health Care Sector in Madison and St. Clair Counties," (with Timothy S. Sullivan), commissioned by the Leadership Council Southwest Illinois, March 2005.

Recent Working Papers:

• 04-0901: "Teaching College Economics in a High-School Setting: Lessons Learned Moving the College Experience to a High-School Setting," (with Kathryn Martell and Timothy S. Sullivan).
• 99-0102: "District Spending and Academic Achievement: Evidence from St. Louis Area Public Schools," (with Timothy S. Sullivan).

Recent Presentations:

• "Recommended for a Healthy Economy: The Importance of the Health Care Sector in Madison and St. Clair Counties," (with Timothy S. Sullivan), presented to the Labor-Management Committee of the Leadership Council Soutwestern Illinois, July 28, 2005.
• “Traditional or Managed Care? Predicting the Choice of Medicare Recipients,” (with Timothy S. Sullivan) Presented at the Midwest Economics Association Meetings, March 2001.

Other:

• Curriculum Vita

Prior to joining the SIUE faculty, Dr. Navin was an analyst for both the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency and the Michigan Department of Treasury in the Office of Taxation and Economic Policy.

Professor Navin has published in Public Finance Quarterly, Growth and Change, Health Economics, Journal of Economics, Public Budgeting and Finance, International Review of Economics and Business and the Proceedings of the National Tax Association Annual Conference on Taxation.

His current research interests include examining the effects of differential state medicaid benefits on female labor supply, the impact of state health insurance regulation on job lock and the effect of river boat gambling on state and local government.