Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

Tenure Track Appointments

• Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, 1/1/1976-  
• Associate Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, 1/1/1969-1/1/1976  
• Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, 1/1/1964-1/1/1969  

Visiting and Temporary Appointments

• Visiting Lecturer, GRIPS, Tokyo, Japan, 7/29/2007-8/8/2007  

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests

Research Specialties

Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions

• Center for International Studies (USC)
• Populational Research Laboratory (USC)

Conferences and Other Presentations

Conference Presentations

• "A Model of Labor Markets in GCC Countries", Middle East Economic Association, Paper, 2006-2007   
• "Crises, What Crises?", Turkish Economic Association (TEA), Paper, Ankara, ICE TEA, Invited, 2006-2007   
• "The Effects of Aging on Economic Structure", Conference on Aging, Tokyo, Paper, Invited, 2006-2007   

Publications

Book

• Nugent, J. B., Pesaran, H. (2006). Explaining Gowth in the Middle East, Amsterdam: Elsevier, Contributions to Economic Analysis Series. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Contributions to Economic Analysis Series.
• Levy, B., Berry, A., Nugent, J. B. (1999). Fulfilling the Export Potential of Small and Medium Firmswith Brian Levy and Albert BerryBoston, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1999. Boston: Kluwer.
• Nabli, M. K., Nugent, J. B. (1989). New Institutional Economics and Development: Theory and Applications to Tunisiawith Mustapha K. Nabli and OthersAmsterdam: North-Holland, Contributions to Economic Analysis Series, 1989. (Nabli and Nugent, Ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Nugent, J. B. Trade Policy and Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa: Economic Boundaries in Flux. London, UK / New York, NY: Trade Policy and Economic Integration in the Middle East and North Africa: Economic Boundaries in Flux/Routledge.

Book Chapter

• Kuran, T., Nugent, J. B. (2007). Economic Development. London: Oxford University Press: Encyclopedia of Islam.
• Nugent, J. B., Glezakos, C. (2007). Why Does It Take So Long to Collect on a Bad Check through the Courts? A Case of Institutional Path Dependence?.
• Nugent, J. B., Pesaran, M. H. (2007). Introduction Explaining Growth in the Middle East. (Vol. 278). pp. p.1-30. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Miniesy, R., Nugent, J. B. (2006). With Whom To Trade? An Examination of the Effects of Intra-national and Between -Country income Inequality on Bilateral Trade. pp. p.119-152. London: Routledge.
• Nugent, J. B., Swaminathan, S. (2006). Household Investments in Education and Income Inequality at the Community Level. pp. p.109-130. London: Routledge.
• Nugent, J. B., Swaminathan, S. (2006). Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can These be Induced by Goverment and other Formal Sector Agents. pp. Ch. 14. London: Oxford University Press.
• Nugent, J. B. (2005). Jordan's Patterns and Prospects of Trade and FDI: Some Inplications of Euro-Med GAFTA and the QIZ. pp. p.273-297. Amman: University of Jordan: Center for Strategic Studies.
• Datta, S. K., Howe, L., Nugent, J. B. (2005). Joint Forest Management Experience and Modelling. pp. p.223-252. Dordrecht: Springer.
• Nugent, J. B. (2005). The Role of Institutions in Development Performance. pp. p.11-36. Kuwait: Arab Planning Institute.
• Nugent, J. B., Miniesy, R. (2005). Egyptian Compettiveness in International Trade: Evidence from a Gravity Model of Bilateral Trade and Various Institutional Indicators. pp. p.122-136. Cairo: Cairo University Press, Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies.
• Nugent, J. B., Hakimian, H. (2004). Introduction. pp. p.1-10. London, UK / New York, NY: Introduction/Routledge.
• Miniesy, R. S., Nugent, J. B., Yousef, T. M. (2004). Intra-regional Trade Integration in the Middle East: Past Performance and Future Potential. pp. p.41-65. London, UK / New York, NY: Intra-regional Trade Integration in the Middle East: Past Performance and Future Potential/Routledge.

Journal Article

• Motiram, S., Nugent, J. B. (2007). Economic and Political Inequality and the Quality of Public Education: An Empirical Analysis*. International Journal of Development Studies.
• Nugent, J. B., Sukiassyan, G. (2007). Associations vs. Registration with Authorities as Alternative Strategies of Small Firms for Dealing with Contract Enforcement Problems in the Presence of Judicial Inefficiency,. Small Business Economics.
• Nugent, J. B. (2007). Inequality, Quality of Primary Education and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Well Being and Social Policy. Vol. 3, pp. 5-24.
• Cheng, H., Hsiao, C., Nugent, J. B., Qiu, J. (2006). Managerial Autonomy, Contractual Incentives and Productivity in a Transition Economy: Some Evidence from China's TVEs. Pacific Economic Review/Blackwell. Vol. 11 (3), pp. 323-349.

Other

• Nugent, J. B. Theory of Development and Transitions to Market Economies (in Vietnamese) Hanoi: Central Plan Committee, 1991. .
• Nugent, J. B. Nueva Economia Institucional Special Issue V 19, No 56, September-December 1991, Cuadernos de Economia with Samar Datta and Others Barcelona: University of Barcelona. .

Honors and Awards

• Conference and Award Comemorating 30th Anniversary of Economis of Development: Empirical Investigations co-authored with Pan A. Yotopoulos in 1976, 11/8/2007  
• Teaching and Service Award, Omicron Delta Epsilon, 1995  
• USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, 1986  

Service to the University

Committees

• Member, Committe on Academic Recognition, 2006-2007   

Other Service to the University

• Board of Directors of CIBEAR, Marshall School of Business, 2006-2007   

Service to the Profession

Editorships and Editorial Boards

• Member of Board of Editors, Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade, 2006-2007   
• Member, Board of Editors, International Journal of Development Studies, 2006-2007   
• Member, Board of Editors, Pacific Economic Review, 2006-2007   
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Political Economy of the Middle East, Routledge, 2006-2007   
• Associate Editor, Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2006-2007   

Professional Offices

• Member of the Board of Directors, Economic Research Forum, 2006-2007   

Professional Memberships

• American Economic Association, 2006-2007   
• Latin America and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), 2006-2007   
• Middle East Economic Association, 2006-2007