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Rand Ressler, Ph.D., is Associate Dean of the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University. He received a Ph.D. in economics from Auburn University in 1993 and, subsequently, began his academic career at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he taught for twenty years. He is the recipient of awards in honor of both his academic research and his efforts advising students.
Ressler has (co) authored more than thirty peer-reviewed publications in academic journals such asEconomic Inquiry, Southern Economic Journal, The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Review of Industrial Organization, and Public Choice, among others. His works have been cited dozens of times by other scholars of applied microeconomics and have been referenced in U.S. Senate hearings. He is an enthusiastic instructor who cherishes time in the classroom.
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD Economics, Auburn University
1993 → …
BS Business Administration, Auburn University
1988 → …
Disciplines
- Labor Economics
Research Interests
- Applied Microeconomics
- Labor Economics
- Industrial Organization
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Establishment of the Louisiana Supply Network Education Testbed (LouiSNET)
Kolluru, R. (CoI) & Ressler, R. W. (CoPI)
Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund
01/1/03 → 01/1/05
Project: Research
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Acadiana Region Strategic Planning Initiative
Coats, R. M. (CoI), Underwood, J. (CoI) & Ressler, R. W. (CoPI)
United States Department of Commerce
01/1/99 → 01/1/00
Project: Research
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Did Strategic Behavior End Roe v. Wade?
Mixon, F. G., Ressler, R. W. & Torgler, B., Mar 24 2025, In: Review of Behavioral Economics. 12, 2, p. 215-230 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The economics of everything: Robert B. Ekelund Jr.’s contributions to the study of extra-market activities
Mixon, F. G. & Ressler, R. W., Jan 2025, In: Public Choice. 202, 1, p. 313-317 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The return to classroom instruction time in private and public schools
Schiman, J. C. & Ressler, R., Aug 2024, In: Empirical Economics. 67, 2, p. 449-464 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors affecting COVID-19 mortality: an exploratory study
Upadhyaya, A., Koirala, S., Ressler, R. & Upadhyaya, K., Jan 13 2022, In: Journal of Health Research. 36, 1, p. 166-175 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access16 Scopus citations -
Who gets arrested for marijuana use? The perils of being poor and black
Austin, W. & Ressler, R. W., Feb 23 2017, In: Applied Economics Letters. 24, 4, p. 211-213 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations