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Dr. Dustin R White

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  • Economics, Associate Professor

email:
drwhite@unomaha.edu
office:
MH  332M
office phone:
402.554.3303
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=v4lUXq4AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-5338
personal website:
https://dustinrwhite.com

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Teaching Interests

Dr. White currently teaches Business Forecasting (BSAD 8080/ECON 8310), Tools for Data Analysis (ECON 8320), Business Analytics (BSAD 8700), Business Intelligence and Reporting (ECON 8316/4350), Sports Economics (ECON 3190), and Labor Economics (ECON 4240/8246). He has previously taught Principles of Microeconomics and summer camps in math and statistics.

Research Interests

Current research by Dr. White is focused on the strategic choices of athletes in competition, game theoretic modeling of great power conflicts, and the ability of firms to generate increased profits by increasing the number of firms in their market. Dr. White is also passionate about utilizing big data, and works to incorporate statistical learning methods into his work in Economics.

Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity

Selected Publications

White, Dustin. 2018. Agency Theory and Work from Home, LABOUR.

Smith, Ben, White, Dustin, Kuzyk, Patricia, Tierney, James. 2017. Improved grade outcomes with an e-mailed “grade nudge”, The Journal of Economic Education, 1--7.

White, Dustin. 2021. Business Predictive Analytics: tools and technologies, CRC Press.

Cowan, Benjamin, White, Dustin. 2015. The effects of merit-based financial aid on drinking in college, Journal of Health Economics, 44, 137–149.

Externally Funded Research

CLASSIFIED: Data Analysis Visual., National Strategic Research Institute, Other Agencies - present

Data Analysis and Visualization, National Strategic Research Institute, Other Agencies, 05/23/2018 - 05/24/2019

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Bio

Dr. White is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics. His primary focuses are Health and Labor Economics, Sports Economics and Industrial Organization, as well as Data Analytics in general. Dr. White earned his PhD in Economics from Washington State University (2016), and his BA in Economics from Brigham Young University (2011). As of Fall 2016, Dr. White will teach Data Analytics and Principles of Microeconomics at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. Some of his other professional interests are Machine Learning and Data Analysis as well as finding ways to help students stay engaged in the learning process by incorporating projects from sports and other areas of popular interest into his courses.

Teaching

Dr. White currently teaches Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 2200) and Business Analytics (BSAD 8700). He has previously taught Sports Economics as well as summer camps in math and statistics.

Research Interests

Current research by Dr. White is focused on health impacts of athletic events, using popular literature and movies like Moneyball to teach Economics, the cost of working from home, and the ability of firms to generate increased profits by increasing the number of firms in their market. Dr. White is also passionate about utilizing big data, and works to incorporate statistical learning methods into his work in Economics.

Education

PhD - Economics

Washington State University (Pullman, WA) 2016

BA - Economics

Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) 2011

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