Dr. Soumendra Ghosh

Department: Economics and Finance
Title: Professor
Expertise:  Urban Economics, Environmental Economics, Water Resources, Renewable Energy Development, Health Economics, Economic Development

Office: Avon Williams Building K416
Phone: 615.963.7172
Email: sghosh@tnstate.edu

Academic Papers and Articles

“Student Preference for a Hybrid Course.” Co-authored with Gerald Marquis. Journal of Education for Business. 2017, Vol 92, No. 3, pp- 105-113.

“The Effects of Crime on Marriages, Divorces and Births to Single Mothers in Bordering States of Mexico.” Co-authored with Mingming Pan; Widner, Benjamin; Enomoto, Carl E. Journal of Current Issues in Crime, Law & Law Enforcement. 2014, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p1-20. 20p.

“Refining Shipper’s Dyadic Cost, Risk, and Delivery Responsibilities: The Principal Cahnges to Incoterms and a Transaction Cost Focus for the Future.” Co-authored with Drew Stapleton, Vivek Pande and Uzay Damali; Journal of transportation Management. Winter 2014. PP: 7- 29.

Michael Chen and Soumen N. Ghosh, “Threshold Effects of Technological Regimes for the Stochastic Frontier Model”. The Journal of Developing Areas, Spring 2014. Vol. 48, No. 2; Pages: 223-253.

The Economic Impact of Tennessee State University on the State of Tennessee, 2010-2011. The Journal of Tennessee State University. 2012

Gerald P. Marquis and Soumen N. Ghosh (2008) “Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI): Who gets back in?” The Social Science Journal, Vol. 45; pp: 401-418.

Bento Lobo and Soumen N. Ghosh, and Andy Novobiliski (2008). “The Economic Impact of Broadband: Estimates from a regional input-output Model”. Journal of Applied Business Research. Vol. 24, No. 2; Pp: 114.

Ray, Achintya and Soumendra N. Ghosh, (2007) "City-Size and Health Outcomes: Lessons from the USA," Economics Bulletin, Vol. 9 no. 5 pp. 1-7.

“Is Outsourcing a Fait Accompli? Nashville Area Business and Economic Review, Spring 2005. pp: 3-7.

“Public Decision for Private Management of Air Pollution: The Case of the U.S. – Mexico Border Region.” Journal of Developing Areas, Fall 2002., Vol. 36. Number 1, pp: 93-107.

“Assessing Changes in Soil Erosion Rates: A Markov Chain Analysis,” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, December 1999. Vol. 31, 3, pp: 611-622.

“The Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Practical Implications for both Buyers and Sellers,” Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy, Fall 1999. Vol 67, No.1. pp: 53-67.

"Willingness to Pay for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Lighting Systems: The Case of Rural Chihuahua," Proceedings of the 1998 Annual Conference, American Solar Energy Society, 1998. pp. 21-25.

“Social network utility and the economics of risk: The case of HIV,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 1998. Vol. 33, pp: 195-205

“Macroeconomic Adjustments for Debt-Laden Economies: The Central American Experience,” The Social Science Journal, 1996. Vol. 33, No. 2. pp: 121-136.

“Pricing in the Home-Video Market” Pricing Practices and Strategies: An International Journal, 1996, Vol. 4, No. 1 pp: 11-20.

“Public Decisions for Private Management of Air Pollution: The Case of US-Mexico Border Region.” 1996. First Asia Pacific Decision Science Institute Conference Proceeding, Vol 1. Pp: 363-368. 

"Technical Efficiency, Risk Attitude, and Adoption of New Technology: The Case of U.S. Dairy Industry," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 1994. No. 46, pp: 269-278.

"A Stratified Approach to The Ranking of Economics Journals." Studies in Economic Analysis, 1993. pp: 74-93.

"Revenue Stabilizing Tax Rates Over the Business Cycle: Implications for States," Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Summer 1992. Vol.31, No. 3, pp: 84-97.

"Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture: A Stochastic Production Frontier Model," Water Resources Research, February 1992. Vol. 28, No.2, pp: 305-312.

"A Generalized Production Frontier Approach for Estimating the Determinants of Inefficiency in U.S. Dairy Farms," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, July 1991. Vol. 9, No 3, pp: 279-286.

"Structural Changes in The U.S. Electric Utility Industry and the Scarcity Rent of Coal,” Applied Economics, January 1991, Vol. 23, Pp: 57-63.

"Environmental Concerns and Resource Scarcity: The Case of Coal" Journal of Environmental Systems, 1988-89. Vol 18 (2), pp: 159-171.

"Bio-Technology, Potential Productivity and U.S. Dairy Policy", North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics, July 1989. Vol.11, No.2, pp: 277-288.

Grants

Analyzing the Sustainable Competitiveness of Tennessee A competitive Research Grant Funded by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Inter-governmental Relations (TACIR); 2013-2014: ($50,000).

Establishment of a Pilot Center of Academic Excellence in Intelligence Studies (PCAEIS): (Co- PI.) Funded by National Geospatial Intelligence Agency: Funding Level- $750,000 per year for three years: 2005-2009.

Economic Evaluation of HOPE-VI project – John Henry Hale HOMES in Nashville, Multi-year renewable contract, funded by the MDHA, Nashville, TN. $138,000. Status: Ongoing

Economic Evaluation of HOPE-VI project – Sam Levy HOMES in Nashville, Multi-year renewable contract, funded by the MDHA, Nashville, TN. $145,000. Status: Ongoing

An Evaluation of Educational Support and Therapeutic Mentoring Services provided by the Richland Village Community Services of Metro Social Services of Nashville, TN. $49,000. Status: Ongoing

Community Needs Assessment: Davidson County in Tennessee. Multi-year Renewable Contract. Funded by United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, TN. $153,000. 2002-2003

Immigrant Community Needs Assessment: Davidson County, TN. A four University (Vanderbilt, TSU, Mehary, and Fisk) consortium project. Funded by Metro Nashville Government. $300,000 (TSU share: $72,000) 2003-2004.

Economic Evaluation of HOPE-VI project – Preston Taylor Homes in Nashville, Multi-year renewable contract, funded by the MDHA, Nashville, TN. $110,000. 2001-2004.

An Assessment of Disproportionate Minority Confinement in the State of Tennessee. Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth, TCCY: $134,000. 2003-2004.

Economic Impact of Tennessee Technology Centers. Funded by the Tennessee Board of Regents. $92,000. 2004-2005.

Economic Impact of the Tennessee State University on greater Nashville Metropolitan Area. Funded by the President’s office at TSU $10,000.

U.S.-Mexico Border Air Emissions Trading: PHASE I: Development of a Framework (Funded by USEPA/SCERP) 2000-2002. $233,000. Project Completed, September 2002.