Agnieszka Kwapisz, Ph.D.

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Curriculum Vitae
Agnieszka Kwapisz

Education:

  • Ph.D., Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 2000 (ranked 5th in Public Finance and Budgeting by U.S. News and World Report’s 2005 ranking of graduate programs)
  • M.S., Mathematics, University of Gdansk, Poland, 1993

    Work Experience:

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Montana State University, College of Business, Bozeman, Montana, (2005 - present)
  • Research Associate, Montana State University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Bozeman, Montana, (2001 - present)
  • Adjunct Professor, Montana State University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Bozeman, Montana, (2001 – 2004)
  • Research Assistant, Georgia State University, School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Georgia, (1996 - 1997)
  • Teaching Assistant, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department of Economics, (1995)
  • Assistant Professor, University of Gdansk, Poland, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Informational Systems (1993 - 1994)

    Papers in Refereed Journals:

  • “Alcohol prices, consumption and traffic fatalities” (with Douglas J. Young), Southern Economic Journal 72(3), January 2006
  • “Sufficiency in Blackwell’s theorem”, Mathematical Social Sciences 46(1), August 2003
  • “Alcohol Consumption, Beverage Prices and Measurement Error” (with Douglas J. Young), Journal of Studies on Alcohol 64 (2), March 2003
  • “Alcohol Taxes and Beverage Prices”, (with Douglas J. Young), National Tax Journal LV-1: 57-74, March 2002

    Working Papers:

  • “Quality in Finance Research”, 2008
  • “When do states change excise taxes?”, 2008
  • “Alcohol Consumption and its Adverse Effects in Poland in Years 1950-2005”, 2008

    Teaching Experience:

  • Business Research Methods (Mgmt 231) – Montana State University, Bozeman
  • First Year Seminar (Bus 101) – Montana State University, Bozeman
  • Managerial Accounting (BUS 222) – Montana State University, Bozeman
  • Public Finance (Econ 320) - Montana State University, Bozeman
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics (Econ 302) - Montana State University, Bozeman
  • Introductory Microeconomic Theory (Econ 201) - Montana State University, Bozeman
  • Principles of Economics (undergraduate) - State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • Computer Programming and Information Systems (graduate) - University of Gdansk, College of Business, Poland

    Research Support:

  • 2007 Summer Research Grant, College of Business ($5,000) “Collaboration and Performance in Finance Research”
  • 2008 Summer Research Grant, College of Business ($2,000) “When do states change excise taxes?”
  • National Academy of Sciences “Alcohol Policy – The U.S. and Poland” Z3160 ($20,000) Bielinska-Kwapisz – PI 2003–2007
  • National Institutes of Health “Taxes, Prices, Consumption, and Traffic Fatalities”. R03 ($140,000) Young – PI 2001 –2003 Role: Co-Investigator

    MSU Service:

  • Organizer and leader of the MSU COB Management Research Circle
  • Mentor for new MSU tenure track faculty members

    Professional Service:

  • Referee for
    Journal of Economic Theory, Southern Economic Journal, Public Finance Review, Economic Inquiry
  • Textbook reviewer:
    “Public Finance and Public Policy” by Jonathan Gruber
    “Microeconomics” by R.G. Hubbard and A.P O’Brien

    Papers Presented and Invited Talks:

  • “Collaboration and Performance in Finance Research”, University of Gdansk, Poland, Summer 2007 (invited talk)
  • “When Do States Change Beer Excise Taxes?” Ponicki, W.R., Bielinska-Kwapisz, A., and Young, D.J. (2007) Research Society on Alcohol Annual Scientific Meeting; Chicago, July 2007
  • “When Do States Change Excise Taxes?”, Polish Banking Academy, Gdansk, Poland, Summer 2005 (invited talk)
  • “The U.S. Tax System and Excise Taxes”, University of Gdansk, Poland, Summer 2005 (invited talk)
  • “Alcohol Prices, Consumption and Youth Traffic Fatalities”, the Kettil Bruun Society for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol, Riverside, California, May 2005, (with Douglas J. Young)
  • “When Do States Change Alcohol Taxes?”, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Bozeman, Montana 2004
  • “Sufficiency in Blackwell’s theorem”, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Bozeman, Montana 2002
  • “Substitution effects between beer, wine, and spirits – an AIDS system approach”, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Bozeman, Montana, 2001
  • “Alcohol Consumption, Beverage Prices, and Measurement Error”, annual meeting of the Western Economics Association, San Francisco, July 2001, (with Douglas J. Young)
  • “Alcohol Taxes and Beverage Prices”, annual meeting of the Western Economics Association, San Diego, CA, July 1999, (with Douglas J. Young)

    Awards:

  • Winner of the 2007 MSU President’s Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Nominated for the 2007 MSU James and Mary Ross Provost’s Award for Excellence
  • Nominated for the 2006 and 2008 MSU President’s Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Graduate Academic Scholarship, SUNY and GSU, 1995-1997
  • Student Scholarship, Mathematics Department, Gdansk University, 1989-1993

    Other Information:

  • U.S. Citizen
  • Foreign Languages: Polish, Russian
  • Computer Skills: Familiarity with both MS Windows and Unix operating systems. Extensive experience with statistical packages including EViews, Limdep, and Gauss. Working knowledge of SAS, HTML, Mathematica, C, and Pascal
  • Hobbies: skiing, windsurfing, biking, hiking

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