Alexander Cartwright, PhD

Alexander Cartwright, PhD

Associate Professor, Economics
Chair, Management Department
Management
Phone: (231) 591-3142
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, George Mason University, Economics, Public Choice, Market Process
• MA, George Mason University, Economics
• BS, Hampden-Sydney College, Mathematical Economics, Spanish and Public Service Leadership

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Data Collection
  Cartwright, A., Dirmeyer, J. (2019). "Officer Involved Shootings in the United States: A Dataset," Computational Justice Laboratory. http://computationaljusticelab.org/publications-resources/data/
• Journal Article
  Cartwright, A. C., Hight, M. A. (2019). “Better off as Judged by Themselves”: A Critical Analysis of the Conceptual Foundations of Nudging," Cambridge Journal of Economics. Oxford University Press. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ferris.edu/10.1093/cje/bez012
• Journal Article
  Cartwright, A., Dirmeyer, J. (2018). "Police Culture and Police Misconduct: How Self-Enforced Norms Shape Police Behavior," Advances in Austrian Economics. 23 pp. 113-129.
• Magazine/Trade Publication
  Cartwright, A. C., LaFaive, M. (2018). "Think Big: Don't Expand Transit, Uberize It!" Viewpoint on Public Issues. (15). Midland MI: Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
• Book Review
  Cartwright, A. (2017). "Diane Coyle, GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History," Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics. 20 (1). pp. 97-102. https://mises.org/library/review-gdp-brief-affectionate-history-diane-coyle
• Book Review
  Cartwright, A. (2016). "George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception,” Public Choice. 167 (1). pp. 173-176. https://econpapers.repec.org/article/kappubcho/v_3a167_3ay_3a2016_3ai_3a1_3ad_3a10.1007_5fs11127-016-0342-7.htm
• Book Review
  Cartwright, A. (2016). "Thomas C. Leonard, Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era," Libertarian Papers. 8 (2). Thomas C. Leonard, Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era
• Journal Article
  Cartwright, A. (2016). "Dynamic Property Rights and The Market Process," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. 5 (3). pp. 273-284. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JEPP-10-2015-0031
• Journal Article
  Cartwright, A. (2016). "Good Economics-Bad Law: A 40 year natural experiment," New York University Journal of Law and Liberty. 10 (2). pp. 626-649.
• Journal Article
  Cartwright, A. (2016). "Rent Extraction and Selective Enforcement," Public Finance and Management. 16 (1). pp. 75-93. https://pfm.spaef.org/article/1649/Single-article-Selective-enforcement-and-Rent-Extraction

Presentations

• Lecture
  Cartwright, A., Seminar, "Capital: Institutions & Compounding," Mackinac Institute for Public Policy, Midland, Michigan, (June 2020).
• Lecture
  Cartwright, A., "Non-material Measurements of Economic Growth and Well-being," the National University of the Peruvian Amazon (UNAP), Iquitos, Peru, (March 2020).
• Paper
  Cartwright, A., Austrian Economics Research Conference, "Are the Rich Getting Richer? What 32 years of the Forbes 400 list illustrates about Economic Inequality in the United States," Mises Institute, Auburn, AL, (March 2019).
• Lecture
  Cartwright, A., Professional Development Seminar, "An Introduction to House Hacking," American Marketing Association- University Chapter, Ferris State University- BR Campus, (March 2019).
• Paper
  Cartwright, A., College of Business Monthly Colloquia, "A Critical Analysis of the Foundations of Nudging," Ferris State University College of Business, (March 2019).
• Lecture
  Dirmeyer, J. (Author & Presenter), Cartwright, A. (Author), Future of Policing Call, "Culture, Information, and Expectations and Police Self-Governance," Charles Koch Institute, Ferris State University, (March 6, 2019).
• Lecture
  Cartwright, A., "Capital Creation: The Real Power of Free Markets," The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Midland, MI, (August 2019).
• Lecture
  Cartwright, A., BEYOND Sustainability, "Economic Growth & Sustainability: Friends or Foes," Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, (October 2019).
• Paper
  Cartwright, A., Dirmeyer, J., Southern Economics Assocation Annual Meeting, "Officer Involved Shootings & Race," Southern Economics Assocation, Washington, D.C, (November 2019).
• Oral Presentation
  Cartwright, A., Bylund, P. (Author), Trost, S. (Author), Packard, M. (Author), Workshop on Innovation and Inequality, "Inequality & Injustice: Talking Passed Each Other," Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, (April 2019).