Description:

Helen Naughton came to the University of Montana in the Fall of 2008. Her specialization is in the fields of environmental and international economics, with a more recent focus on climate change issues. Professor Naughton has published articles in the European Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Surveys, Land Economics and the International Tax and Public Finance journals.

Professor Naughton has taught microeconmics at the introductory, intermediate and graduate level. In addition she has taught econometrics and environmental economics courses to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Professor Naughton is also a faculty member of the Systems Ecology graduate program that offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

Field Of Study:

Environmental Economics

International Economics

Public Economics

Climate Change

Education:

2007, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Oregon

2004, M.A. in Economics, University of Oregon 

2000, B.A. in Economics, Lewis & Clark College

Teaching Experience:

Environmental Economics

Introduction to Econometrics

Introduction to Microeconomics (in class and online)

Intermediate Microeconomics

Master’s Microeconomic Theory II

Master’s Econometrics

Professional Experience:

2008-current, Assistant Professor, University of Montana

2007-2008, Visiting Assistant Professor, Oregon State University

2002-2007, Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon

2000-2002, Economist for water and wastewater utilities, Integrated Utilities Group

Selected Publications:

“FDI in Space: Spatial Autoregressive Relationships in Foreign Direct Investment,” with Bruce A. Blonigen, Ronald B. Davies, and Glen R. Waddell, European Economic Review, July 2007, 51(5): 1303-1325. An earlier version appears as NBER working paper 10939.

“Spacey Parents: Autoregressive Patters in Inbound FDI,” with Bruce A. Blonigen, Ronald B. Davies, and Glen R. Waddell, Steven Brakman and Harry Garretsen (eds.), 2008, Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise, The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. An earlier version appears as NBER working paper 11466.

“The Equal Absolute Sacrifice Principle Revisited,” with Peter J. Lambert, Journal of Economic Surveys, 2009, 23(2): 328-349.

"Globalization and Emissions in Europe," European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2010, 7(2): 503-519.

“A Note on Teaching Externalities: Distinguishing Between Consumption and Production Externalities,” forthcoming at International Review of Economics Education.

“Social and Ecological Determinants of Land Clearing in the Brazilian Amazon: A Spatial Analysis,” with Winslow Hansen, forthcoming at Land Economics.

"Cooperation in Environmental Policy: A Spatial Approach," with Ronald B. Davies, International Tax and Public Finance, 2013, DOI: 10.1007/s10797-013-9280-1.