29 Aug 2016: Professor, Department of Anthropology. Office - Center of Southwest Studies, Rm. #280. Phone - (970) 247-7409. Fax - (970) 382-6952. email -The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius. Fall 2016 Office Hours (CSWS

20 Dec 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise Two. - Introduction (cont.) - Institutions, etc. 1. In general, what do economists do in order to deal with the two basic economic problems we discussed (this question relates to rules or institutions)? a. With respect to

16 Aug 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise One. - Introduction. 1. What is economics to you (after having been in this class for a short period of time)? How did we define it in class? 2. Why is economics a social science? 3. Explain the two economic problems or

16 Aug 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise Six - Money. 1. Who invented money? 2. What is money? What are the three functions of money? 3. What does double coincidence of wants mean and why does it cause a problem for bartering? 4. What is commodity money (what

20 Dec 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise Four - GDP. 1. What is GDP attempting to measure in an economy? 2. Why are transfer payments and interest payments on the government debt not included in GDP? Explain. 3. Why are exports included in GDP but not imports?

20 Dec 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise Five - Business Cycles and Unemployment. 1. What are the "three D's" of a downturn in the economy that the NBER studies? The next 6 questions are about Unemployment Rate Measure -. 2. Non-institutionalized Civilian

16 Aug 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise Nine – Inflation and Deflation - Myths Surrounding Inflation. 1. Do unions cause inflation? Explain. 2. What is the difference between the government deficit and the government debt? 3. How does the government obtain

22 Dec 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise Seven – Macro Policy and Inflation and Deflation. 1. What is monetary policy? Do all economists think that monetary policy is a good idea? Explain. 2. What is the velocity of money? How does it relate to the demand for

29 Dec 2016: ECON 272. In Class Exercise Fourteen - Say's Law and Fiscal Policy: Government Spending. 1. Explain the concept of opportunity cost with respect to government spending. Why is it probable that the private sector would use tax money more productively

19 Sep 2016: RESEARCH INTERESTS. Photo by: P. Lindsay. Research Program - Dr. Cynthia Dott. Professor of Biology - Fort Lewis College. Affiliate Faculty Member of Environmental Studies. Riparian Plant Ecologist. 2445 Berndt Hall (2nd floor of Biology wing); phone