Dr. Robert H. Scott III
Dr. Robert H. Scott III, Associate Professor, Economics
Office: Bey Hall 235
E-mail: rscott@monmouth.edu
Telephone: 732-263-5532
Overview:
Robert H. Scott III is associate professor of economics in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate. He teaches Business Statistics; Money, Credit, and Financial Institutions; and Macroeconomics. He has published articles in the Journal of Economic Issues, Review of Social Economy, Challenge, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Focus, Journal of Financial Education, and others. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Economic Issues. His research interests include credit cards, consumer debt, and financial literacy.
Articles:
- Tableau Economique: Teaching Economics with a Tablet Computer, Journal of Economic Education, Forthcoming.
- Bloomberg 101, Journal of Financial Education, Vol. 36(1/2), Spring/Summer 2010: 80-88.
- Consumer Debt and Poverty Measurement, Focus, Vol. 27(1), Summer 2010 (with Steven Pressman): 9-12.
- Credit Card Ownership Among American High School Seniors: 1997-2008, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Vol. 31(2), June 2010: 151-160.
- Climate Change in Spaceship Earth: An Integral Ecological Economics Perspective, Journal of Integral Theory and Practice, Vol. 4(4), December 2009: 89-102.
- Consumer Debt and the Measurement of Poverty and Inequality in the U.S., Review of Social Economy, Vol. 67(2), June 2009 (lead article with Steven Pressman): 128-146.
- Who are the Debt Poor?, Journal of Economics Issues, Vol. 43(2), June 2009 (with Steven Pressman): 423-432.
- The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: How the Credit Card Industry’s Perseverance Paid Off, Journal of Economics Issues, Vol. 41(4), December 2007: 943-960.
- Fill 'er Up: A Study of Statewide Self-Service Gasoline Station Bans, Challenge, Vol. 50(5), 2007: 103-114.
- Three Million Americans Are Debt Poor, Dollars and Sense, Number 271, July/August 2007 (with Steven Pressman):10-11, 13.
- Credit Card Use and Abuse: A Veblenian Analysis, Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 41(2), June 2007: 567-574.
- Optimum Initial Billing Period, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 7(1), March 2007 (with Donald Smith): 51-55.
