Dr. Lara Gardner

Degrees:

PhD in Economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Master’s Degree in Economics from Florida State University 

B.A. in International Affairs, with an Economics Concentration, from Florida State University

 

Brief Bio:

Dr. Gardner received her PhD in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a specialty in Health Economics. At Southeastern, Dr. Gardner typically teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Health Economics at the undergraduate level, as well as Economics of Public Policy in the MBA program.  Currently Dr. Gardner serves on the editorial board for the Research in Business and Economics Journal and as a committee member on the Service Fellow Committee for the Academy of Economics and Finance. Her publications include articles in the Journal of Human Resources, Inquiry, Southwestern Economic Review, and International Journal of Business and Social Science, among others.  

Accomplishments/Awards/Honors:

Bruce Dugas Endowed Professorship in Business, 2012 – 2016

Top Ten Downloaded Papers for Journal of Health Care: Benefits, Mandatory & Optional, on the Social Science Research Network, January 2, 1997 – February 23, 2010

 

Selected publications:

“The Effects of State Medicaid Policies on the Dynamic Savings Patterns and Medicaid Enrollment of the Elderly.” Lara Gardner and Donna B. Gilleskie. Journal of Human Resources, vol. 47(4), Fall 2012, pp. 1082 – 1127.

“The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Kazakhstan’s Economy: A Boon or a Curse.” Avinash Waikar, Leyla Jepbarova, Sang H. Lee, Lara Gardner and Jay Johnson. International Journal of Business and Social Science, vol. 2(22), December 2011, pp. 92 – 98.

“Does the Spread of Mobile Phones Promote Economic Development? Empirical Evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Regions.” Sang H. Lee and Lara Gardner. Southwestern Economic Review, vol. 38(1), Spring 2011, pp. 15 – 26.

“Physician Quality and Health Care for the Poor and Uninsured.” Lara Gardner and Sharmila Vishwasrao.  Inquiry: Journal of HealthCare Organization, Provision, and Financing, vol. 47(1), Spring 2010, pp. 62 – 80.

“The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Health Capital and Economic Growth: A Panel Study of 38 Countries from 1999 – 2005.” Lara Gardner and Sang H. Lee.  International Journal of Management, vol. 27 (1), April 2010, pp. 153 – 161.