Larry L. Howard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Contact Information:

Office: 3351 SGMH

Phone: 657-278-7171

Fax: 657-278-3097

Email: larryhoward@fullerton.edu

Mail:  Department of Economics

        Cal State Fullerton

        800 N. State College Blvd.

        Fullerton, CA 92834-6848

Department of Economics

Mihaylo College

CSUF

Curriculum Vitae

Classes:

• Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 201)
• Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis (ECON 310)
• Public Finance (ECON 417)
• Advanced Microeconomic Analysis (ECON 502)

Working Papers:           

• Are Taxpayers Immune to Cost Increases in Medicaid? Internal Financing and Cross-Program Substitution   (with Steve Craig)                            Abstract/Paper                              

Works in Progress:

• A Longitudinal Analysis of the Physician Payment Generosity of State Medicaid Programs

• Federal Oversight of State Medicaid Payment Policy and the Provision of Nursing Home Care: Does Legislative Intervention Depend on Judicial Intervention?

• Examining the Effects of Local Food Costs and Food Sources on Household Dietary Behavior and Prevalence of Low Food Security Among Children in the U.S.

Publications:

• Howard, L. L. and N. Prakash.  Do Employment Quotas Explain the Occupational Choices of Disadvantaged Minorities in India?  Forthcoming in International Review of Applied Economics 2011.                        Abstract/Paper

• Howard, L. L. and N. Prakash.  Do School Lunch Subsidies Change the Dietary Patterns of Children from Low-Income Households?  Forthcoming in Contemporary Economic Policy 2011.                                                           Abstract/Paper

• Howard, L. L.  Transitions Between Food Insecurity and Food Security Predict Children's Social Skill Development During Elementary School.  British Journal of Nutrition 2011; 105(12): 1852-1860.                      Abstract/Paper

• Howard, L. L.  Does Food Insecurity at Home Affect Non-Cognitive Performance at School? A Longitudinal Analysis of Elementary Student Classroom Behavior. Economics of Education Review 2011; 30(1): 157-176. Abstract/Paper

• Howard, L. L.  Is the Demand for Health Care Generosity Equal for All Recipients? A Longitudinal Analysis of State Medicaid Spending, 1977-2004. Public Finance Review 2010; 38(3): 346-377.                                   Abstract/Paper

• Bhargava, A., D. Jolliffe and L. L. Howard.  Socioeconomic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors Predicted Body Weights and Household Food Insecurity Scores in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten. British Journal of Nutrition 2008; 100(2): 438-444.                                      Abstract/Paper