Office: RSB 221
Phone: (804) 289-8562
Fax: (804) 289-8878
Email: rdolan@richmond.edu
Website: http://www.richmond.edu/~dolan/

Teaching:
Macroeconomic Theory
Public Economics
Principles of Macroeconomics

Research:
Benefit/Cost Analysis and Evaluation
Economics of Education

Education:
BA, Hobart College
MA, PhD, Rutgers University

Selected Publications:
Business Conditions and Economic Analysis: An Experiential Learning Program for Economics Students, (with J. Stevens) Journal of Economic Education (2006); Injecting Competition into Public-Sector Return to Work: Prospects for the “Ticket to Work” Initiative, Contemporary Economic Policy (2003); Liberal Arts or Business: Does the Location of the Economics Department Matter? Journal of Economic Education (2001); Evaluating the Vocational Rehabilitation Program Using Longitudinal Data: Evidence for a Quasi-Experimental Research Design, Evaluation Review (1999); Disclosure Management – Is There Any Value Added? Management Accounting (1998); Assessing the Relationship Between Income Smoothing and the Value of the Firm, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics (1996); Modeling Institutional Production of Higher Education, Economics of Education Review (1994); Fixed-Effects Estimates of Earnings for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Journal of Human Resources (1991); Evaluating Educational Inputs in Undergraduate Education, Review of Economics and Statistics (1985)

Academic and Professional Activities:
American Economics Association; Academy of Business Education; Southern Economics Association

Awards:
RSGA Faculty Member of the Year (2001); Robins School of Business Outstanding Teaching Award (2000); University of Richmond Distinguished Educator Award (1994); The Joseph A. Jennings Chair in Business (1986-1992)