Trinity University

Susie P. Gonzalez
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Dec. 12, 2011

Trinity University Professor Named Vice President of Southern Economic Association

SAN ANTONIO - David Macpherson, the E.M. Stevens Professor of Economics at Trinity University, has been named one of two vice presidents of the Southern Economic Association (SEA.)

In the position he will hold for two years, Macpherson will review scholarly papers published by the association's scholarly journal, the Southern Economic Journal, and help award prizes for excellence. He also will serve on a selection committee to determine the winner of the association's Georgescu-Roegen Prize, which is awarded annually for the best academic article published in the Journal. The prize includes an engraved plaque and a monetary award.

As a labor economist, Macpherson studies unions and pension plan performance, the effects of the minimum wage on workers, and cash wages such as tips earned by restaurant employees. He also maintains an online database at www.unionstats.com.

Earlier this fall, Richard Butler, professor of economics and chair of business administration at Trinity, was named the 2011 recipient of the Kenneth G. Elzinga Teaching Award from the SEA.

The Southern Economic Association is one of the oldest regional economics associations in the United States, dating back to a conference held in Atlanta in November 1928. The Southern Economic Journal began publication in 1933 and is the eighth oldest American scholarly journal in economics. From its founding, the association has furthered the education of scholars and the public in economic affairs.