Department
of Economics and Finance Faculty & Staff
WALTER
J. LANE
Associate
Professor and Chairman of the Department
Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, 1978
At
UNO since 1986
Dr. Lane received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University
of California, San Diego with a specialization in Microeconomic
Theory and Industrial Organization. He has published in
the American Economic Review, the Bell Journal of Economics,
and the Southern Economic Journal. His current research
interests are in the field of Health Care Economics.
Office: BA 348
Phone: (504) 280-7145
wlane@uno.edu
Specialties:
Microeconomics
Antitrust and Regulation
Health Care Economics
EDUCATION
B.A., Point Loma College, 1974; Mathematics
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1978; Economics
EXPERIENCE
Associate Chair, University of New Orleans, 1995-Present
Graduate Coordinator, University of New Orleans, 1988-94
Associate Professor, University of New Orleans, 1986-Present
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, 1979-1986
Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University, 1978- 1979
Associate Instructor, UCSD, 1978
Lecturer, Point Loma College, 1976-1977
Teaching Assistant, UCSD, 1975-1977
JOURNAL ARTICLES
"A
Theory of Oligopolistic Competition", with M. L. Greenhut,
The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies,
Vol. 57 (September 1989) 248-61.
"Compulsory
Trademark Licensing", The Southern Economic Journal, Vol.
54 (January 1988) 643-55.
"The
Futility of Antitrust Attacks on Tie-In Sales: An Economic
and Legal Analysis", The Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 36
(November, 1984) 173-213; with H. N. Butler and O. R.
Phillips. Quality, Uncertainty, Search and Advertising",
Economic Review, Vol. 73 (December, 1983) 881-894; with
S. N. Wiggins. "Product Differentiation in a Market with
Endogenous Sequential Entry", Bell Journal of Economics,
Vol. 11 Spring, 1980) 237-260.
AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, OR PRIZES
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Point Loma College, 1974 Regents
Fellowship, UCSD, 1974-1975 Research Grant, College of
Liberal Arts, Texas A&M, 1980
CONSULTING
Consultant to LSU Medical School Study on the Provision
of Services to HIV Positive Persons in the New Orleans
Metropolitan Area (1997).
Principal Investigator for Study of Effect of Casino and
Riverboat Gaming on Public Utilities in the City of New
Orleans (1995-1996).
Expert Witness for Osborne, McComiskey & Richardson-Harp
in Sierra Club, et al. Vs. Louisiana Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries, et al. (1988).
Attorney General, State of California. "Crude Oil Refinery
Values as Shadow Prices," (1985).
Federal Trade Commission Contract L0797. "An Economic
Analysis of Strategic Planning Models," with S.N. Wiggins
(1981).
