Associate Professor, Economics,
Director, Business and Economic Research Center, hired 2002
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1984
M.A., University of Denver, 1978
B.A., Northeastern Oklahoma State University, 1976

Primary Field: Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth

Office BAS N214
Phone 615.904.8571
Fax 615.898.5045

email: dpenn@mtsu.edu

Selected Publications

• Penn, David A. (2008). "Financial Well-Being in an Urban Setting: An Application of Multiple Imputation." Applied Economics, forthcoming.
• Zietz, Joachim, and David Penn. (2008). "The Development of Water Rights in Colorado: An Empirical Analysis." American Economist, 52(2): forthcoming.
• Zietz, Joachim, and David A. Penn. (2008). "An Unobserved Components Forecasting Model of Non-Farm Employment for the Nashville MSA." Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 38(1): 66-75.
• Penn, David A. (2007). "Estimating Missing Values in the General Social Survey: An Application of Multiple Imputation." Social Science Quarterly, 88(2): 573-584.
• Penn, David A. (2006). "What Do We Know about Oil Prices and State Economic Performance?" Regional Economic Development, 2(2): 131-139.
• Penn, David A. (2005). "Determinants of Self-Reported Financial Security for Oklahoma County Households." Oklahoma Business Bulletin.
• Penn, David A. (2005). "Economic Growth in Middle Tennessee: Can Local Public Services Keep Up?" Regional Economic Development, 1(1): 30-39.
• Penn, David A. (2004). "Review of 'The Economic Approach to Law.'" Business Economics, 39(4).