JAMES M. KENNEY
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308
Office: Social Sciences 210C
Phone Number: (518) 388-6081
Fax Number: (518) 388-6988
E-mail Address: kenneyj@union.edu
With Union College Since 1972
Education:
B.A. 1967, Wesleyan University; Ph.D. 1972, Stanford University
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate Finance; Equity Markets in U.S. and Japan; Managerial Economics; Environmental
Economics; Energy Economics; Economic Impact Analysis; Forensic Economics (evaluation of economic loss)
Selected Publications:
"Economic Analysis of a Centralized Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility in New York State", with John Spath et al, presented at Waste Management Symposium, February 1994.
"Translating Federal Data for Legislative Use", with Paul Moore and Thomas Kershner, prepared for National Conference of State Legislatures, June 1984
"How Industry Responds to Higher Electric Rates: Some Survey Results", with Thomas Kershner, Public Utilities Fortnightly, May 1982
"The Cost of Electricity and Regional Manufacturing Activity", presented at Annual Meeting of National Association of Business Economists (Los Angeles, CA) and published in Wall Street Transcript, September 1980
The Industrial Demand for Electricity, with Thomas Kershner, monograph completed under grants from the General Electric Foundation and the Empire State Electric Energy Research Corporation, August 1980
Consultantships:
1994: Capital District Off-Track Betting Corporation (Prepared an analysis of the economic impact of the OTB International Open Tennis Tournament)
1993: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (Prepared an analysis of the economic viability of a centralized storage facility for low-level radioactive waste from medical and academic institutions in New York State)
1992-93: Ganz & Wolkenbreit (Prepared a comprehensive assessment of the economic loss resulting from the wrongful death of a geotechnical consultant)
1990: Ganz & Wolkenbreit (Prepared a comprehensive assessment of the lost earning capacity of an Albany-area theater manager/booking agent arising from the alleged wrongful actions of his employers)
Other Professional Activities:
Visiting Faculty, Center for International Education, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan (Union College Term Abroad), Fall, 1999 Member, American Economic Association
College Service:
Director, Student Investment Club, 1993- present
Chair, Faculty Executive Committee, 1991-94