THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA                                

FACULTY CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Name of Faculty: RALPH J. BROWN

DEGREES:

            University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, *Ph.D., Economics, 1970.

            South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, M.S. Economics, 1968.

            Northern State College, Aberdeen. SD, B.S., Economics, 1967.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

            University of South Dakota, 2006-, Professor of Economics, Emeritus.

University of South Dakota, 1977-2006, Professor of Economics.

            Northern State College, 1970-1977, Assistant, Associate and Professor of Economics.

            University of Colorado, 1968-1970, Teaching Assistant and Teaching Associate.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

            Owner of Economic Analysts and Associates,  (a consulting firm)1978-Present.

            Board of Directors, Bankers Trust of of South Dakota, 2007-Present.

HONORS:

            2002 School of Business Nominee for Belbas Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching

            2003 School of Business Nominee for Belbas Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching

            2003 Honorable mention for Belbas Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching at University of South Dakota

            2003 University of South Dakota, School of Business, Great Teaching Prize of 2003 - Econometrics

PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH/CREATIVE WORKS:

Publications and Papers:

With Erik Olsen, “Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: South Dakota,”  Journal of Forensic Economics 20(3), 2007, pp. 255-269.

With Bethany Sorenson, “A Study of Retail Sales Pull Factors in South Dakota:  2007 Data,”  South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LXVI, No. 4, June, 2008.

With Bethany Sorenson, “A Study of Retail Trade Patterns in South Dakota,”  South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LXV, No. 4, June, 2007.

With Dennis A. Johnson, “A Study of the Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage in South Dakota,”   South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LXIV, No. 3, March, 2006.

“An Econometric Analysis of the Forward Sioux Falls Program,”  Business Research Bureau, University of South Dakota, July 2005.

“A Tale of Two Cities:  Sioux Falls and Sioux City,” South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LXIII, No. II, December, 2004.

With Scott Selk, “Economic Trends on American Indian Reservations in South Dakota,” South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LXI, No. 4, June 2003.

“Is South Dakota a Poor State?”  South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LXI, No. 1, September, 2002.

"State Differences in the Federal Balance of Payments," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LX, No. 2, December, 2001.

"The Cyclical Sensitivity of the South Dakota Economy: Revisited," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LIX, No. 3, March, 2001.

"Do Right-to-Work Laws Reduce Union Membership?" Paper Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association, February 2001.

"The Myth of Energy Independence" Unpublished paper December, 2000.

"A Statistical Analysis of the Impact of the Forward Sioux Falls Program," Business Research Bureau, School of Business, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57609

"South Dakota Rankings on Wages, Personal Income, and Gross State Product," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LIX, No. 1, September, 2000.

"The Political Economy of Ethanol" Paper Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association, February 2000.

"A Simple Method for the Measurement of the Economic Importance of Variables in Multiple Regression Analysis" Paper Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association, February 2000.

"The South Dakota Wage Study: Determinants of State Differences in Average Annual Pay", South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LIX, No. 3, March, 2000.

Papers Prepared for the Governor's Wage Study Task Force, Fall 1999.

"The South Dakota Wage Study: State Differences in Average Annual Pay"

"Why Wages Differ?"

"Explaining the Wage Gap: Why are SD Wages so Low? "

"Explaining the Wage Gap: Why are SD Wages so Low? The Regional Facts"

"Differences in Average Wage Per Worker and Personal Income Per Capita Measures"

"Cities, Clusters, Firm Size, and Productivity"

"A Note on Industry and Occupation Mix"

"Measures of Geographical Differences in the Cost of Living"

 "Saving Rates by Estimates for Single Persons by Income, Age, and Gender," Journal of Legal Economics, Vol. 8, Number 2, Fall 1998.

"Helping Experts in Personal Injury and Death Cases: What Legal Assistants Should Know," FACTS & FINDINGS: The Journal for Legal Assistants, Volume XXV Issue 3, November, 1998.

(Reprinted in The Verdict, Newsletter of the Ventura County Legal Assistants, October, 1999.

(Reprinted in What Legal Assistants Should Know, Snell and Wilmer Educational Paralegal Business Conference Handbook. September, 1999.

Book Review of Expert Economic Testimony: Reference Guides for Judges and Attorneys, by Ireland, Horner, Rodgers, Gaughan, Trout, and Piette. Journal of Economics, Vol XXIV, No. 2, 1998.

With Matt C. Rousu, "Enrollment Trends and Out-of-State Tuition," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LVII, No. 4, June, 1998.

"The Measure of Damages in Loss to the Estate Cases." Paper Presented at the Missouri Valley Economics Association, February 1998.

With Dennis A. Johnson and Randall E. Waldron, "The Economics of Recycling: A Case Study," A Study prepared for the City of Vermillion, South Dakota presented at Missouri Valley Economic Association meeting March 1, 1997.

"Whither Manufacturing?", South Dakota Business Review, Vol. LV, No. 2, December, 1996.

"Loss of Earning Capacity in the Case of a Farmer," Litigation Economics, Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 1995.

"Trials of an Expert Witness: Cross-Examination," Proceedings of the Management Functions and Applications, Vol. 13, Number 3, 1995.

With Dennis A. Johnson, The Economic Impact of Limiting Drug Price Discounts in South Dakota, a study prepared for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Research Association of America, September 10, 1994.

"Do Locational Amenities Equalize Utility Across States?," Journal of Economics, Volume XX, No.1, 1994.

"Support for Public Higher Education: State-By-State Comparisons," Prepared for the South Dakota Board of Regent, August 1991.

"An Economic Impact Study of a Proposed Wet Corn Milling Plant in Southeastern South Dakota," Prepared for the Governor's Office of Economic Development, January 1991.

"Personal Consumption: The Case of Retirement Period Consumption," Journal of Forensic Economics, Spring/Summer, 1991 (Vol. 4, Number 2).

With Dennis A. Johnson, "Determinants of Faculty Salaries in Public Institutions of Higher Education in South Dakota, 1989," Prepared for the South Dakota Board of Regents, May 1990.

With Linda Lea Viken, "Recognition of Homemaker Career Opportunity Cost in Marital Dissolution Cases," South Dakota Law Review, Vol. 35, Issue 1, 1990.

An Analysis of Economies of Scale in South Dakota School Districts, Prepared for the Commission on Government Cost Efficiency and Tax Reform, July 1989.

"New Gross State Product Estimates," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XLVIII, No. 3, March 1989.

With Raymond J. Ring, "A Study of the Impact of Dakota Proposition II on Property Tax Revenues in South Dakota", South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XLVII, No. 2, September, 1988.

With Raymond J. Ring, A Study of the Impact of Dakota Proposition II on Property Tax Revenues in South Dakota, Bulletin No. 134, Business Research Bureau, School of Business, University of South Dakota, July 1988.

"Financing Public Higher Education in South Dakota," South Dakota, Business Review, Vol. XLVI, No. 4, May, 1988.

"The South Dakota Economy: An Historical Perspective," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XLVII, No. 1, July, 1988.

A Study of the Support for Public Higher Education in South Dakota: A Comparative And Historical Analysis,Publication 88-5, Office of the Executive Director, South Dakota Board of Regents, Pierre, South Dakota, January 1988.

With Dennis A. Johnson, An Analysis of the Impact of the Nonresident Tuition Rate on Non-resident Enrollment Demand, Bulletin No. 132, Business Research Bureau, School of Business, University of South Dakota, July 1987.

With P. Dougherty and T. Dougherty, Public Debt in South Dakota: Economic Survey and Outlook, 4th Edition, Prepared for Dougherty Dawkins, Strand and Yost, Investment Bankers, Minneapolis, MN, November 1986.

"The Implicit Inflation and Interest Rates in Discounting Personal Injury Economic Losses," Journal of Risk and Insurance, September 1986.                                                                                                                                      

With P. Dougherty, Public Debt In South Dakota: Economic Survey and Outlook, 3rd Edition, Prepared for Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand, and Yost Inc., Investment Bankers, Minneapolis, MN, November 1984.

With Jerry Johnson, "Perspective 1983-Outlook 1984, "South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XLII, No. 3, March 1984.

With Dennis Johnson, "Wrongful Death and Personal Injury: Economics and the Law," South Dakota Law Review, Vol. XLI,Winter, 1983.

"Is the Inflation Cycle Dead?,"South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XLI, No. 3, February, 1983.

With Jerry Johnson,"Perspective 1982, Outlook 1983,"South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XLI, No. 3, February 1983.

With Dennis A. Johnson and Richard Shane, "An Approach to the Grazing Fee Problem on Indian Lands," Journal of the American Society of Farm Manager and Rural Appraisers, Vol. 46, No. 1, April 1982.

With David I. Knudson, Public Debt in South Dakota: Survey and Outlook, 2nd Edition, Prepared for Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand and Eckstrom Investment Bankers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1982.

With Richard Shane, Simulating the Statewide Impact of Irrigation Development on South Dakota, Bulletin No. 129, Business Research Bureau, School of Business, University of South Dakota, December 1981.

"Simulating the Impact of an Irrigation Project on a Small Regional Economy," Growth and Change, Vol. 12, No. 2, April 1981.

"Inflation and the New Monetary Aggregates," Business Economics, Vol. XVI, No. 3, May 1981.

With Dennis A. Johnson, "Valuation, Inflation, and the Discount Rate," Appraisal Journal, Vol. XLVIII, October 1980.

"The Cyclical Sensitivity of the South Dakota Economy," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XXXIX, No. 1, August 1980.

With David I. Knudson, Public Debt in South Dakota: Survey and Outlook, Prepared for Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand and Eckstrom Investment Bankers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1980.

With Jerry W. Johnson, "Productivity, Inflation, and Living Standards," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 4, May 1980.

"High Prices or Rationing," Colorado Business Review, Vol.41, No. 3, March 1980.

With Richard Shane, "An Analysis of the Impact of Irrigation Development on the Economy of South Central South Dakota," Water Resources Institute, South Dakota State University, October 1980.

"Simulating the Impact of Irrigation Development, "South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XXXVII, No. 5, August 1979.

"A Study of Certain Aspects of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority Program," a memorandum published by the State Legislative Research Council, State Capital, Pierre,South Dakota, August 1979.

With Richard Shane, Simulating the Impact of Irrigation Development in the Third Planning District, Bulletin No. 127, Business Research Bureau, School of Business, University of South Dakota, 1979.

"Do High Gasoline Prices Matter?," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XXXVII, No. 4, May 1979.

With Jerry W. Johnson, "Perspective 1978, Outlook 1979,"South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 3, February 1979.

With Dennis Johnson and Greg Gullickson, "Reducing Property Taxes in South Dakota," South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XXXVIII,No. 3, November 1978. Reprinted in South Dakota Municipalities, Vol. 45, No. 9, March 1979.

With Jerry W. Johnson, "Perspectives 1977, Outlook 1978,"South Dakota Business Review, Vol. XXXVI, No.3, February 1978.

"A Regional Econometric Model with an Endogenous Agricultural Sector," Proceedings of the Pittsburgh Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation, April 1978.

With Jerry Schmitz, "Appraising Easements: The Case of the Wetland Easement," Appraisal Journal, Vol. XLV, No. 2, April 1978.

"The Impact of the Wetlands Easement Program on Agricultural Land Values," Land Economics, Vol. 52, No. 4, November 1976.

Abstracted in Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. XV, No.2, June 1977.

With Michael Morrissey, "The Demand for Public Higher Education in South Dakota: With Projections to 1985," South Dakota Social Science Association Journal, Summer 1975.

"On the Selection of the Best Predictive Model in Multiple Regression Analysis," l,The Appraisal Journal, Vol.XLII, No. 4, October 1974.

"1974-Another Year of Inflation," Economic Forecaster, April 1974. Published by First National Bank of Aberdeen.

"Why Are Interest Rates So High?," Economic Forecaster, March 1974. Published by First National Bank of Aberdeen.

"South Dakota and the National Economic Slowdown," Economic Forecaster, January 1974. Published by First National Bank of Aberdeen.

Research and Consultation:

Economic Advisor to the Governor's Council for Tax Decision, 1971-1972.

Economic Advisor to the Governor's Task Force on Economic Development, 1972.

Board of Trustee of South Dakota Economic Education Association, 1973.

Member of Academic Resources Council-Advisory Board to State of South Dakota.

Consultant to Attorneys on the estimation of economic loss due to wrongful death and personal injury or loss of business profits.

Consultant to Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Land Appraisal Division, 1973-76. Development of Computer-based Appraisal Models.

Consultant to Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Wetlands program 1974-76. Evaluation of Impact of Easement of Land Values and Development of and Equitable Pay Schedule.

Consultant to Department of Interior, National Park Service, Cypress Project, 1975-76. Development of Computer-based Appraisal Models for Land Acquisition project.

Constructed an Econometric Model of South Dakota under contract with the South Dakota State Planning Bureau, Summer 1976.

Prepared study which was presented in testimony before the Federal Power Commission in Washington, D.C., January 1977. Case involved economic impact of natural gas curtailments in Montana-Dakota Utility Service area.

Constructed Agricultural Econometric Model of South Dakota under contract with the South Dakota State Planning Bureau, Summer 1977.

Presented Summer Workshop in Economic Education for Secondary Teachers, Summer 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978.

Constructed Econometric Model for Third Planning and Development District for the purpose of estimating the impact of a large-scale irrigation project for Department of Natural Resources and Development and Legislative Research Council of State of South Dakota, Spring 1979.

Consultant to the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior on the design of multiple regression models for rental house appraisal. Wrote technical standards manual. 1980.

Consultant to Legislative Research Council on legislative matters, 1978-79.

Analyzed the impact of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority for Legislative Research Council, Summer 1979.

Testified before Committee on Bonding Review concerning irrigation impacts on South Dakota, October 1978.

Testified before Committee on Bonding Review concerning irrigation model, August 1979.

Testified before Committee on Bonding Review concerning South Dakota Housing Development Authority, August 1979.

Testified before Committee on Bonding Review concerning South Dakota Housing Development Authority, August 1979.

Testified before Executive Board of Legislative Research Council on Irrigation study, July 1979.

Testified before Water Resources Board on irrigation model, October 1979.

Testified before Committee on Bonding Review concerning Housing Development Authority, October 1979.

Developed Grazing Fee Formula for Cheyenne River Indian Reservation for United Sioux tribes. Consultant to United Sioux Tribes on development of computer-based appraisal models, Summer 1980.

Consultant to United Sioux Tribes on development of grazing fee formula for Cheyenne River Reservation, Summer 1980.

Expert Witness for U.S. Department of Justice in Yosemite National Park case involving computer-based setting of rental rates, 1983.

Consultant to Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior. Testified in court in Fresno, California concerning the appraisal of rents in Yosemite National Park, 1983-1984.

Constructed South Dakota Labor Market econometric model for South Dakota Department of Labor and prepare four forecasts per year, 1981-88.

Constructed Econometric Model to simulate statewide impact of irrigation projects for Department of Water and Natural Resources, 1980-81.

Consultant to the Council of Presidents of South Dakota Higher Education System on impact of changes in non-resident tuition, 1986. (See publications).

Consultant to the South Dakota Board of Regents on the financial

support for higher education. (See publications).

Consultant to Sweetman Construction Company, Sioux Falls, South Dakota on economic impact of quarry in Minnehaha County, July-August 1987. Testified before Minnehaha County Planning and Zoning Board and Minnehaha County Commission.

Consultant to South Dakota Attorney General as damage expert in ETSI litigation. 1984-1988. Jury awarded $660 million.

Member South Dakota Investment Council, 1987-1992. Vice-Chairman, 1988, Chairman, 1989-90.

Testified before Joint Appropriations Committee concerning financing of public higher education in South Dakota, January 1988.

Presented testimony on impact of changes in nonresident tuition rate on nonresident enrollment before Board of Regents meeting in Brookings, May 1988.

Consultant to Bureau of Budget and Finance on outlook for SD Economy, 1988.

Presented SD economy outlook seminar for Standard and Poor's meeting for Governor Mickelsen's meeting, June 1988.

Presented SD economy outlook seminar for Moody's Financial Services meeting for Governor Mickelsen's meeting, June 1988.                                                                                                                              

Prepared with Ray Ring study of impact of Dakota Proposition II on property tax revenues in South Dakota. (See publications).

Economic Advisor to Governor's Advisory Commission on Taxation, 1988.

Economic Advisor to South Dakota Tax Study Commission, 1989-90.

Referee for papers submitted to Global Finance Journal, California State University, Fresno, California.              

Consultant to the South Dakota Board of Regents on regression analysis to test for evidence of gender or ethnic origin discrimination in faculty salaries at six public institutions of higher education in South Dakota, 1990.

Consultant to Bureau of Budget and Finance on development of econometric forecasting system for state of South Dakota, 1990-.

Testified before Joint Rules Committee on discount rate for lump-sum settlement for workman's compensation claims, August 1990.

Consultant to Governor's Office on Economic Development on Economic Impact of Proposed Wet Corn Milling Plant, January 1991.

Economic Advisor to Governor's Council of Economic Advisors, 1991-.

Presenter on topic of economic development and state fiscal policy to Governor's Tax Strategy Briefing, September 1992.

Presented talk on Economic Development Trends in the Tri-State area to the Annual Tri-State Governor's Conference held at Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, October 1992.

Presented talk on use of economist in forensic work to the South Dakota Legal Assistants Association in Sioux Falls,October 1992.

Presented paper on "Do Locational Amenities Equalize Utility Across States?" Annual Meeting of the Missouri Valley Economics Association, Memphis, Tennessee, February 1993. Revised version of paper to published in Journal of Economics.

Presented paper on "Economic Loss in the Case of a Farmer" Annual Meeting of the Missouri Valley Economics Association, St. Louis, Missouri, February 1994.

Discussant of papers on forensic economics, Annual Meeting of the Missouri Valley Economics Association, Kansas City, Missouri, February 1995.

Referee for manuscript review for Journal of Forensic Economics.

Consultant to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Research Association of America on unitary pricing law in South Dakota, Summer 1994.

Presented paper on "Trials of an Expert Witness: Cross-Examination," The Association of Management (AoM) 13th Annual International Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, August 1995.

Session Chair, Consulting and Professional Issues, The Association of Management (AoM) 13th Annual International Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, August 1995.

Presented results of Economics of Recycling Study to Missouri Valley Joint Powers Committee, March 1997. With Dennis A. Johnson and Randall Waldron.

Presented paper on "The Economics of Recycling: A Case Study," with Randall E. Waldron at Great Plains Waste Management Conference, March 1997.

Speech for Civic Issues in the 21st Century Conference, University of South Dakota, March 25-26, 1997. Speech on the topic of "Too Much Political Participation."

Speaker Yankton Rotary Club, March 1997.

Presented results of Economics of Recycling Study to Missouri Valley Joint Powers Committee, August 1997. With Dennis A. Johnson and Randall Waldron.

Research on Nonresident Enrollment and Tuition Patterns. Research for President James Abbott, University of South Dakota. With Dennis A. Johnson and Leon Korte.

Speaker on the Future of the Welfare State, Political Economy Club Forum, March 1998.

Speaker on the Impact of Canada-South Dakota Trade War, International Economics Forum, September 1998.

Research Economist Governor’s Wage Study Task Force, Summer and Fall 1999.

Speaker in Political Economy Club Forum on Ethanol: Should It Be Subsidized? November 1999.

Faculty Exchange with Council on International Educational Exchange, Argentina and Chile, June 2001.

Speaker Vermillion Rotary Club on the Argentine Economy, August 2001.

Speaker Vermillion Elephant Club on the Chile Economy, August 2001.

Speaker USD International Forum on Is Latin America Falling Apart?, March 2002

Speaker. USD International Forum on Do We have an Energy Crisis?, April 2002.

Speaker, Business School Faculty Forum On Chile and Argentina, April 2002.

Speaker with Lillian Lopez on Chile and Argentina, South Dakota Investment Society, April 2002

"A Primer on the South Dakota Economy: Are We a Poor State?"  USD Faculty Forum, Sponsored by USD School of Business and the Office of Research and Graduate Education.  02/04/03. 

Recipient of Governor Rounds 2003 Faculty Award for Teaching with Technology grant.

With Dennis Johnson, Consultant to Governor Rounds on Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage in South Dakota, January 2006.

Testimony before State House Affairs Committee and Senate State Affairs Committee on Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage in South Dakota, Pierre, January 2006 and January 2007.

Consultant to Pam Roberts, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Labor on South Dakota Future Fee and Unemployment Insurance, June 2006. 

Consultant to South Dakota Department of Health on Zaniya Project, May 2007 –November 2007.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

            American Economic Association

            South Dakota Investment Society

            National Association of Forensic Economists

UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY/STATE ACTIVITIES:

University:

Member of Library Committee, 1981-82.

Member of University Research Committee, 1981-82.

Member of Committee to Study the Status of Women, University of South Dakota, 1978.

Member of Social Science Curriculum Committee, Northern State College, 1973-1975.

Member of Faculty Personnel Committee, Northern State College, 1976-77.

Member of Faculty Senate, Northern State College, 1976-77.

Lecturer law school class on Legal Remedies and class on

Trial Techniques each year on use of economist.

Expert Witness, Mock Court Trial for Law Day, University of South Dakota Law School, 1982.

Expert Witness, Mock Court Trial for Law Day, University of South Dakota Law School, 1986.

Expert Witness, Mock Court Trial for Law Day, University of South Dakota Law School, 1988.

Undergraduate economics advisor, 1986-2006.

Lecturer for Determining Disability and Worth Seminar, Kilian Community College, Sioux Falls, April 1989.

Member of General Research Committee, Chairman, University of South Dakota, 1990-.

Participant on Use of Expert Witness and Demonstrative Evidence, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, "Nuts and Bolts" Seminar, November 1990.

Participant in Demonstration Trial Association of Trial Lawyers of America Meeting in Toronto, July 1991.

Member of Steering Committee for Business School Accreditation, Chairman of Sub-Committee for Institutional Effectiveness, 1991-94.

Co-Chairman of Search Committee for Director of Business Research Committee, 1991-92.

Expert Witness, Mock Trail for Law School, University of South Dakota Law School, 1993.

Member of University of South Dakota Efficiency Plan Committee, 1995-1996.

Chairman of Mission Statement Committee for School of Business, 2001-2002.

Community/State Activities:

Who's Who in the Midwest, 1981-82.                                                                                   

Speeches to Rotary(2), Cosmopolitan(2), Exchange, and Sertoma Clubs in Aberdeen on economic topics.

Resource person on topic of Oahe Irrigation Project for South Dakota Association of the Humanities, Aberdeen (3 meetings).

Resource person for AAUW meeting on Economic Status of Women.

Resource person on topic of the Dakota Proposition for South Dakota Association of the Humanities, Scotland and Brookings.

Keynote speaker for Annual Business Conference, Northern State College, October 1979.

Speaker for Water Goals Conference in Pierre, December 1979.

Speaker for South Dakota Consumer Finance Convention in Sioux Falls, June 1980.

Speaker for Argus Leader Economic Outlook Conference, August 1980.

Speaker for Sioux Falls Chamber on South Dakota Economic Outlook, April 1982.

Speaker for S.D. Society of Certified Public Accountants in Yankton, July 1982.

Lecturer for Continuing Legal Education group on use of economist in wrongful death and personal injury cases,1978.

Speaker for Watertown Chamber of Commerce, January 1983.

Speaker for Northern State College Annual Business Conference, Surviving the 1980's.

Speaker for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Management Seminar, July 1983.

Panel discussion on structured settlements SD Bar Association (CLE) Rapid City, May 1983.

Speaker for education workshop on economics at School of Education, University of South Dakota, April 1984.

Speaker School of Business Advisory Board Meeting, Rapid City, October, 1986.

Speaker for the Sioux Fall Argus Leader and Sioux Falls Chamber Economic Seminar, April 1987.

Speaker for Student Higher Education Days at the Legislature, South Dakota Student Federation, January 1988.

Member South Dakota Investment Council, 1987-1992. Vice-Chairman of South Dakota

Investment Council, 1988-89. Chairman of South Dakota Investment Council, 1989-1991.

Speaker at South Dakota School Administrators Conference on impact of Dakota Proposition II, School of Education, University of South Dakota, September 1988.

Speaker and panel member for Broadcaster’s Day presentation on South Dakota economy, South Dakota State University, October 1988.

Speaker at Elk Point School Board Meeting on the impact of Dakota Proposition II, October 1988.

Speaker on topic of Economic Testimony in Alimony Cases for State Bar of South Dakota           Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Watertown, S.D., October 1989.

Speech on Economic Value of Homemaker, Center for Economic Education at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, December 1989.

Member of Board of Director of Vermillion Development Company, 1991-.           Vice-President, 1991-92.

Who's Who in Business and Finance, 1991.

Speaker at Southern Union County Economic Development Corporation meeting on economic trends, January, 1993.

Speaker Yankton Rotary Club, March 1997.

Speaker on the Future of the Welfare State, Political Economy Club Forum, March 1998.

Speaker on the Impact of Canada-South Dakota Trade War, International Economics Forum, September 1998.

Speaker in Political Economy Club Forum on Ethanol: Should It Be Subsidized? November 1999.          

Speaker Vermillion Rotary Club on the Argentine Economy, August 2001.

Speaker Vermillion Elephant Club on the Chile Economy, August 2001.

Speaker USD International Forum on Is Latin America Falling Apart? April 2002

Member of Citizen taskforce on the Vermillion School District Opt-Out Issue.

"A Primer on the South Dakota Economy: Are We a Poor State?"  USD Faculty Forum, Sponsored by USD School of Business and the Office of Research and Graduate Education.  02/04/03.

Speaker USD International Forum on Outsourcing,  April 2004.

Speaker USD International Forum on Is Ethanol the Answer? April 2004.

Speaker at Dakota History Conference, Augustana College, “Economic Cataclysm:  South Dakota and the Great Depression”  April 2004

Speaker CEO Business Roundtable of South Dakota, October 2004.

Speaker USD International Forum on Cuba After Castro, November 2004.

Speaker South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, “South Dakota and the Great Depression,”  April 2005.

Speaker on Debate on Wal-Mart in Vermillion,  March 2006.

Speaker with John Thune on Economic Trends in Latin America, April 2006.

Speaker. USD International Forum on Sub-Prime Crisis, September 2007.

Speaker, Taking Stock:  The Economic Outlook for South Dakota for SD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sioux Falls, November 2007.

Speaker, Taking Stock:  The Economic Outlook for South Dakota for SD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rapid City, November 2007.

Speaker, Sioux Falls City Council,  A Tale of Two Cities, May 2008.

Speaker, The Economic Outlook for South Dakota for SD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sioux Falls, October 2008.

Speaker, The Economic Outlook for South Dakota for SD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rapid City, October 2008.

Speaker, Outlook for the Economy, Yankton Verve Club, November 2008.

Panelist,  South Dakota Focus,  South Dakota Public Television, December 2008.

*Dissertation Title: A Factor Analysis of the Differential Growth Process of Rural-Urban Centers in the Upper Midwest.

 

CHARGES FOR ECONOMIC CONSULTING SERVICES

-ECONOMIC ANALYSTS AND ASSOCIATES-

RALPH J. BROWN

CHARGES $200 PER HOUR RESEARCH TRAVEL, ETC. DOUBLE PER HOUR DURING TESTIMONY.

 

 

 

Testimony in Court - Ralph J. Brown

 

 

 

 

Case

Number

Plain/Def

Attorney

Location

1

Peterson

2/93

P

Brad Schreiber

state/SD/Bison

2

Batcheller

7/93

P

Larry Piersol

state/SD/SF

3

Sybesma

10/93

P

Robert Schaub

state/SD/LakeAndes

4

Wahl

12/93

P

Dann Greenwood

state/ND/Williston

5

Hanson

1/94

P

Rick Johnson

state/SD/Madison

6

North

2/94

P

Gary Jensen

state/IA/Council Bluffs

7

Webber

4/94

P

Brad Schreiber

federal/SD/RC

8

Saingen

5/94

P

Martin Trotzig

state/IA/LeMars

9

Cole

5/94

P

S Meierhenry

state/SD/SF

10

Welch

6/94

P

Brad Kollars

federal/Iowa/Sioux City

11

Red Elk

6/94

P

Terry Pechota

federal/SD/Rapid City

12

Delzer

6/94

P

Brad Schreiber

state/SD/Deadwood

13

Mahoney et al

6/94

P

Ken Barker

federal/WY/Cheyenne

14

Bjork

7/94

P

Jim Roby

state/SD/SF

15

Goldammer

7/94

P

John Blackburn

state/SD/SF

16

Wright

7/94

P

Alvin Pahlke

state/SD/Mitchell

17

Soma

7/94

P

Dennis Duncan

state/SD/Vermillion

18

Perman

8/94

P

Ron Wager

state/SD/Aberdeen

19

Daniels

8/94

P

Gerald Reade

state/SD/Vermillion

20

Erickson

8/94

P

David Palmer

state/SD/SF

21

Harlow

8/94

P

Jeff Sveen

state/SD/Aberdeen

22

Lujan

9/94

P

Don Shultz

federal/SD/RC

23

Rickert

12/94

P

Don Shultz

state/SD/Rapid City

24

Nolte

12/94

P

Murray Ogborn

state/NE/Omaha

25

Tapp

12/94

P

Palhke

state/NE/Chadron

26

Keiser

1/95

Divorce

McCulloch

state/SD/Elk Point

27

Read

2/95

P

Sanford

federal/SD/SF

28

Scherr

2/95

P

Cotton

federal/ND/Bismarck

29

Meyer

2/95

P

Steve Johnson

state/SD/Brookings

30

Schreiber

2/95

P

Debra Watson

state/SD/RC

31

Rasmussen

3/95

P

Gellhaus

state/SD/Aberdeen

32

Bottum

4/95

P

Lee Burd

federal/SD/SF

33

Kaltenbach

4/95

P

Bonynge

state/SD/Canton

34

Schnee

4/95

P

Padrnos

state/SD/Salem

35

Stevenson

5/95

P

Freeman

state/SD/Mitchell

36

Sullivan

5/95

P

Steve Johnson

federal/SD/SF

37

Schettler

5/95

Divorce

Kay Dull

State/IA/Caroll

38

Dullerud

6/95

P

Gale Johnson

state/SD/SF

39

Andreson

8/95

D

Nooney

state/SD/RC

40

Hagan

8/95

P

Oliver

state/SD/Aberdeen

41

Skvicalo

9/95

D

Christensen

state/SD/Deadwood

42

Sexton

9/95

P

Keane

state/IA/SC

43

Bovee

10/95

P

Jones

state/IA/Spirit Lake

44

Steinhauer

10/95

P

Nichols

state/SD/Flandreau

45

Munsen

10/95

P

Hoy

state/SD/SF

46

Allphin

10/95

P

Stratton

state/NE/Columbus

47

Thompson

10/95

P

Munger

state/IA/SC

48

Selby

11/95

P

Schreiber

state/SD/RC

49

Bland

11/95

P

Day

state/SD/Mitchell

50

Shultz

11/95

P

Ford

federal/SD/SF

51

Dearborn

11/95

P

Wengert

federal/IA/SC

52

Carr

11/95

P

Wengert

federal/IA/SC

53

Armijo

12/95

P

Doyle

state/SD/SF

54

Daniels

2/96

P

Bonynge

state/SD/RC

55

Koch

4/96

P

Stratton

state/NE/Ord

56

Allen

4/96

P

Fox

state/SD/Chamberlain

57

Elrod

5/96

P

Christensen

state/SD/SF

58

Tunender

5/96

P

Issenhuth

state/SD/Madison

59

Dahl

5/96

P

Turbak

state/SD/Clear lake

60

Stuart

6/96

P

Bottaro

state/IA/SC

61

Olson

7/96

P

Janklow

arbitration MPLS

62

Davis

7/96

P

Dougherty

state/SD/SF

63

Hammrich

9/96

P

Schaffer

state/SD/RC

64

Hayes

9/96

P

Eiseland

state/SD/Sturgis

65

Jami

10/96

P

Hoy

state/SD/White River

66

Didier

10/96

P

Swedlund

state/SD/SF

67

Bryant

10/96

P

S. Johnson

state/SD/Vermillion

68

Frankman

10/96

P

Schaffer

Federal/SD/SF

69

Swett

11/96

P

Nooney

Federal/SD/RC

70

Hermann

11/96

P

Killinger

Federal/SD/SC

71

Anderson

1/97

P

Burnett

state/NE/Wayne

72

Hanson

2/97

P

Giles

state/SD/SF

73

Honomichl

4/97

P

Wilka

state/SD/SF

74

Myers

5/97

P

Whiting

state/SD/Winner

75

Selchert

5/97

P

Larson

Federal/SD/SF

76

Eygabroad

5/97

P

Martens

state/IA/Pocahontas

77

Landmark

6/97

P

Schoenbeck

state/SD/Sisseton

78

Schweitzberger

6/97

P

McMahon

state/IA/Ida Grove

79

Harmon

6/97

P

Hecht

state/IA/SC

80

Gregorson

7/97

P

Connot

state/SD/LakeAndes

81

Harris

7/97

P

Hieb

Federal/SD/SF

82

Hayden

8/97

P

Schreiber

state/SD/RC

83

Kaiser

8/97

P

Schmitz

state/SD/Belle Fourche

84

Jones

8/97

P

Johnson

state/SD/Huron

85

Hofer

10/97

P

Shelton

state/SD/Huron

86

Daktronics

10/97

D

Lange

Federal/SD/SF

87

Fiedler

11/97

P

Collier

state/SD/Yankton

88

Peterson

12/97

P

Burke

state/SD/Salem

89

Sletten

12/97

P

Binger

state/SD/SF

90

Eckes

12/97

P

Ramsey

state/ND/Dickinson

91

Hey

12/97

P

Heidepriem

state/SD/SF

92

Huling

1/98

P

Eiseland

state/SD/RC

93

Williams

1/98

P

Burns

state/SD/Canton

94

Buum

3/98

P

Miller

state/SD/Elk Point

95

Freiberghouse

4/98

P

Fox

state/SD/Yankton

96

Reimer

4/98

P

Busick

state/NE/Omaha

97

McClintock

4/98

P

Cook

state/IA/Spirit Lake

98

Chase

6/98

P

Casey

state/SD/SF

99

McIlravy et al

6/98

P

Barker

Federal/WY/CH

100

Tri-County

7/98

P

Schaub

state/SD/Chamberlain

101

Howe

8/98

P

Hoskins

state/SD/Mitchell

102

Mack

9/98

P

King

state/SD/Watertown

103

Campbell

10/98

P

Scott

Federa/IA/SC

104

Alexander

11/98

P

Bowen

Federal/SD/Pierre

105

Peterson

11/98

P

Bridgeman

state/

106

Wolcott

12/98

P

Johnson

Federal/SD/SF

107

Hardin

1/99

P

Nadolski

state/Brookings

108

DeVries

2/99

P

Burnette

state/IA/SC

109

Still

2/99

P

Hecht

state/IA/SC

110

Lock

4/99

P

James

state/Yankton

111

Nash

6/99

P

Crew

Federal/SD/Pierre

112

Kritzmire

7/99

P

Johnson

state/SD/SF

113

Athey

7/99

P

Hertz

Federal/SD/SF

114

Wiese

8/99

P

Turbak

state/SD/Milbank

115

Wilson

9/99

P

Weidemeirer

state/SD/Yankton

116

Critser

10/99

P

Landon

state/SD/SF

117

Roos

11/99

P

Klinker

state/IA/Spencer

118

Schlidt

1/00

P

Urbigkit

Federal/WY/Casper

119

Hayes

1/00

P

Eiseland

State/SD/Deadwood

120

Kvols

1/00

P

Harmelink

State/NE/Wayne

121

Prine

1/00

P

Munger

Federal/IA/SC

122

Kidd

2/00

P

Burns

Federal/SD/SF

123

Tramp

3/00

P

Stevens

Federal/SD/SF

124

Pavel

3/00

P

Howey-Fox

State/SD/Yankton

125

Entringer

3/00

P

Hurley

State/SD/Deadwood

126

Thompson

5/00

P

Claggett

State/SD/RC

127

Olson

8/00

P

Janklow

State/SD/Brookings

128

Jacobs

9/00

P

Connot

State/SD/RC

129

Brady

10/00

P

Thompson

State/SD/Canton

130

Mattis

11/00

P

Anderson

Federal/SD/SF

131

Baarts

11/00

P

Healey

State/SD/Brookings

132

Ferrell

11/00

P

Swanson

Federal/IA/Cedar Falls

133

Kaarup

12/00

P

Hertz

State/SD/SF

134

Swedlund

1/01

P

Bridgman

Federal/SD/SF

135

Griffiths

5/01

P

Turbak

State/SD/Aberdeen

136

Jung

7/01

P

Russman

State/SD/Aberdeen

137

Wylie

8/01

P

Hoffman

State/SD/SF

138

Big Stone Partners

12/01

P

Gerdes

State/SD/Aberdeen

139

Buschkamp

2/02

P

Blakeman

State/NE/Center

140

Olson

2/02

P

Fox

State/NE/Yankton

141

Ruden

4/02

P

Munger

State/IA/Orange City

142

Athey

5/02

P

Horner

State/SD/SF

143

Kappeman

5/02

P

Eiesland

Federal/SD/SF

144

Stoffers

5/02

P

Breit

State/SD/Brookings

145

Burhenn

1/03

P

Meierhenry

State/SD/SF

146

Esser

3/03

P

Crew

State/SD/SF

147

Maynard

8/03

P

Rasmussen

State/SD/Mobridge

148

Kriz

8/03

P

Parsons

DOL/Hearing/Sisseton

149

 

2/04

P

Hickey

Federal/SD/SF

150

Parvin

3/04

P

Sibbernsen

State/SD/Pierre

151

McPherson

5/04

P

Vohs

State/IA/LeMars

152

Pylelo

11/04

P

Hartnett

State/IA/SC

153

Jensen

12/04

P

Merkel

State/SD/SF

154

Wagner

8/05

P

Keane

Federal/IA/SC

155

Kent

9/05

P

Turbak

Federal/SD/AB

156

FBI

10/05

P

Heidepriem

State/SD Watertown

157

Sanford

11/05

P DIV

Evans

State/SD/SF

158

Veith

11/05

P

Johnson

State/SD/SF

159

Schwarz

4/06

P

Dornik

State/IA/LeMars

160

Evink

4/06

P

Johnson

State/SD/Salem

161

Bryan

5/06

P

Jensen

State/SD/RC

162

Hamro

5/07

P

Eiseland

State/SD/SF

163

Smith

9/07

P

DeKoter

State/IA/Orange City

164

Modak

11/07

P

Jensen

State/SD/Hayti

165

Johnson (Pat)

12/07

P

Piersol

Federal/SD/SF

166

Richter

12/07

P

Hornerber

State/NE/Dakota City

167

Klutman

1/08

P

Der Hagopian

State/SD/SF

168

Merkwan

1/08

Divorce

Kern

State/SD/Lake Andes

169

North

4/08

P

Barker

Federal/WY/Casper

170

Castaneda

5/08

P

Crary

Federal/IA/SC

171

Mikolz

8/08

P

Slattery

State/SD/SF

172

Delka

10/08

P

Goodsell

State/SD/Deadwood

173

Weber

12/08

P

Ravnsborg

State/SD/Yankton

174

McLaughlin

2/09

P

Munger

Federal/IA/SC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Testimony by Deposition-Ralph J. Brown

 

 

1

Schroeder

1/95

P

Crary

 

2

Schumacher

1/95

P

Bindner

 

3

Schreiber

2/95

P

Watson

 

4

Schwietert

3/95

P

Shultz

 

5

Schaeffer

4/95

P

Barker

 

6

Boldt

4/95

P

Barker

 

7

Schettler

5/95

Divorce

Kay Dull

 

8

Whalen

5/95

P

Schreiber

 

9

Dolly

6/95

P

Shultz

 

10

Slagel

7/95

P

Nooney

 

11

Uhl

7/95

P

Ellwanger

 

12

Stone

7/95

P

Beardsley

 

13

Hofland

8/95

P

Morris

 

14

Sward

8/95

P

Willia

 

15

Peterson

9/95

P

Fritz

 

16

Olson

10/95

P

Heidepriem

 

17

Harmon

10/95

P

Colwill

 

18

Fine

10/95

P

Peterson

 

19

Chester

10/95

P

Cook

 

20

Youngblade

10/95

P

Hanks

 

21

Price

1/96

P

Fitzgibbons

 

22

Hesco

3/96

P

Roby

 

23

Swett

6/96

P

Nooney

 

24

Bunkofske

8/96

P

Barry

 

25

Moench

8/96

P

Jensen

 

26

Dorso

8/96

P

Myers

 

27

Didier

9/96

P

Swedlund

 

28

Baca

11/96

P

Eiseland

 

29

Langten

11/96

P

Day

 

30

Jones

2/97

P

Johnson,R

 

31

Davis

2/97

P

Head

 

32

Schweitzberger

5/97

P

McMahon

 

33

Alexander

6/97

P

Duffy

 

34

Stopkotte

10/97

P

Busick

 

35

Sletten

11/97

P

Binger

 

36

Cole

11/97

P

Morris

 

37

Wolcott

1/98

P

Johnson

 

38

Hayes

2/98

P

Eiseland

 

39

Elverude

3/98

P

Merkle

 

40

Gestring

4/98

P

Busick

 

41

Harvey

5/98

P

Killinger

 

42

Huron Kitchen

5/98

P

Janklow

 

43

Dickerson

5/98

P

Durkin

 

44

Beisch

8/98

P

Turbak

 

45

Fox

8/98

P

McCallister

 

46

Grunewald

9/98

D

Wheeler

 

47

Blair

9/98

P

Gleason

 

48

Balzer

9/98

P

Hertz

 

49

Peterson

9/98

P

Bridgeman

 

50

McLarty

12/98

P

Bottaro

 

51

Jurgensen

2/99

P

Johnson

 

52

Lippon

3/99

P

Barry

 

53

Praus

3/99

P

Greenwood

 

54

Kvols

3/99

P

Harmelink

 

55

McConnell

7/99

P

Hoy

 

56

Samaniego

7/99

P

Brown

 

57

Schiller

7/99

P

Greenwood

 

58

KayStar

8/99

P

Moore

 

59

Dvorak

9/99

P

Christensen

 

60

Beliveau

11/99

P

Swedlund

 

61

Fox

11/99

P

Groves

 

62

Kenworth

11/99

P

Welsh

 

63

Bahr

12/99

P

Chozen

 

64

Pavel

12/99

P

Howey-Fox

 

65

Ferrell

2/00

P

Swanson

 

66

Gonzalez

3/00

P

Kline

 

67

Nemesio

3/00

P

Mahr

 

68

Davis

5/00

P

Domina

 

69

Dietrich

5/00

P

LaFleur

 

70

Big Stone Partners

7/00

P

Gerdes

 

71

Kolar

9/00

P

Mahr

 

72

Feldmann

10/00

P

Kube

 

73

Chick

1/01

P

Wilson

 

74

Carr

2/01

P

Anderson

 

75

Hopfinger

3/01

P

Groseclose

 

76

Bahr

7/01

P

Ribstein

 

77

Lear

7/01

P

Welter

 

78

Holzbauer

7/01

P

Meierhenry

 

79

Der Hogopian

11/01

P

Starovoytova

 

80

Ruden

1/02

P

Lessman

 

81

Norling

1/02

P

Foss

 

82

Fisherman

2/02

P

Hoy

 

83

Olson

2/02

P

Fox

 

84

Scott

6/02

P

Nasser

 

85

Burke

12/02

P

Cutler

 

86

Rhoads

12/02

P

Day

 

87

Voeltz

1/03

P

Casey

 

88

Clark

1/03

P

Sommervold

 

89

Kruse

2/03

P

Bjorkman

 

90

Markegaard

5/03

P

Johnson, Glen

 

91

Grong

5/04

P

Abourezk, M

 

92

Fischer

3/05

P

Eiseland, G

 

93

Husband

5/05

P

Brady

 

94

FDI

6/05

P

Heidepriem

 

95

Sanford

11/05

P DIV

Evans

 

96

Norgaard

2/06

P

Casey

 

97

Piper

2/06

P

Katskee

 

98

RC Sch District

2/06

D

Gruenwaldt

 

99

Novak

3/06

P

Landon

 

100

Evink

4/06

P

Johnson

 

101

Sorbel

4/06

P

Groves

 

102

Bryan

4/06

P

Jensen

 

103

Allison

5/06

P

Quinn

 

104

Bryan

5/06

P

Jensen

 

105

Gregg

5/06

P

Sabers

 

106

Vinson

6/06

P

Johnson

 

107

Fuller

12/06

D

Frieberg

 

108

Brownmiller

12/06

P

Cook

 

109

Fuller

3/07

D

Frieberg

Dept Labor Hearing

110

Landon

4/07

P

Meyer

 

111

DeKoter

5/07

P

Smith

 

112

Denekamp

6/07

P

Burke

 

113

Berger

6/07

P

Christensen

 

114

Wilson

6/07

P

Wilson

 

115

Foster

10/07

P

Eiseland

 

116

Sullivan

11/07

D

Welk

Divorce

117

Calmus

4/08

P

Turbak

 

118

Robinson

5/08

P

Hoffman

 

119

Boulais

5/08

P

Nasser

 

120

DeNeui

7/08

P

Johnson

 

121

Centra

8/08

P

Nasser

 

122

Wieting

9/08

P

Larsen

 

123

McLaughlin

12/08

P

Munger

 

124

Cullenward

12/08

P

Munger

 

125

Wernke

1/09

P

Burke

 

126

Poppen

1/09

P

Goodhope