Professor of Economics
Email: emelder@ualr.edu
Phone: 501-916-6743
Location: Reynolds Building 320
Education
PhD Economics University of Pittsburgh
MA Economics University of Pittsburgh
BA Economics Allegheny College
Publications
Wagner, G. A., & Elder, E. M. (2021). Campaigning for retirement: State Teacher Union Campaign Contributions and Pension Generosity. Elsevier, 68.
Wagner, G. A., & Elder, E. M. (2020, October). A Simple Measure of Pension Generosity. Applied Economics Letters, 27(19), 1581-1586.
Elder, E. M. (2017, January). Weathering the Next Recession: How Prepared Are US States? Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 18(7), 32-52.
Elder, E. M., & Wagner, G. A. (2016, October). Can Public Pensions Fulfill Their Promises? An Examination of Pennsylvania’s Two Largest Public Pensions. Municipal Finance Journal, 37, 1-22.
Teaching
2024 UALR Spring
Intermediate macroeconomic Theory (ECON3330)
- Section
- ECON3330-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2023 UALR Fall
Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON2323)
- Section
- ECON2323-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-001
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2023 UALR Spring
Intermediate macroeconomic Theory (ECON3330)
- Section
- ECON3330-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-001
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2023 UALR Summer
Business Statistics I (ECON2310)
- Sections
- ECON2310-991
- ECON2310-9U1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2022 UALR Fall
International Economics (ECON4320)
- Section
- ECON4320-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2022 UALR Spring
Intermediate macroeconomic Theory (ECON3330)
- Section
- ECON3330-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-002
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9S2
- ECON3355-9U1
2021 UALR Fall
International Economics (ECON4320)
- Section
- ECON4320-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-001
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
- ECON3355-9W1
2021 UALR Spring
Intermediate macroeconomic Theory (ECON3330)
- Sections
- ECON3330-001
- ECON3330-9W1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-001
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
- ECON3355-9W1
2021 UALR Summer
Business Statistics I (ECON2310)
- Sections
- ECON2310-991
- ECON2310-9U1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2020 UALR Fall
International Economics (ECON4320)
- Section
- ECON4320-9H1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9H1
- ECON3355-9U1
2020 UALR Spring
Intermediate macroeconomic Theory (ECON3330)
- Section
- ECON3330-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-002
- ECON3355-9U1
2020 UALR Summer
Business Statistics I (ECON2310)
- Sections
- ECON2310-990
- ECON2310-9U0
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2019 UALR Fall
International Economics (ECON4320)
- Section
- ECON4320-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-001
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2019 UALR Spring
Intermediate macroeconomic Theory (ECON3330)
- Section
- ECON3330-001
Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON2323)
- Section
- ECON2323-001
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
2019 UALR Summer
Business Statistics I (ECON2310)
- Sections
- ECON2310-991
- ECON2310-9U1
Quantitative Business Analysis (ECON3355)
- Sections
- ECON3355-991
- ECON3355-9U1
