Benjamin Artz
Specialties: Labor Economics, Industrial Relations, Performance Pay, Job Satisfaction, Applied Microeconomics
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Assistant Professor of Economics
Sage 2412, 920-424-2190
artzb@uwosh.edu
Background
Dr Artz earned his B.S. in Business Economics from Wisconsin Lutheran College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. At the moment Dr. Artz is conducting research in many areas of Labor Economics including job satisfaction, job security, performance pay workplaces and college student performance. He regularly teaches courses in Microeconomics as well as Economic and Business Statistics.
Selected Publications
"The Effect of Student Evaluations on Academic Success", Education Finance and Policy, forthcoming (with D. Welsch)
"Does the Impact of Union Experience on Job Satisfaction Differ by Gender?", Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 225-243, 2012.
"The Voice Effect of Unions: Evidence from the US", Journal of Labor Research, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 326-335, 2011.
"The Impact of Union Experience on Job Satisfaction", Industrial Relations, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 387-405, 2010.
"Fringe Benefits and Job Satisfaction", International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 626-644, 2010.
"The Merger Paradox in a Mixed Oligopoly", Research in Economics, Vol. 63, No. 1, PP. 1-10, 2009 (with J. Heywood and M. McGinty).
"The Role of Firm Size and Performance Pay in Determining Employee Job Satisfaction", Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 315-343, 2008.
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association
Southern Economic Association
