- Soka University of America

Dean of Faculty
Professor of Economics

Phone: 949-480-4133
Fax: 949-480-4263
Email: feasel@soka.edu

Education

Positions Held

At SUA since 1998
1996 - 1998, Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
1997, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley
1994 - 1996, Assistant Professor of Economics, George Washington University

Research Interests

Selected Papers, Publications & Lectures

“Understanding Subjective Well-Being: Economic, Cultural and Institutional Factors” (revise and resubmit), Journal of Development Economics, 2005
“The Effects of Productivity on Wages and Prices” (revise and resubmit), Eastern Economic Journal, 2005
“Understanding Unemployment across California Counties,” with Mark Rodini, Economic Inquiry, 2002
“A VAR Approach to Growth Empirics: Korea,” with Yongbeom Kim, Ministry of Finance, Seoul ,South Korea and Stephen Smith, George Washington University, Review of Development Economics, 2001
"Explaining Industry Labor Productivity Movements," Economic Inquiry, 1998
“Recession and Recovery In California: 1990-1996,” joint with Andrew Isserman (manuscript), Public Policy Institute of California, 1998
“Too Little, Too Late: Interest Rate Cuts, Stimulus Package Just Frosting on Cake When Economy Recovers” (op-ed), The Orange County Register, 2001
“The ‘New Economy’: Californians Will Remain in the Forefront as New Technologies Emerge” (op-ed), The Orange County Register, 2000
"Understanding Productivity Effects Across Industries," Presentation at the Asian Development Bank, Manilla, Philippines, 2004
"Forecast for the US and Orange County Economies," Presentation at the Annual Economic Update Conference, Irvine Chamber of Commerce, 2002

Courses Taught at SUA

Selected Honors & Awards