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Steve DeLoach

Professor of Economics

Department: Economics

Office and address: Koury Business Center, Office 136 2075 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5943

Professional Expertise

Development, Labor, Macroeconomics, Labor, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

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Education

Ph.D., Economics, Michigan State University, 1993

M.A., Economics, Michigan State University, 1990

B.S., Business Administration (concentration: economics), University of Nebraska, 1986

Employment History

  • Chair of Economics, Elon University, July 2005 to July 2009, July 2017 to 2023
  • Professor, Elon University, September 2008 to present
  • Associate Professor, Elon University, August 2003-2008
  • Assistant Professor, Elon University, August 1996-2003
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh (USA) September 1995 - June 1996.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kiev-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine) September 1994 - June 1995.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Windsor (Canada) September 1993 - June 1994

Courses Taught

  • Econometrics
  • Economics of Microfinance
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Money & Banking
  • International Trade & Finance
  • Business and Economics Statistics
  • Principles of Economics

Current Projects

My diciplinary work is currently focused on issues related to (1) precautionary savings and financial inclusion (e.g., VSLAs in refugee settlements, household resilience) and (2) on-the-job search. My scholarship of teaching and learning has recently focused on the impacts of study abroad on the intercultural development of undergraduates. 

Works in Progress

Impact of Village Savings and Loan Programs on Refuggees in Northern Uganda (with Alexa Rasmussen)

Undergraduate Journals and Conferences: Pathways to Understanding the Economics Profession (with Steven Greenlaw)

Publications

Recent Publications

“Precautionary Savings and Rural-to-Urban Migration: Evidence from Chinese Hukou Status” (with Guowen Chen and Tonmoy Islam) Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 31(4), 1215–1233. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecot.12368

“Non-Cognitive Mismatch and Occupational Switching” (with Mark Kurt and Rebecca Sansale) Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2022.101846

“Duration Matters: Separating the Impact of Depth and Duration in Study Abroad Programs?” (with Mark Kurt and Neal Olitsky) Journal of Studies in International Education, 25(1), 100-118, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315319887389

“Unemployment duration and the personalities of young adults workers” (with Rebecca Sansale** and Mark Kurt) Journal of Behavioral and Experiment Economics, 79:1, 1-12, 2019.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2019.01.002

“The Role of Savings and Credit in Coping with Idiosyncratic Household Shocks” (with Marquessa Smith-Lin**) Journal of Development Studies, 54:9, 1513-33, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1380795

On-the-Job Search, Mismatch and Worker Heterogeneity”(with Mark Kurt) Journal of Labor Research, 39:219–233, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-018-9263-1

 ** denotes co-authors who were undergraduate students

Awards

Martha & Spencer Love Professor of Economics, 2019 - date
Love School of Business Dean’s Award for Teaching, 2016.
Beta Gamma Sigma Teacher of the Year Award, 2016.
Elon University Distinguished Scholar, 2014.
Elon Senior Faculty Research Fellowship, 2012-2014.