Prof. Madhu S. Mohanty

Department of Economics

California State University, USA

Professor

Email: mmohant@calstatela.edu

Qualifications

1990  Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, USA

1979  M.A., Utkal University, India

1977  B.A., Utkal University, India

Publications (selected)

1. “Asymptotic Variance-Covariance Matrices of Two-Stage Estimators in the Presence of Continuous and Binary Dependent Variables with an Empirical Application.” Journal of Quantitative Economics, with Yue Liu. DOI 10.1007/s40953-015-0003-6.
2. “Relationship between Positive Attitude and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from the US Data.”Eastern Economic Journal (2014): 1-24.
3. “What Determines Happiness? Income or Attitude: Evidence from the US Longitudinal Data.”Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology and Economics, 7 (2014): 80-102.
4. “Why are Positive Attitude and Wage Correlated? The Role of Productivity Re-examined.”  Journal of Quantitative Economics, 11 (2013): 277-307.
5. “What Determines Attitude Improvements? Does Religiosity Help?” International Journal of Business and Social Science, 4 (2013): 37-64.
6. “Effects of Job Satisfaction on Wages and Gender Wage Differentials: A Simultaneous Equations Approach.” In Wages and Employment: Economics, Structure and Gender Differences, ed. by Arijit Mukherjee, Nova Science Publishers, New York (2013): 33-71.
7. “Effects of Positive Attitude and Optimism on Wage and Employment: A Double Selection Approach.” Journal of Socio-Economics, 41 (2012): 304-16.
8. “Why Does Growing Up in an Intact Family during Childhood Lead to Higher Earnings during Adulthood?” American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 71 (July 2012): 662-94, with Aman Ullah.
9. “Direct and Indirect Effects of Happiness on Wage: A Simultaneous Equations Approach.” Journal of Socio-Economics. 41 (2012): 143-52. With Aman Ullah.
10. “Effects of Charity on Social Welfare: A Theoretical Analysis.” Sociology Mind, Vol. 1, No. 2 (2011): 33-35.
11. “Effects of Positive Attitude and Optimism on Employment: Evidence from the US Data.” Journal of Socio-Economics. 39(2010): 258-70.
12. “Effects of Positive Attitude on Earnings: Evidence from the US Longitudinal Data.” Journal of Socio-Economics, 38 (February 2009): 357-71.
13. “Effects of Positive Attitude on Happiness and Wage; Evidence from the US Data.” Journal of Economic Psychology, 30 (2009): 884-97.
14. “Why do Gender Differentials Differ between Occupations? The Role of Education Reexamined.” Journal of Quantitative Economics, 7 (January 2009):144-71.
15. “Education and Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from the US Data.” Utkal Economic Papers, 14 (2007-08): 26-40.
16. “Effects of Positive Attitude on Employment: Evidence from the US Data.” The IABPAD Conference proceedings (April 2008): 789-803.
17. “A Voucher Supplement to Existing Anti-discrimination Programs in the Job Market,” with Neil Garston and Tom Larson. Eastern Economic Journal, 32 (Spring 2006): 331-54.
18. “An Alternative Method of Estimating the Worker’s Reservation Wage and Examining Its Determinants.” International Economic Journal, 19 (December 2005): 501-22.
19. “An Alternative Explanation for the Equality of Male and Female Unemployment Rates in the U.S. Labor Market in the Late 1980s.” Eastern Economic Journal, 29 (Winter 2003) 69-92.
20. “Bivariate Probit Approach to the Determination of Teen Employment: A Study of Employment Discrimination in Los Angeles County.” Applied Economics, 34 (2002): 143-56.
21. “Determination of Participation Decision, Hiring Decision, and Wages in a Double Selection Framework: Male-Female Wage Differentials in the U. S. Labor Market Revisited.” Contemporary Economic Policy, 19 (2001): 197-212.
22. “Testing for the Specification of the Wage Equation: Double Selection Approach or Single Selection Approach.” Applied Economics Letter, 8 (2001): 525-29.
23. “An Alternative Explanation for Positive Black-White Unemployment Rate Differentials in the United States.” Journal of Quantitative Economics, 16 (2000): 71-91.