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William Clarke

  • Professor Emeritus, Economics
  • Ph.D. Rutgers Univ- New Brunswick

Teaching Interests

Microeconomic Theory; Industrial Organization Government and Business; Managerial Economics

Research Interests

Economics of Transportation; Industrial Organization; Economics Education

Bio

Areas of concentration: applied microeconomics of industrial organization, labor economics, managerial economics. Delivered papers at the Eastern Economic Association and the Transportation Research Forum. Published in Research Management and Optimization and Management, Transportation Research, Part E, and Applied Economics. Current research interests concern the economics of transportation.

Professional Memberships

  • American Economics Association Present
  • Eastern Economics Association Present

    • Awards and Honors

  • 2002, Bentley Innovation in Teaching Award
  • 2002, Bentley Innovations in Teaching Award, 2002
  • 1994, Bentley Academic Advisor of the Year
  • 1994, Bentley Academic Advisor of the Year Award
  • 1982, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor Fraternity
  • 1970, Academic Honors in Economics, Middlebury College, 1966

    • Publications

    Journal Articles

  • Fowles, R., Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2013). The Cell Phone Effect on Truck Accidents: A Specification Error Approach. Elsevier, Transportation Research Part E, (50) 18-28.
  • Loeb, P. D., Blattenberg, G., Fowles, R., Clarke, W. A. (2012). Understanding the Cell Phone Effect on Vehicle Fatalities: A Bayesian View. Applied Economics, (44) 14 1823 - 1835. (Link)
  • Fowles, R., Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2010). The Cell Phone Effect on Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates: A Bayesian and Classical Econometric Evaluation. Elsevier -- Transportation Research Part E, (46) Issue 6 1140 - 1147.
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2009). The Cell Phone Effect on Pedestrian Fatalities. Elsevier, Transportation Research Part E, (45) 1 284-290.
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A., Anderson, R. (2009). The Impact of Cell Phones on Motor Vehicle Fatalities. Applied Economics, (41:22) 2905-2914.
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2007). The Determinants of Truck Accidents. Elsevier, Transportation Research Part E, (43) 4 442-452.
  • Clarke, W. A., Loeb, P. D. (2005). The Determinants of Train Fatalities: Keeping the Model on Track. Transportation Research Part E, (41) 2 145-158.
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2001). The Determinants of Railroad Fatalities in the U.S. -- An Econometric Model Integrating the Effect of Deregulation on Safety. Global Business and Economic Review, (2001 Anthology) 525-539.
  • Clarke, W. A. (1986). Measurement of Vertical Integration of Major Aluminum Producers. Journal of Resource Management and Optimization, (IV) 1 113-123.

    Cases

    Clarke, W. A. (2005). Eleven cases based on Bentley College Judicial Board Cases published in New Directions, 2005Parsons Publishing Company.
    • Clarke, W. A. (2003). Eleven cases based on Judicial Review Board Hearings published in New Directions, Invest in Your Future, Gerard V. Stenerson, edParson Custom Publishing. Clarke, W. A. (2002). Eleven cases based on Judicial Review Board Hearings published in New Directions: Charting Your Future, Gerard V. Stenerson, edParson Custom Publishing. Clarke, W. A. (2001). Eleven Cases based on Judicial Review Board Hearings in New Directions: Charting Your Future, Gerard V. Stenerson, edParson Custom Publishing.

    Presentations

  • Clarke, w. A., Loeb, P. D., Fowles, R. (2019). “Motorcycle Fatalities: A Classical and Bayesian Analysis” Presented at the Eastern Economics Association Eastern Economics Association Meeting New York Cith
  • Loeb, P. D., Fowles, R., Clarke, W. A. (2018). “Sturdy Inference: The Changing Perspective of Motor Vehicle Crashes” Presented at the EEA Eastern Economics Association 44th Annual Conference Boston, MA Boston Sheraton Hotel
  • Fowles, R., Loeb, P. D., Permpoonwiwat, C. K., Clarke, W. A. (2016). “Sturdy Inference: A Bayesian Analysis of U.S. Motorcycle Helmet Laws” Presented at the Eastern Economics Association EEA 42nd Conference Washington, DC
  • Fowles, R., Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2015). “The Varying Effects of Helmet Laws on Motorcycle Fatalities: A Classical and Bayesian Analysis” Presented at the Eastern Economics Association EEA 41st Annual Conference New York City
  • Fowles, R., Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A., Permpoonwiwat, C. K. (2015). “The Determinants of Motorcycle Fatalities: Are all Helmet Laws the Same?” Presented at the Transportation and Public Utilities Group (TPUG) American Economics Association Meetings Boston, MA
  • Fowles, R., Loeb, P. D., Permpoonwiwat, C. K., Clarke, W. A. (2014). “Motorcycle Accidents Revisited: a Classical and Bayesian Approach” Presented at theEastern Economics Association Meetings New York City
  • Clarke, W. A., Loeb, P. D., Fowles, R. (2011). “Truck Accidents and Cell Phones: An Econometric Evaluation” Presented at the Eastern Economics Association Eastern Economics Association Meetings New York City
  • Blattenberg, G., Loeb, P., Fowles, R., Clarke, W. A. (2009). “A Bayesian and Classical Evaluation of the Effect of Cell Phones on Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2008). “The Cell Phone Effect on Pedestrian Fatalities”
  • Loeb, P. D., Fowles, R., Clarke, W. A. (2008). “The Determinants of Motor Vehicle Fatalities Using Specification Testing and Bayesian Stochastic Search Variable Selection Methods”
  • Blattenberger, G., Fowles, R., Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2008). “Understanding the Cell Phone Effect on Motor Vehicle Fatalities Using Classical and Bayesian Methods”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A., Anderson, R. (2007). “The Impact of BAC Laws and Cell Phones on Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2007). “The Impact of Cell Phones on Pedestrian Fatalities”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A., Anderson, R. (2006). “Effect of Cell Phones on Motor Vehicle Fatality Rates -- Some Preliminary Time Series Results”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2005). “The Determinants of Truck Accidents in the United States”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2004). “The Effect of Deregulation on Accidents in the Trucking Industry Usint Time Series Data and Specification Error Tests”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2003). “The Determinants of Train Fatalities: Keeping the Model on Track”
  • Clarke, W. A., Loeb, P. D. (2002). “A Seemingly Unrelated Regression Analysis of Railroad Fatalities”
  • Clarke, W. A., Loeb, P. D. (2001). “Factors Affecting Railroad Fatalities: IS Deregulation a Killer?”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2001). “The Determinants of Railroad Fatalities in the U.S. - An Econometric Model Integrating the Effect of Deregulation on Safety”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (2000). “Deregulation and Fatalities: An Econometric Analysis”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (1999). “An Econometric Model of the Determinants of Train Accidents - A Specification Error Approach”
  • Clarke, W. A., Loeb, P. D. (1998). “An Econometric Model of the Determinants of Train Accidents”
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (1998). “An Econometric Model of the Determinants of Train Accidents - A Specification Error Approach”
  • Clarke, W. A., Loeb, P. D. (1998). “An Econometric Model of the Determinants of Train Accidents - A specification Error Approach” Presented at theTransportation Research Forum Philadelphia, PA
  • Loeb, P. D., Clarke, W. A. (1996). “Train Fatalities - An Econometric Analysis of Elementary Time Series Models”

    • Service

    Department Service

  • Co-advisor for Major Advising 2010 - Present