Dirk Yandell

Professor of Economics

Ph.D. Purdue University, Economics
M.S. Purdue University, Economics
B.A. University of San Diego, Mathematics and Economics

www.sandiego.edu/~yandell

Dirk Yandell joined the USD faculty in 1981. Professor Yandell has taught over 20 different courses at USD. He enjoys integrating experimental methods into the classroom, and regularly receives top teaching evaluations. He has received a number of teaching awards, including the Sears Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award, the Innovative Undergradate Business Educator award, the Professor of the Year award by the Graduate Business Student Association, and the Outstanding Preceptor award. His book, Using Economic Experiments in the Classroom (Prentice Hall, Inc., 3rd edition, 2007) reflects his interest in experimental economics and classroom pedagogy. He has also published a number of articles in the areas of business economics and public policy. Professor Yandell teaches a variety of undergraduate courses and has been active in USD's MBA and MSEL graduate programs. He has also taught in the MSGL program. He was a faculty member in USD's Institute for Project Management and the USD/SDSU Institute for Quality and Productivity. He has consulted and led seminars in the areas of quality management, statistical process control, cost estimating, present value analysis, and contract pricing. He regularly serves as an expert witness in court cases.

Selected Current Research

Journal Article, Academic Journal

Yandell, D. (2011). Efficiency in the California Real Estate Labor Market. American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 3

Yandell, D., Badasyan, N., Goeree, J., Hartmann, M., Morgan, J., Rosenblat, T., Servatka, M., , ., H (2009). Vertical Integration of Successive Monopolies: A Classroom Experiment. Perspectives on Economic Education Research, 5 (1), 61-77.

Conference Proceeding

Yandell, D., Sandy, J. (2008). Student Evaluations: Risk vs. Return. Proceedings of the Allied Academies International Internet Conference

Other

Yandell, D. (2012). Created PowerPoints to accompany "Business Statistics" (1st ed), 16 chapters, by Robert Donnelly. Prentice Hall, Inc.

Yandell, D. (2012). Created PowerPoints to accompany "Statistics for Business and Economics" (8th ed), 18 chapters, by Paul Newbold, William Carlson, and Betty Thorne. Prentice Hall, Inc.

Yandell, D. (2009). Created PowerPoints to accompany "Statistics for Business and Economics" (7th ed), 18 chapters, by Paul Newbold, William Carlson, and Betty Thorne. Prentice Hall, Inc.

Yandell, D. (2008). Created PowerPoints to accompany "Business Statistics: A Decision Making Approach," (7th ed), 18 chapters, by Groebner, Shannon, Fry, and Smith. Prentice Hall, Inc.