Todd D. Kendall I am a senior economist at Compass Lexecon in Chicago. I was previously faculty at Clemson University. You can view my Lexecon website here. Curricula Vitae: PDF HTML (with links to papers and articles) Contact information: todd@toddkendall.net Cell: (312) 513-7887 Office: (312) 322-0250 Compass Lexecon 332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois 60604-4937 Curriculum Vitae Employment: May, 2008 - Present: Compass Lexecon, Economist (2008), Senior Economist (2009 - Present) August, 2003 - May, 2008: Clemson University, Assistant Professor of Economics Education: Ph.D. Economics, University of Chicago, 2003 M.A. Economics, University of Chicago, 2000 B.S. Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1998 Peer-Reviewed Publications: "Unmarried Fertility, Crime, and Social Stigma", (with Robert Tamura) Journal of Law and Economics, forthcoming. "An Empirical Analysis of Political Activity in Hollywood", Journal of Cultural Economics, 33(1):19-47, February 2009. "Ability and Specialization among Economic Researchers", Managerial and Decision Economics, 29(8):609-18, December 2008. "Celebrity Misbehavior in the NBA", Journal of Sports Economics, 9(3):231-49, June 2008 . [An earlier version with more discussion] "Durable Good Celebrities", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 66(2):312-21, May 2008. [Technical Appendix] "Spillovers, Complementarities, and Sorting in Labor Markets with an Application to Professional Sports", Southern Economic Journal 70(2) [October, 2003] pp. 389-402. Working Paper Manuscripts: "Using Political Conventions to Estimate the Responsiveness of Prostitution Labor Supply" (with Scott Cunningham) "Economics of the Long Tail'" (with Kevin K. Tsui) "Pornography, Rape, and the Internet" "Strategic Political Commentary" "The Effect of Search Costs on Divorce: Evidence from the Rise of the Internet" "Degrees of Specialization among Workers of Differing Ability" Other Writing: Review of Aggression in the Sports World: A Social Psychological Perspective, Journal of Sports Economics, forthcoming. "Why Not Just Ask the Dolphins?", The Economists' Voice, June, 2007. "Ravenel and Our Out-of-kilter Drug Laws", The State (Columbia, S.C.), June 26, 2007. "Who Wins and Who Loses When Illegal Immigrants Get Low Pay" [Letter to the Editor], Christian Science Monitor, March 26, 2007. "Pornography: Either the Cause or the Result of Wrong Thinking" [Letter to the Editor], Christian Science Monitor, August 29, 2006. "Does Fame Help in Court?", Legal Affairs, April, 2005. Selected Presentations: 2007: Conference on the Software and Internet Industries (Univ. Toulouse), Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings, Wofford College 2006: Econometric Society (European Meetings), Southern Economic Association, NBER Summer Institute, Clemson (Women's Studies), Stanford Law School, Clemson Symposium on Civility, Sports, and Society 2005: American Economic Association 2004: Appalachian State University, Clemson University 2003: University of Arkansas, Cal Poly, Clemson University, University of The South, Claremont McKenna College 2002: University of Chicago, Southern Economic Association, Midwest Economic Association, Illinois Commerce Commission Honors and Grants: Guest Lecturer, Wofford College, 2007 Honorable Mention, Economic Communicators Contest (Assn. of Private Enterprise Education), 2007 College of Business and Behavioral Science Faculty Seed Grant, Clemson University, 2006 University Research Grant, “Childhood Causes of Adult Crime”, Clemson University, 2005 John M. Olin Prize (for excellence in dissertation work), University of Chicago, 2001 Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Fellowship, 1998-2001 Century Scholarship, 1998-2001 Sigma Xi, 1998 Selected Press Citations: "Is Pornography Adultery?", The Atlantic, October, 2008. "Johns Help Each Other Find the Right 'Internet Sex Provider',", Wired News, March 13, 2008. The Chip Franklin Show, KOGO San Diego, November 7, 2007 [radio interview]. "Is Pornography a Catalyst of Sexual Violence?", Chicago Tribune, November 4, 2007 (also printed in Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Orlando Sentinel, Human Events, Reason). "What Made Execs Do What They Did?", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 7, 2007 (also printed in Houston Chronicle (3/14/07)). "Just Why Do Our Celebrities Behave So Boorishly?", Bloomberg News, February 12, 2007 (also printed in Shanghai Daily (2/14/07) and Calgary Herald (2/25/07)). The World Tonight with Rob Breakenridge, CHQR Calgary, November 8, 2006 [radio interview]. The Mark Elliot Show, CFRB Toronto, November 5, 2006 [radio interview]. "Three Cheers for Internet Porn", Salon.com, November 3, 2006. "How the Web Prevents Rape", Slate.com, October 10, 2006. "Even in June, the Ice Men Cometh: Is Anybody Watching?", Christian Science Monitor, June 9, 2006. "True Value in the Fame Economy", Financial Times, December 27, 2005. "Celebrity Misbehavior", MarginalRevolution.com, April 22, 2004. Teaching: Courses taught at Clemson include: Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Game Theory (undergraduate and Ph.D), Microeconomics for Public Policy. Most Recent Teaching Evaluations (Spring 2007): Economics 211 ("Principles of Microeconomics" for business undergraduates) Economics 845 ("Advanced Game Theory" for economics Ph.D. students) University Service: BB&T Summer Economics Camp Lecturer, 2006 and 2007 Committee to Plan Symposium on Civility in Sports, 2005-06 and 2006-07 Junior Faculty Recruitment Committee, 2004 Professional Service: Textbook Reviewer for Intermediate Microeconomics (by Walter Nicholson) Journal Referee for American Economic Review, Applied Economics, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Sports Economics, Public Choice. Professional Membership: American Economic Association Midwest Economic Association Southern Economic Association Econometric Society Copyright © 2004-2009, Todd D. Kendall Last Page Update: March, 2009.