Positions

Research Areas research areas

Overview

  • Neil is currently the faculty director for the Business in Practice Program. Prior to that, he served for six years as the Associate Dean of Academic Programs at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. Before that he served five years as the Chair of the Department of Economics. In 2012 he won the University Award for Public Service in recognition of having served sixteen years as the Treasurer of the History of Economics Society and nine years on the Durham Town Council (four as council chair).

    His areas of interest include: behavioral economics, organizational economics and the history of economic thought. In July 2014 his book: The Gamification of Higher Education: Developing a Game-Based Business Strategy in a Disrupted Marketplace was published by Palgrave Macmillan. He has used game design principles to develop a new teaching pedagogy (http://econjourney.com) and a new first year experience for Paul College students (FIRE).

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title
    2018 Developing the journey process: A novel approach to teaching undergraduate economics.  Journal of Economics and Finance Education.  2018
    2014 Giving, Taking and Punishment in a Public Goods Environment.  Journal of Applied Business and Economics.  2014
    2013 The Allure of Games: Toward an Updated Theory of the Leisure Class.  Games and Culture.  8:26-42. 2013
    2011 Henry George and the Intellectual Foundations of the Open Source Movement.  American Journal of Economics and Sociology.  70:904-927. 2011
    2010 HENRY GEORGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THORSTEIN VEBLEN'S THEORY OF CAPITAL.  Journal of the History of Economic Thought.  32:419-431. 2010
    2008 Charles Babbage's Influence on the Development of Alfred Marshall's Theory of the Firm.  Journal of the History of Economic Thought.  2008
    2007 The natural origins of economics.  Victorian Studies.  49:724-725. 2007
    2006 Sexual Selection and Economic Positioning.  Journal of Bioeconomics.  8:21-33. 2006
    2004 The evolutionary firm and Cournot's Dilemma.  Cambridge Journal of Economics.  28:273-289. 2004
    2002 Platform Externalities and the Antitrust Case against Microsoft.  Antitrust Bulletin.  47:641-660. 2002
    2000 Competition and Economic Progress.  Journal of Bioeconomics.  2000
    1997 Evolutionary economics: Post-Schumpeterian contributions - Andersen,ES.  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.  32:324-326. 1997
    1995 PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY RACE (VOL 13, PG 87, 1995).  Contemporary Economic Policy Contemporary Policy Issues.  13:R6-R6. 1995
    1992 MODELING COORDINATION IN ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKETS.  Management Science.  38:1819-1826. 1992
    1991 MARSHALL,ALFRED MISSION - REISMAN,D.  Southern Economic Journal.  58:557-558. 1991
    1991 Deficit reduction and healthcare expenditures. A macroeconomic perspective..  Journal of Nursing Administration.  21:35-39. 1991
    1991 THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FUNCTION IN THE THEORY OF THE FIRM.  Scottish Journal of Political Economy.  38:162-176. 1991
    1991 Biological Analogies in Marshall's Work.  Journal of the History of Economic Thought.  1991
    1987 KEYNES AND THE INVISIBLE HAND THEOREM.  Journal of Post Keynesian Economics.  10:105-115. 1987
    The Effectiveness of Interactive Homework Platforms

    Article

    Year Title
    2021 Redesigning the Future of Experiential Learning 2021
    2017 Student Learning and Producer Theory 2017
    2017 Why Don’t Student Writing Outcomes Improve During a Course? 2017
    2013 The Hero's Journey: using story to teach economic concepts 2013
    2010 Animal Spirits and the Future of the Macroeconomy: Lessons from the past 2010
    2008 Henry George and the Intellectual Foundations of Open Source 2008
    2008 Taking in a Public Goods Game 2008
    2008 Charles Babbage's Influence on Alfred Marshall's Theory of the Firm 2008
    2006 • Leadership Models and Observations from Public Goods Experiments 2006
    2005 Continuity of Science in Marshall’s Work 2005
    2005 • Open Source and the Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry 2005
    2005 • Strong Altruism: An Element in the Emergence of Public Institutions? 2005
    2004 • Why Economics has not Become and Evolutionary Science 2004
    2002 • Conjectural History vs. Historical Fact: Uncovering the Process of Vertical Integration 2002

    Book

    Year Title
    2014 Gamification of Higher Education: Developing a Game-Based Business Strategy in a Disrupted Marketplace 2014

    Chapter

    Year Title
    2014 Creating a Game-Based Student Experience.  145-+. 2014
    2014 Design Elements.  87-+. 2014
    2014 Gamification as a Business Strategy.  49-+. 2014
    2014 Insights from the Game Industry.  27-+. 2014
    2014 Structural Design.  107-+. 2014
    2014 The Allure of Games.  69-+. 2014
    2014 The Classroom as a Game Space.  127-+. 2014
    2014 The Coming "Perfect Storm" in Higher Education.  7-+. 2014
    2014 The Future of Higher Education.  159-+. 2014
    2014 The Gamification of Higher Education Developing a Game-Based Business Strategy in a Disrupted Marketplace Introduction.  1-4. 2014
    2014 The Gamification of Higher Education Developing a Game-Based Business Strategy in a Disrupted Marketplace Preface.  VII-+. 2014
    1998 Marshall, Veblen and the Search for an Evolutionary Economics 1998
    1994 Biological Analogies in the Theory of the Firm 1994
    The Concept of Organic Growth in Marshall's Work

    Conference Paper

    Year Title
    1995 PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY RACE.  Contemporary Economic Policy Contemporary Policy Issues. 77-87. 1995
    1989 THE CORPORATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - MARKET TRANSPARENCY AND STATE ACCOUNTABILITY.  EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH. 175-182. 1989

    Teaching Activities

  • BiP:A/BiP Guide Program Taught course 2022
  • BiP:C/Bip Guide Program Taught course 2022
  • BiP:S/Bip Guide Program Taught course 2022
  • BiP: A/BiP Guide Program Taught course 2021
  • BiP: P/BiP Guide Program Taught course 2021
  • BiP: S/BiP Guide Program Taught course 2021
  • BiP:S/Let's Make a Deal Taught course 2020
  • Honors/The Consulting Project Taught course 2020
  • Honors/The Workshop Taught course 2019
  • Honors/The Workshop Taught course 2019
  • PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge Taught course 2019
  • PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge Taught course 2019
  • Honors/The Consulting Project Taught course 2019
  • PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge Taught course 2019
  • Honors/The Workshop Taught course 2018
  • Honors/The Workshop Taught course 2018
  • PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge Taught course 2018
  • PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge Taught course 2018
  • Top/Inbound Marketing Taught course 2018
  • Honors/The Consulting Project Taught course 2018
  • Honors/The Consulting Project Taught course 2018
  • PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge Taught course 2018
  • Top/Digital Mktg & Analytics Taught course 2018
  • Honors/The Workshop Taught course 2017
  • Honors/The Workshop Taught course 2017
  • PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge Taught course 2017
  • Honors/The Consulting Project Taught course 2017
  • Inter Microeconomic Analysis Taught course 2017
  • Principles of Economics Micro Taught course 2017
  • Principles of Economics Micro Taught course 2017
  • Assurance of Learning Assess Taught course 2016
  • Honors/The Workshop Taught course 2016
  • Integrative Management Seminar Taught course 2016
  • Integrative Management Seminar Taught course 2016
  • Integrative Management Seminar Taught course 2015
  • Integrative Management Seminar Taught course 2015
  • Integrative Management Seminar Taught course 2015
  • Integrative Management Seminar Taught course 2015
  • Graduate Economics Seminar Taught course 2014
  • Doctoral Research Taught course 2014
  • Independent Study Taught course 2014
  • International Economics Taught course 2014
  • Independent Study Taught course 2014
  • Senior Economics Seminar Taught course 2014
  • Economics Taught course 2014

    • Education And Training

    Full Name

  • Neil Niman