David L.Barkley

Professor, Applied Economics & Statistics

Co-Coordinator, Rural Economic Development Research Laboratory

255 Barre Hall
Phone: 864.656.5797
Fax:     864.656.5776
e-mail: dbrkly@clemson.edu

Curriculum Vita:

Education:

Ph.D. Economics, Iowa State University, 1976
M.A. Economics, University of Georgia, 1972
B.A. Mathematics, Furman University, 1969

Research Interests:

Regional Economics, Rural Economic Development Policy, Impact Analysis, Nonmetropolitan Financial Markets

Recent Courses Taught:

CRD/APEC 412/612 Regional Economic Development Theory and Policy

APEC 906 Seminar in Area Economic Development

 

Honors and Awards:

Councilor, Regional Science Association International,    2000-2003
President, Southern Regional Science Association, 1997
Graduate, USDA Leadership Training School, 1993
Fellow, Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Policy, Clemson University
Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Member, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society
Board of Editors, Choices
Board of Editors, Review of Regional Studies

Selected Publications:

Barkley, David L.2003. "Policy Options for Equity Financing for Rural Entrepreneurs," in Main Streets of Tomorrow: Growing and Financing Rural Entrepreneurs. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, pp. 107-125.

Markley, Deborah and David L. Barkley. 2003. "Development of an Entrepreneurial Support Organization: The Case of the Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation." Research Case Study Number 1, Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, Lincoln, NE.

Henry, Mark S., David L. Barkley, and Haizhen Li. 2003. "Fiscal Trends: Implications for the Rural South." Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 35:2, pp. 237-250.

Barkley, David L., Mark S. Henry, and Mellie Warner. 2002. "The Community-Level Impacts of Economic Development: The Role of Local Labor Market Adjustments." The Rural South: Preparing for the Challenges of the 21st Century. Southern Rural Development Center, No. 24 (October), pp. 1-8.

Barkley, David L., Deborah M Markley, and Julia S. Rubin. 2001. "Certified Capital Companies: Strengths and Shortcomings of the Latest Wave of State-Assisted Venture Capital Programs." Economic Development Quarterly 15(4), pp. 350-366

Barkley, David L. and Deborah M. Markley. 2001. Nontraditional Sources of Venture Capital for Rural America." Rural America 16(1), pp. 19-26.

Barkley, David L., Deborah M. Markley, David Freshwater, Julia S. Rubin, and Ron Shaffer. 2001. "Establishing Nontraditional Venture Capital Institutions: Lessons Learned." P2001-11B, Rural Policy Research Institute, Columbia, Missouri

Kim, Yunsoo, David L. Barkley, and Mark S. Henry. 2000. "Industry Characteristics Linked to Establishment Concentrations in Nonmetropolitan Areas." Journal of Regional Science, 40(2), pp. 231-259.