William A. Ward

Professor,
Applied Economics & Statistics

258 Barre Hall
Phone: 864.656.5788
Fax:     864.656.5776
e-mail: waward@clemson.edu

Curriculum Vita:

Education:

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics (Natural Resource Policy),
   Michigan State University, 1972
M.S. Agricultural and Applied Economics, Clemson University,  1967
B.A. English Literature/Sociology, Clemson University   1965

Current Research Interests:

Cost-Benefit Analysis methods for low-carbon growth (LCG) investment analysis
Applications of institutional economics concepts to the design of energy efficiency programs and LCG investments
Studies in global economic transition:
     Causes of national and global manufacturing output and employment changes
     Modern Portfolio Theory, institutional economics and the changing pattern of        global trade and financial flows from the end of World War II to the present

Selected Publications and Links:

Financing Energy Efficiency: Lessons from Brazil, China, India and Beyond (with R. P. Taylor, C. Govindarajalu, J. Levin and A. S. Meyer) 2008. Washington: The World Bank.

Considering Trade Policies for Liquid Biofuels (with M. Kojima and D. Mitchell) 2007. Washington: Energy Management Assistant Program of the World Bank.

Ward, William A. 2005. Manufacturing Productivity and the Shifting U.S., China, and Global Job Scenes--1990 to 2005. CUCIT Working Paper 052507, Clemson University Center for International Trade, Clemson, SC

Center for International Trade Working Papers

China Energy Efficiency Studies

Global Issues Papers