Elaine S. McBeth

Morton 140A 
Phone: (757) 221-2386 
Email: mcbeth@wm.edu
Fax: (757) 221-2390 

Elaine McBeth is a graduate of Hamilton College (A.B., 1983) and the University of Virginia (M.A., 1987; Ph.D. ABD).  Ms. McBeth has been at the College since 1988 and became Associate Director of the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy in 1993. Her teaching interests include monetary theory and policy, financial market regulation, mathematical economics and stabilization policy. Ms. McBeth regularly teaches Money and Banking and supervises Independent Study project on topics ranging from Financial Market Reform to NAFTA. Ms. McBeth has served as a consultant to several state agencies, including the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Transportation, to the American Bankers Association, to the College Board/Educational Testing Service, as well as to private industry.
Current Research:
  • open economy macro/stabilization policy
  • land use/economic development (serve on advisory board, Sierra Club's Commission on Sprawl Development and Livable Communities)
  Courses:
  • Econ 101
  • Econ 102
  • Econ 304
  • Econ 311
  • Pubp 500
Selected Publications:
  • “1999 NAGAP Conference Summary – Large Issues Facing Small College and Universities,” NAGAP Journal, Summer 1999, Vol. 11, Num 4.
  • “1999 NAGAP Conference Summary – Moving Toward a Holistic Application Evaluation; Cut-off Scores, Diversity and our Love of the GRE,” NAGAP Journal, Summer 1999, Vol. 11, Num 4.
  • "Reflections on Macroeconomics and the Introductory Economics Course,"  Teacher’s Guide to Advanced Placement Courses in Macroeconomics, The College Board, 1998.
  • “1998 NAGAP Conference Summary – Techniques for Recruiting Graduate Students,” NAGAP Journal, Summer 1998, Vol. 10, Num 4.
  • "1998 NAGAP Conference Summary – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Update,” NAGAP Journal, Summer 1998, Vol. 10, Num 4.
  • "Comparative Analysis of Norfolk with Selected Cities and Standard

    • Metropolitan Statistical Areas," A report commissioned by the City of
    Norfolk Financial Planning Bureau, Norfolk, VA, 1995.
  • "Agricultural and Forestal Districts: A Study of Preferential Assessment," A report commissioned by James City County Planning Commission, James City County, VA, 1994.
  • "Economic Indicators," The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, 9th edition, Bankers Publishing Company, 1991.
  • "Federal Reserve Board Regulations," The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, 9th edition, Bankers Publishing Company, 1991.
  • "The History of Currency in the United States," The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, 9th edition, Bankers Publishing Company, 1991.
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