Rank: Associate Professor

David D. Selover joined the Department of Economics in 1998. He currently teaches courses in Econometrics II, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Research Methodology, US Economic History, Industrial Organization, and Introductory Microeconomics. He has also taught courses in International Finance, International Trade, Statistics, and the Economy of Japan.

Professor Selover’s research focuses largely on international economic interdependence and business cycle transmission, especially in the Pacific Basin. He is currently working on projects involving the effects of El Niño upon the business cycle, mode-locking models of business cycle formation, earthquake models of financial crises, the diffusion of fashion, and the role of culture in the economy.

Professor Selover received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at San Diego in 1991, his M.A. in Economics from San Diego State University in 1982, and his B.A. in Political Science from San Diego State University. He has done research at the Japan Development Bank in Tokyo in 1993, and has worked as an Economist for Regional Economic Research of San Diego from 1982—1984 where he did research on the electric power industry and on opinion research polls in Mexico. He enjoys studying languages and speaks both Spanish and Japanese. He served in the US Air Force from 1973 to 1977.

Website: http://web.odu.edu/dselover