Raymond G. Batina, Professor
EDUCATION
- 1985 PhD Minnesota, 1978 BSc Purdue
FIELDS OF INTEREST
EMPLOYMENT
- 1985 Asst Prof WSU, 1991 Visiting Asst Prof Purdue, 1991 Assoc Prof WSU, 2000 Full Prof WSU
TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
- Graduate Macroeconomic Theory, Public Finance, Intermediate Microeconomics
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Annala C., J. Feehan, and R. Batina. in press. The Empirical Impact of Public Infrastructure on the Japanese Economy. In press, Japanese Economic Review.
- Feehan J. and R. Batina. 2007. "Labor and Capital Taxation with Public Inputs as Common Property," Public Finance Review, 35:626-642.
- Public Goods: Theories and Evidence, with Toshihiro Ihori, 2005, Springer-Verlag: Germany.
- "A Summary of Empirical Work on the Public Capital Hypothesis," 2004, Economic and Social Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan, 20:35:44 (http://www.esri.go.jp/jp/prj-rc/macro/macro14/09batina_t2.pdf)
- "Public Inputs and the Private Economy: Some Conceptual and Policy-Theoretic Issues," with James Feehan and Christopher Annala, 2004, presented at the International Forum for Macroeconomic Issues held at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. http://www.esri.go.jp/en/archive/menu-e.html
- "Public Capital and the Private Economy: A Study of Japan," with Christopher Annala, 2004, presented at the International Forum for Macroeconomic Issues held at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. http://www.esri.go.jp/en/archive/menu-e.html
- "Public Infrastructure Support for Industry: Common Property versus Collective
Property ," with James Feehan, 2003, presented at the International Forum for
Macroeconomic Issues held at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. http://www.esri.go.jp/en/archive/menu-e.html
- "The Impact of Public Inputs on the Private Economy: An empirical analysis of public capital, unemployment, and employment by sector ," with Christopher Annala, 2003, presented at the International Forum for Macroeconomic Issues held at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. http://www.esri.go.jp/en/archive/menu-e.html
- "Public Infrastructure Support for Industry: Common Property versus Collective Property ," with James Feehan, 2002, presented at the International Forum for Macroeconomic Issues held at the Brookings Institution, Washington D. C.
- "The Impact of Public Inputs on the Private Economy: An empirical analysis of public capital, unemployment, and employment by sector ," with Christopher Annala, 2002, presented at the International Forum for Macroeconomic Issues held at the Brookings Institution, Washington D. C.
HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- 1993 Seafirst Distinguished Faculty Award, CBE, WSU
- 1992 Shell Instructional Excellence Award, CBE, WSU
- 1978 Phi Beta Phi
- 1975 Freshmen Men's Honor Society

Contact Info
E-mail Address
rgb@wsu.edu
Office Location:
203J Hulbert Hall
Phone: 509-335-8057