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Lawrence Davidson
812-855-2773
davidso@indiana.edu
HH 3080
1309 E. 10th Street

Lawrence Davidson

  • Professor Emeritus of Business Economics & Public Policy
  • Founding Director, Kelley Center for the Business of Life Sciences (3/08-12/09) and W. Michael and William D. Wells Life Sciences Faculty Fellow
Department: Business Economics & Public Policy
Campus: Bloomington


Areas of Expertise

International Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Dimensions of the Life Sciences Sectors, Evidence for Globalization

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, University of North Carolina, 1977
  • MS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973
  • MA, University of Arizona, 1972
  • BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969

Professional Experience

  • Liaison Kelley Healthcare and Life Sciences Initiative (8/05-3/08)
  • Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Indiana University (7/90-12/09)
  • Visiting Professor, Graduate International School of Management and Administration, Hannover, Germany (5/02-7/02, 5/03-7/03, 5/04-7/04, 5/05-7/05)
  • Visiting Professor, SKK University, International MBA Program, Seoul, Korea (3/05-5/05, 3/06-4/06, 3/07-4/07)
  • Visiting Professor, Helsinki School of Economics and Business, Helsinki, Finland (1/02-2/02, 1/03-2/03, 3/04-4/04, 2/05-2/05, 1/06-1/06, 1/07-1/07)

Awards, Honors & Certificates

  • Named Saastamoinen Foundation Visiting Professor at the Helsinki School of Business and Economics (2001-02)
  • Most Valuable Instructor, Alumni Survey Questionnaire (1992-93)
  • Alpha Kappa Psi Undergraduate Alumni Teaching Award in Business Economics (1991-92)
  • Business Economics Professor of the Year, MBA Program (1990-91)
  • Nominated by Department for Business School's C. Harry Sauvain Teaching Award (1990-91)
  • Indiana University John Ryan Award for International Contributions (2001)
  • Faculty Service Award, Kelley School of Business (2000)
  • Named to Board of Directors, Indiana District Export Council (1998)
  • Named to Board of Directors, Indiana Center for Intercultural Communications (1998)
  • Ask to write state policy brief on International Business by Indiana Economic Development Council (1997)
  • Nominated by Lt. Governor to Jobs Council Task Force (1997)
  • Named to Board of Directors, Global Crossroads Foundation, Inc. (1997)
  • Nominated by Governor to NAFTA Dispute Resolution Panel for Indiana (1994)
  • Advisory Board Center for International Business Research and Education (1992)
  • Executive Board Member, Coalition for Positive Progress (1992)
  • Named Member of Advisory Council of the Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University (1991)
  • Named Member of Academy Advisory Council of the Consortium of Universities for International Business Study (1991)
  • Selected as member of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Working Group of the International Baltic Economic Commission, Hudson Institute (1991)
  • Awarded the W. Michael and William D. Wells Faculty Fellowship in Life Sciences, 2008

Selected Publications

  • Davidson, L. S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2007). Inflation in Medical Care - Above National Inflation But Converging. The Business of Life Sciences, August.
  • Davidson, L. S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2007). Life Sciences Establishments Getting Bigger - In Some Places But Not In Others. The Business of Life Sciences, May.
  • Davidson, L. S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2007). 2005 Was An Excellent Year for Life Sciences Employment. The Business of Life Sciences, January.
  • Davidson, L. S., Agudelo, D., and Benitez Galia, J. (2006). Regional and Global Integration in South America: A Spanish Fiesta within Trade Communities. In Regional Economic Integration: Volume 12 of Research in Global Strategic Management Series, Elsevier.
  • Davidson, L. S., and Agudelo, D. (2006). The Gravity of Globalization. In Regional Economic Integration: Volume 12 of Research in Global Strategic Management Series, Elsevier.
  • Davidson, L. S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2006). Stellar Wage Growth in the Life Sciences Industries. The Business of Life Sciences, October.
  • Davidson, L. S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2006). Trends in Payrolls, Number, and Size of Life Sciences Companies, 1990-2004. The Business of Life Sciences, July.
  • Davidson, L. S. and Jaffee, B. (2006). The Direct Economic Impact of Visitor Spending at the 2006 NCAA Men's Final Four Basketball Tournament on Indianapolis. A report written for the NCAA, June.
  • Davidson, L. S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2006). A Nearer-Term Focus on Life Sciences Employment. The Business of Life Sciences, April.
  • Davidson, L. S., and Greblov, G. (2005). Pharmaceutical Industry in the Global Economy. Indiana Economic Development Corporation Website.
  • Davidson, L. S., and Meng, Y. (2005), "Importing to China. Indiana Economic Development Corporation Website.
  • Davidson, L. S. and Namjoshi, M. (2005). Does Indiana Lead the Global Market for Orthopedic Services? Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Edited on July 28, 2022

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