Education:
Ph.D., Princeton University

Expertise:
Demography, the economics of human resources, forecasting

Background:
Professor Boulier received his B.A. in economics from North Carolina State University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. Before coming to The George Washington University, he was assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Princeton and research associate at the Office of Population Research. He has also been a visiting associate professor in the School of Economics at the University of the Philippines. Boulier teaches courses in demography, microeconomic theory, and managerial economics . His research interests include demography, the economics of human resources, and forecasting.

His current research includes: "Vaccination Externalities," with T.S. Datta and R. Goldfarb, 2006; and "A Shot in the Dark: Uncertainty and Vaccine Demand and Supply," 2006. Selected articles include: "Comparative Accuracy of Judgmental and Model Forecasts of American Football Games," with Chiung Song and H.O. Stekler in the International Journal of Forecasting (forthcoming); "Testing the Efficiency of the NFL Betting Market," with H.O. Stekler and S. Amundsen in Applied Economics (Feb 2006); "Predicting the Outcomes of NFL Games," with H.O. Stekler in the International Journal of Forecasting (April/June 2003); "The Term Spread as a Cyclical Indicator: A Forecasting Evaluation," with H.O. Stekler in Applied Financial Economics (August 2001).

Courses Taught:
Econ 165 Economics of Human Resources
Econ 220 Managerial Economics for MBAs
Econ 290 Principles of Demography
Econ 291 Methods of Demographic Analysis

Last update: 7/11/2007