Donald Jones

About

Dr. Jones has worked in academia, the national laboratory community, and in private business. Much of his work outside academia, particularly at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, has involved the intersection of energy, economic development, and environmental economics. His two publications in 1989 and 1981 on energy use and urbanization in economic development appear to have been the seminal research on that topic and continue to be widely cited in research published currently. Two of his papers on land-use models have been reprinted in collections of recent classics in the field.

Degrees

• Ph.D, University of Chicago, Geography(Economic), 1974
• A.M., University of Chicago, Geography(Economics), 1972
• A.B., History, University of Texas at Austin, 1970

Research Interests

• Global Climate Change
• Land Use Modeling
• Urbanization
• Energy Use
• Aegean Archaeology

Academic Positions

• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Economics, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, 2014-Present
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, University of Tennessee, 2000-2001
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Classics, University of Tennessee, 1998-Present
• Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder, 1981-1982
• Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Chicago, 1975-1981. Associated Faculty Member, Department of Economics, 1978-81

Professional & Community Affiliations

• American Economic Association
• American Environmental Economics Association
• International Association for Energy Economics
• Archaeological Institute of America

Courses Taught

• Economic Geography(UG&G)
• Urban Economic Geography(UG &G)
• Matrix Methods in Urban and Regional Analysis
• Development Economics (G)
• Intermediate Price Theory (UG)
• Environmental Economics (UG)
• Introductory Macroeconomics (UG)