Reynold F. Nesiba

About the Author

Reynold F. Nesiba is an award-winning teacher, textbook author, published scholar, and experienced leader of study abroad courses. Dr. Nesiba received his B.A. in economics from the University of Denver in 1989, and his M.A. (1991) and a Ph.D. (1995) in economics from the University of Notre Dame. Since 1995, Reynold has been teaching at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he currently serves as Professor of Economics. He is the recipient of both the Augustana Student Association (ASA) Faculty Recognition Award and the Vernon and Mildred Niebuhr Faculty Excellence Award for his teaching. His two co-authored textbooks, An Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions, and Economics: An Introduction to Traditional and Progressive Views, are published by and available from M.E. Sharpe.

Reynold’s individual and collaborative academic research has been published in a variety of journals including Social Problems, the Journal of Economic Issues, European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, the Journal of Urban Affairs, On the Horizon, Cityscape, the Review of Radical Political Economics and other edited volumes. His current research interest includes exploring the intellectual history and policy implications of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Over the last decade or so, Reynold has led or co-led three spring break travel seminars to Nicaragua and five January-term courses to Australia. Earlier this year he returned from leading a January-term course titled An Introduction to the Political Economy of Thailand.