Ernest P . Goss, PhD
The Jack A. MacAllister Endowed Chair in Regional Economics
Professor
Contact
Heider College of Business
Economics & Finance - Business
Finance (Master's)
Business Administration MBA (Master's)
Graduate School
Institute for Economic Inquiry
HARP - Harper Center for Student Life & Learn - 4043
Ernest P . Goss, PhD
The Jack A. MacAllister Endowed Chair in Regional Economics
Professor
He has published more than 100 research studies focusing primarily on economic forecasting and on the statistical analysis of business and economic data. His book Changing Attitudes Toward Economic Reform During the Yeltsin Era was published by Praeger Press in 2003, and his book Governing Fortune: Casino Gambling in America was published by the University of Michigan Press in March 2007.
He is editor of Economic Trends, an economics newsletter published monthly with more than 10,000 subscribers, produces a monthly business conditions index for the nine-state Mid-American region, and conducts a survey of bank CEOs in 10 U.S. states. Survey and index results are cited each month in approximately 100 newspapers; citations have included the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Sun Times, and other national and regional newspapers and magazines. Each month 75- 100 radio stations carry his Regional Economic Report.
Teaching Interests
- Labor economics, econometrics and macroeconomics
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae: Ernie Goss, PhDDepartment
Economics and Finance
Position
Professor
Books
- Rural Areas in Transition
Goss Ernest, 86Economic Contributions of Hospitals to Rural Areas [Book Chapter] 2023 - Goss Ernest P., Right sourcing in Nebraska 2015
- Goss Ernest P., Despite pain, an auto bailout is ill-advised 2008
- Goss Ernest P., Gambling interests crap out in 2006 elections 2007
- Morse Edward A., Governing fortune 2007
- Goss Ernest P., Limiting casinos in Nebraska 2006
- Goss Ernest P., Esclusive Indian casino could keep money here 2004
- Clark Terry Dee, Changing attitudes toward economic reform during the Yeltsin era 2003
Publications
- United States Banker
Goss Ernest P., Be Bullish on Agriculture, and Ag Banks
120:4, p. 39 - 39 2010 - International Advances in Economic Research
Goss Ernest P., Have casinos contributed to rising bankruptcy rates?
15:4, p. 456 - 469 2009 - Goss Ernie, Review of: The Economics of Casino Gambling 2008
- Journal of Economic Literature
Goss Ernest P., The Economics of Casino Gambling
46:3, p. 748 - 749 2008 - Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Goss Ernie, The contribution of foreign capital to U.S. productivity growth
47:3, p. 383 - 396 2007 - Economic Development Quarterly
Torau Megan A., The effects of foreign capital on state economic growth
18:3, p. 255 - 268 2004 - Communications of the ACM
Goss Ernest, Women and the Internet: Is there an economic payoff?
46:9, p. 160 - 166 2003 - Economic Development and Cultural Change
Clark Terry D., Economic well-being and popular support for market reform in Russia
51:3, p. 753 - 768 2003 - Health Care Management Science
Goss Ernest Preston, Improving health care organizational management through neural network learning
5:3, p. 221 - 227 2002 - Journal of Labor Research
Goss Ernest P., How information technology affects wages
23:3, p. 463 - 474 2002 - Goss Ernest P., Bidding for business: The efficacy of local economic development incentives in a metropolitan area 2001
- Growth and Change
Goss Ernest P., The Impact of Tax Incentives
32:2, p. 236 - 250 2001 - Economic Development Quarterly
Goss Ernest P., Do business tax incentives contribute to a divergence in economic growth?
13:3, p. 217 - 228 1999 - Public Budgeting and Finance
Goss Ernest, Evaluation of solvency standards for state unemployment insurance trust funds
19:4, p. 3 - 20 1999 - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
Goss Ernest Preston, Survival prediction in the intensive care unit
32:3, p. 189 - 198 1998 - Economic Development Quarterly
Goss Ernest P., The effect of state economic development agency spending on state income and employment growth
11:1, p. 88 - 96 1997 - The Review of regional studies
Goss Ernest P., The Impact of Homeownership on the Duration of Unemployment
27:1 1997 - Southern Economic Journal
Phillips Joseph M., The effect of state and local taxes on economic development
62:2, p. 320 - 333 1995 - Journal of Economics and Finance
Goss Ernest Preston, Comparing classification accuracy of neural networks, binary logit regression and discriminant analysis for insolvency prediction of life insurers
19:3, p. 1 - 18 1995 - Journal of systems management
Goss Ernest P, The real impact of a point-of-care computer system on ICU nurses
46:1, p. 43 1995 - Small Business Economics
Goss Ernie, High tech manufacturing
6:4, p. 291 - 297 1994 - Growth and Change
GOSS ERNEST PRESTON, State Employment Growth
25:3, p. 287 - 300 1994 - Review of Regional Studies
Goss E. P., Duration of unemployment
24:2, p. 127 - 142 1994 - Review of Regional Studies
Goss E. P., The impact of infrastructure spending on new business formation
24:3, p. 265 - 279 1994 - Information and Management
Fletcher Desmond, Forecasting with neural networks. An application using bankruptcy data
24:3, p. 159 - 167 1993 - Journal of business & entrepreneurship
Campbell David, LOGIT regression analysis using LOTUS 1-2-3
4:2, p. 89 1992 - Goss Ernest Preston, Recommendations for an Executive Information System (EIS) for the NASA Accounting and Financial Information System (NAFIS) 1991
- The journal of business forecasting
Goss Ernie, Forecasting with Lotus Based Logit Regression Models
10:1, p. 19 1991 - International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
Goss Ernst, Creation of socio-economic data sets and the Entity-Relationship model
4:1, p. 1 - 5 1991 - Goss Ernest Preston, NASA Accounting and Financial Information System (NAFIS): A critical assessment of the systems development methodology 1990
- Journal of Labor Research
Goss Ernst, Union membership, economic rents, and migration behavior
11:3, p. 347 - 355 1990 - Journal of Regional Science
Goss Ernie, THE IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS ON THE PROBABILITY OF MIGRATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED
30:3, p. 349 - 358 1990 - Computers and Industrial Engineering
Goss Ernst P., The use of spreadsheet packages in industrial engineering - The case of regression analysis with binary dependent variables
18:2, p. 129 - 132 1990 - Review of Regional Studies
Goss E., Prior geographic mobility and job search length.
18:1, p. 49 - 54 1988 - Goss Ernst, An expert system for reliability modeling 1988
- Computers and Industrial Engineering
Schroer Bernard J., Design considerations for a state level energy database management system
14:4, p. 441 - 453 1988 - Atlantic Economic Journal
Goss Ernst P., Age, skill level, and mobility
15:2, p. 90 - 91 1987 - Alabama Business and Economic Journal
Goss Ernst, High technology employment in Huntsville and selected U.S. cities
9, p. 25 - 34 1986 - The Journal of human resources
Goss Ernst P., Age and Work Experience in the Decision to Migrate
21:3, p. 397 - 405 1986 - Atlantic Economic Journal
Goss Ernst P., The migration propensities of workers in high tech occupations
13:2, p. 87 - 88 1985 - Regional science perspectives
Goss Ernest, GENERAL SKILLS, SPECIFIC SKILLS AND THE DECISION TO MIGRATE
15:2, p. 66 1985 - Regional Science Perspectives
Goss E. P., General skills, specific skills and the migration decision
15:2, p. 17 - 26 1985 - The Journal of human resources
Goss Ernst P., Search Time, Unemployment, and the Migration Decision
19:4, p. 570 - 579 1984 - Alabama Business and Economic Journal
Schoening Niles, A projection of high tech manpower demand and supply for the state of Alabama, 1984-88
7, p. 13 - 25 1984 - Journal of Regional Science
Goss Ernest, CHANGES IN ELASTICITIES OF INTERSTATE MIGRATION
23:2, p. 223 - 232 1983 - Unknown Journal
Bjornstad D. J., Issues in the use of payments in lieu of taxes to provide nuclear waste facility siting incentives
2:2, p. 125 - 142 1982 - Radioactive Waste Management and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Bjornstad David, Issues in the Use of Payments in Lieu of Taxes to Provide Nuclear Waste Facility Siting Incentives
2:2, p. 125 - 125 1981
Presentations
- ACG Nebraska Chapter Executives, Omaha, NE 2015
- Client banking group, Kansas City, MO 2015
- Senatorial Group of Senator Johanns 2015
- Illinois Banker Group, Springfield, IL 2014
- Midwest International Trade Association 2014
- BKD Financial Services Leadership Group, St. Louis, MO 2014
- Mid-American Energy's Customer Satisfaction Group, Davenport, IA 2014
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa, Riverside, IA 2014
- CFMA Group, Omaha, NE 2014
- Leadership Omaha, Omaha, NE 2014
- Performance Banking Group, Sioux Falls, SD 2014
- South Dakota Ag Credit Conference, Pierre, SD 2014
- Senator Johanns Staff, Omaha, NE 2014
- First National Bank of Phillipsburg Client Group, Phillipsburg, KS 2014
- Greater Fort Dodge, Economics Alliance, Fort Dodge, IA 2014
- Nebraska LEAD, Omaha, NE 2014
- Institute for Supply Management- St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 2014
- Bayer Ag Division, Charleston, SC 2014
- Scott county Iowa board of Supervisors Economic Development Summit 2014
- American Procurement and Inventory Control Society, Omaha, NE 2014
- Present findings from Omaha Chamber study to Nebraska Legislative Committee, Lincoln, NE 2014
- Nebraska Cooperatives, Lincoln, NE 2014
- Panel member on Iowa Press, Des Moines, IA 2013
- Omaha Downtown Rotary Club, Omaha, NE 2013
- Topeka/Washburn University Economic Forum, Topeka, KS 2013
- Kansas City Institute for Supply Management, Kansas City, MO 2013
- Five Points Board of Directors, Omaha, NE 2013
- United Bankers Bank, Minneapolis, MN 2013
- Great Western Bank Client Economic Forum, Omaha, NE 2013
- Union Bank Fall Economic Forum, Lincoln, NE 2013
- Federal Home Loan Bank Group, Des Moines, IA 2013
- Marcotte Insurance Group, Omaha, NE 2013
- Iowa Community Bank Summit, West Des Moines, IA 2013
- Iowa Community Bankers Association, Algona, IA 2013
- Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, Dubuque, IA 2013
- Iowa Mortgage Association, West Des Moines, IA 2013
- Financial Planning Association, Quarry Oaks, NE 2013
- First National Bank Credit Risk Group, Omaha, NE 2013
- Iowa Mortgage Annual Convention, West Des Moines, IA 2013
- Iowa Engineers and Architects, Dubuques, IA 2013
- Corn Producers Wholesale Meeting, Ankeny, IA 2013
- Nebraska Educators 2013
- Duncan Aviation Management Group 2013
- Mid-West International Trade Association, Omaha, NE 2013
- Bismarck/Mandan Chamber of Commerce, Bismarck, ND 2013
- Dewitt Banking Group, Davenport, IA 2013
- Celebrate Agriculture, Omaha, NE 2013
- North Omaha Rotary, Omaha, NE 2013
- Frontier Cooperative, David City, IA 2013
- Nebraska Agriculture Leaders, Creighton University 2013
- ISM-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 2013
- Catholic Mutual Group, St. Petersburg, Florida 2013
- Limestone Producers Association, Coraville, IA 2013
- NAIFM Realty, Lincoln, NE 2013
- Nebraska Cooperatives, Lincoln, NE 2013
- Financial Executives Institute, Omaha, NE 2013
- Panel Member, Iowa Journal, Iowa Public TV, Des Moines, IA 2013
- Mid-America Economic Development Association, Chicago, IL 2012
- Iowa Farm Group, Ames, IA 2012
- City State Bank Client Group, West Des Moines, IA 2012
- Economic Panelists, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, LaVista, NE 2012
- Bismarck Economic Development Alliance, Bismarck, ND 2012
- Minnesota Manufacturing Association, Minneapolis, MN 2012
- Great Western Bank Client Group, Omaha, NE 2012
- Federal Home Loan Bank Group, Fremont, NE 2012
- Client Banking Group, Orange City, IA 2012
- Federal Home Loan Bank Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK 2012
- Presentation to federal Home Loan Banking Conference, Andover, KS 2012
- Governor's Legislative Summit, Nebraska SAC Museum 2012
- Minnesota Banking Group, Quarry Oaks, NE 2012
- Iowa Banking Group, Des Moines, IA 2012
- Financial Management Association, Quarry Oaks, NE 2012
- Presentation to the Council Bluffs, Iowa Chamber of Commerce 2012
- Appeared as a guest on Market-to-Market, Iowa Public TV 2012