Neil Niman

Neil is currently the faculty director for the Business in Practice Program. Prior to that, he served for six years as the Associate Dean of Academic Programs at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. Before that he served five years as the Chair of the Department of Economics. In 2012 he won the University Award for Public Service in recognition of having served sixteen years as the Treasurer of the History of Economics Society and nine years on the Durham Town Council (four as council chair).
His areas of interest include: behavioral economics, organizational economics and the history of economic thought. In July 2014 his book: The Gamification of Higher Education: Developing a Game-Based Business Strategy in a Disrupted Marketplace was published by Palgrave Macmillan. He has used game design principles to develop a new teaching pedagogy (http://econjourney.com) and a new first year experience for Paul College students (FIRE).
Research Interests
- Economics
- Economics Education
- Games in Education
- Higher Education
- History of Economics
Courses Taught
- ADMN 700: PAUL Assessm't Core Knowledge
- PAUL 660: BiP:S/Business of Storytelling
- PAUL 660/670: BiP:S/Search&InterviewTactics
- PAUL 670: BiP: A/Macro Strategies
- PAUL 670/680: BiP: A/Intro to SEO
- PAUL 680: BiP:C/Sports Product Mgmt
- PAUL 690: BiP:P/College to Career
- PAUL 790: Honors/The Workshop
- PAUL 792: Honors/The Consulting Project
Selected Publications
Niman, N. B. (2022). The concept of organic growth in Marshall's work. In HUMANITY AND NATURE IN ECONOMIC THOUGHT (pp. 110-132). doi:10.4324/9781003138655-6
Furnagiev, S., Niman, N., & Lemos, S. (2018). Developing the journey process: A novel approach to teaching undergraduate economics. Journal of Economics and Finance Education.
Niman, N. B., & Niman, N. B. (2014). The Coming "Perfect Storm" in Higher Education. In GAMIFICATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPING A GAME-BASED BUSINESS STRATEGY IN A DISRUPTED MARKETPLACE (pp. 7-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Niman, N. B. (2014). Gamification of Higher Education: Developing a Game-Based Business Strategy in a Disrupted Marketplace. doi:10.1057/9781137331465
Niman, N. B., & Niman, N. B. (2014). The Future of Higher Education. In GAMIFICATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPING A GAME-BASED BUSINESS STRATEGY IN A DISRUPTED MARKETPLACE (pp. 159-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Niman, N. B. (2013). The Allure of Games: Toward an Updated Theory of the Leisure Class. GAMES AND CULTURE, 8(1), 26-42. doi:10.1177/1555412013478685
Niman, N. B. (2004). The evolutionary firm and Cournot's Dilemma. CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, 28(2), 273-289. doi:10.1093/cje/28.2.273
NIMAN, N. B. (1995). PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY RACE. In CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY Vol. 13 (pp. 77-87). doi:10.1111/j.1465-7287.1995.tb00724.x
NIMAN, N. B. (1992). MODELING COORDINATION IN ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKETS. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 38(12), 1819-1826. doi:10.1287/mnsc.38.12.1819
NIMAN, N. B. (1991). THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FUNCTION IN THE THEORY OF THE FIRM. SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, 38(2), 162-176. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9485.1991.tb00308.x
Most Cited Publications