Neil Niman

Neil Niman

Associate Professor/Fac Dir of BIP
Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty Director of Business in Practice
Phone: (603) 862-3336
Office: Dean's Office, Paul College Rm 310, Durham, NH 03824
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Curriculum Vitae

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 (<a href="http://econjourney.com">http://econjourney.com</a&gt;) and a new first year experience for Paul College students (FIRE).

Courses Taught

  • PAUL 660: BiP:S/Search&Interview Tactics
  • PAUL 660/670: BiP:S/Search&InterviewTactics
  • PAUL 670: BiP:A/Introduction to SEO
  • PAUL 670/680: BiP:A/Advanced Excel
  • PAUL 680: BiP:C/Entr Through Franchising
  • PAUL 690: BiP:P/Business Development
  • PAUL 792: Honors/The Consulting Project

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Texas
  • M.A., Economics, University of California - Riverside
  • B.A., Economics & Modern Society & Social Thought, University of California - Santa Cruz

Research Interests

  • Economics
  • Economics Education
  • Games in Education
  • Higher Education
  • History of Economics

Selected Publications

  • Gruen, T. W., Niman, N. B., & Chagnon, J. R. (n.d.). DEVELOPING WHAT CAN’T BE TAUGHT: CREATING AN EFFECTIVE PORTFOLIO OF STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH A STUDENT-RUN DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY. Marketing Education Review, 1-15. doi:10.1080/10528008.2024.2342007

  • 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). Creating a Game-Based Student Experience. In GAMIFICATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPING A GAME-BASED BUSINESS STRATEGY IN A DISRUPTED MARKETPLACE (pp. 145-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

  • Niman, N. B., & Niman, N. B. (2014). The Gamification of Higher Education Developing a Game-Based Business Strategy in a Disrupted Marketplace Introduction. In GAMIFICATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPING A GAME-BASED BUSINESS STRATEGY IN A DISRUPTED MARKETPLACE (pp. 1-4). 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. (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. (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

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