Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 13/9/67
Dennis R. Starleaf (1938- )
Papers, 1967-2003, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Starleaf, Dennis R (1938- ) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1967-2003, n.d. |
| extent: | 0.21 linear ft. (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | RS 13/9/67 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Dennis R. Starleaf Papers, RS 13/9/67, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Dennis R. Starleaf was born in Moline, Illinois, to Carl and Helen Starleaf on March 27, 1938. He received his B.A. (1959) in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, his M.A. (1960) in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. (1967) from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Starleaf joined the Department of Economics at Iowa State University as an Instructor (1963-1964). He was promoted to Assistant Professor (1964-1968), Associate Professor (1968-1971), and Professor (1971-1998). He also served as Chair of the Department (1984-1994). Dr. Starleaf was an active member of the Graduate Faculty and successfully guided dozens of students through their graduate programs. He is currently Emeritus Professor in the Department of Economics. Dr Starleaf's main research interests lie in the fields of monetary economics and macroeconomic theory. He published numerous articles and several times his research was submitted to United States Congressional hearings on economic policy. Due to his expertise on the demand function for money, Dr. Starleaf was invited to serve on the staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (1973-1974). In addition to his administrative and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Starleaf served on a number of university committees and with several national organizations. He chaired the International Studies Advisory Committee (1971-1972), was a member of the Board of Trustees for the Iowa State University Agricultural Foundation (1984-1994), served on the ISU Investment Committee (1988-1994) as well as many others. Outside of the University, Dr. Starleaf served as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Finance (1971-1973) and was on the External Review Board for the Journal of Behavioral Economics (1974-1978). He is a member of the American Agricultural Economics Association and the American Economics Association. During his career, Dr. Starleaf was the recipient of numerous honors and awards. For his efforts as teacher and administrator he received the Outstanding Teacher Award from Iowa State University (1979), the Faculty Citation from the ISU Alumni Association (1989) and the Iowa Regents Award for Excellence (1997). From the ISU Extension Service he received a Certificate of Recognition in Continuing Education (1982) and the Art Johnson Award for Excellence in Applied Social Sciences (1986). He also won the Faculty Service Award (1983) from the National Universities Continuing Education Association and the Gold Quill Award (1989) for outstanding journal article from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Dennis Starleaf married Elizabeth Compton and together they had two children, Katrina and Christopher. He currently resides in Ames, Iowa. |
Collection description
This collection (1967-2003, n.d.) contains materials related to the career of Dennis R. Starleaf, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Iowa State University. The papers include biographical information, published articles and research papers. |
Organization
The collection is arranged with biographical information at the front and alphabetically thereafter. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information: Faculty information and award nomination |
1971, 1978 |
1 |
2 |
Biographical information: News clippings |
1979-1994 |
1 |
3 |
Biographical information: Vita |
2003 |
1 |
4 |
Article: "The Full Employment Interest Rate and the Neutralized Money Stock: Reply" |
1971 |
1 |
5 |
Article: "The Hedging Performance of the CD Futures Market" |
1986 |
1 |
6 |
Article: "The Impact of Inflation on the Real Income of U.S. Farmers" |
1985 |
1 |
7 |
Article: "The Keynesian Demand Function for Money: Some Statistical Tests" |
1967 |
1 |
8 |
Article: "The Keynesian Demand Function for Money: Some Statistical Tests: Reply" |
1968 |
1 |
9 |
Article: "Macroeconomics Policies and Their Impact upon the Farm Sector" |
1982 |
1 |
10 |
Article: "Nonmember Banks and Monetary Control" |
1975 |
1 |
11 |
Article: "Polynomial Distributed Lag Structures in the Demand Function for Money" |
1972 |
1 |
12 |
Article: "Some Evidence with Respect to the Efficacy of Friedman's Monetary Policy Proposal" |
1972 |
1 |
13 |
Article: "The Specification of Money Demand-Supply Models which Involve the Use of Distributed Lags" |
1970 |
1 |
14 |
Article: "A Suggested Solution to the Monetary-Policy Indicator Problem: The Monetary Full Employment Interest Rate" |
1969 |
1 |
15 |
Article: "A Suggestion for Changing the Definition of the U.S. Money Stock" |
1976 |
1 |
16 |
Article: "Tests of the Direction of Causation between Money and Income in Six Countries" |
ca. 1978 |
1 |
17 |
Paper: "Hedging Strategies for Savings and Loan Associations in the Financial Futures Market" |
1983 |
1 |
18 |
Paper: "Price Inflation and Money Stock Growth" |
1980 |
1 |
19 |
Paper: "Price Inflation and Relative Price Movements" presented at the NCR-113 (Farm and Financial Management) Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri |
1980 |
1 |
20 |
Paper: "Price Inflation in the United States: Recent Experience and Prospects for the Future" |
ca. 1983 |
1 |
21 |
Paper: "Regulation Q, Financial Intermediation, and the Controllability of the Economy" |
n.d. |
1 |
22 |
Paper: "Reserve Requirements and Monetary Control" presented to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions |
1977 |