Lawrence Davidson

Areas of Expertise

International Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Dimensions of the Life Sciences Sectors, Evidence for Globalization

Academic Degrees

• PhD, University of North Carolina, 1977
• MS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973
• MA, University of Arizona, 1972
• BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969

Professional Experience

• Liaison Kelley Healthcare and Life Sciences Initiative (8/05-3/08)
• Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Indiana University (7/90-12/09)
• Visiting Professor, Graduate International School of Management and Administration, Hannover, Germany (5/02-7/02, 5/03-7/03, 5/04-7/04, 5/05-7/05)
• Visiting Professor, SKK University, International MBA Program, Seoul, Korea (3/05-5/05, 3/06-4/06, 3/07-4/07)
• Visiting Professor, Helsinki School of Economics and Business, Helsinki, Finland (1/02-2/02, 1/03-2/03, 3/04-4/04, 2/05-2/05, 1/06-1/06, 1/07-1/07)

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Named Saastamoinen Foundation Visiting Professor at the Helsinki School of Business and Economics (2001-02)
• Most Valuable Instructor, Alumni Survey Questionairre (1992-93)
• Alpha Kappa Psi Undergraduate Alumni Teaching Award in Business Economics (1991-92)
• Business Economics Professor of the Year, MBA Program (1990-91)
• Nominated by Department for Business School''s C. Harry Sauvain Teaching Award (1990-91)
• Indiana University John Ryan Award for International Contributions (2001)
• Faculty Service Award, Kelley School of Business (2000)
• Named to Board of Directors, Indiana District Export Council (1998)
• Named to Board of Directors, Indiana Center for Intercultural Communications (1998)
• Ask to write state policy brief on International Business by Indiana Economic Development Council (1997)
• Nominated by Lt. Governor to Jobs Council Task Force (1997)
• Named to Board of Directors, Global Crossroads Foundation, Inc. (1997)
• Nominated by Governor to NAFTA Dispute Resolution Panel for Indiana (1994)
• Advisory Board Center for International Business Research and Education (1992)
• Executive Board Member, Coalition for Positive Progress (1992)
• Named Member of Advisory Council of the Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University (1991)
• Named Member of Academy Advisory Council of the Consortium of Universities for International Business Study (1991)
• Selected as member of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Working Group of the International Baltic Economic Commission, Hudson Institute (1991)
• Awarded the W. Michael and William D. Wells Faculty Fellowship in Life Sciences, 2008

Selected Publications

• Davidson, Lawrence S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2007), "Inflation in Medical Care - Above National Inflation But Converging," The Business of Life Sciences, August.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2007), "Life Sciences Establishments Getting Bigger - In Some Places But Not In Others," The Business of Life Sciences, May.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2007), "2005 Was An Excellent Year for Life Sciences Employment," The Business of Life Sciences, January.
• Davidson, Lawrence S., Diego Agudelo, and J. Benitez Galia (2006) "Regional and Global Integration in South America: A Spanish Fiesta within Trade Communities," in Regional Economic Integration: Volume 12 of Research in Global Strategic Management Series, Elsevier.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. and Diego Agudelo (2006), "The Gravity of Globalization," in Regional Economic Integration: Volume 12 of Research in Global Strategic Management Series, Elsevier.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2006), "Stellar Wage Growth in the Life Sciences Industries," The Business of Life Sciences, October.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2006), "Trends in Payrolls, Number, and Size of Life Sciences Companies, 1990-2004," The Business of Life Sciences, July.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. and Bruce Jaffee (2006), "The Direct Economic Impact of Visitor Spending at the 2006 NCAA Men''s Final Four Basketball Tournament on Indianapolis," a report written for the NCAA, June.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. (with assistance from the Indiana Business Research Center) (2006), "A Nearer-Term Focus on Life Sciences Employment," The Business of Life Sciences, April.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. and Gennadiy Greblov (2005), "Pharmaceutical Industry in the Global Economy," in Indiana Economic Development Corporation Website,
• Davidson, Lawrence S. and Yan Meng (2005), "Importing to China," in Indiana Economic Development Corporation Website.
• Davidson, Lawrence S. and Madhav Namjoshi (2005), "Does Indiana Lead the Global Market for Orthopedic Services?" Indiana Economic Development Corporation.