He earned his PhD from the University of Houston-Central in 1991. His primary research interests are international business, comparative economic development, and applied microeconomics. He has many publications in economics, international business and ethics. His publications include: 'Family Homeostasis Theory and Its Application to International Human Resource Issues' in Journal of Global Business with Alf Walle (2005); 'Relative Employment and Earnings of Female Household Heads in Mexico, 1987-1995' in Journal of Developing Area with Jose Pagan (2004); 'Toward a Model for International Business Ethics' in Journal of Business Ethics with Mark Mitschow (2002); 'Money Demand and Quantity Constraints: Evidence from the Soviet Interview Project' in Economic Inquiry with Paul Gregory and Manouchehr Mokhtari (1997).