This is a collection of the writing of Dr. William “Bill” E. Spellman.

Bill was a beloved member of the Coe College Economics faculty until his death in 1997. In the wake of his death, Bill’s friends and family established The Spellman Fund to support students within the Business Administration & Economics department at Coe. For nearly 25 years now, the Fund has supported student research, student experiences, and “learning, by doing”. Through Prof. Mickey Wu, many of us who came to Coe after Bill’s death feel almost as if we knew him. But, that was the man. The friend. The teacher. That led me to a question: What about Bill, the scholar? Since I started this project in 2014, it has served as a constant reminder just how much Bill shaped this place. Every time I return to it, to read his work, to tease out the common threads of his analytic approach, I see Coe and I see the Coe Economics program. To put it in a way that feels appropriate: Bill (and Vaithe) built this program, Mickey brought the Rock n’ Roll.

Bill was a beloved member of the Coe College Economics faculty until his death in 1997. In the wake of his death, Bill’s friends and family established The Spellman Fund to support students within the Business Administration & Economics department at Coe. For nearly 25 years now, the Fund has supported student research, student experiences, and “learning, by doing”. Through Prof. Mickey Wu, many of us who came to Coe after Bill’s death feel almost as if we knew him. But, that was the man. The friend. The teacher. That led me to a question: What about Bill, the scholar? Since I started this project in 2014, it has been a labor of love. Every time I return to it, to read his work, to tease out the common threads of his analytic approach, I see Coe and I see the Coe Economics program. To put it in a way that feels appropriate: Bill (and Vaithe) built this program, Mickey brought the Rock n’ Roll.

Bill was a beloved member of the Coe College Economics faculty until his death in 1997. In the wake of his death, Bill’s friends and family established The Spellman Fund to support students within the Business Administration & Economics department at Coe. For nearly 25 years now, the Fund has supported student research, student experiences, and “learning, by doing”. Through Prof. Mickey Wu, many of us who came to Coe after Bill’s death feel almost as if we knew him. But, that was the man. The friend. The teacher. That led me to a question: What about Bill, the scholar? Since I started this project in 2014, it has been a labor of love. Every time I return to it, to read his work, to tease out the common threads of his analytic approach, I see Coe and I see the Coe Economics program. To put it in a way that feels appropriate: Bill (and Vaithe) built this program, Mickey brought the Rock n’ Roll.

The project has been supported by several students over the years. Two, in particular, stand out. First, I want to thank Pranav Kharki who helped me find the majority of these writings in 2015. I appreciate his willingness to jump in on this project with a faculty member he had only just met. Second, I want to thank Frederick Moeslin. Fred helped uncover a few additional academic articles but was instrumental in gathering Bill’s arbitration writings. It was quite the process and I think Fred for his dilligence and dedication. Fred also was really the first to start the process of digging into the mind of Professor William E. Spellman. It is fitting that on this project, I learned almost as much from Fred as I did reading through Bill’s work.

The project isn’t finished yet. I’m still in the process of writing up the opening chapter (I’m also trying to convince Mickey to write the Forward - that is a chore as anyone who knows Mickey can appreciate). When those are finished, I anticipate publishing the writings in a hardback book for posterity and for Bill’s students who want their old Prof starring at them from the bookshelf. Until that comes to fruition, I am making those documents available here.

Journal Publications

Spellman, W. E. and Gary Holland. (1976). A Note on the Status of Women in Economics. The Journal of Economic Education, 7(2).

Spellman, W. E. and D. Bruce Gabriel. (1978). Graduate Students in Economics, 1940-1974. The American Economic Review, 68(1).

Spellman, W. E. (1979). The Economics of Edward Alsworth Ross. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 28(2).

Spellman, W. E. and Mark R. Jorgenson. (1982). The Social and Revenue Effects of State Alcoholic Beverage Control. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 41(1).

Spellman, W. E. and Mark R. Jorgenson. (1983). Liquor Control and Consumption. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 44(1).

Hill, James R. and William E. Spellman. (1983). Professional Baseball: The Reserve Clause and Salary Structure. Industrial Relations, 22(1).

Hill, James R. and William E. Spellman. (1984). Pay Discrimination in Baseball: Data from the Seventies. Industrial Relations, 23(1).

Spellman, W. E.; Borum, Bradley; and William J. Zahka. (1985). A Backward Glance at AEA Presidents. The American Economist, 29(2).

Book Reviews

Spellman, William E. (1975). The Political Authority and the Market System by Robert A. Solo. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 420.

Spellman, William E. (1976). Federal Tax Reform: The Impossible Dream? by George F. Break; Joseph A. Pechman. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 424.

Spellman, William E. (1978). Revenue Sharing: The Second Round by Richard P. Nathan; Charles F. Adams. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 437.

Spellman, William E. (1984). East-West Trade at a Crossroads: Economic Relations with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by Robert V. Roosa; Armin Gutowski; Michiya Matsukawa. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 474.

Commentary

Spellman, William E. (1978). Morale and Productivity. Change, 10(11).

Dissertation

Spellman, William E. (1970). Projections of Occupational Requirements for Kansas in 1980. Kansas State University