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Economics and Finance Mitchell College of Business 5811 USA Drive South Mobile, AL 36688 Ph: (251) 460-7171 Ph: (251) 460-7167 (Student Services) Fax: (251) 460-6529mcob@southalabama.edu (Undergraduates) mcobgraduate@southalabama.edu (Graduate Studies, MAC, MBA and Ph.D.)

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Dr. Huubinh (Ben) Le

Associate Professor of Economics and Finance

Economics and Finance

Research Interests

Industrial Organization

Education

Ph.D. Economics, Kansas State University

Publications

(w/ Ermanno Affuso and Reid Cummings, 2017). “Wireless towers and home values: an alternative valuation approach using a spatial econometric analysis,” Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, forthcoming