About James R. Melvin JAMES R. MELVIN is a member of the Department of Economics at the University of Western Ontario. Books by James R. Melvin The Interregional Effects of Canadian Tariffs and Transportation Policy by (author) James R. Melvin An Economic Analysis of the Impact of Oil Prices on Urban Structures by (author) James R. Melvin & David T. Scheffman The Effects of Energy Price Changes on Commodity Prices, Interprovincial Trade, and Employment by (author) James R. Melvin