Faculty in 天美传媒鈥檚 economics department contribute significant research to their fields鈥攐ften in collaboration with their students鈥攁nd rank in the top 10 among US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges according to IDEAS/RePec.
Student Research
Students who wish to contribute to economics research at 天美传媒 should contact one of the faculty members listed below to inquire about opportunities for collaboration. Professors may also be willing to advise and mentor a student with an independent research interest.
Recent Student Publications
- Liu, Xintong and Yang Song. 2020. 鈥.鈥 Eastern Economic Journal 46(1): 82-101.
- Cremin, Caitlin R. and Benjamin C. Anderson. 2019. "." Applied Economics 51(9): 858-880.
- Hines, Annie and Nicole Simpson. 2019. "." Economic Notes: Review of Banking, Finance, and Monetary Economics (Special Issues on Migrant Remittances) 48(3): e12142.
- Oliver, Kayla M. and Thomas R. Michl. 2019. "." Review of Keynesian Economics 7(1): 6-27.
- Gropper, Catherine C. and Benjamin C. Anderson. 2018. "." Journal of Sports Economics 19(4): 522-561.
- Gu, Emily and Chad Sparber. 2017. "." Eastern Economic Journal 43(3): 426-450.
- Steigleder, Quinn and Chad Sparber. 2017. "." Applied Economics Letters 24(2): 80-84.
Faculty Research Specialties
| Faculty Member | Specialties |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Anderson | Sports Economics, Industrial Organization (applied to agricultural and food industries and R&D) |
| Dong Cheng | Macroeconomics, International Economics, Chinese Economy, Finance, and Innovation |
| Matt D'Urso | Macroeconomics, Heterogeneous Firm Dynamics, Financial Intermediation |
| Isla Globus-Harris | Environmental Economics, Microeconomics, Game Theory |
| Michael Haines | American Economic History, European Economic History, Population Economics |
| Rich Higgins | Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Bayesian Econometrics |
| Takao Kato | Labor Economics, Corporate Governance, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, East Asian Economies (in particular Japanese Economy) |
| Jyoti Khanna | Public Economics, Private Provision of Public Goods, Nonprofit Organization |
| Rick Klotz | Environmental Economics: Climate, Energy, and Environmental Policies |
| Mike Levere | Public Economics, Labor Economics, Health Economics, Disability Policy |
| Erik Lillethun | Game Theory, Information Markets, Strategic Information Acquisition, Law and Economics |
| Matthew Makofske | Industrial Organization, Law and Economics, Regulation |
| Mike Mei | Urban Economics (Land Use Regulations, Residential Choice, Housing Markets), Labor Economics, Economic Demography |
| David Murphy | Microeconomic Development, Social Capital & Networks, Experimental Economics |
| Seonyoung Park | Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Economic Growth |
| Dean Scrimgeour | Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Economic Growth |
| Rishi Sharma | International Trade, International Taxation, Public Finance, Nepalese Economy |
| Nicole Simpson | Immigration, Macroeconomics, Remittances, Poverty, Female Labor Supply, Taxes |
| Yang Song | Education, Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Chinese Economy |
| Chad Sparber | Immigration, Labor Economics, International Economics, Urban Economics |