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Skidmore College
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Saratoga Springs NY 12866

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Dr. Robert Jones

DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR:
Amelia Clarke

economics

Faculty Specialties

Joerg Bibow
European Integration, Monetary Economics, History of Economic Thought, International Finance, Central Banking.
Ngina Chiteji
Labor Economics Issues, Money and Financial Systems
Robert Jones
Earnings by education, gender, ethnicity, location, etc.
Earnings and Employment Effects of Immigrants
Regional Employment Cycles by Sector
Monica Das
Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, International Trade
Mehmet Odekon
Political Economy of Development
Poverty/Income Inequality (domestic/international)
Roy Rotheim
Monetary Theory and Policy: Domestic and International
History of Economic Theory and Thought
Comparative Fiscal Policies
Lynda Vargha
U.S. Trade Policy (particularly the effects on wages and employment)
Political Economy of U.S. Trade Policy (In particular, the effects of industry, special interests on the tariff structure.)
WTO (expanding role of WTO to intellectual property rights, labor rights and competition policy. Also, the U.S. involvement in the WTO)