Economics

401 Engineering 2
(831) 459-2743
http://econ.ucsc.edu

Faculty and Professional Interests

Professor

Robert F. Adams, Emeritus

Joshua Aizenman
International economics, economic development

Yin-Wong Cheung
Econometrics, applied econometrics, exchange rate dynamics, financial price behavior, aggregate output dynamics

Frank C. Child, Emeritus

Michael P. Dooley
International finance, monetary theory and policy

Daniel Friedman
Microeconomic theory, experimental economics, evolution and learning, behavioral economics, financial markets

K.C. Fung
International trade, WTO, multinational corporations, and East Asia economies

Ronald E. Grieson, Emeritus

Michael M. Hutchison
International finance, macroeconomics, Japanese financial system, European monetary integration

John W. Isbister, Emeritus

David E. Kaun
Political economy of capitalism (and the impact of the conservative think tanks on public dialogue and policy), labor economics, economics of art and culture

Kenneth Kletzer
International economics, economic theory, economic development

Lori G. Kletzer
Employment and wage determination, impact of globalization on the domestic labor market, industrial relations, government labor market policies, higher education and the labor market

Jacob B. Michaelsen, Emeritus

Peggy B. Musgrave, Emerita

Nirvikar Singh
Industrial organization, political economy, economic development, technology and innovation, South Asian immigrants in the U.S.

Carl E. Walsh
Monetary theory and policy, macroeconomics, political economy

Donald A. Wittman
Economic theory, politics, law

Adjunct Professor

Richard A. Musgrave
Public finance, macroeconomics

Jurg Niehans
International trade, monetary economics, economic history

Associate Professor

Bernard L. Elbaum
Economic history

Robert W. Fairlie
Labor economics, public policy, entrepreneurship, applied econometrics

Phillip McCalman
International trade, intellectual property rights, industrial organization

Assistant Professor

Ai-Ru Cheng
Finance (asset pricing) and econometrics

Carlos E. Dobkin
Public health, public policy, and econometrics

Ricard Gil
Industrial organization, organizational economics, and applied microeconomics

Justin G. Marion
Public economics, empirical industrial organization

Ryan Oprea
Experimental economics, industrial organization, applied game theory, and financial markets

Federico Ravenna
Open economy macroeconomics, international finance, monetary economics

Huibin Yan
Economic theory, game theory, applied microeconomic theory, industrial organization

Acting Assistant Professor

Thomas Yen Hon Wu
International finance, macroeconomic theory, time series econometrics

Lecturer

Mary Flannery
Economics of the telecommunications industry, applied microeconomics, business strategy and marketing

Robert J. Shepherd
Financial, managerial, cost accounting; intermediate accounting; and certified public accountant examination

David Goodman, Professor of Environmental Studies
Political economy of international environmental issues, global agri-food systems, technology, North-South relations and sustainable development, Brazilian economy and society

Paul M. Lubeck, Professor of Sociology
Political sociology; political economy of development, globalization, labor and work; logics of methodology; religion and social movements; Islamic society and identities; information and networks

Manuel Pastor Jr., Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies
Urban poverty and regional development, Latinos in the urban U.S., environmental justice, macroeconomic stabilization in Latin America; distribution and growth in the developing world; Cuban economic reform; Mexican economic reform

Helen Shapiro, Associate Professor of Sociology
Political economy, Latin American economic history and development (with an emphasis on Brazil), industrial policy, the auto industry, the state and transnational corporations