21 faculty and 0 courses in Economics at Amherst College.
- Katharine R. E. Sims, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies; Department Chair of Environmental Studies h-index 23
See my RESEARCH PAGE or Google Scholar page for more information on my research. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics I am primarily an environmental economist, but my interests overlap with development economics and political econo
Notable: “Designing payments for ecosystem services: Lessons from previous experience with incentive-based mechanisms” (2008) · 799 citations
- Geoffrey R. Woglom, Richard S. Volpert '56 Professor of Economics, Emeritus h-index 15
Selected Publications Professional and Biographical Information Degrees Ph.D., Yale University (1974) M.Phil., Yale University (1970) B.A., Yale College (1968) A.M. (honorary), Amherst College (1984) Teaching Interests I believe that the mo
Notable: “Do Credit Markets Discipline Sovereign Borrowers? Evidence from U.S. States” (1995) · 336 citations
- Walter E. Nicholson, Ward H. Patton Professor of Economics, Emeritus h-index 14
Selected Publications Professional and Biographical Information Degrees Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1970) B.A., Williams College (1964) A.M. (honorary), Amherst College (1978) Teaching Interests I have taught many courses
Notable: “The Effect of Unemployment Insurance on Unemployment: The Case of Federal Supplemental Benefits” (1982) · 238 citations
- Joshua M. Hyman, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 13
I am a labor and public economist studying social and economic policy issues primarily focused on the economics of education, school finance, and inequality. Most of my research examines the effects of education policies implemented during
Notable: “The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers” (2018) · 246 citations
- Beth V. Yarbrough, Willard Long Thorp Professor of Economics, Emerita h-index 13
Notable: “Neoclassical political economy: The analysis of rent-seeking and DUP activities” (1985) · 115 citations
- Caroline B. Theoharides, Associate Professor of Economics; Department Chair of Economics h-index 13
My research focuses on labor markets in developing countries. My work centers on labor migration from developing countries to richer countries and the role of human capital investment, specifically investment in education, on labor market o
Notable: “Distortions in the International Migrant Labor Market: Evidence from Filipino Migration and Wage Responses to Destination Country Economic Shocks” (2014) · 121 citations
- Christopher G. Kingston, Richard S. Volpert '56 Professor of Economics h-index 11
Submitted by Christopher G. Kingston on Wednesday, 4/27/2016, at 10:15 PM Most of my current research explores how the institutions governing marine insurance evolved during the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Over time, two differ
Notable: “Comparing theories of institutional change” (2009) · 472 citations
- Jessica Wolpaw Reyes, Willard Long Thorp Professor of Economics h-index 11
Ed on public health and social impacts of environmental pollution, gender discrimination, and some topics in law and economics. So why the abolitionist turn? What happened?? The simple answer is, for a variety of reasons
Notable: “Environmental Policy as Social Policy? The Impact of Childhood Lead Exposure on Crime” (2007) · 222 citations
- Adam D. Honig, Charles E. Merrill 1908 Professor of Economics h-index 9
Teaching Interests Professional and Biographical Information Degrees Ph.D., Columbia University (2004) B.A., Columbia University (1997) Scholarly and Professional Activities Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking Tags:
Notable: “The Impact of Central Bank Independence on Political Monetary Cycles in Advanced and Developing Nations” (2009) · 104 citations
- Mengqi Wang, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 9
Professor Wang's research interests include international trade, macroeconomics, and firm dynamics. Her current projects explore the effect of trade liberalization with frictions in labor and capital markets. In her research, she combines r
Notable: “Development of a model for predicting the 4-year risk of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in China: a longitudinal cohort study” (2021) · 59 citations
- Daniel P. Barbezat, Ward H. Patton Professor of Economics h-index 7
Notable: “Cooperation and Rivalry in the International Steel Cartel, 1926–1933” (1989) · 40 citations
- Heinz Kohler, Willard Long Thorp Professor of Economics, Emeritus h-index 7
Notable: “Genesis and environmental history of Lagoa Santa, southeastern Brazil” (1998) · 95 citations
- Brian H. Baisa, Associate Professor of Economics h-index 6
Notable: “Auction design without quasilinear preferences” (2017) · 48 citations
- Frank H. Westhoff, Professor of Economics, Emeritus h-index 5
Notable: “Existence of equilibria in economies with a local public good” (1977) · 280 citations
- Jakina Debnam Guzman, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 4
I work to understand the impact of economic policies and events on human thriving, where human thriving is broadly defined . To do this, I introduce social and psychological features into existing economic frameworks and quantify the extent
Notable: “What Do Happiness Data Mean? Theory and Survey Evidence” (2021) · 23 citations
- Mesay Melese Gebresilasse, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 3
My areas of specialization are development economics and applied microeconomics. Using firm and household data primarily from Ethiopia and employing techniques from applied microeconomics, I study the causal effects of specific economic pol
Notable: “Frontier Culture: The Roots and Persistence of “Rugged Individualism” in the United States” (2020) · 297 citations
- Duc M. Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Economics h-index 1
Professor Nguyen’s research focuses on macroeconomics, examining how economic institutions shape long-term growth and development. He investigates how different policies and institutions distort the allocation of resources across firms and
Notable: “Heterogeneous Paths of Structural Transformation” (2024) · 2 citations
- Jake Blackwood, Assistant Professor of Economics
I am a macroeconomist with research interests in firm life-cycle dynamics and financial frictions. I focus on the role of firm behavior, and factors affecting firm behavior, in determining macroeconomic outcomes. My research employs heterog
- Jun Ishii, Associate Professor of Economics
- Nataliia Bychkova, Visiting Associate Professor of Economics
- Neil W. White, Assistant Professor of Economics
My research focuses primarily on the impact of government policies on the macroeconomy, with a particular emphasis on understanding the effects of monetary and fiscal policy on the labor market. I have examined how monetary policy has effec
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