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LOWE INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

2009-2010 Affiliated Faculty

Heather Antecol

  • As a labor economist, research interests include: youth outcomes, immigration, discrimination, and sexual harassment in the U.S. military and federal government.
  • Current Research Project - Early Decision in College Admission and its Impact on Student Diversity (with Janet Kiholm Smith)
 

Richard Burdekin

  • Research interests include: chinese economic reform, central bank policymaking, financial markets.
  • Current Research Project - Sugar in Hawaii:  The Potential for Sugar Cane Ethanol in Reducing Energy Dependence.
 

Brock Blomberg

  • Research interests include macroeconomics & political economy.
  • Current Research Project - An Economic Model of Terrorism
 
 

Eric Helland

  • Research interests include: liability and civil justice, medical malpractice regulation, crime.
  • Current Research Project - The English Rule for Fee Allocation
 

Manfred Keil

  • Research interests include:  Comparative economic performance of countries and regions
  • Current Research Project - Inland Empire Economic Bulletin
 
 

Marc D. Weidenmier

  • Research interests include monetary and financial history and applied time-series econometrics.
  • Current Research Projects:  Is Sugar Sweeter at the Pump? A Macroeconomic Analysis of Brazil's Sugarcane Ethanol Program
  • Monetary and Nonmonetary Effects of the Great Depression
  • Oil Shocks, Car Crashes, and Moral Hazard
  • Can a Lender-of-Last Resort Stabilize Financial Markets? Lessons from the Founding of the FedUsing the Bond Market to Predict the Outcomes of Wars