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Department of Economics
2107 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6306
225-578-5211 Voice
225-578-3807 Fax

Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Economics

Department of Economics - Instructor
2123 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA
70803-6306
Phone: 225-578-3793
Fax: 225-578-3807
E-Mail: abyssean@lsu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Web Site

Education
Ph.D., Binghamton University , 2001
M.A., Binghamton University , 1997
B.S., Ithaca College , 1993

Courses Taught
ECON 2010 - Economic Principles and Problems
ECON 2035 - Money/Banking/Macroeconomic Activity
ECON 4320 - Environmental Economics
ECON 4520 - International Economics
ECON 4540 - Economic Forecasting
ECON 4720 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Interests
Teaching Interest: Monetary Economics, Forecasting, International Trade and Finance, Environmental Economics

Research Interest: Monetary Economics, Forecasting, International Trade and Finance, Economic Education, Economic History

Professional Activities:
Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow, Students in Free Enterprise at LSU (SIFE @ LSU team page)
Students in Free Enterprise (National Organization page)

Employed by LSU since
8/20/2001