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*****Announcement:  The quiz scheduled for this Thursday is cancelled, and moved to Thursday the 21st.  An old quiz is available in the matrix below.*****
                                                                                         

Mark S. LeClair                       
          Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics, Lynch Chair of Economics

          Contact Information:
        Address:   Department of Economics, Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Rd., Fairfield, CT  06824, USA
          E-Mail:     mleclair@fairfield.edu
          Phone:      (203) 254-4000 X2295
 




                                                                                       





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         This web page contains links to course resources, research materials and important outside links.
   
         Proceed to:

             §Course Materials

                §Publications

                §Useful Links


Course Resources:  Click on the course number to view syllabus


Course
Syllabus
Title
Assignments
Practice Exams
Review Materials

EC 11
EC 11
Principles of Microeconomics


Class notes

EC 12
EC 12
Principles of Macroeconomics
Excels
Old Mid-Term
Class notes (1st 2/3 of course)

EC 231
EC 231
International Trade




EC 233
EC 233
International Finance

Old Mid-Term


EC 185
EC 185
Regional Economic Development

Practice Exam

                    

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Economic Debates:   Real Clear Politics (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/) - A complete source of political debates from Center/Left/Right perspectives
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ata and Economic Analysis - Carpe Diem: http://www.aei-ideas.org/channel/carpe-diem/ - A compilation of data and economic analysis from a conservative perspective

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Research:

(Link to my CV)

    Recent Publications:

   Exigency and Innovation in Collusion, Journal of Competition Law and Economics, April 2012

    Cartelization, Antitrust and Globalization in the US and Europe, Routledge, July 2011 (Description)

    Commodity Markets:

      International Commodity Markets and the Role of Cartels, New York, M.E. Sharpe, 2000

    Fair Trade:

        "Fighting the Tide:  Alternative Trade Organizations in the Era of Global Free Trade", World Development, 30(6), 2002,
         949-58.

        "Fighting Back:  The Growth of Alternative Trade", Development, 46(1), 2003, pp. 66-73.

        Reply to Hayes comment on "Fighting the Tide:  Alternative Trade Organizations in the Era of Global Free Trade, World Development 30(6), 2002, pp. 2962-65.

    Corporate Philanthropy:

       with Kelly Gordon, "Corporate Support for Artistic and Cultural Activities:  What Determines the Distribution of Corporate
        Giving", Journal of Cultural Economics, 24(3), 2000, pp. 225-41.

    International Trade:

       Regional Integration and Global Free Trade:  Addressing the Fundamental Conflicts, Aldershot, England, Ashgate
        Publishing, 1997.

        "Export Composition and Manufacturing Employment in the U.S. during the Economic Downturn of 1991-2", Economic Systems Research, 14(2),
        2002, pp.147-56.

           with Dina Franceschi, "Externalities in International Trade:  The Case for Differential Tariffs", Ecological Economics, 58, 2006, pp. 462-72.

   
      "Currency Regimes and Currency Crises:  What about Cocoa Money?", Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money,
         17, 2007, pp. 42-57.

    Other:

        "Reducing Gasoline Price Variability:  A Modest Proposal", The Energy Journal, 27(2), 2006, pp. 41-54.

       Book Reviews:

              Review of  Fair Trade for All:  How Trade Can Promote Development, by Stiglitz, Joseph and Charlton, Andrew, New York, Oxford University Press, 2006.
               Published in Eastern Economic Journal, 33(4), Fall 2007.

             Review of Banking on Global Markets, by Kobrak, Christopher, Cambridge & New York, Cambridge University Press, 2008, Forthcoming in Eastern Economic Journal

      Research in Progress: <>           
            -Food Accessibilty Issues
            -Philanthropic Transitions in the U.S.
            -The Euro and Trade Patterns in the EU
      Useful Links: 
             Link to: Fairfield University
                     
              Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS
                               Federal Reserve System FED
                               Council of Economic Advisors (Economic Report of the President)EROP
                               IMF IMF


                        
<>Created on May 13, 2002.  Last Updated on December 28, 2012
Disclaimer:  All views expressed are those of the author, and not Fairfield University
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