Professor Mark S. LeClair

   Mark S. LeClair

        Professor and Chair of the Department 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

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

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             §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	EC11	Principles of Microeconomics	Excel Assignments	Old Final Exam	Class notes
EC 12	EC12	Principles of Macroeconomics		Old Quiz	Class notes (1st 2/3 of course)
EC 231	EC 231	International Trade		Old Final Exam
EC 233	EC233	International Finance
EC 185	EC 185	Regional Economic Development		Practice Exam

                 Office Hours (Spring 2012): Monday:          1-2
                                                                               Tuesday:          1-3
                                                                               Wednesday:      3-4
                                                                               Thursday          3-4
                                                                               (or by arrangement)

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                   Final Exam Schedule - Spring 2012
                                                                   EC 12    Monday, May 7 at 8:00
                                                                   EC 233 Friday, May 11 at 11:30




                         Economic Debates:   Real Clear Politics (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/) - A complete source of political debates from Center/Left/Right perspectives
                    Data and Economic Analysis - Carpe Diem (http://mjperry.blogspot.com/) - A compilation of data and economic analysis from a conservative perspective

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Research:

(Link to my CV)

Recent Publications:

NEW:

Cartelization, Antitrust and Globalization in the US and Europe, Routledge, July 2010 (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, pp.
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: <>
            -Commodity markets and cartels
            -The world trading system and environmental, labor and fairness of trade concern
            -International migration
    Useful Links:
           Link to: Fairfield University
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