Dr. Mark S. LeClair                                               
      Professor of Economics

         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

EC 233
(International Finance)		 EC 231
(International Trade)
EC 11
(Microeconomics)
 EC 12
(Macroeconomis)
 EC 185
(Regional Econ. Development)

Course Resources for summer 2008:

     Course Syllabus:   EC 11
  
    Office Hours:        Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 6:20-6:50
                                     DM 321
                                     Phone:   X2295
                                     E-mail:  mleclair@mail.fairfield.edu
                                  

    Review Materials:        
                                    -EC 11 -   CLASS NOTES
                                              These are the "cliff notes" for the course, and only provide an outline as to what will be covered.  They are not a substitute for attendance in class.         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                             -EC 11 - Old Final Exam           

Research:

(Link to my CV)

    Recent Publications:

    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.

    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 Review:

              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.

      Research in Progress: <>           
            -Currency regime choice
            -Commodity markets and cartels
            -The world trading system and environmental, labor and fairness of trade concern
            -International migration
       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 Febuary 7, 2008.
Disclaimer:  All views expressed are those of the author, and not Fairfield University
 
 
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