Eric Edmonds in the spotlight: Economics 24 Development Economics
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Research Interests: Economics of obesity, social insurance, labor markets Courses Taught: The Price Systems (Economics 01), Econometrics (Economics 20), Labor Economics (Economics 27) Office: 316 Rockefeller Hall Research Spotlight “Is Being in School Better? The Impact of School on Children’s BMI When Starting Age is Endogenous” (with Kristin Butcher, Elizabeth Cascio and Diane Schanzenbach) Journal of Health Economics, Sept. 2011, vol. 30, no.5, pp. 977 - 986.
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Research Interests: Industrial organization, microeconomic theory, law and economics Courses Taught: Microeconomics (Economics 21), Competition and Strategy (Economics 25), Advanced Topics in Microeconomics (Economics 81) Office: 312A Silsby Hall Research Spotlight “Economics Perspectives on the Advance Market Commitment for Pneumococcal Vaccines” (with Wills Begor and Ernst Berndt) Health Affairs, Aug. 2011, vol. 30 no. 8, pp.1508-1517
[more]Research Interests: Agency problems in financial services, prediction markets Courses Taught: Topics in Money and Finance (Economics 46) Office: 304C Silsby Hall Research Spotlight “Forensic Economics” Journal of Economics Literature, Sept. 2012, vol. 50 no. 3, pp.731-769
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In a story about retirement prospects for baby boomers, Bloomberg Businessweek cites a study co-authored by Dartmouth’s Alan L. Gustman that concludes the picture isn’t as gloomy for most in this demographic group as some might think.
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