Adam Smith (1723-1790) was the great Milton Friedman (1912-2006),
Scottish philosopher and economist who possibly the greatest economist
is best known for his book The Wealth of Nations. of the 20th century.
J An economics professor explains why
economics is a popular major @ Harvard:
J 80 year old gets PhD in economics at
University of Chicago!!
Timothy Perri
Department of Economics, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-2251; Fax: (828) 262-6105; E-mail: perritj@appstate.edu; Web: www.appstate.edu/~perritj
Fields: labor economics, economics of information, & industrial organization
Education: B.S. (economics), University of Kentucky; M.A. & Ph.D. (economics), Ohio State University
Vita:
Papers
"A Competitive Model of (Super)Stars" July 2008:
"The Economics of US Civil War Conscription
(and Why U.S.
Conscription Changed in the 20th Century)" June 2008:
"The Payment of Professors: Implications for Professorial and Student Human Capital"
May 2008:
"The Dilemma of Choosing Talent: Michael Jordans are Hard to Find" (with P. Groothuis
& R. Hill) May 2007, forthcoming in Applied Economics:
"Garden Leave vs. Covenants not to Compete" May 2007:
"Raiding and Signaling in the Academic Labor Market" June 2006:
"How Might Adam Smith Pay Professors Today?" July 2005:
"Early Entry in the NBA Draft: The Influence of Unraveling, Human Capital, and
Option Value" (with P. Groothuis & R. Hill),
Journal of Sports Economics (2007, Vol.8, No.3, June):
Classes
Econ 2030. Syllabus:
Handout:
Problem set 1:
Answers to problem set 1:
Problem set 2:
Answers to problem set 2:
Problem set 3:
Answers to
problem set 3:
Econ 3010. Syllabus:
Handout:
Problem set 1:
Problem set 2:
Problem set 3:
Problem set 4:
MBA 5110. Syllabus:
Problem Set 1:
Problem
Set 2:
Problem Set 3:
Problem
Set 4:
Economics Department Department Seminars