Dr. Jim Dewey is responsible for developing and teaching economics courses that complement the STEM focus and fit the general education program at 91Âé¶¹Ó³» Polytechnic University.
Prior to joining 91Âé¶¹Ó³» Poly in 2014, Dewey served as the Director of the Economic Analysis Program at the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»â€™s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. His research and scholarly works have included quantitative analyses of the impacts of the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»â€™s Clinical and Translational Science Institute on research productivity; the housing boom on municipal spending; broad reforms in special education; and a potential 91Âé¶¹Ó³» beverage container deposit refund law. His areas of expertise include urban and regional economics, public economics, and applied microeconomics.
Dewey’s research has yielded more than $2.5 million in external funding. From 2006-10, he taught Managerial Economics at the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»â€™s Warrington College of Business Administration, where he served as a University Scholars Program faculty mentor and was 2009-10 Teacher of the Year. Prior to that, he taught Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Intermediate Macroeconomics at the University of South 91Âé¶¹Ó³».
He has a doctorate in economics from the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³». His research interests covered Micro-Economic Theory, Industrial Organization and Public Economics. His master’s degree is in Economics from the University of South 91Âé¶¹Ó³», where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science.
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