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Faculty & Staff

Economics Faculty & Staff

Amanda Bayer

Franklin and Betty Barr Professor of Economics, Department Chair

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7821
  2. Kohlberg 209
  3. Office Hours:

    Mondays and Thursdays, 11:00am-12:00pm, by Zoom. Students can find details and schedule appointments by searching for Prof. Bayer at www.swarthmore.edu/officehours.

Areas of Interest:  Microeconomics, Labor Markets, Education, Game Theory, Diversity and Inclusion

Amanda Bayer

Syon Bhanot

Associate Professor

On leave 2022/2023 academic year

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8369
  2. Kohlberg 206

Areas of Interest: Behavioral Economics, Public Economics, Experimental Economics, Public Policy 

Erin Todd Bronchetti

Professor

On leave 2022/2023 academic year

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6140
  2. Kohlberg 213

Areas of Interest:  Public Finance, Labor Economics, Health Economics

John Caskey

Joseph Wharton Professor of Economics

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8128
  2. Kohlberg 215
  3. Office Hours:

    Tuesdays 9:45am-11:00am, & by appointment

Area of Interest:  Financial Economics, Urban Economics

John Caskey

Kara Dimitruk

Visiting Assistant Professor

Economics

Contact

  1. Kohlberg 204
  2. Office Hours:

    Mondays 3:00pm-4:00pm, Wednesdays 2:00pm-3:00pm, & by appointment

Areas of Interest: Economic History, Applied Economics, Political Economy and Development

Ella Foster-Molina

Social Sciences Quantitative Laboratory Associate

Sociology & Anthropology, Political Science, Economics

Contact

  1. Parrish 231W (2nd floor, turn right when you face the admissions office)
  2. Office Hours:

    By appointment
    Wednesdays, 1:15-3:45pm, by appointment & Thursdays 10:45am-12:15pm, by appointment

Daifeng He

Associate Professor

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 690-6898
  2. Kohlberg 212
  3. Office Hours:

    Tuesdays 11:15am-12:15pm, Fridays 1:30pm-2:30pm & by appointment

Areas of Interest: Health Economics, Public Economics, Medicare and Medicaid Policies

Daifeng He

Mark Kuperberg

Professor

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8123
  2. Kohlberg 207
  3. Office Hours:

    Tuesdays 11:30am-12:00pm, Wednesdays 1:30pm-2:30pm, & Thursdays 2:30pm-3:30pm 

Areas of Interest:  Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Law and Economics

Mark Kuperberg

Ellen Magenheim

Centennial Professor of Economics

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8140
  2. Kohlberg 211
  3. Office Hours:

    Tuesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm & Thursdays 4:10pm-5:10pm

Areas of Interest:   Health Economics, Behavioral Economics, Economics of the Family

Ellen Magenheim

Steve O'Connell

Gil and Frank Mustin Professor of Economics

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8107
  2. Kohlberg 205
  3. Office Hours:

    Mondays 11:00am-12:00pm, Thursdays from 1:00pm-2:30pm, & by appointment

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics, International Trade, Economic Development

Stephen O'Connell

Maria Pia Olivero

Associate Professor

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-7331
  2. Kohlberg 208
  3. Office Hours:

    Mondays 9:30am-10:30am &  1:30pm-4:00pm 

Areas of interest: Macroeconomics, International Finance, Credit Markets, Latin American Economies.

Maria Pia Olivero

Jennifer Peck

Associate Professor

On leave 2022/2023 academic year

Economics, Environmental Studies

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6182
  2. Kohlberg 210

Areas of Interest:  Labor Economics, Development Economics, and Energy and Environmental Economics

Marc Remer

Associate Professor

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8105
  2. Kohlberg 203
  3. Office Hours:

    Thursdays 1:30pm-3:30pm

Areas of Interest: Industrial Organization, Antitrust

Tao Wang

Assistant Professor

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 957-6139
  2. Kohlberg 214
  3. Office Hours:

    Mondays 11:30am-1:00pm & by appointment

Areas of Interest: International Economics, Environmental Economics

Joseph Hargadon

Visiting Professor

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8125
  2. Office Hours:

    Wednesdays 5:30pm-6:30pm 

Megan Salladino

Administrative Assistant II

Economics

Contact

  1. Phone: (610) 328-8125
  2. Kohlberg 216

Retired and Emeritus Professors

Stephen Golub (1953-2020)

Franklin and Betty Barr Professor of Economics

Economics

Contact

 

Stephen Golub

Rob Hollister (1935 - 2021)

Joseph Wharton Professor Emeritus of Economics

Economics

Contact

Areas of interest: Poverty, welfare reform, health care.

Rob Hollister

Larry Westphal (1942-2020)

J. Archer and Helen C. Turner Professor Emeritus of Economics

Economics

Contact

Areas of Interest: Applied Economic Theory, Economic Development, International Economics, Environmental Economics

Larry Westphal