Managerial Economics

International Economics
Business Ethics

Principles of Economics

Farhad Rassekh is a professor of economics at the University of Hartford, where he has been teaching since 1989. Before joining the Barney School, he was a faculty member at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. He has conducted research in the field of international trade, especially, the effects of international trade policies on economic growth and income distribution. Moreover, he is interested in ethical issues in economics as well as the history of economic ideas. He has published a number of academic articles in all of these areas.

Education: B.S. in Economics, National University of Iran 1976, M.A. in Economics, University of North Texas, 1978, Ph.D. in Economics, University of Houston, 1983

Research Interests: International Trade, History of Ideas, Economic Growth

Selected Scholarship Books and Articles:

"Does Trade Cause Higher Growth in Lower-Income Economies? An Empirical Inquiry,"forthcoming in Review of Development Economics.

"The Interplay of International Trade, Economic Growth, and Income Convergence: A Brief Intellectual History of Recent Developments,"The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 13/4, December 2004, 371-395.

"A Model of Growth and Convergence in the Presence of Input-Enhancing Factors: An Empirical Study,"(with Michael Panik) Economic Inquiry 40 (2), April 2002, 158-165.

"Measuring Factor Abundance across Many Factors and Countries,"(with Henry Thompson), Open Economies Review 13, 2002, 237-249

"A Test of the Convergence Hypothesis: The OECD Experience, 1950-1990,"(with Michael Panik and Bhrat Kolluri), International Review of Economics and Finance 10, 2001, 147-157.

"Smith, Friedman, and Self-Interest in Ethical Society,"(with Harvey James), Business Ethics Quarterly 10 (3), 2000, 659-674.

"Micro Convergence and Macro Convergence,"(with Henry Thompson), Pacific Economic Review 3(1), February 1998, 3-13.

"The Convergence Hypothesis: History, Theory, and Evidence,"Open Economies Review 9, 1998, 85-105.

Recent Achievements and Honors: Has received the Barney summer grant every year since its inception in 2000

Professional Activities: A member of the American Economic Association

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