James Freeman
Associate Professor of Economics
Office: Knapton 005
Phone: (508) 286 3666
Fax: (508) 286 3640
Email: jfreeman@wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., Florida State University
M.A., University of North Carolina, Greensboro
B.A., Wabash College
Main Interests
Labor Economics
Effects of Human Capital Investments (education and on-the-job-training), family characteristics, and occupational choices on labor market outcomes
Incentives and Compensation Systems
International Economics
Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Free Trade and Trade Protectionism
Economic, Political, and Institutional Determinants of Foreign Direct investment in developing nations
Research Interests
Applied Econometrics
Cross-sectional, Panel, and Time Series Data Analyses of Labor Markets, Healthcare Industry, and International Trade and Finance Issues
Microeconomic Theory
Game Theory, Incentives and Mechanism Design, and Incomplete and Asymmetric Markets
Teaching Interests
Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
International Trade Theories, Policies, and Institutions
International Financial and Monetary Economics
Applied Econometrics (Quantitative Analysis and Statistics)
Microeconomic Theory and Applications
Other Interests
Soccer, Quantitative Analysis, and Playing With My Kids
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
Freeman, James, and Barry T. Hirsch, "Do Returns to Human Capital Investment Equalize Across Occupational Paths?" Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 20, 2001
Working Papers
"Returns to Schooling, Occupational Access, and Earnings Inequality."
" Corruption, Good Governance, and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Nations," coauthored with Elizabeth Asiedu, University of Kansas