Eric Abrams, Ph.D.
Eric Abrams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics

Office: 907 Royse
Phone: 6185376553
Email: ebabrams@mckendree.edu


Education:

                The University of Iowa, Ph.D. Economics, 1997
Carnegie-Mellon University, B.S. in Economics, 1989.
 
Teaching Interest: 

My teaching interests primarily economics in nature. I enjoy teaching economics courses such as Managerial Economics and Principles of Micro- and Macro-economics as well as courses that cover current topics in economics.
 
Research Interest: 

My research interests are within the field of experimental economics. More specifically I am interested in learning what makes financial markets work and breakdown.
 
Publications:
“An experimental comparison of two search models” (with Martin Sefton and Abdullah Yavas),

Economic Theory 16:3, 2000.  Reprinted in Advances in Experimental Markets, Ed. by T. Cason and C. Noussair, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2001.

Teaching Philosophy: 

My approach to teaching economics is both discussion-based and rigorous. I feel that these two descriptions make the courses I teach more enjoyable to the students than just a consistent lecturing while at the same time providing an excellent learning opportunity.
 
Other:

Chair, McKendree College Institutional Review Board, 2006-present
Member of American Economic Association and Economic Science Association

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