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Two Economics Faculty at Williams Awarded Named Chairs02:35PM / Tuesday, September 08, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Williams College has announced the award of two named chairs, both in the department of economics.
Kenneth N. Kuttner has been awarded the Robert F. White Class of 1952 Professor of Economics. His research specialties include international economics, monetary policy implementation, and Central Banks' efficiency. A research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, he teaches macroeconomics, growth and sustainability, monetary policy and financial systems at Williams.
His work has been published in numerous journals including the Journal of Finance, the North American Journal of Economics and Finance and the Journal of the Japanese and International Economies. He received his B.A. from the University of California-Berkeley in 1982 and his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1989.
Stephen C. Sheppard has been named the Class of 2012 Professor of Economics. His research interests include urban economics, land use regulation, housing markets, local public finance, and environmental economics. He has taught courses on microeconomic theory, public finance, and natural resource economics. His work has been published in books and journals including the Journal of Urban Economics, Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs, and the Journal of Regional Science. Sheppard received his B.Sc. from the University of Utah in 1977 and his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1984. |
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