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EKELUND, Robert Burton Junior. was born in 1940 in Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
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EKELUND, Robert Burton Junior. was born in 1940 in Galveston, Texas, United States of America.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Arts Street Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, 1962, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy Louisiana State University, 1967.
Instructor, Street Mary's University, Texas, 1962-1963. Graduate Assistant, Louisiana State University, 1963-1967. Assistant Professor, Association Professor, Professor, Texas Advertising & Marketing University, 1967-1970, 1970-1974, 1974-1979.
Professor, Auburn University, 1979-1983.
Consultant, United States Federal Trade Commission, 1982-1984. Lowder Professor of Economics, Auburn University, Alabama, United States of America, since 1983.
Editorial Boards, Review of Social Economy,
1977-, History of Political Economy, since 1983.
(This in-depth preparation for both AP economics exams pro...)
( Authors Bob Frank, Ben Bernanke, and introducing Kate A...)
( Authors Bob Frank, Ben Bernanke, and introducing Kate A...)
( Authors Bob Frank, Ben Bernanke, and introducing Kate A...)
( In recent years, innovative texts in mathematics, scie...)
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(The bestselling classic that examines the history of econ...)
( The study of money, banking and financial markets is a ...)
(Macroeconomics is widely praised for its ability to prese...)
(Discover how today's macroeconomic policy issues, decisio...)
(Known for its clarity, comprehensiveness, and balance, th...)
(Now you can gain a solid understanding of economic princi...)
( A book that provides a treatment of microeconomic theor...)
( Ever since Adam Smith, the central teaching of economic...)
(Economics studies human behavior within the context of ma...)
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Early and continuing interests have centred upon the history of economic theory and policy, the political economy of regulation, and the economics of advertising. A fundamental area of interest related to the economic engineering studies of the members of the French École des Ponts et Chaussées, best remembered in the writings of Jules Dupuit. This tradition represents an advanced corpus of economic analysis rivalling that produced by mainstream neoclassical economists.
These developments, along with a general history of economic theory and thought, are described in textbook format in History of Economic Theory and Method (1975, 1983). In the midto late-1970s, my research interests turned to regulation including the mechanisms of franchise bidding and to intertemporal theories of contracting, regulation and market processes. In addition to these topics, I have been concerned with the advertising process as it relates to competition and economic stabilisation.
Most recently, I have co-developed a critique of the contemporary theory of mercantilism. This assessment combines a modern theory of regulation of public choice with the more traditional views of classic interpretations.