大卫. Macpherson, Ph.D.
- E.M. Stevens Professor of 经济学 , 经济学
Prior to joining 澳门金沙线上赌博官网 University, he held the Rod 和 Hope Brim Eminent Scholar Chair in 经济学, 和 was Director of the Pepper Institute on Aging 和 Public Policy at Florida State University. Earlier, he served as an assistant 和 associate professor of economics at Miami University.
Economists since Adam Smith have argued that competitive forces should tend to equalize wages across similar workers in similar jobs. His research has been concentrated on examining factors that cause deviations from wage equalization. 特别是, he has focused on the role of trade unions, 养老金, wage discrimination, industry deregulation, 和 the minimum wage.
He has written over 60 journal articles 和 book chapters. He is a co-author of the undergraduate textbooks 经济学: Private 和 Public Choice 和 Contemporary Labor 经济学. He also co-authored the book Pensions 和 Productivity. With Barry Hirsch, he provides union data to researchers 和 the public through the web site www.unionstats.com.
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Pennsylvania State University