Thomas N. Maloney Department of Economics University of Utah maloney@economics.utah.edu

Teaching

NEW COURSE - Spring 2006: ECON 3960 - Special Topics - Economic Research in the Community

I offered a new "coordinated independent study" in which a small number of advanced economics majors carried out projects for local non-profit agencies and also developed academic papers on related topics. The syllabus can be found here.

Econ 1740: US Economic History

This class is a broad survey of US economic history from colonial times to the present day. Issues relating to social history, labor markets, and inequality are especially emphasized. The course fulfills the "American Institutions" requirement. It is designed to appeal to individuals who have no experience studying economics.
To see the syllabus for this class for Fall 2005, click here.

Econ 3100: Labor Economics

This class introduces students to many of the primary tools and topics of the economic analysis of labor markets. The primary focus is on neoclassical theory, but other approaches are examined.
To see the most recent (Fall 2004) syllabus for this course, click here.

Econ 5140: Discrimination in Labor Markets

This class examines the various models that economists have used to study the problem of labor market discrimination. It also examines the evidence regarding discrimination and evaluates the various models in light of this evidence. Antidiscrimination policy is also discussed. While racial (black/white) and gender inequality are given primary emphasis, students will be able to study other topics through independent research projects. Students are expected to have taken Econ 2010 and Econ 2020 before enrolling. This course fulfills the university's "Diversity Requirement." To see the web page for this course for Spring 2004, click here.

Econ 5470: Industrialization and Development: The American Case

This course covers the emergence of an industrial economy in the US from the early 19th century through the present day. Topics which receive particular emphasis include technological change, change in the standard of living, demographic changes related to industrialization, and gender and ethnic inequality. This course fulfills the upper-division communication/writing requirement.
To see the the syllabus for this class for Spring 2006, click here.
Files related to the writing assignments in this class for Spring 2006 can be found here, here, here, and here.

Econ 7002: Quantitative Methods II

This is the core mathematical methods course for first year Econ PhD students. It covers differential and difference equations.
To see the the syllabus for this class for Fall 2006, click here.

Econ 7400: Economic History

This is the first seminar in Economic History for Ph.D. students. It focuses on US topics, with particular emphasis on labor markets, inequality, and living standards. The most recent syllabus (Fall 2006) can be found here.

Research

• Recent Publications

  • "Ghettos and Jobs in History," Social Science History 29:2 (Summer 2005).
  • "Higher Places in the Industrial Machinery?: Tight Labor Markets and Black Male Occupational Advance in the 1910s," Social Science History 26:3 (Fall 2002).
  • "African American Migration to the North: New Evidence for the 1910s," Economic Inquiry 40:1 (January 2002).
  • "Migration and Economic Opportunity in the 1910s: New Evidence on African American Occupational Mobility in the North," Explorations in Economic History 38:1 (January 2001).

• Other Current Research

  • "Living Standards in Black and White: Evidence from the Heights of Ohio Prison Inmates, 1829-1913" (with Scott A. Carson), October 2006

  • Mexico and Utah: A Complex Economic Relationship" (with Ken Jameson and Claudio Holzner), March 2006

  • "Occupational Mobility in the Urban South in the 1910s," November 2002

  • "Enumeration and Selectivity in City Directories and Draft Records ," October 2005.

Education

• BA, Economics (1986), University of Dayton.

• MA, Economics (1988), PhD, Economics (1992), University of Michigan.

Important Links

• Eh-Net: Lots of resources relating to economic history, the Economic History Association, the Cliometrics Society, and other related organizations.

• IPUMS: Home of the Integrated Public Use Microdata Samples project at the University of Minnesota.

• The Historical United States Census Browser: This site includes selected data from the US Censuses for 1790 through 1970, along with data from a few other sources. The site allows users to construct their own cross-sections of population and economic variables at the state and county level.

• The Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan: An interdisciplinary demographic research center where I spent much of my time at Michigan.
  October 2006