Econ @ SFSU - Research

Michael Bar: Current research is on Macroeconomics and Economic Growth with applications to married women's labor force participation in the United States. Please visit his web page for current working papers.

Sudip Chattopadhyay: Major research areas concern non-market valuation of environmental resources, primarily air quality and water quality, and the cost-benefit analyses of current public policies associated with them. Current research also centers around applications and evaluation of new and existing methodologies for non-market valuation. Current application includes an EPA-funded research on toxic contamination on Great Lakes. The goal of the research is to assess the costs and benefits as well as to make policy recommendations for cleaning up of hazardous toxic wastes from Waukegan Harbor, Illinois. Another research area of interest is the impact of urban environment on health risks associated with chronic diseases among adults. Please visit his web page for current working papers.

Anoshua Chaudhuri: Major area of research concerns evaluating health programs, particularly their effect on household outcomes in low-income settings. She is also currently involved in studies related to health status and living arrangement choices of the elderly and immigrants. Her broad research interests are in the field of health and development with a special focus on gender disparities. Please visit her web page for current working papers.

Phil King: Current research involves an analysis of California's beaches and other coastal resources, in particular, developing models that can be used for regional sediment management for the State. Please visit his web page for current reports and working papers.

Don Mar: Major area of research concerns Asian Americans and minorities in the labor market. He has written papers on differential effects of unemployment, racial/ethnic differences in earnings, immigrants in the labor market, ethnic enclave/labor markets, and self-employment. Current research interests include explaining regional racial wage differentials and labor market effects of different social values. One of his most recent papers is "Asian American Women Professionals: Does Discrimination Exist."

Yanchun Zhang: Major areas of research International Economics, Applied Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Economic Growth and Gender Issues. Please visit her web page for current working papers.