Issues in American Economic History
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Brief and accessibly written, Issues in American Economic History provides a look at important topics in the development of the American economy. It is designed to give students a sense of continuity and help to motivate their understanding of economics.
About the Author
Roger LeRoy Miller received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is currently Director of the Institute for University Studies in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Miller is a legal specialist and author of numerous books on law and the legal environment, including criminal procedure. In addition, Dr. Miller has authored books on the war on drugs, the economics of crime and criminal behavior, and on related topics. Robert L. Sexton is currently Professor of Economics at Seaver College, Pepperdine University, and the Pepperdine School of Public Policy. Professor Sexton has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of California at Los Angeles in the Anderson Graduate School of Management and the Department of Economics.
Professor Sexton's research ranges across many fields of economics: labor economics, environmental economics, law and economics, economic education, and economic history. He has written several textbooks and has published more than 35 research papers, many in top economic journals such as The American Economic Review, Southern Economic Journal, Economics Letters, Journal of Urban Economics, and The Journal of Economic Education. Professor Sexton has also written more than 100 other articles that have appeared in books, magazines, and newspapers.
He received the Pepperdine Professor of the Year Award in 1991 and 1997, and the Howard A. White Memorial Teaching Award in 1994; he was named a Harriet and Charles Luckman Teaching Fellow in 1994.
Professor Sexton resides in Agoura Hills, California, with his wife, Julie, and their three children, Elizabeth, Katherine, and Tommy.
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