Robert J. Derrell
Education
Ph.D. in economics, 2001
MA in economics, 1994
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Fields of specialization: finance and international economics
Dissertation: “Long and Short Run Relationships between Industrial and Developing Countries”
BS in business administration, with specialization in finance, 1992
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Academic Experience
Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Associate Professor July 2012 – Present
Assistant Professor January 2001 – June 2012
Instructor July 2000 – December 2000
Courses taught: Principles of Economics 1: Macroeconomics
Principles of Economics 2: Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Applied Econometrics
Contemporary Economic Issues
Urban Economy: Art and Finance in New York City
Investment Analysis
Portfolio Management
International Finance and the Global Economy
Public Finance
International Trade and Development
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Adjunct Professor Fall 2006, Fall 2009
Taught Applied Econometrics in the International Political Economy and Development MA program
Publications
“Divided Neighbors on an Indivisible Island: Economic Disparity and Cumulative Causation on Hispaniola. With Cecilia Winters. Journal of Economic Issues, September 2010.
Review of “The Global Economic System since 1945” by Larry Allen. Eastern Economic Journal, Spring 2007.
Research Presentations
“Public Capital and Unemployment in the OECD”
Eastern Economic Association, March 2012, Boston
“Government Investment and Unemployment in the EU”
International Atlantic Economic Association, October 2008, Montreal
“International Consequences of Balancing the U.S. Current Account”
Midwest Economic Association, March 2006, Chicago
“Excessive External Debt and Economic Growth”
Eastern Economic Association, March 2005, New York City
“Has Morocco’s Battle for Western Sahara been Costly to its Growth?”
Academy of Economics and Finance, February 2005, Myrtle Beach, and Midwest Economic Association, March 2005, Milwaukee
“The Persistence of Unemployment in New York City”
Southern Regional Science Association, March 2004, New Orleans
“Terms of Trade Volatility and Economic Growth in Developing Countries”
Eastern Economic Association, February 2004, Washington D.C.
“The World Real Interest Rate and Economic Growth in Developing Economies”
Eastern Economic Association, February 2003, New York City