Scott Bierman has taught at Carleton since 1982. He earned his B.A. with majors in both Economics and Mathematics in 1977 from Bates College and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1985. His fields of specialization are Economics of the Public Sector and Industrial Organization. At Carleton, Dean Bierman has taught courses in Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Price Theory, Econometrics, Industrial Organization, Economics of the Public Sector, Game Theory and a variety of specialized senior seminars. His book, Game Theory with Economic Applications (Addison-Wesley 1993), co-authored with Professor Luis Fernandez, was the first attempt to bring substantial economic applications of game theory into an undergraduate textbook. It is now in a substantially revised second edition (Addison-Wesley 1998). His current work takes advantage of collaborative research opportunities that exist with students in the emerging area of experimental economics.

Dean Bierman was Chair of the Department of Economics from 1991-1995 and President of the Faculty at Carleton from 1997-2000. In that capacity he helped guide through the faculty a number of initiatives including an accelerated sabbatical policy, the passage of a Cross-Cultural Studies concentration, and the introduction of a writing portfolio pilot program (that is now a requirement for all students). Bierman has served as Associate Dean of the College for two years, during this time, his responsibilities included oversight over all academic department budgets and the budgets of all offices that report to the Dean of the College including the Library and Information and Technology Services. He has been an active participant in curricular initiatives that include “Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge”, “Building the Consciously Creative Campus”, and “Visual Culture”.

Bierman assumed his position as Dean of the College in August of 2005.