FACULTY DIRECTOR

Aaron Swoboda, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Economics

Professor Swoboda has a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. He teaches courses in environmental economics, microeconomics, econometrics, and cost-benefit analysis. His research interests include data visualization, land-use policy, housing, and spatial econometrics.

ELIGIBILITY

Students who have completed Economics 110 and 111 by the end of spring term 2011 are eligible to participate in the seminar. Students majoring in economics, political science, and history are particularly encouraged to apply, but the seminar is open to students of all majors.

Founded in 1983, the Carleton Economics Seminar has been located at the University of Cambridge for over 25 years. The University has been home to many great economic theorists including Alfred Marshall, John Maynard Keynes, and F.A. Hayek. Being in Britain allows students to study the contemporary British economy as well as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. The program has become an integral part of the economics curriculum at Carleton, and the faculty believes the seminar’s historical focus and exposure to British culture help students see themselves, their country, and the world with new perspective.