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Richard Carroll Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Department of Government

Degrees
B.A., Economics, Georgetown University

Fulbright Scholar--International Economics, Germany

M.A., Economics, Georgetown University

MBA, University of Pennsylvania

Bio
International economist and evaluation specialist working for development banks and bilateral aid institutions.
Specialty in economic evaluation of presidential administrations including authoring of: The President As Economist: Scoring Economic Performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. Current research interest in income and wealth distribution.  Teaches Government - 221 Income and Wealth in America in Fall Semester - 2024
Has also taught the following course in 2016, GOVT-423 Political Economy of Presidential Administrations.
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Teaching

Spring 2024

  • GOVT-210 Pol Power & Am Pub Policy

Fall 2024

  • GOVT-221 Income and Wealth in America