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Richard C. Barnett joined the faculty of Department of Economics in the Villanova School of Business in 2004. Dr. Barnett earned his BS at Kansas State University, his MS at Purdue University and his PhD at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Barnett has published  in various journals including the Journal of International Economics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Canadian Journal of Economics, and Econometrica.

Research Interests

• Macro and Monetary Economics
• International Economics
• International Macroeconomics and Finance
• Labor Economics

Recent Publications

"Coordinating Macroeconomic Policy in a Simple AK Growth Model," Journal of Macroeconomics, vol. 27, p. 621-647, December 2005.   

"Smuggling, Non-fundamental Uncertainty, and Parallel Market Exchange Rate Volatility," Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 36(3), p. 701-727, August 2003.

"Comment on: "Do Sunspots Matter When Spot Market Equilibria Are Unique?" (with Eric O'N. Fisher). Econometrica, vol. 70(1), p. 393-396, January 2002.
 

Previous Teaching Experience

Southern Methodist University, University of Arkansas, SUNY at Buffalo, and Penn State University