Robert Thornton
Professor of Economics at The College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University
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- The College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University
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The College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University
Robert Thornton was Director of the M.S. Program in Economics and is an Associate Director of the Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise. His research interests lie in the areas of labor economics (particularly unionism in the public sector, occupational licensing, and labor market discrimination) and forensic economics. He teaches courses in labor economics and statistics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Illinois after having served as a research assistant at the Brookings Institution. He began his academic career at Lehigh in 1970, and has been a Visiting Research Professor at the University of Sussex (UK) and University College Dublin (Ireland). He also serves as a private consultant in litigation involving personal injury, wrongful death, and discrimination.
Educaion
Xavier University, H.A.B.
University of Illinois, M.A., Ph.D.
Research Interests
Labor Economics
Forensic Economics
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