Glen Ramsay
Professor. (Ph.D., Boston
College, 1974). Professor Ramsay came to the Economics Department at URI in
1973. From 1985 to 1990 he served in the President's office as the Director
of Planning and Institutional Research, from 1990 to 1994 he was chair of
the Economics Department, and has now returned to full time teaching.
Since returning to the department Professor Ramsay's research interests have
been in the application of economics. He has written several economic
impact statements and is the manager of the URI/Providence Journal Index of
Leading Economic Indicators for the State of Rhode Island.
Professor Ramsay has concentrated on teaching our core courses as well
as the Business and Government course. He enjoys educational
experimentation and has recently written articles about using TV journalism
in the classroom. He would be more than happy to advise any students that
enjoy learning whether their goals be graduate school or immediate employment.
Professor Ramsay's classes are:
- ECN 201: Principles in Economics: Microeconomics
- ECN 202: Principles in Economics: Macroeconomics
- ECN 306: Introduction to Economic Research Methods
- ECN 328: Intermediate Economic Theory: Pricing
and Distribution
- ECN 337: Industrial Organization and Public
Policy