Yngve Ramstad
ramstad@uriacc.uri.edu
Professor. (Ph.D., University of California, Berkley, 1981). Born and raised in Indiana, Professor Ramstad came to URI in 1982 afte five years of teaching at San Fransisco State and UC Davis. He has been teaching the history of economic thought courses since his arrival here. He is particularly interested in the philosophical and psychological underpinnings of economic theory. His Research has focused exclusively on topics related to institutional theory in general and more narrowly, in the economic thought of John R. Commons, the principal architect of the intellectual visions supporting the New Deal in the 30's. He is currently working on a book examining the nature and significance of Common's economic theories.
Professor Ramstad is especially interested in meeting and talking with students who are interested in economic epistemology and methodology and/or who are intersted in exploring alternative approachs to economic analysis.
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