David C. Rose, Ph.D.

Professor; Department Chair
Department of Economics

Professor Rose received his Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of Virginia. He is currently chair of the department and previously served as the department’s director of graduate studies. He regularly teaches principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics, intermediate microeconomic theory, graduate microeconomic theory, mathematical economics, and a course in the theory of the firm. His areas of research interest are behavioral economics, organization theory, and the role that culture plays in supporting the development and operation of market economies. His latest paper, "Competition, Cooperation, and the Neighboring Farmer Effect" (Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2009) explains how cooperation can emerge spontaneously to promote technology adoption even among rival firms in a highly competitive market. His most recent paper, "The Effect of Infant Industry Protection on Technology Diffusion and Industrial Development" (with Braguinsky, Gabdrakhmanov, and Ohyama - under review of the Journal of Economic Growth) explores the development implications of the trade-off between strong incentives and a high rate of technological diffusion. He has a book titled The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior forthcoming from Oxford University Press in 2011. He frequently contributes to policy debates through radio and television interviews as well as Op-Eds in papers like the St. Louis Post Dispatch, The Word on Business, The School Choice Advocate, Forbes, The Washington Times, and The Christian Science Monitor on topics ranging from social security, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and health care reform.