John Garen
Gatton Endowed
Professor of Economics
Department Chair
Address: Department
of Economics
Gatton College of Business
and Economics
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0034
Office: 335H Business
and Economics Building
Phone: (859) 257-3581
Fax: (859) 323-1920
e-mail: jgaren@uky.edu
Vita
Non-Technical
Writing
Current Teaching, Fall 2008: ECO 732
Recent Courses Taught
ECO 601, Advanced Microeconomic
Theory (graduate): Syllabus
ECO
610, Managerial Economics (MBA): Syllabus
ECO 401, Intermediate Microeconomic
Theory: Syllabus
ECO 477, Labor Economics (undergraduate):
Syllabus
ECO 499, Law and Economics (undergraduate):
Syllabus
ECO 411, Business Economics (undergraduate):
Syllabus
ECO 710,
Economics of Organizations (graduate): Syllabus
ECO 732, Labor Economics (graduate,
2nd course): Syllabus
Some Non-Technical Writing
Financial Markets
Macroeconomic Topics (with micro thinking)
Financial Mkts. Meltdown
Economics and Politics
of the Stimulus
Fannie and Freddie
Stimulus
Spending
Financial
Mkts. and Capitalism Economic
Recovery
The
Auto Bailout
The
Summer 2008 Economy
Education
The Environment & Energy
School Choice (lengthy
report)
$ for the Environment
(or see http://bipps.org/pubs/2009/012209.pdf.)
Global Warming
School Reform
Energy and Food Prices
Higher Education
Energy Independence
Water
Labor Economics
Political Economy
Regulation
Minimum Wage
Boondoggle Spending
Health Care
Labor Market
Mandates Wal-Mart
Smart Growth
Outsourcing
Nov. 2006 Election
Affordable Housing
Globalization &
Jobs
Price Regulation
Some Adventures
Colorado, 2007
The Northwest,
2006
Taiwan, 2006