Professor - Economics
patrick.emerson@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-1479

Bexell Hall

Bexell Hall 430

2251 SW Campus Way

2251 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Additional Information: 

 

Teaching

  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Economic Development
  • Managerial Economics

Research Interests

Patrick M. Emerson’s research interests are in international, development and labor economics as well as industrial organization and applied microeconomics. His recent research activity has concentrated on both theoretical and empirical examinations of child labor and of the consequences of corruption in developing countries. Professor Emerson’s work has been published in numerous journals, including The Economic Journal, the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Development Economics, Economica, the World Bank Economic Review and Economic Inquiry.

Curriculum Vitae

 

Brief Vita

Patrick received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2000. He joined the OSU Economics Department in 2006.

SELECTED PAPERS

“Is Child Labor Harmful?  The Impact of Starting to Work as a Child on Adult Earnings,” with André Portela Souza.  Economic Development and Cultural Change, January 2011, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 345-385.

"Fiscal Policy, Expectation Traps and Child Labor," with Shawn Knabb. Economic Inquiry, July 2007, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 453-469.

"Corruption, Competition and Democracy." Journal of Development Economics, October 2006, Vol. 81, No. 1, pp. 193-212.

"Opportunity, Inequality and the Intergenerational Transmission of Child Labor." (w/ Shawn Knabb). Economica, August 2006, Vol. 73, No. 291, pp. 413-434.

"Multi-Dimensional Separating Equilibria and Moral Hazard: An Empirical Study of National Football League Contract Negotiations." (w/ Mike Conlin) The Review of Economics and Statistics, August 2003, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 760-765.

“Is There a Child Labor Trap?  Inter-Generational Persistence of Child Labor in Brazil,” with André Portela Souza. Economic Development and Cultural Change, January 2003, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 375 - 398.

"The Economics of Tenancy Rent Control." (w/ Kaushik Basu) The Economic Journal, October 2000, Vol. 110, No. 466, pp. 939-962.

Profile Field Tabs

At OSU
Affiliated with: 
School of Public Policy
Research/Career Interests: 

Policy Areas: International development; industrial, labor, urban and environmental economics; policy analysis.

PhD: Cornell University

My Publications

2007

Journal Article

Emerson, Patrick M, and Shawn D Knabb. Fiscal Policy, Expectation Traps, And Child Labor. ECIN Economic Inquiry 45.3 (2007): 453 - 469. Print. Ecin Economic Inquiry.

2006

Journal Article

Emerson, Patrick M. Corruption, Competition And Democracy. Journal of Development Economics 81.1 (2006): 193 - 212. Print. Journal Of Development Economics.

2003

Journal Article

2000

Journal Article

Basu, Kaushik, and Patrick M Emerson. The Economics Of Tenancy Rent Control. ECOJ The Economic Journal 110.466 (2000): 939 - 962. Print. Ecoj The Economic Journal.
PhD Faculty
MPP Core Faculty
MPP Faculty
SPP Concentration: 
Energy Policy
Environmental Policy
International Policy
Law, Crime and Policy
Rural Policy
Social Policy
SPP Program: 
Economics