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Isenberg School of Management Department of Finance and Operations Management

Robert A. Nakosteen

Professor

Telephone: 413-545-5687
Email: nakosteen@som.umass.edu
Office: SOM 222C
Web Site: intra.som.umass.edu/nakosteen
Currently Teaching: FINOPMT 359

Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1978
M.A., University of Michigan, 1971
B.A., University of Colorado, 1970

Selected publications:

Research published in The Journal of Regional Science, The Journal of Human Resources, Social Science Quarterly, The Southern Economic Journal, The Review of Regional Studies, Socioeconomic Planning Sciences, Economic Inquiry, Applied Economics, among others.

Academic and professional activities:

Executive Editor, Massachusetts Benchmarks
Massachusetts forecast manager, the New England Economic Project, 2000-2002
Associate Director, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research, 1985-1993

Consulting activities:

Credit Suisse
International Bankers School
Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. General Services Administration

Awards:

MBA Teacher of Excellence Award, 2005, 2006
Campus Distinguished Outreach Award, 2003
University President’s Public Service Award, 2003
College Outstanding Teacher Award, 2001.
Outstanding MBA teacher, 1992

Photo: Robert Nakosteen - Associate Professor, Finance & Operations Management

Research Interests:

The microeconometrics of labor markets
Demographic economics
Economic Indicators analysis
Business and economic forecasting


Teaching interests:

The Economics of the European Union
Microeconomics and macroeconomics
Statistics and econometrics
Business forecasting