Robert Nakosteen
Professor Operations & Information Management
Office: Isenberg 250A
Tel: 413.545.5687
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Academic Background
Education
PhD, University of Tennessee, 1978
MA, University of Michigan, 1971
BA, University of Colorado, 1970
Academic Appointments
Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 8/1985-Present
Visiting Professor, The Fletcher School at Tufts University, 2007
Lecturer, University of Tennessee, 9/1979-6/1983
Research Interests
- The Microeconometrics of Labor Markets
- Demographic Economics
- Economic Indicators Analysis
- Business and Economic Forecasting
Teaching Interests
Masters
- Economics for Managers
- Business Data Analysis
- Various electives in the areas of economics and statistics
- Econometrics
PhD
- Survey of Statistical Analysis
- Regression Analysis
- Topics in Econometrics
Professional Background
Professional Experience
Director, 1979-1985, Economic Forecasting and Analysis, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN
Consultant, 1978-1979, Science Application Incorporated, Oak Ridge, TN
Consultant, 1975-1978, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Recent Honors & Awards
University Distinguished Teaching Award, 2013
Selected Publications
All in the Family: Self Selection and Migration by Couples," Papers in Regional Science, Vol 93, No 1, March 2014 (with Kent Eliasson, Olle Westerlund, and Michael Zimmer).
Twice Chosen: Spouse Matching and Earnings Among Women in First and Second Marriages, Social Science Journal, Vol. 50, No. 5, September 2013 (with Johanna Astrom, Olle Westerlund, and Michael A. Zimmer).
"Active Labor Market Programs and Regional Mobility of Labor: Evidence from the Swedish Recession, 1994 - 1995,"Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 30, Number 2, April 2012, with Olle Westerlund, and Michael Zimmer.