Robert Nakosteen

Department Chair & Professor Operations & Information Management

Office: Isenberg 218C

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

Department Chair, Operations & Information Management, Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, 9/2018-Present

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.