faculty
Sarah Cosgrove, PhD
Professor / Chairperson
Economics
Contact
508-999-8102
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Education
2003 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | PhD |
2000 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | MA |
1996 | St. Norbert College | BBA |
Teaching
- Industrial Organization
- Urban Economics
- Environmental Economics
- Microeconomic Theory
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Economics BA, BS
- Economics - Healthcare Services Administration
- Economics Online BA
- Economics - Healthcare Services Administration Online BA
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Survey of the American economy focusing on markets, the price system, and resource allocation. Price determination in competitive and imperfectly-competitive markets. Applications in agricultural economics, legal prices, excise taxes, labor market issues, advertising, technological change, pollution and the environment, public goods, antitrust policy, international trade, and alternative economic systems.
Intermediate writing in economics with variable content. The economic issues covered vary by instructor and semester, but the course focuses on the tools and practice of professional writing in economics. Students engage in low and high stakes writing assignments with a focus on research writing, integration, and synthesis of knowledge from diverse sources, policy analysis and proper citation and formatting.
Research
Research interests
- Economics Education
- Research-Based Instructional Strategies
- Transportation
- Regulation
Select publications
- Olitsky, Neal H. and Sarah B. Cosgrove
(2016).
“The Better Blend? Flipping the Principles of Microeconomics Classroom”
International Review of Economics Education , 21, 1-11. - Cosgrove, Sarah B. and Neal H. Olitsky
(2015).
“Knowledge Retention and Online Course Work: Evidence from Principles of Economics.”
Southern Economic Journal , 82, 556-579. - Olitsky, Neal H. and Sarah B. Cosgrove
(2014).
“The Effect of Blended Courses on Student Learning: Evidence from Introductory Economics Courses.”
International Review of Economics Education , 15, 17-31.
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