The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Robert Nakosteen

Robert Nakosteen

robert.nakosteen@tufts.edu

Phone: (413) 545-5687

Fax: (413) 545-3858

Address:
The Fletcher School
Tufts University
160 Packard Ave
Medford, MA 02155

Visiting Professor

Education

BA, University of Colorado
MA , University of Michigan; and PhD in Economics, University of Tennessee

Professional Activities

Professor, Isenberg School of Management, UMASS, Amherst (on faculty since 1985); Director of Masters Programs in Business (1992-1999) Isenberg School of Management, UMASS, Amherst; Executive Editor, Massachusetts Benchmarks, a quarterly review of economic news and commentary (1997-present); Forecast Manager for the state of Massachusetts, New England Economic Project (1999-2002); Consulted for: Credit Suisse, Zurich; U.S. Department of Defense; International Bankers School. Teaching Awards received at UMASS, Amherst: Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Management, 2001; Academic Outreach Award, 2002-2003; President’s Public Service Award, 2003-2004; MBA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Courses

Fall 2009

Research Interests

The microeconomics of labor markets, demographic economics, economic indicators analysis, business and economic forecasting.

Selected Publications

  • “Migration and Self Selection: Measured Earnings and Latent Characteristics,” forthcoming, Journal of Regional Science Vol 48, Issue 4, October 2008 (with Olle Westerlund and Michael A. Zimmer).
  • “Health-Related Disabilities and Matching of Spouses: Analysis of Swedish Population Data,” (co-author) Journal of Population Economics, (September 2005).
  • “The Role of Technology-Based Strategic Actions in the Performance of New Firms,” (co-author) IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, (August 2005).
  • “Ranking Industry Performance in the U.S.,” (coauthor) Socioeconomic Planning Sciences (2005).
  • “Marital Matching, Earnings, and Labor Force Participation: Evidence from the Unmarried Population in Sweden,” (co-author) Journal of Human Resources, (Fall 2004).
  • “The Effects of Regional Migration on Gross Income of Labor in Sweden,” (co-author) Papers in Regional Science, (July 2004).
  • “Labor Force Participation and Information Sharing by Married Couples: An Interracial Comparison,” (co-author) Journal of Economics (2003).