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My name is Richard Paulsen and I have a PhD in Economics from the Department of Economics at Northeastern University. I currently work in Department of Economics at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor. In January 2024 I’ll be joining the Department of Sport Management in the School of Kinesiology at University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor.

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Latest Updates: 

My paper “Student loan debt and the career choices of college graduates with majors in the arts” is now available online at Journal of Cultural Economics.

My paper “Playing in a pandemic: The impact of family on performance in the NBA’s ‘bubble'” (with O. Boucot) is now available online at Managerial and Decision Economics.

Research and Teaching Interests: 

Primary: Labor Economics, Sports Economics, Cultural Economics
Secondary: Industrial Organization, Health Economics, Economics of Education