William Ferguson, Professor, earned a B.A. from Grinnell. He also holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Massachusetts. He teaches courses on labor economics, macroeconomic analysis, political economy, and game theory. Most of his publications concern theories of implicit bargaining power in employment relationships or interactions between wage growth and productivity in the US economy. More recent papers concern integrating contemporary economic theory into the undergraduate curriculum, a game-theoretic model on the relation between social stigma and the transmission of HIV, and the financial crisis as a collective-action problem. He is currently working on a book, Collective-Action and Exchange: A Game-Theoretic Approach to Contemporary Political Economy, for Stanford University Press. Professor Ferguson encourages data analysis in all his classes. Here is a link to various sources on US economic data, Economics Data Links.
Economics
William Ferguson
Campus Phone:
(641) 269-3132 Unit (Dept., Office, Center, etc.):
Position:
Professor, Secretary-Treasurer Midwest Economics Association
On-Campus Address:
Carnegie Hall 205 Education / Degrees:
B.A. from Grinnell
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Massachusetts
Courses Taught:
ECN 111 Introduction to Economics
ECN 215 Labor Economics
ECN 282 Macroeconomic Analysis
ECN/PST 295 Foundations of Policy Analysis
ECN 338 Applied Game Theory
ECN 370 Seminar in Political Economy
Ecn 295A London in the Global Economy
Ecn 295B From Thatcher to Blaire: Recent Economic Policy in Britain
Primary Academic Interest:
Political economy, game theory, labor economics, and macroeconomic analysis. 
