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 relationships between wage growth and productivity in the US economy. More recent papers concern integrating contemporary economic theory into the undergraduate curriculum along with a game-theoretic model on the relation between social stigma and the transmission of HIV. He is currently working on a book, Collective-Action and Exchange: A Game-Theoretic Approach to Contemporary Political Economy, for Stanford University Press.

Office: Carnegie Hall 205
Extension: (641) 269-3132
E-Mail: ferguso1@grinnell.edu


Courses Taught by Professor Bill Ferguson

• 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

Fall 2006 Grinnell-in-London courses

• Ecn 295A London in the Global Economy
• Ecn 295B From Thatcher to Blaire: Recent Economic Policy in Britain

Professor Ferguson encourages data analysis in all his classes. Here is a link to various sources on US economic data, Economics Data Links.