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Steve Balkin
Professor
Director of the Self-Employment Research Project

Roosevelt University
Department of Economics

               

Office Chicago Campus Schaumburg Campus
Room 874 (Auditorium Bldg.) 360L
Phone (312) 341-3696 (847) 619-8550
E-mail sbalkin@roosevelt.edu
Classes Taught
Econ 102 Principles of Microeconomics
Econ 423 Price Theory
Econ 370/470 Economics of the Public Sector - Public Policy
Econ 403 Economics for Decision Makers
Fields
Microeconomics
Economics of Crime
Economics of Entrepreneurship
Urban Economics
Research Interests
Outdoor Markets
Urban Development
Micro-Enterprise Development
Informal Sector
Poverty Alleviation
Criminal Victim Interaction
Cultural Preservation
The Roma
You only preserve what you care about; and you only care about what you understand. -
- Discovery Channel Show about Grizzly Bears.
Links
Balkin's Economics Links (http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Balkin/elinks.htm)
Pics of Balkin in the Field (http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Balkin/picsfield.htm)
Selected Field Videos (http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Balkin/evideo.html)
Balkin's Publications Online (http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Balkin/pub.htm)
Website about Outdoor Markets - Openair Market Net (http://www.openair.org)
Romani (gypsy) Culture on the Internet (http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Balkin/roma.htm)
Roosevelt University Economics Department (http://www.roosevelt.edu/cas/econ/default.htm)
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