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. This spring I’ll be teaching two sections of Principles of Microeconomics, one section of Statistics for Business and Economics I, and one section of Sports Economics.

Latest Updates: My paper “New Evidence in the Study of Shirking in Major League Baseball” has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Sport Management. – Shirking in Major League Baseball

My paper “Arts Majors as Entrepreneurs and Innovators” (with N. Alper and G. Wassall) is now available online at Small Business Economics – Arts Majors as Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Research and Teaching Interests: 

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