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Brandon Dupont received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 2005. Prior to joining Western in 2006, he was a Visiting Professor at Wellesley College where he taught economic history and microeconomics, both of which are continuing areas of research. His current economic history research is related to various aspects of the development of the U.S. banking system in the 19th century. In labor economics, he is working on an occupational segregation project along with a separate project on the under representation of women in information technology jobs. His teaching interests are in microeconomics, the history of economic thought and economic history. |