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Richard A. Dunn
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison  2008
M.S. Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2007
M.Sc. Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics 2004
B.A. Economics/Mathematics, Williams College 2002

Research Interests:
Health Economics, Public Economics, Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics

Office Address:
333 Blocker
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124

Contact Information:
(979) 845-3788 (Office)
(979) 862-1563 (Fax)

Email Address:
dunn.econ@gmail.com

Personal Website

Dr. Richard Dunn

About Dr. Dunn:
Dr. Dunn is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He has an M.Sc. in Econometrics from the London School of Economics and received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  His research broadly focuses on the determinants of individual health investment decisions including: the effect of the food environment on eating behavior and obesity outcomes; the effect of labor supply on household meal production; and the effect of unemployment on suicide risk. His research has also examined health disparities with respect to obesity and the use of preventative health services. Dr. Dunn teaches an undergraduate introductory course in agricultural economics and a graduate course in consumer demand analysis.   

Selected Publications:
 Dunn RA. 2010. “Obesity and the availability of fast-food: an analysis by gender, race/ethnicity and residential location.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 92(4):1149-1164.

Classen TJ and Dunn RA. 2010. “The politics of hope and despair: the effect of presidential election outcomes on suicide.” Social Science Quarterly, 91: 593-612

 Dunn RA and Tan AKG. 2010. “Cervical cancer screening in Malaysia: are targeted interventions necessary?” Social Science & Medicine, 71:1089-93.

Classen TJ and Dunn RA. “The effect of job loss and unemployment duration on suicide risk in the United States: a new look using mass-layoffs and unemployment duration.” Health Economics, forthcoming.