Rodolfo Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Office: DMH 147
Phone: (408) 924-5400

Ph.D. in Economics, University California, Davis 1990
M.A. in Economics,University California, Davis
B.A. in Economics, University California, Davis

Research Interest

Public sector economics
Law and economics
Labor economics

Published in the Following Journals

Twenty refereed articles in academic journals and books, including such journals as Public Choice, Public Finance, Public Finance Quarterly, Southern Economic Journal and the Journal of Labor Research. Ten Other articles published in Policy Journals and Conference Journals. Editor of two books of selected readings in public choice and policy analysis.

Classes Taught

Econ 200
Econ 151
Econ 1B

Biography

My original life plan was to be a bohemian film critic and poet. Then, I married and became a business major. Several economics courses were required as part of the business program. I was slightly bored and frustrated in my first two economics courses. Then, I read some articles by F. A. Hayek and discovered that economics provides a fascinating and powerful vision of how the real world works.