Paul Castañeda Dower
Associate Professor
(608) 262-4499
411 Taylor Hall
427 Lorch St
Madison, WI 53706
- Interests
- Development economics, political economy, economic history, institutions
- Office Hours
- By appointment
I am a development economist and my research lies at the intersection between political economy, economic history and development economics. Much of my research focuses on how changes in land rights and other agrarian reforms affect agricultural production, conflict, democratization and migration.
- Affiliations
- Faculty Affiliate, Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia
- Faculty Affiliate, Wisconsin Russia Project
- Leading Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Diversity and Social Interactions
- Member of Scientific Council, Center for Research and Opinion Polls
- Courses
- AAE 474: Economic Problems of Developing Areas
- AAE 635: Applied Microeconomic Theory
- AAE 642: Foundations of Development Economics
- Education
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Ph.D., Economics, New York University, 2008
M.A., Economics, New York University, 2004
B.A., Mathematics, Furman University, 2000