Maria (Masha) Tackett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Economics

Hailing from Siberia, Russia, Maria uses her experience in class discussions, giving students an opportunity to see the effect of Economics on the everyday lives of people not only in the U.S. but also in other countries. Maria strives for her students...

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Maria Tackett

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Education & Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D., West Virginia University

B.S., Baikal National University of Economics and Law

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Taught

ECON 200: Economic Analysis

ECON 202: Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 321: International Trade

ECON 451: Econometrics

Hailing from Siberia, Russia, Maria uses her experience in class discussions, giving students an opportunity to see the effect of Economics on the everyday lives of people not only in the U.S. but also in other countries. Maria strives for her students to gain skills they would be able to use after the class is over, be it upper-level courses, internships, jobs, or understanding how the economy works and making decisions based on the knowledge in various aspects of their lives.

“Non-public Competition and Evidence of School Performance: Evidence from West Virginia,” (with Richard Cebula and Joshua Hall) (2017) Applied Economics 49(12), 1185-1193

“Globalization and the Decline in Labor Shares, Exploring the Relationship Beyond Trade and Financial Flows,” (With Andrew Young) European Journal of Political Economy.