Maryanne Clifford

Biography

Dr. Clifford is an Economist recently her work has been focusing on the economics of education and the role of ethnicity and gender on the monetary and non-monetary rewards to higher education. Dr. Clifford has a Ph.D. and an M.S.in Economics from the University of Kentucky and an A.B. in Economics with a minor in History from Smith College. Before coming to Eastern, Dr. Clifford was a member of the faculty at the University of North Dakota.

Research Interests

• Technology, Growth, and Development
• Economics of Education
• International Trade and Finance

Teaching Interests

• International Economics
• Public Economics
• Urban and Regional Economics

Publications

Brown, Jennifer, Maryanne Clifford, and Rhona Free “Effect of Major Field of Study on Differences by Race and Gender in Expected Starting Salaries of Bachelor’s Degree Recipients in Connecticut”, National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates 2008 Monograph Series.

Free, Rhona, Jennifer Brown, and Maryanne Clifford, “Differences by race and gender in expected starting salaries of bachelor degree recipients in Connecticut: Effects of major field of study”, Negro Educational Review, Volume 58, Number 58, Fall/Winter 2007, pp. 233 - 252.

Clifford, Maryanne and Robert Quinn, “Spillovers Through Imports and Exports”, New York Economic Review, Volume 36, Fall 2005, pp. 29 - 49.