Hans Despain

My teaching philosophy is progressive and democratic. Students will flourish best in the classroom when they realize they are there voluntarily, and when we both have the goal of learning from one another.

My Family: Elyana and Jackson, and our dogs Cash and Solomon

Reading and Writing 

Running, Hiking (especially with Cash and Solomon)

Professonial Interests:

Teaching and Pedagogy

History of Economic Thought

Political Economy

The courses I teach include:

History of Economic Thought

Urban and Regional Economics

Labor Economics

Inflation and Unemployment (Macroecon II)

Money and Banking

Political Economy of Capitalism (CIS)

Prices and the Market System (Mircoecon II)

Principles of Microeconomics

Principles of Macroeconomics