Ellen Foster
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Union College
Schenectady, NY 12308
Office: S&E N338
Phone Number: (518) 388-6505
Fax Number: (518) 388-6988
E-mail Address: fostere@union.edu
Education:
University at Albany, Ph.D., Economics, December 1991.
University of Toronto, Special Graduate Studies in Economic History, 1985-86
Bryn Mawr College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1980.
Areas of Expertise:
International Economics, Monetary and Macroeconomics, and Economic History
Selected Publications and Current Research:
Seasonal Movements of Exchange Rates and Interest Rates Under the pre-World War I Gold Standard. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. 1994.
Presentations:
International Atlantic Economic Society Meetings in Montreal, Canada, October 1999
Western Economic Association Meetings in Seattle, Washington, June 1991.
Previous Academic Experience:
Visiting Assistant Professor at Siena College, Adjunct Assistant Professor at University at Albany, Teaching Assistant at University at Albany and University of Toronto.
Awards:
Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award, University at Albany, May 1992.
Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Regional Scholar, 1975-1980.