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Christopher Clarke

  1. Assistant Professor – Career
Email Addresschristopher.clarke@wsu.edu
LocationHulbert Hall
Phone509-335-4391

Biography

Dr. Christopher Clarke is an Assistant Professor of Economics (Career-Track) at Washington State University. He studies public policy and income inequality. He loves connecting to students and encouraging their futures using powerful economic tools in a wide diversity of applications. He began teaching in 2013 covering introductory to master’s levels. In the Spring 2021, he was awarded the Media and Moving Images Teaching Prize for Innovative Uses in Media from the University of Houston. He presented his experience using video to teach Economics to the classroom and the general public at EconEd 2021.

Research Interests

  • Public Policy
  • Inequality
  • Public Capital and Infrastructure

Employment

  • Assistant Professor (Career-Track), Washington State University, August 2022 – Present
  • Instructional Assistant Professor, University of Houston, August 2018 – July 2022
  • Visiting Lecturer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, August 2017 – June 2018

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, Washington State University, 2020
  • M.A., Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2013
  • B.A., Economics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2012
    • Minor in Spanish for the Professions
    • Minor in Mathematics

Teaching

  • EconS 181: History of Economic Thought on Inequality

Selected Presentations and Media Mentions