ALEXANDRE OLBRECHT

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EASTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
B.S. Lehigh University
M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Year Joined RCNJ: 2005

Courses Offered:

• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Comparative Economic Systems
• Economics of the Sports Industry

Teaching Interest:

• Microeconomics
• International Finance
• Sports Economics

Research Interest:

• Applied Labor Economics
• Sports Economics
• Nonparametric Econometrics

Recent Publications:

• Olbrecht, A. (in press, 2009).  Do Academically Deficient Scholarship Athletes Earn Higher Wages Subsequent to Graduation? Economics of Education Review.
• Olbrecht, A. (2007).  The Economic Return to College Attendance for Major League Baseball Players. Applied Economics Letters, 14 (13-15), 981-985.
• Henderson, D., Olbrecht, A., & Polachek, S. (2006).  Do Former College Athletes Earn More at Work? A Nonparametric Assessment. Journal of Human Resources, 41 (3), 558-577.