Dr. Robert A Blewett
St. Lawrence University News
Submitted by Blewett on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 10:44.
Professor of Economics
Courses I teach regularly:
Economic Development (Economics/African Studies 336), Globalization Issues (Economics 236), African Economies (African Studies/Economics 228), Trust, Contracts, and Social Networks (Economics 450) in addition to Introduction to Economics (Economics 100) and the intermediate theory courses (Economics 251 and 252).
My research interests:
Economic development, African economies, minority middleman networks.
Sample student projects I have supervised:
Center for International and Intercultural Studies Fellows | Globalization, Labor Standards, and Dualistic Labor Markets in China | Funded research & travel to China with students.
University Fellowship | The Competitive Advantage of International Retailers in China | Ting Chen '12
McNair Scholar | India: Economic Miracle or Economic Myth | Jason Vengersammy '12
University Fellowship | Underdevelopment and the Banking Crisis in Nigeria | Nneka Chukwumah '12
University Fellowship | Commercial and Non-Commercial Microfinance Institutions | Bupe Mazimba '11
University Fellowship | Why Capitalism Failed in Ghana | Kwasi Osei-Kusa '09
Honors Thesis | FDI and Economic Growth: Financial Infrastructure Development, A Necessary Link? | Joan Muttai '10
Honors Thesis | China Energy: An Economic Study of the Chinese Energy Policy | Dipesh Mainali '09
Asian Studies Initiative Grant | Funded research & travel with a student to Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, and Guangdong Province, China
Examples of presentations, exhibitions, performances and published work:
"Property Rights as a Cause of the Tragedy of the Commons: Institutional Change and the Pastoral Maasai of Kenya." Eastern Economic Journal [Awarded the Eastern Economics Association's Otto Eckstein Prize for best article].
"Institutional Constraints on Entrepreneurship in Kenya's Popular Music Industry" in African Entrepreneurship: Theory and Reality [With Michael Farley].
"The Many Economic Growth Miracles" presented to the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China.
Some ways I connect with students outside the classroom:
I am faculty advisor to the campus chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF). I'm often on campus with Koufax. So if you need to pet or play with a dog, please hang out with us.
Examples of my work as a visiting scholar or guest at another institution:
Fulbright Senior Lecturer, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
My hobbies and/or personal interests:
Playing squash, cross-country skiing, biking, and hiking are among my leisure activities.
I regularly teach courses on Biblically-based principles of personal finances at 57 Market (College LIFE Ministry Center) in Potsdam, as well as participate in the financial counseling ministry at Christian Fellowship Center.
I am also chairman of the Town of Canton's Board of Assessment Review .
My current projects:
China's Growth Legacy and African Development
Jacob's Tithe and the Economics of Reciprocity
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