College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty
Education
- Ph.D., Agricultural Economics (Rural Finance), ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State University, 1996
- M.S., Economics, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State University, 1994
- MLS, Latin American Economic Development, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State University, 1991
- B.S., International Studies, Summa Cum Laude, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State University, 1989
Research Interests
- Microfinance
- Altruism
- Service-learning
- Poverty and economic development
Biography
Julia Paxton is a Professor of Economics at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ where she teaches classes on poverty, development economics, and altruism. She has worked on a number of microfinance research projects for the World Bank, the United Nations, USAID, and foreign governments. She holds a doctorate in Agricultural Economics, specializing in microfinance, from The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State University.