University of Akron

Department of Economics

Robert McGuire

Professor

Ph.D. University of Washington, 1978

Fields: Economic History, Law and Economics, Public Choice

Contact Information
Phone: (330) 972-7521
Fax: (330) 972-5356
E-Mail: rmcguire@uakron.edu
Office Location: Olin 225
Address: University of Akron, 302 Buchtel Common, Akron, OH 44325
Selected Publications
  • To Form A More Perfect Union: A New Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution ( New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001): in press.
  • "The Confederate Constitution, Tariffs, and the Laffer Relationship," (with T. Norman Cott), Economic Inquiry forthcoming.
  • "Diets vs. Diseases: The Anthropometrics of Slave Children," (with Philip R. P. Coelho). Journal of Economic History 60 (March 2000): 232-246.
  • "Biology, Diseases, and Economics: An Epidemiological History of Slavery in the American South," (with Philip R. P. Coelho). Journal of Bioeconomics 1 (No. 2 1999): 151-190.