Dan Villegas
Economics Professor
E-mail: dvillega@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-1767
Fax: (805) 756-1473
Office: 03-337
Education
- Professor of Economics, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1979
- M.A., Stanford University, 1975
- B.A., University of Southern California, 1972
Teaching Specializations
Microeconomics, Development Economics, Economics of Poverty, Discrimination and Immigration
Additional College/University Experience
Arizona State University 1983 - 1987
Research Interests
Wealth and debt of Latino households; educational attainment of Latinos
Areas Published
Consumer credit market regulation, labor market discrimination
Professional Organizations and Positions Held
American Economics Association, Southern Economics Association, Western Economics Association
Business, Industrial, Government Experience
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Research Economist, 1979 - 1982; Federal Trade Commission, Economist, 1982 - 1983
Consulting Experience
Federal Trade Commission, 1985 - 1986, A Study of the Effect of creditor remedies on the level of and rate paid for consumer short-term debt, U.S. Department of Labor, 1994, a study of Savings and Investment Patterns: The Relationship Between Ethnicity and Employer - Sponsored Health and Pension Plans
Honors
California State Fellowship; Phi Beta Kappa; National Science Foundation Fellowship; Purdue University, Credit Research Center Award, 1988