Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan
in the Residential College and the Department of Economics
Here's a link to information about the Residential College.
You can also link to my autobiographical statement and my Curriculum Vitae.
The courses I have taught in recent years include an RC Social Science seminar on "Social Science Theory" (winter 2008), an RC First Year Seminar on "Trending to the Right: The Evolution of American Politics since the 1960s" (fall 2007), a special course for the Academic Program in Aix-en-Provence, France, on "Le modèle social français face à la mondialisation" (winter 2007), and an Economics upper-level undergraduate seminar on "Controversial Economic Policy Issues" (fall 2005).
For my perspective on what went wrong in the transition of the former Soviet Union, see my article "Economics Without History: the Effort to Westernize the East" (1997).
For information about my recently published book, see Affirmative Action in the United States and India: A Comparative Perspective (Routledge, 2004).
On March 18, 2004, I delivered a lecture based upon major parts of the book. You are most welcome to peruse my notes for this lecture: "The Benefits and Costs of Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Lessons from the United States and India." I would greatly appreciate your sending me any comments or questions you may have about the content of these notes.
On November 14, 2005, I participated in a debate on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative; to see my initial statement, click on MCRI debate statement.
I can be reached by e-mail at <tomw@umich.edu>.
This page was last updated on March 10, 2008.