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Shen, S.J., Raphael
Chairperson
shenrs@udmercy.edu
(313)993-1677


Professor of Economics, Shen teaches courses in microeconomic theory/analysis, comparative economic systems, development economics and resource economics. Professor Shen's publications and presentations have dealt with transitional economics in Eastern Europe.

His most recent publication is China’s Economic Reform: an Experiment in Pragmatic Socialism. He has also conducted a one-week lecture series in China on the Economics of Natural Resources. In March 2005, Shen presented a paper entitled “China's Quarter-Century of Economic Reform and Restructuring," at the 85th Southwestern Economic Association, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Shen holds a B.A. degree from Berchmans College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University. He came to UDM in 1977.

See the following link for a list of Professor Shen’s books…
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Thomas Schad
schadtl@udmercy.edu
(313)993-6003

 

 

Assistant Professor of Economics, Professor Schad has a Ph.D. in economics, with a specialization in statistics and econometrics. He has taught primarily in the areas of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and statistics. His current research interests involve the question of a balanced federal budget, and the area of academic standards. 

Professor Schad holds a Ph.D. degree from Wayne State University. He joined the UDM faculty in 1973.

 


Byrne, Donald

dbyrne5628@aol.com
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Professor of Economics (former chair), Byrne teaches economic theory and a variety of elective courses. He has co-authored, Financial Markets In Transition, and has completed two texts: Financial Economics and The New Economic Paradigm

Byrne is currently finishing an economic principles textbook.  He is also the editor of an economics newsletter (click on the following for Byrne’s webpage) Economic Newsletter for the New Millennium         

Professor Byrne is the recipient of the Bernstein and Bernstein Accounting Scholarship, the Detroit Edison Commerce Scholarship and a Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship in Business and Economics, and Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts.  

Byrne holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Detroit and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Notre Dame. He came to UDM in 1966.

 

 

Mosby, Ujamaa (James)
mosbyjb@udmercy.edu
(313)993-1096

 

Assistant Professor of Economics, Mosby teaches courses in Economic Theory and Applied Economics. He has worked as an Industrial Engineer and a Quality Control Engineer in the private sector. Mosby's publications and presentations are in the areas of Urban Economics and Economics Education. He has received grants from the Joint Council on Economic Education to train urban educators. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Wayne State University.

In November 2004, Professor Mosby contributed a paper entitled "Teaching National Income Accounting," at the Midwest Conference on Student Learning in Economics: Innovation, Assessment and Classroom Research, at the University of Akron in Akron, OH.

Professor Mosby holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Detroit. He came to UDM in 1972. 

 

 

 


Veryser, Harry

Stampingsinc@hotmail.com 
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Harry Veryser is an adjunct professor of Economics at UDM.  In addition to his long association with UDM, Veryser is also chairman of the Department of Economics and Finance at Walsh College in Troy, Michigan, where he holds the rank of Associate Professor. 

In October of 2003, Professor Veryser was one of ten professors in the United States selected to receive the Will Herberg Award for outstanding faculty service from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.  His articles have appeared in The Detroit News, The Intercollegiate Review and The University Bookman. He is the author of Our Economic Crisis: Sources and Solutions. 

Professor Veryser received his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Economics and two Master of Arts degrees in Economics and Religious Studies from the University of Detroit.

 

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