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George D Choksy, Ph.D.

Chair & Associate Professor of Economics
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1989
SAC 247
(989) 463-7390
Office Hours: for Fall 2006: MWF 8:00-8:30, 9:30-10:30, 11:30-12:30, & 1:30-3:00. TR 11-3.
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"I find equal elegance in history and mathematics, and I enjoy teaching both these types of courses."

Education

PhD, The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, 1986.
MA, The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, 1977.
BA, Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, 1974.

Research Interests

History of Pre-Classical Economic Thought.
Ancient Economic History.
Endogenous Money Theory.
Shift-Share Analysis in Local Development Policy.

Selected Book Publications

George D Choksy. An Epistemological Analysis of the Economic Writings of Sir Dudley North.. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International. 1986.

Selected Articles

George D Choksy. "Sir Dudley North's Earliest Known Essay on Monies and Prices: Analysis of The Ottoman Empire's Great Recoinage.." In the refereed journal History of Political Economy, Duke University Press. December 2007.
George D Choksy. "Previously Undocumented Macroeconomics from the 1680s: The Analytical Arguments and Policy Recommendations of Sir Dudley North and Roger North." In the refereed journal History of Political Economy, Duke University Press. issue 24:2, Summer 1992.
George D Choksy. "The Bifurcated Economics of Sir Dudley North and Roger North: One Holistic Analytical Engine.." In the refereed journal History of Political Economy, Duke University Press. issue 27:3, September 1995
Richard Grassby. "Sir Dudley North: The English Gentleman in Trade." Book review by George Choksy in the refereed Journal of the History of Economic Thought.. Fall 1996
Nigel Dodd. "Sociology of Money." Book review by George Choksy for the refereed Journal of Economic Issues. Fall 1996
edited by E. H. Solomon. "Electronic Money Flows." Book review by George Choksy in the refereed Journal of Economic Issues. December 1992

Service to the College

member of the Educational Policy Committee, Winter 2006-Fall 2009

Service to the Profession

referee for three academic journals: History of Political Economy;Journal of Economic Issues; Journal of the History of Economic Thought.

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Tyler Martinez
Graduation: 2008
Major: Economics and Philosophy

“Economics has everything to do with, well everything!”

These are the words of Tyler Martinez, a philosophy and economics alumnus, who knew early on that money makes the world go ’round.

“Robert Cunningham put economics into perspective for me,” says Martinez, who graduated in 2008. “Now I find it hard to leave economic terms out of my daily conversations with family and friends.”