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Faculty

Dr. Sanae Tashiro

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Sanae Tashiro

Department, Office, or School: Department of Economics and Finance

Professor

stashiro@ric.edu
401-456-9637
Alger Hall, 210

Sanae Tashiro is on sabbatical during the 2024–25 academic year.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 2004
M.A., Economics, California State University at Los Angeles, 1996
B.A., Economics, California State University at Los Angeles, 1994

Courses

ECON 214 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 215 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 314 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECON 335 Economics of Race and Gender
ECON 431 Labor Economics
ECON 433 Economics of Government
ECON 435 Urban Economics
ECON 449 Introduction to Econometrics
ECON 462 Seminar in Economic Research
ECON 491-492 Honors Seminar in Economic Research

Specializations

Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics, Public Economics, the Economics of Race and Gender.