Ph.D. Purdue University, 1991 

William Bosshardt is an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Education at FAU.  He earned his doctorate in economics from Purdue University in 1991.  His main areas of research are in economic education and in international trade.

TEACHING FIELDS

Economic Education
International Economics
Microeconomics 
Mathematical Economics

RESEARCH INTERESTS (RePEc handle):pbo248

Economic Education: Educational Production Functions
International Trade: Foreign Direct Investment

"Economics Coursework and Long-Term Behavior and Experiences of College Graduates in Labor Markets and Personal Finance"  with Michael Watts, Sam Allgood and Wilbert van der Klaauw, Economic Inquiry, forthcoming.

"Undergraduate Students’ Coursework in Economics" with Michael Watts, Journal of Economic Education, with Michael Watts, Journal of Economic Education, 2008, vol. 39(2), pp. 198-205.

"Focus:  Globalization," with Bonnie T. Meszaros, Sandra J. Odorzynski, Phillip J. VanFossen, and Michael Watts. New York:  National Council on Economic Education, 2006.  

"Teachers' Undergraduate Coursework in Economics in the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study," with Michael Watts, Journal of Economic Education, Winter, 2005. 

"The Long-term Effects of Studying Economic," with Michael Watts, Sam Allgood and Wilbert van der Kaaauw, May, 2004, American Economic Review. 

"Student Drops and Failure in Economic Principles Courses," Journal of Economic Education, Spring 2004, 111-128. 

"Market Structure, Foreign Ownership, and Technology Adoption:  Evidence from Indian Firms," with Sharmila Vishwasrao, Journal of Development Economics, 2001, vol. 65(2), 367-387. 

"Comparing Student and Instructor Evaluations of Teaching," with Michael Watts, The Journal of Economic Education, Winter 2001, 3-17.