John Brown

Professor Emeritus, Economics

Dr. Brown is an urban economist and economic historian with research interests in contemporary issues of mid-sized older industrial cities, international trade and historical demography (fertility and mortality).  He teaches courses in urban economics, the history of the world economy, principles, and statistics.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan, 1987
  • M.A. in , University of Michigan, 1984
  • B.A. in , University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977

Affiliated Department

Economics

Scholarly and creative works

  • Presentations

    The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from Oklahoma’s First 50 Years of City Growth

    European Meetings: Urban Economics Association
    Copenhagen
    May
    2021
    Sponsored by European Urban Economics Association
    John C. Brown, David Cuberes
  • Presentations

    The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from Oklahoma’s First 50 Years of City Growth

    Brown University Growth Lunch Brownbag Seminar
    Brown University
    February
    2021
    Sponsored by Brown University Department of Economics
    John C. Brown, David Cuberes
  • Presentations

    The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from Oklahoma’s first century of city growth

    Economic History Association Meeting
    Tucson, AZ
    October
    2021
    Sponsored by Economic History Association
    John C. Brown, David Cuberes
  • Presentations

    The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from Oklahoma’s First 50 Years of City Growth

    Allied Social Sciences Assocation (ASSA)
    January
    2021
    Sponsored by American Economics Association/Economic History Association
    John C. Brown, David Cuberes
  • Presentations

    The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from Oklahoma’s First 50 Years of City Growth

    University of Connecticut Department of Economics
    September
    2020
    Sponsored by University of Connecticut
    John C. Brown, David Cuberes
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Involvement, Engagement, and Community: Dimensions and Correlates of Parental Participation in a Majority Minority Urban School District

    Published in Urban Education
    2020/05/01
    2020
    John C. Brown, Erin M. Graves, Mary A. Burke
  • Presentations

    The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from Oklahoma’s First 50 Years of City Growth

    University of Trier Department of Economics
    Virtual
    May
    2020
    Sponsored by University of Trier (Germany)
    John C. Brown, David Cuberes
  • Presentations

    “The Birth and Persistence of Cities: Evidence from Oklahoma’s first 50 years of city growth”

    Department of Economics Seminar
    Stillwater, Oklahoma
    February
    2020
    Sponsored by Oklahoma State University Department of Economics
    John C. Brown, David Cuberes
  • Other Scholarly or Creative Work

    Webinar Series on Plagues and Pandemics

    John C. Brown, McCants Anne
  • Presentations

    The Fate of the Periphery during the First Globalization: A Counterfactual Analysis of Japan’s Gains from Trade after Opening Up

    Research seminar: Department of Economics
    University of Trier, Trier, Germany
    June
    2019
    Sponsored by University of Trier Department of Economics
    John C. Brown, Daniel M. Bernhofen
  • Presentations

    The Fate of the Periphery during the First Globalization: A Counterfactual Analysis of Japan’s Gains from Trade after Opening Up

    Economics Department Semnar
    Trier, Germany
    June
    2019
    Sponsored by University of Trier Department of Economics
    John C. Brown
  • Article in Refereed Journal

    Retrospectives: On the Genius Behind David Ricardo’s 1817 Formulation of Comparative Advantage

    Published in Journal of Economic Perspectives
    2018
    Vol. 32
    Issue #4
    Daniel M Bernhofen, John C Brown

Awards and grants

  • The Colonial Past and European Economic Integration: 1950 to 1980

    German Academic Exchange Service: DAAD

    clock icon Mar. 15, 2022 – Jun. 15, 2022