Richard Lichty is currently a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth and the Director of the School of Business and Economics Bureau of Business and Economic research. He has recently co-authored a book, Urban Regional Economics published by Iowa State University Press. He is a past president of the Mid-Continental Regional Science Associatioon and was the program chair for the June 2001 conference held in Duluth. He has served as the principal investigator for over $2 million in funded research. his awards and recognitions include two Joint Council on Economics Education national citations for innovative teaching of Economics, and admission into the University of Minnesota Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
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