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May 25, 2007

Economist Thomas Gresik to join local energy forum

By Shannon Chapla

Economist Thomas Gresik to join local energy forum

Thomas A. Gresik, professor of economics and econometrics at the University of Notre Dame, will participate in an energy forum organized by U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday (May 29) at the Studebaker National Museum, 808 W. Washington St., South Bend.

The public forum will feature experts and business leaders discussing energy issues, including record high gas prices, and answering questions from the audience.

A graduate of Northwestern University, Gresik earned his master's degree in social sciences from the California Institute of Technology and his doctorate in managerial economics and decision sciences from Northwestern.

Gresik, who formerly taught at Washington and Pennsylvania State Universities, currently is researching mechanism design with private information and international tax policy/competition. His studies have been published in top journals such as the Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Public Economics, and International Economic Review. Gresik also is a faculty fellow in Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Center for Applied Mathematics.

Contact: Thomas Gresik, 574-631-9341, tgresik@nd.edu

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