Economics
Contact
Department Chair:
Barbara Craig

Administrative Assistant:
Terri Pleska

Department Email:


Phone: (440) 775-8483
Fax: (440) 775-6978

Location:
Rice Hall 233
10 N. Professor St.
Oberlin, OH, 44074

Ron Cheung

Ron Cheung

Assistant Professor of Economics

Contact Information

E-mail:


Office:
Rice Hall 212
(440) 775-8971

Personal Web Site:
http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/rcheung

Ron Cheung

Educational Background

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, 2006
  • Master of Arts, University of British Columbia, 1999
  • Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours), University of Alberta, 1998


Ron Cheung (Ph.D., 2006, University of British Columbia) conducts research in public finance and urban economics. He is particularly interested in how the growing trend of homeowners’ associations has affected municipal budgets, public services and local governance. In other research, he has also explored property tax limitations, local elections, land use regulation and housing markets. He joined Oberlin College after an assistant professor position at Florida State University. He currently teaches courses in public and urban economics, as well as principles of economics.

 

Curriculum Vitae


Fall 2012

 Econ 253       

  Intermediate Microeconomics

  TR 11:00am-12:15pm                 

    

 Econ 491

  Honors


 

 Econ 995-08

  Private Reading

  

 


Spring 2013

 Econ 207       

  Urban Economics

  TR 11:00am-12:15pm                 

  

 Econ 322-01

  Public Economics

  TR 3:00-4:20pm


 Econ 491

  Honors Program

  

 

 Econ 995-08

  Private Reading