Professor J. Eric Fredland

B.A., Harvard University, Economics, l964

M.A., University of Michigan, Economics, l966

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Economics, l970

Experience

U.S. Army Finance School, l968-l970

Assistant Professor, George Washington University, 1970-1974

Assistant Professor 1974-1977; Associate Professor 1977-1983, Professor 1983-Present, USNA

Department Chairman: June l984-June 1990; June 1995-June 1999; July-December 2000; June 2003-Present
 

Selected Publications

Professionals on the Front Line: Two Decades of the All-Volunteer Force, (Washington DC: Brassey's), 1996, co-edited with C.L. Gilroy, R.D. Little, and W.S. Sellman.

College for All? Is There Too Much Emphasis on Getting a 4-Year College Degree? (Washington DC: National Library of Education, U.S. Department of Education), January 1999, co-authored with D. Boesel.

"The Privatization of Military Force: Economic Virtues, Vices and Government Responsibility," Cambridge Review of International Affairs, Vol. XIII, No. 1, Autumn/Winter, 1999, co-authored with A. Kendry.

"Outsourcing Military Force: A Transactions Cost Perspective on the Role of Military Companies," Defence and Peace Economics, forthcoming.
 

Areas of Specialization

Public Finance, Microeconomics, Economics of National Defense, Transition Economics

Current Courses

FE363 - Macroeconomics

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