Gilbert B. Becker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Economics and Business

Office: 11 Gadbois Hall
Phone: (603) 641-7134
Fax: (603) 641-7268
E-mail: gbecker@anselm.edu

Education:
B.S. Economics, Colby College 1976
Ph.D. Economics, Boston College 1983  

Areas of Expertise:
Industrial Organization, Antitrust Economics

Gil Becker joined the Department of Economics and Business at Saint Anselm College in the fall of 1987. Prior to that time he had been teaching for five years at Indiana University-Indianapolis. He teaches courses in economics, primarily Microeconomics and Industrial Organization. He is also the faculty advisor to the Saint Anselm College Business & Economics Society. He currently is a contributor to the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Managerial Economics.

Teaching Goals and Interests:
A primary objective in my classes is to increase student awareness that most personal and business decisions that they may make can be framed in terms of economic principles and analysis. In addition, we seek to examine the conflicting philosophies and normative questions which responsible citizens should be aware of concerning the proper roles of government with respect to our economy. As such, I am most interested in teaching about regulatory and antitrust policy within an economic system of capitalism, and the impact on society of various interactions between government, business, and consumers.

Research Interests:
My research interests include antitrust law, and the economic regulation of professions and other industries. I am also interested in the study of industry organization, especially the effects of market structure on strategic rivalry and industry performance. My past work has focused on the ski industry, regulation of the dentistry profession and the optometry profession.

Publications:

The Encyclopedia of Management, 2nd Edition: Vol. IX "Managerial Economics." Blackwell Publishing Co. (forthcoming).

The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics, Blackwell Publishing Co. 1997. (Contributor)

"The Public Interest Hypothesis Revisited: A New Test of Peltzman's Theory of Regulation," Public Choice, Vol. 49, (1986).

"The American Ski Company Merger: Did the Department of Justice 'Catch a Tip'?" (Working Paper)

"Strategic Regulatory Investment and the Economic Theory of Regulation" (Working Paper)

"The Effect of Regulation on Structural Changes: The Case of Optometry in the 1980s" (Working Paper)

"Protecting the Public Interest: the Not-so-Benevolent Legislator" (Working Paper)

Professional Associations:
American Economic Association
Industrial Organization Society
Eastern Economic Association