James H. Peoples Jr.
BornMay 14, 1959
CitizenshipUnited States
Academic career
FieldTransportation Economics
InstitutionUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Rutgers University
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (PhD), 1984
California State University, Dominguez Hills (BA), 1979
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Websitehttps://sites.uwm.edu/peoples/

James H. Peoples Jr. (born May 14, 1959) is an American economist who is a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and a former president of the National Economic Association and the Transportation and Public Utilities Group.[1] He is an expert in the economics of transportation and transportation labor issues.[2]

Education and early life

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Peoples grew up in Los Angeles.[2] He graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1979 and received his PhD from University of California, Berkeley in 1984.[citation needed]

Career

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Peoples taught at Rutgers University from 1984-1990, and has been on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee since then.[3] He has been president of the American Economic Association’s Transportation and Public Utilities Group[4] and the National Economic Association.[5]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ "American Economic Association CSMGEP: James Peoples Jr". www.aeaweb.org. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. ^ a b "Transportation: making the world go round | Emerald Publishing". www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. ^ "Effect of Deregulation on Labor Markets | GW Regulatory Studies Center". regulatorystudies.columbian.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  4. ^ "UWM: Public transportation best avenue for job creation, says UWM economist | WisBusiness". 21 October 2010. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. ^ "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon" (PDF). January 4, 2020. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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