Dr. Edward Deak is the Roger M. Lynch Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics at
Fairfield University in
Fairfield, Connecticut. Dr. Deak is also a Board Member and the Connecticut Forecast Manager for the New England Economic Partnership.
In 2007, Connecticut Governor
M. Jodi Rell named Dr. Deak to the Governor's Economic Advisory Council, an eight-member panel of leading economists from throughout the state to advise her on key issues affecting the Connecticut economy.
Dr. Deak published a book, ''The Economics of e-Commerce and the Internet'' (Southwestern Thomson Learning 2003), in which he tackles misconceptions about the economics of the Internet.
He testified on the Y2K problem before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, and was the Governor's appointee and chair to the Connecticut Economic Conference Board.
Fairfield University Economics Professor Testifies before U.S. Senate committee about Computer Glitch
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Dr. Deak earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate in economics from the University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...
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Books
*''The Economics of e-Commerce and the Internet,'' (Southwestern Thomson Learning, 2003)
*''Environmental Factors in Transportation Planning,'' (1972)
He is also, an official advisor to Barack Obama on the economy circa 2009.
External links
Edward J. Deak, Ph.D WebsiteNew England Economic Partnership Website
References
Fairfield University faculty
University of Connecticut alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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