Steve Balkin
Professor
Director of the Self-Employment Research Project
Roosevelt University
Department of Economics
| Office | Chicago Campus, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605 | |
| Room | 401 (Auditorium Bldg.) | |
| Phone | (312) 341-3696 (Office); (312) 341-4358 (Econ Dept.) | |
| sbalkin@roosevelt.edu | ||
| Fax | (312) 341-3762 (Econ Dept.) | |
Classes Taught
Econ 102 Principles of Microeconomics
Econ 423 Price Theory
Econ 370/470 Economics of the Public Sector – Public Policy
Econ 403 Economics for Decision Makers
Fields
Microeconomics
Economics of Crime
Economics of Entrepreneurship
Urban Economics
Research Interests
Outdoor Markets
Urban Development
Micro-Enterprise Development
Informal Sector
Poverty Alleviation
Criminal Victim Interaction
Cultural Preservation
The Roma
You only preserve what you care about; and you only care about what you understand.
— Discovery Channel Show about Grizzly Bears.
| Links |
| Balkin’s Economics Links (https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/sbalkin/elinks) |
| Pics of Balkin in the Field (https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/sbalkin/picsfield) |
| Selected Field Videos (https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/sbalkin/evideo) |
| Balkin’s Publications Online (https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/sbalkin/steve-balkins-online-publications) |
| Romani (Gypsy) Culture on the Internet (https://blogs.roosevelt.edu/sbalkin/roma) |
| Website about Outdoor Markets – Openair Market Net (https://openair.org) |
| Roosevelt University Economics Department (https://www.roosevelt.edu/academics/programs/bachelors-in-economics-ba) |