Thomas Ferguson PhD - Insider Trading by Congress

Name:	Thomas Ferguson, PhD
Title:	Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
Position:	None Found to the question "Should insider trading by Congress be allowed?"
Reasoning:	No position found as of May 28, 2008
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts Individuals with JDs, PhDs, other relevant advanced degrees, and government officials with significant involvement in, or related to, insider trading issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site]
Involvement and Affiliations:	Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston Former Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Former Professor, University of Texas, Austin Contributing Editor, The Nation magazine
Education:	PhD, Princeton University
Contact Info:	Phone: 617-287-6928 Fax: 617-265-7173 E-Mail: thomas.ferguson@umb.edu Website: University profile
Select Publications:	"Betting on Hitler - The Value of Political Connections in Nazi Germany," Quarterly Journal of Economics, Feb. 2008 "The American Wage Structure, 1920-1947," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2004 "Mixed-Asset Portfolio Composition with Long-Term Holding Periods and Uncertainty," Levy Economics Institute Working Paper No. 249, Sep. 1998 Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems, 1995 Right Turn: The Decline of the Democrats and the Future of Politics, 1987
Other:	None found
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