Brock Blomberg
Brock Blomberg | |
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17th President of Ursinus College | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Preceded by | Terry Winegar (interim);[1][2] Bobby Fong |
Personal details | |
Born | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | March 21, 1967
Alma mater | University of Tampa (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD) |
Website | ursinus |
Stephen Brock Blomberg (born March 21, 1967) is the 7th president of California Institute of Integral Studies.[3] A macroeconomist and former Professor of economics at Claremont McKenna College, Blomberg is best known in academia for his work on the economics of terrorism.
Early life and education[]
Blomberg was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of an Army officer.[4] He graduated from the University of Tampa magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science, then received his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in economics from Johns Hopkins University.[5][6]
Career[]
Blomberg was on the economics faculty of Wellesley College from 1995 to 2003. In fall 2003, he joined the economics department at Claremont McKenna College.[3] He became the Dean of the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance at Claremont McKenna in June 2010.[7]
Blomberg was named president of Ursinus College on April 30, 2015,[8] and was inaugurated on October 16, 2015.[9] In 2017, Blomberg's total compensation was $474,172.00, making him the 21st highest paid private college president in Pennsylvania.[10]
On June 23, 2021, Blomberg announced that he was leaving Ursinus to become president of California Institute of Integral Studies on September 1.[11]
Selected works[]
- Engel, Rozlyn C.; Blomberg, S. Brock (1 January 2008). "Lines in the Sand: Border Effects, Economic Integration and Disintegration of Post-War Iraq". Journal of Law and Economics. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1284044.
- Blomberg, S. Brock; Gaibulloev, Khusrav; Sandler, Todd (11 October 2011). "Terrorist group survival: ideology, tactics, and base of operations". Public Choice. 149 (3–4): 441–463. doi:10.1007/s11127-011-9837-4.
- Blomberg, S. Brock; Hess, Gregory D.; Raviv, Yaron (18 June 2009). "Where have all the heroes gone? A rational-choice perspective on heroism". Public Choice. doi:10.1007/s11127-009-9467-2.
- Blomberg, S. Brock; Hess, Gregory D (November 2006). "How Much Does Violence Tax Trade?". Review of Economics and Statistics. 88 (4): 599–612. doi:10.1162/rest.88.4.599.
- Blomberg, S.Brock; Hess, Gregory D; Orphanides, Athanasios (July 2004). "The macroeconomic consequences of terrorism" (PDF). Journal of Monetary Economics. 51 (5): 1007–1032. doi:10.1016/j.jmoneco.2004.04.001.
- Asea, Patrick; Blomberg, S. Brock (March 1997). Lending Cycles (PDF) (Report). National Bureau of Economic Research. doi:10.3386/w5951.
- Blomberg, S.Brock; Hess, Gregory D. (August 1997). "Politics and exchange rate forecasts". Journal of International Economics. 43 (1–2): 189–205. doi:10.1016/s0022-1996(96)01466-3.
References[]
- ^ "Past Presidents". Ursinus College. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Snyder, Susan (2015-04-30). "Ursinus picks new president, a political economist". Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
S. Brock Blomberg, 48, a political economist who studies terrorism, replaces Lucien 'Terry' Winegar, who had been serving as interim president since Bobby Fong's death in September.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "CIIS Welcomes New President Dr. S. Brock Blomberg". ciis.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "March 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ^ Snyder, Susan (April 30, 2015). "Ursinus taps a political economist as next president". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Wills, Brendan (May 1, 2015). "Ursinus College names economist Brock Blomberg its 17th president". The Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Affairs, Office of Public; Claremont, Communications 400 N. Claremont Blvd. "Opening Convocation to be held Aug. 30". cmc.edu (Press release).
- ^ "Ursinus College names economist Brock Blomberg its 17th president". The Times Herald, Norristown, Pennsylvania. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ "Blomberg Extols Opportunity and the Liberal Arts". ursinus.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ Palochko, Jacqueline (21 January 2020). "What the presidents of Pennsylvania's private universities make". The Morning Call. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "President Blomberg to Step Down After Six Years Leading Ursinus". Ursinus College. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
External links[]
- Economists from California
- 1967 births
- Living people
- University of Tampa alumni
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Claremont McKenna College faculty
- 21st-century American economists