Brock Blomberg

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Brock Blomberg
Brock Blomberg
17th President of Ursinus College
Assumed office
2015
Preceded byTerry Winegar (interim);[1][2] Bobby Fong
Personal details
Born (1967-03-21) March 21, 1967 (age 54)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Tampa (BS)
Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD)
Websiteursinus.edu/offices/presidents-office

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[]

  1. ^ "Past Presidents". Ursinus College. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "CIIS Welcomes New President Dr. S. Brock Blomberg". ciis.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ^ "March 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  5. ^ Snyder, Susan (April 30, 2015). "Ursinus taps a political economist as next president". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Wills, Brendan (May 1, 2015). "Ursinus College names economist Brock Blomberg its 17th president". The Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Affairs, Office of Public; Claremont, Communications 400 N. Claremont Blvd. "Opening Convocation to be held Aug. 30". cmc.edu (Press release).
  8. ^ "Ursinus College names economist Brock Blomberg its 17th president". The Times Herald, Norristown, Pennsylvania. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  9. ^ "Blomberg Extols Opportunity and the Liberal Arts". ursinus.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  10. ^ Palochko, Jacqueline (21 January 2020). "What the presidents of Pennsylvania's private universities make". The Morning Call. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. ^ "President Blomberg to Step Down After Six Years Leading Ursinus". Ursinus College. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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