Leclair, Mark S. 1958-

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Leclair, Mark S. 1958-

PERSONAL:

Born January 6, 1958, in Berkeley, CA; son of Thomas J. (an officer of an electric company) and Gail E. LeClair; married Kathy A. Doornbosch; children: Ryan D., Evan D. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Colgate University, B.A., 1980; Northeastern University, M.A., 1983; Rutgers University, Ph.D., 1987. Religion: Congregationalist.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Trumbull, CT. Office—Department of Economics, Fairfield University, N. Benson Rd., Fairfield, CT 06430; fax: 203-254-4074. E-mail—mleclair@mail.fairfield.edu.

CAREER:

University of Connecticut, Stamford, visiting assistant professor, 1987-88; Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, assistant professor, 1988-93, associate professor, 1994-2004, professor of economics, 2005—, cochair of program in international studies, 1993-95, member of international studies advisory board, 1998—. Consultant to Hospital Central Services Corp. and Energy Resource Council.

MEMBER:

American Economic Association, Eastern Economic Association, Economic Club of Connecticut (member of board of directors, 1989-95), Economic Association of Southern Connecticut (president, 1999-2001).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Annual award, Economic Club of Connecticut, 1989; grants from U.S. Department of Education, 1992, and U.S. Department of Defense, 1994.

WRITINGS:

Regional Integration and Global Free Trade: Addressing the Fundamental Conflicts, Avebury Press (Aldershot, England), 1997.

International Commodity Markets and the Role of Cartels, M.E. Sharpe (Armonk, NY), 2000.

Contributor to periodicals, including Accounting Horizons, Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Managerial Finance, Connecticut Medicine, Ecological Economics, Energy Journal, World Development, Journal of International Financial Institutions and Money, Development, and Journal of Cultural Economics.