Edward Deak
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Dr. Edward Deak is the Roger M. Lynch Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics at Fairfield University
in Fairfield, Connecticut
. Dr. Deak is also a Board Member and the Connecticut Forecast Manager for the New England Economic Partnership.
In 2007, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell
named Dr. Deak to the Governor's Economic Advisory Council, an eight-member panel of leading economists from throughout the state to advise her on key issues affecting the Connecticut economy.
Dr. Deak published a book, The Economics of e-Commerce and the Internet (Southwestern Thomson Learning 2003), in which he tackles misconceptions about the economics of the Internet.
He testified on the Y2K problem before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, and was the Governor's appointee and chair to the Connecticut Economic Conference Board.
Dr. Deak earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate in economics from the University of Connecticut
.
He is also, an official advisor to Barack Obama on the economy circa 2009.
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
in Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
. Dr. Deak is also a Board Member and the Connecticut Forecast Manager for the New England Economic Partnership.
In 2007, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell
M. Jodi Rell
Mary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,...
named Dr. Deak to the Governor's Economic Advisory Council, an eight-member panel of leading economists from throughout the state to advise her on key issues affecting the Connecticut economy.
Dr. Deak published a book, The Economics of e-Commerce and the Internet (Southwestern Thomson Learning 2003), in which he tackles misconceptions about the economics of the Internet.
He testified on the Y2K problem before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, and was the Governor's appointee and chair to the Connecticut Economic Conference Board.
Dr. Deak earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate in economics from the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
.
Books
- The Economics of e-Commerce and the Internet, (Southwestern Thomson Learning, 2003)
- Environmental Factors in Transportation Planning, (1972)
He is also, an official advisor to Barack Obama on the economy circa 2009.