Grant C. Black
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Assistant Professor of Economics PhD, Georgia State University , 2001; MA, University of Missouri-St Louis, 1994; BS, University of Missouri-St Louis, 1992 |
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Profile
Grant Black is an assistant professor of economics in the School of Business and Economics at Indiana University South Bend. He serves as director of the university's Bureau of Business and Economic Research and the Center for Economic Ed ucation. Prior to joining Indiana University , Dr. Black worked at Georgia State University , the University of Missouri-St. Louis , and the University of Pretoria in South Africa . His research broadly focuses on the economics of science and innovation. He has contributed to research funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the South African Revenue Service, and the United States Agency for International Development. He is the author of The Geography of Small Firm Innovation , and his research has been the focus of articles in diverse publications, including Research Policy , Economic Development Quarterly , Science and Public Policy , and Growth and Change . Black serves as a consultant to the Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy at the National Academy of Sciences and participates in the Scientific Workforce Project sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of the Michiana Economics Club, a regional chapter of the National Association of Business Economists.
