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Martin Asher is an Adjunct Full Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, specializing in finance. His research interests include antitrust, law economics, macroeconomics, gender race wage differentials, and income distribution. He holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania (1986), an MA from the University of Pennsylvania (1979), and a BA from Stanford University (1977). Asher has provided expert economic testimony in antitrust cases and has served as a court-appointed expert in the largest U.S. gender discrimination damages case. Over the years, he has received numerous teaching awards, including the Wharton Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award and the Kravis Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching in Economics. He has held various academic positions, including Director of Research Scholars Programs and Joseph Wharton Scholars Program at Wharton. He has also taught courses such as Monetary Economics and Global Economy, which analyze macroeconomic events and their impact on the global economic environment. Asher's professional activities extend to consulting, where he has collaborated with the Commonwealth Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare on contract research evaluations.
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School • Philadelphia, PA
Teaching finance and macroeconomics courses, providing research and consulting expertise.
Westmont College •
Instructed courses in economics and contributed to departmental initiatives.
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics • Philadelphia, PA
Provided lectures and academic support in economics.
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