Dr Donald Pearson

Professor of Economics

Dr. Pearson came to Eastern in 1969. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. His major areas of academic interest are: History of Economic Thought, Collective Bargaining, and Latin American economics. He regularly teaches courses in comparative labor movements, history of economic thought, and collective bargaining. He teaches the macroeconomics half of the Principles of Economics sequence.

In addition to coordinate and direct the department of economics undergraduate advising, Dr. Pearson is responsible for Program Assessment in the department. Dr. Pearson regularly organizes and accompanies study-trips to Russia, so that students have a chance to see close-up the operations of an economic system very unlike our own. Dr. Perason has recently authored a series of Instructor's Manuals for faculty members using Principles of Economics textbooks published by McGraw Hill Co.