Art Goldsmith
Professor
Economics
Washington & Lee University
United States of America
Biography
Professor Goldsmith joined the Williams School faculty in 1990 after teaching previously at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Connecticut in Storrs. In addition to teaching course on macroeconomics and on race he has also taught courses on Behavior Economics, the Bell Curve, and Economic Themes in Literature and Film. Many of the courses he leads incorporate service learning and virtually all of them are interdisciplinary oriented since they draw on insights from other disciplines to foster a deeper understanding of the topics being explored. A global perspective is also emphasized.
Research Interest
Professor Goldsmith's research focuses on why there are differences in life outcomes in the areas of education, health, and economic status and the consequences of these differences for economic and social well-being. He draws on insights from economics, sociology and psychology to examine the sources of these gaps across groups and between persons in a given group
Publications
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Merritt, Russell, and Arthur H. Goldsmith, 2014. "The Scientific, Economic, Regulatory and Ethical Challenges of Bringing Science-Based Pediatric Nutritional Products to the United States’ Market and Assuring their Availability for Patients." Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 38(2), pp. 17S- 34S.
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Diette, Timothy M., Arthur H. Goldsmith, Darrick Hamilton, and William Darity Jr., 2015. "Skin Shade Stratification and the Psychological Cost of Unemployment: Is there a Gradient for Black Females?" The Review of Black Political Economy, (42(1), pp. 155-177.
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Diette, Timothy M., Arthur H. Goldsmith, Darrick Hamilton, and William Darity Jr., Forthcoming 2016. "Adult Happiness and Prior Traumatic Victimization in and Out of the Household." Review of Economics of the Household.
