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Richard Eastin
Associate Professor of Finance and Business Economics

USC Marshall School of Business
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0808

Phone: 
213-740-6493
rich.eastin@marshall.usc.edu
Education: 
PhD, BA, UC-Santa Barbara

Overview

Richard Eastin is a microeconomist whose research has been published in the Journal of Finance, Transportation Research, and Columbia Journal of World Business. He is two-time winner of the Golden Apple Award, and previously served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Finance and Business Economics. Professor Eastin has consulted for a variety of organizations, including the U.S. Department of Transportation, Santa Fe Railways, and Lockheed.

Research

CFA Demand and Supply Overview • 2010
A High Road for the American Automobile Industry • 1985
A Note On the Plight of the Thrifts • 1982
Failure of Protectionism: A Study of the Steel Industry • 1982
Multiple Criteria Optimization: A More General Approach • 1977
Financial innovation and the Mortgage Market-Discussion • 1976
Entropy Maximization and Inferred Ideal Weights in Public Facility Location • 1973
The Design of a Location Experiment • 1973
The Design of a Location Experiment--A Continuous Formulation • 1973