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Experts
Desmond Joseph Toohey
Assistant Professor
Economics
Areas of Expertise
- Research focuses on the effects of unemployment insurance (UI) policy and the labor supply and consumption decisions of households at retirement.
- Conversant in labor economics, economic demography and economics of aging.
In the News
The Christian Science Monitor
Contact Information
302-831-3809
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