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Mark Joseph Stelzner serves as Associate Professor of Economics at Connecticut College, where he joined the faculty in 2015. His academic journey includes a B.A. from Boston University, an M.A. from the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies, and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Stelzner's research centers on income inequality in the United States with particular focus on the political underpinnings of economic systems. His work spans multiple interconnected domains including labor law evolution, monopsony power in labor markets, wage discrimination across race and gender lines, antitrust policy, healthcare economics, and the economic history of slavery in America. He has recently expanded his research into consumption patterns, economic growth, and happiness, exploring the disconnect between material wealth and well-being.
His scholarly output reveals a consistent analytical thread connecting historical economic structures with contemporary inequality patterns. Stelzner's publications demonstrate sophisticated interdisciplinary approaches, blending economic analysis with historical context and political economy frameworks. His work on enslaved workers' contribution to antebellum growth, wage discrimination under monopsony conditions, and the relationship between conspicuous consumption and happiness represents cutting-edge scholarship that challenges conventional economic thinking.
Stelzner's research has gained significant recognition, being featured in the Economic Report of the President, The Economist, The Nation, and policy venues including the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and the Center for American Progress. He is currently finalizing a book on overconsumption and capitalism, extending his critical examination of economic systems and their social consequences.
