Paula R. Worthington, Ph.D.

Paula R. Worthington is a lecturer in the Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies.

Paula R. Worthington is a lecturer in the Harris School, where she teaches classes in state and local public finance and cost-benefit analysis. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University in 1988. She has served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and as a research officer, economic advisor, and senior research economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Previous publications include: "Investment, Cash Flow and Sunk Costs," "Investment and Market Power," "Strategic Investment and Conjectural Variations," and "On the Distinction between Structure and Conduct: Adjustment Costs, Concentration, and Price Behavior." Most recently, she was a lecturer in the economics department at Northwestern University. Her recent service activities include membership on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Strategic Planning Advisory Committee and the District 65 Citizens' Budget Committee. Worthington is a two-time recipient of the Harris School Public Policy Student Association's Best Teacher in a Non-Core Class Award.

Courses

• PP32100 State and Local Public Finance
      Course Description    |     Fall 2004 Course Syllabus
• PP41300 Cost Benefit Analysis
      Course Description    |     Spring 2006 Course Syllabus
• PP42200 Financing State and Local Government
      Course Description    |     Fall 2005 Course Syllabus
• PP42300 Service Provision by the Local Public Sector
      Course Description    |     Winter 2008 Course Syllabus