Paula R. Worthington, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, Harris SchoolPaula R. Worthington is a senior 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 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's Financial Plan Resource Group, Evanston/Skokie School District 65's Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, and the District 65 Citizens' Budget Committee. Worthington is a four-time recipient of the Harris School Public Policy Student Association's Best Teacher in a Non-Core Class Award.
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1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Suite 183
E-mail: pworthington@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-4025
