Contact Information
Phone: (847) 644-5912
Fax: (202) 994-6147
Email: cchis@gwu.edu
Address:
Department of Economics, Monroe 363
George Washington University
2115 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Education
Ph.D. Economics: Columbia University, 1972
M.A. Economics: Columbia University, 1971
B.A. Mathematics: Antioch College, 1964
Employment History
Dates |
Position |
| Current | Chiswick Consulting 3901 Connecticut Ave., NW #508 Washington, DC 20008 |
| January 2011 – present | Research Professor Department of Economics The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 |
| September 1978 – present | Professor Emerita (formerly Asst., Assoc., Full, with tenure) Department of Economics Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 60607-7107 |
| Spring 1997, Fall 1998, and Spring 2000 |
Visiting Faculty The Dawn Schuman Institute for Jewish Studies Northbrook, IL |
| January 1992 – August 1992 | Visiting Professor Falk Institute/Department of Economics Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91905, Israel |
| September 1984 – August 1985 | Visiting Scholar Hoover Institution, Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 |
| September 1981 – August 1983 | Visiting Associate Professor Department of Economics Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60201 |
| September 1978 – August 1981 | Assistant Professor (Research) Survey Research Laboratory University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 60680 |
| April – June, 1977 | Visiting Lecturer Department of Economics University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 |
| October 1973 – January 1977 | Income Distribution Division Development Research Center The World Bank Washington, D.C. 20433 |
| October 1971 – July 1973 | Social Development Division United Nations, NY 10017 |
| August – September 1971 | Latin America Bureau Agency for International Development Washington, D.C. 20523 |
| August 1964 – October 1967 and June 1968 – September 1968 |
Office of Program Coordination Agency for International Development Washington, D.C. 20523 |
Primary Research Fields:
Economics of Religion
Economics of Ethnicity
Economic Development
Labor Economics
Economic Demography
Economic History
