Dr. Joseph Burke
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ave Maria University
5050 Ave Maria Blvd
Ave Maria, FL 34142
joseph.burke@avemaria.edu
Research Interests
Natural Law and Catholic Social Teaching
Teaching
Labor Economics and the Economics of Poverty
Other Courses
The History of Economic Thought
Principles of Microeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Industrial Organization and Public Policy
Strategic Thinking and Game Theory
Recent Presentations
Conference papers available upon request.
“The Fundamental Welfare Theorems and Natural Law,” presented at the Association for Private Enterprise Education Annual Meeting, Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, April 6-8, 2008.
“Distributive Justice and Subsidiarity: The Firm and the State in the Social Order,” presented at the Society of Catholic Social Scientists Annual Meeting, New York, NY, October 26-7, 2007.
“Benedict’s Reflections on Economics,” presented at the Society of Catholic Social Scientists Annual Meeting, New York, NY, October 26-7, 2007.
Working Papers
"Money for Nothing: The Sin of Usury," AMU Economics Working Paper No. 0801, November 25, 2008.