Faculty Member Information

Robert S.(Stan) Herren

About Dr. Herren
Dr. Herren's main responsibility and passion is teaching economics. He currently teaches Money & Banking (Economics 324), History of Economic Thought (Economics 456), Labor Economics (Economics 465), and Monetary Theory & Policy (Economics 476). Dr. Herren also has experience and interest in teaching U.S. Economic History, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Industrial Organization. Dr. Herren also believes that advising is an important part of the instructional role. He regularly advises economic majors and minors.

Dr. Herren's research is in the history of economic thought field. One theme of his current research is to provide students and colleagues with a better understanding of how economic ideas have been used in the formation of monetary and fiscal policies. Through examining specific episodes of economic policymaking, he hopes to provide students and colleagues with insights concerning the interactions among economic theories, economic events, and economic policies. A second theme of his research involves the evolution of the economics profession. He is attempting to look at a changing and evolving profession positioned within a changing and evolving society.

Academic Experience
Professor of Economics, NDSU, 1996-Present
Associate Professor of Economics, NDSU, 1985-1996
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Mississippi, 1976-1985
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University, 1975-1976

Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University, 1975
M.A. in Economics, Duke University, 1974
B.A., Summa cum laude, University Scholar in Mathematics and History, University of South Dakota, 1971

Selected Publications
“Council of Economic Advisers” EH.Net Encyclopedia, edited by Robert Whaples, August 19, 2004 URL http://www.eh.net/encyclopedia/contents/Herren.cea.php

“Contributions of Howard S. Ellis to the Controversy Concerning Economic Growth: 1940-1955” The American Economist, 45, 2 (Fall 2001): 85-92.

“Forgotten Presidents of the American Economic Association” Journal of Economics, 18 (1992): 69-76.

“The Truman Administration: Problems and Policies Unfold” in Exhortation and Controls: The Search for Wage-Price Policy, 1945-1971 edited by Craufurd Goodwin. Washington D.C. The Brookings Institution, 1975. (Co-authored with Craufurd Goodwin)

Office Address
Morrill Hall Rm 203C
Fargo, ND 58105-5636

Contact Information
Office: (701) 231-7698
Fax: (701) 231-7400

Email Address
robert.herren@ndsu.edu