Tracy M. Collins

Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
CFD Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D., M.E., M.I.S, North Carolina State University
B.S., The University of Paderborn, Germany

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Professor Collins's research focus is primarily in the field of Economic Growth and Development. She is currently researching the role that technology diffusion plays in a country’s pattern of growth as well as researching the effect that trade liberalization has on technology diffusion. She has investigated the transition of the Russian Federation from a centralized to a market economy, and she is especially interested in studying the opportunities for economic growth that exist in developing countries and emerging economies in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

Recent Courses
International Business
Economic Growth

Working Papers and Current Research
“Technology Diffusion: a Catalyst for Innovation and Endogenous Growth,” working paper

“The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Technology Diffusion: The Case of Mexico,” working paper
Contact Information

New College of Florida
Division of Social Sciences
5800 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida 34243-2197

tcollins@ncf.edu
(941) 487-4372

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New College of Florida
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