Dezzie Prewitt Jr

Education
Master of Science, Cal Poly Pomona, 2000
Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California, 1998

Research Interests
The Economics of Discrimination
The Economics of Professional Team Sports

Introduction to Principles of Macroeconomics:
Welcome to Economics 2 (Principles of Macroeconomics). I hope to make this course both an interesting and interactive learning experience for you. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Professor Dezzie Prewitt. I have been teaching Economics at the college level since the spring semester of 2007.

Before I started my teaching career, I worked full-time as an Economist with the United States Department of Labor, for about 5 years. My job was to collect data for the Employment Cost Index (ECI), which is a major economic indicator that is published quarterly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ECI measures the inflation rate of wages and employer paid benefits in the United States labor market.

I am interested in the National Basketball Association. I also like to watch USC go to the Rose Bowl every year. My expertise is in the area of labor economics. If you have any questions about the U.S. Economy related to or unrelated to the textbook, please feel free to contact me anytime. My contact information is below. But, just remember that my opinion as an Economist is always right, no matter what the subject is; (just kidding.)

Selected Achievements and Lectures
Selected Faculty Profile, Marquis Who's Who in America, 64th edition, August 2009

Featured Article on Spring 2009 Economic Forum, “Rio Hondo Forum Offers Tips on Finding Jobs During a Recession,” Whittier Daily News, Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Presentation, “How to Find Employment During a Recession: Understanding the Economics of Superstars and Human Capital,” Spring 2009 Economic Forum, presented by the Social Science Division, Rio Hondo College, April 2009

Presentation, “Resurrecting the Economic Thought of George E. Haynes,” You are Your History - 15th Annual Multicultural Day, Moorpark College, April, 2008

Group Presentation, “Data Collection Improvements for the Western Region,” National Compensation Survey Field Economist Conference, sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Orlando, Florida, August 2001

Master's Degree Thesis: "Analyzing the Marginal Productivity of Labor in the National Basketball Association, from 1951 to Present", Cal Poly Pomona University Library, 71 pages, 2000