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Lester Zeager

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  • Dr. Zeager began teaching at ECU in 1986 and is now a Professor of Economics. ; He has taught the undergraduate course in development economics—featuring Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East—each year since arriving at ECU. ; He was the founding director of the interdisciplinary MA in International Studies program at ECU and still teaches one core course in that program. ; His research covers poverty and inequality measurement, refugee negotiations, and the fair division of refugee responsibilities among countries.

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  • Professor of Economics