Lecturer Emeritus
Fred E. Foldvary received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. He has taught economics at the Latvian University of Agriculture, Virginia Tech, John F. Kennedy University, California State University East Bay, the University of California at Berkeley Extension, Santa Clara University, and at San Jose State University.
Foldvary is the author of The Soul of Liberty, Public Goods and Private Communities, Dictionary of Free Market Economics . He edited and contributed to Beyond Neoclassical Economics and, with Dan Klein, The Half-Life of Policy Rationales.
Foldvary's areas of research include public finance, governance, ethical philosophy, and land economics.
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About Fred E. Foldvary
Fred E. Foldvary received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. He has taught economics at the Latvian University of Agriculture, Virginia Tech, John F. Kennedy University, California State University East Bay, the University of California at Berkeley Extension, Santa Clara University, and at San Jose State University.
Foldvary is the author of The Soul of Liberty, Public Goods and Private Communities, Dictionary of Free Market Economics . He edited and contributed to Beyond Neoclassical Economics and, with Dan Klein, The Half-Life of Policy Rationales.
Foldvary's areas of research include public finance, governance, ethical philosophy, and land economics.
| 2019 - Present | Lecturer Emeritus, San Jose State University ‐ Emeritus Faculty | |
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| 2006 - 2019 | Lecturer, San Jose State University ‐ Economics | |
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| 1998 - 2012 | Lecturer, Santa Clara University ‐ Economics | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 1997 - Present | Weekly Editorial Writer, The Progress Report | 2005 - 2012 | Co-Director, Civil Society Institute, Santa Clara University | 1981 - 1987 | Magazine Editor, Tropical Time |
Honors and Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, Honor Student (U.C. Berkeley)
- Atlas Foundation's Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for Public Goods and Private Communities, 1995
- First-place winner, doctoral dissertation, 1992, Community Associations Institute Research Foundation's Award of Excellence.
Courses
- Labor Economics
- History of Economic Thought
- Law and Economics
- Real Estate Economics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Public Finance (Graduate)
- Public Finance (Undergraduate)
| 1992 | Ph.D., George Mason University ‐ Department of Economics | |
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| 1990 | Master of Arts, George Mason University ‐ Department of Economics | |
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| 1970 | B.A., University of California, Berkeley ‐ Economics and Computer Science | |
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Contact Information
ffoldvary@gmail.com
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