Sedefka Beck
Sedefka Beck, Ph.D. Department Chair, Associate Professor of Economics sedefka.beck@valpo.edu 219.464.6573 Program Adviser Certificate in Applied Econometrics and Data Science Foundations ASB 368
Education
Ph.D. – University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A. – University of Illinois at Chicago
Courses Taught
- Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Managerial Economics, Econometrics, & Applied Data Science
Areas of Specialization
- Labor economics, earnings inequality, the economics of religion, econometrics
Publications
- Gundersen, Sara and Sedefka Beck. “Religion and Gender.” Handbook of Labor, Human Resources, and Population Economics, edited by Zimmermann, K., (2023).
- Beck, Sedefka V. and Brodersen, Donka M. (2021). Wages, Religion and the Great Recession in the United States. Journal of Economics, Management and Religion, 2 (02).
- Beck, Sedefka V. (2018). Returns to Education in the United States: Differentials among Christian Affiliations by Gender. Faith and Economics, Issue 72.
- Beck, Sedefka V. and Brodersen, Donka M. (2018). The Great Recession and Wealth in the United States: Differentials by Religious Affiliation. International Journal of Social Economics, 45 (9), 1335-1354.
- Beck, Sedefka V. (2016). Within Religion Wage Differentials in the United States: Does Religious Participation Matter? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 55 (3), 558-578.
- Beck, Sedefka V. and Gundersen, Sara. (2016). A Gospel of Prosperity? An Analysis of the Impact of Religion on Income in Ghana, the Most Religious Country in the World. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 55 (1), 105-129.
Professional Affiliations
- American Economic Association
- Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Midwest Economic Association
- Indiana Academy of Social Sciences