Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
213-740-2107
nugent@rcf.usc.edu
Professor Nugent researches institutions and development, small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, contractual choice, old age security and fertility and regional (supranational) coordination of industrial development in developing countries. He is also interested in economic integration, the role of exchange rate movements in the rise and fall of civilizations, empirical investigations in economic development and China’s TVEs and their incentive structure. Before joining the USC faculty in 1964, Professor Nugent was a visiting professor at Graduate School of the People's Bank of China and a consultant for the Asian Department, International Monetary Fund. He is currently studying econometric modeling of the development process, inflation in Latin America, and the determinants and effects of institutional change.
Education:
Ph.D. (Economics), New School for Social Research, 1965
M.A. (Economics), New School for Social Research, 1961
B.A. (American Studies), Amherst College, 1957
Selected Publications:
Nugent, J. & Campos, N. (1999). Development performance and the institutions of governance: Evidence from East Asia and Latin America. World Development, 27, 439-452.
Nugent, J., Perrigne, I. M., & Qiu, J. (1999). Competition, incentives and productivity in Chinese township and village enterprises. Pacific Economic Review, 4(2), 91-114.
Nugent, J. & Campos, N. (1998). Institutions and capabilities: Revisiting the miracle that is versus the miracle that was controversy. In J. Maguire (Ed.), Rethinking development in East Asia and Latin America (pp. 86-95). Pacific Council on International Policy.
Nugent, J., Hsiao, C., Perrigne, I., & Qium J. (1998). Shares vs. residual claimant contracts: The case of Chinese TVEs. Journal of Comparative Economics, 26, 317-337.
Nugent, J. & Glezakos, C. (1989). Inflation and its short-run effects on income growth in The East Asian countries. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 26(Dec.), 27-33.