Department of Economics

Hugh Cassidy

Hugh CassidyPh.D., University of Western Ontario, 2013

Labor Economics, Personnel Economics

hughcassidy@ksu.edu
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Hugh Cassidy is currently an Associate Professor of Economics. He received his Bachelor degree from the University of Guelph, and his Masters degree and Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario.

Hugh's areas of research include both labor and personnel economics. His work has examined the relationships between hierarchical level and labor market outcomes and the role of promotions as signals of worker ability. Recently, he has been investigating issues related to immigration, in particular the earnings of immigrants in the U.S. and the importance of English language proficiency to their economic success.