Santa Clara University

John Ifcher

Adjunct Assistant Professor

John Ifcher teaches courses in microeconomics, public sector economics, and economic research methods.

His recent research focuses on the social welfare programs, subjective well-being, and the time preference or myopia.  For example, one recent paper investigates the impact of happiness on myopia.  Another recent paper investigates the effect of welfare reform on happiness.

John Ifcher received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.  He also received a M.P.A. degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in 1993 and a B.S. in computer science and psychology from the University of Michigan in 1989.  He worked for the city of New York as the Senior Advisor to the Parks Commissioner between 1993 and 1998.

July 2009