Gwendolyn Tedeschi
Professor of Economics; Chairperson Department of Economics & Finance; Accreditation Coordinator for the School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Contact +1 630 637 5478
gatedeschi@noctrl.edu
Office Location
BE 122
Office Hours
Spring 2026: Mondays & Wednesdays 10 AM - 12:30 PM, and by appointment via www.calendly.com/gatedeschi
Gwendolyn Tedeschi is a Professor of Economics, Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, and Accreditation Coordinator for the School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Her specialties are applied microeconomics, including economic development, industrial organization and game theory, as well as economic pedagogy.
Prior to joining the North Central College in 2019, she taught at Manhattan College and Fordham University. She has published numerous papers in peer reviewed journals in economics, including the Journal of Development Economics, the Journal of Development Studies, Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, and the Journal of International Development.
Download CVSelected Scholarship
“The dark side of competition: Modeling status games” with P. Arora. Managerial and Decision Economics (Early View, 2019), http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mde.3032.
“Broadening the Frame Around Sustainability with Holistic Language: Mandela and Invictus” with P. Arora and J. Rovenpor. Humanistic Management Journal Vol. 3, No. 2, 2018, pp. 233–251.
“Beyond the Subsidy: Coyotes, Credit and Fair Trade Coffee” with Julie Carlson-DeCourcy. Journal of International Development Vol. 25, No. 4, 2013, pp. 456 – 473. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.1847
“Cross Sectional Impact: Bias from Dropouts” with D. Karlan. Perspectives on Global Development and Technology Vol. 9, Nos. 3 – 4, 2010, pp. 270 – 291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156914910X499714
“Overcoming Selection Bias in Microcredit Impact Assessments: A case study from Peru.” Journal of Development Studies Vol. 44, No. 4, 2008, pp. 504 – 518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220380801980822
“Drug Markets: A Classroom Experiment” American Economist, Vol LI, No. 1, 2008, pp. 75 – 83.
“Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Can Dynamic Incentives Make Microfinance More Flexible?” Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 80, 2006, pp. 84 – 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.01.003
Courses Taught
ECON 200 Principals of Microeconomics
ECON 400 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 320 Industrial Structure and Public Policy
ECON 380 Economic Development
ECON 290 Contemporary Issues in Economics (Poverty & Inequality)
ECON 450 Economics Capstone Seminar