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Robert Allen Manduca
Faculty Associate
Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center and Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Interests:
Robert Manduca is a faculty associate in Population Studies Center and the Survey Research Center and an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. His research asks why some people and some places are more economically prosperous than others. His recent work examines the role that national policy decisions play in determining the economic viability of cities and regions, and the consequences of rising income inequality for social life in the United States. Prior to pursuing sociology, he was trained as an urban planner.
Select Publications
- Robert Allen Manduca. 2025. Should social insurance programs count as wealth? Augmented wealth in research and policy. Socio-Economic Review
- Robert Allen Manduca, Catalina Anampa Castro, Ochoa,Analidis. 2024. Social Transfer Programs as Non-Spatially-Targeted Methods of Reducing Interregional Geographic Inequality. Social Service Review 98(3):403-445.
- Teresa M. Lynch, Robert Allen Manduca. 2024. Beyond Local and Traded: Evidence for a Third Industry Market Area Type and Implications for Regional Economic Development. Economic Development Quarterly 38(3):183-194.