Chris Surro

Chris Surro

Assistant Adjunct Professor

Chris Surro

Office: Bunche 8246

Personal Website: http://chrissurro.com/

Biography:

Chris Surro is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Economics at UCLA. He primarily teaches macro courses, but has teaching interests across a variety of economic fields. His main teaching goal is to provide students with both economic knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge in practical ways to their future careers. He also tries to incorporate new technologies into his classes to improve student learning and engagement. His research focuses on using recent computational methods to improve economic analysis.

Education:

Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Research Areas:

Macroeconomics

Selected Books and Publications


Research Interests

  • Steamboat inspection and the Eastland disaster; Lake Michigan passenger steamship lines.