Jackson Battista , Ph.D.

Professional Overview

Bio: Professor Battista is originally from California. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics and History from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015. He earned his Master’s Degree in European History, Society, and Politics in 2016 from Columbia University in NYC, where he concentrated in European Economic History. Finally, Professor Battista earned his PhD in Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he concentrated in Economic History, Political Economy, and Macroeconomics. His research currently focuses on the process of deindustrialization, areas of entry, areas of exit, causes, and effects. 

Courses Taught: 

• Econ 101: Introduction to Microeconomics
• Econ 201: Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Econ 315: History of Economic Thought
• Econ 350: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• Econ 355: Economic History
• Econ 385: Heterodox Economics
• Econ 401: Economics Research Seminar
• Econ 496: Economics Capstone
• Econ 497: Advanced Sports Economics (Independent Study)

Selected Publications:

• Battista, J. (in press). Deindustrialization in Detroit: The Costs of Movement. Essays in Economic and Business Histroy, 41.
• Battista, J. (2023). Deindustrialization of Detroit: The Push of Organized Labor. Journal of Labor History, 1-22. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0023656X.2023.2237904?src=
• Battista, J. (2022). A New Timeline for Deindustrialization: The Movement of Auto Corporations in the United States and Detroit. Essays in Economic and Business History, 40, 84-113. https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/487

Education

• PhD, Economics, Economic History, Political Economy, Macroeconomics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2020. 
• MA, Economics, Economic History, Political Economy, Macroeconomics, Deindustrialization. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2018.
• MA, European History, Society, and Politics, Economic History, Labor Development. Columbia University in New York City, 2016. 
• BA, Economics. University of California, Berkeley, 2015; BA, History, University of California, Berkeley, 2015.