Richard Vedder, vedder@ohio.edu, Ph.D. University of Illinois, 1965. FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION: His major fields of specialization are Economic History and Public Policy. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: American immigration, economic issues in American education, and the interrelationship between labor and capital markets. Return to List   360 Bentley Annex, Athens, Ohio 45701 Telephone (740)593-2040 Fax (740)593-0181 College of Arts and Sciences