James Cassing, Professor of Economics, lives three blocks from his office in the Schenley Farms area of Pittsburgh. His research and teaching interests include international economics, and the economics of deregulation and reform. He has recently advised governments on policy reform packages in Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Viet Nam, and Southern Africa, and enjoys bringing these experiences into the classroom. He is on the editorial board of The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development.

Recent Research:

• "Trade and Growth in the Presence of Distortions," (with Stephen Tokarick), IMF Working Paper WP/05/12
• "Impact Assessment of Free Trade Agreements on Vietnam’s Economy," (with R. Trewin and David Vanzetti), EU-Vietnam MUTRAP III, 2010, Hanoi.
  Paper Presented and Session Chair:  New Delhi, India.  Conference on Change in the Global Economy. Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University) 2011.

Website: http://www.pitt.edu/~jcassing/