Thomas Groll received a Master of Sciene (MSc) in Economics in 2006 from the University of Oregon (UO) and a Diplom/MSc in Economics in 2008 from the University of Konstanz, Germany. Prior to entering the Ph.D. Program at the UO, Thomas was an exchange student at the UO during the academic year 2005/06 and experienced several internships at institutions of the German federal government (KfW, BMWi) and a federal real estate association (IVD).

Thomas' intended research focus is lobbying and economic origins of institutions. Wider interests are industrial organization and applied microeconometrics. Current projects focus on lobbying and rent seeking in the U.S. and the development of political institutions.

His 2^nd year coursework included seminars in Public Economics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Microeconometrics, Contract Theory, and Growth Theory.

"Tax discrimination and uncertainty by revolutionary threats in nondemocratic regimes," (2006) - advised by Christopher J. Ellis and Nicolás E. Magud (now at the IMF).
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Syllabus - Winter 2010  (coming soon)                         Individual Course Website  (Blackboard)

• EC201 Principles of Microeconomic Theory  - W08, S08, W09
• EC202 Principles of Macroeconomic Theory - F08, S09
  

Grading Assistant:
EC313 Intermediate Macroeconomics, EC340 Public Economics, EC490/590 Development and Growth, and EC481/581 International Trade.

In addition to economics Thomas enjoys literature, theater, scootering, and woodworking. His favorite sport is soccer - he supports Borussia Dortmund.