faculty

Bruce Elmslie

Professor
Bruce Elmslie headshot
Contact
bruce.elmslie@unh.edu
Paul College, Room 370e, Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-3347

faculty Bio

Bruce Elmslie a Professor of Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He teaches MBA Economics, International Economics and the History of Economics. His research interests include international trade, labor economics and the economics of institutions and growth. Recently, he has written on economic and ethical considerations for Stakeholder firms. He has published over 75 articles and reviews. His external interests include hiking, skiing and other outdoor things.

Courses Taught

  • ADMN 970: Economics of Competition
  • ECON 605: Inter Microeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 957: History of Economic Thought
  • ECON 999: Doctoral Research
  • INCO 590: Student Research Experience

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Utah
  • B.S., Economics, Finance, Management, Westminster College - Utah

Research Interests

  • Economics of Institutions and Growth
  • International Trade
  • History of Economics
  • Organizational Theory and Behavior

Selected Publications

  • Elmslie, B., & Sedgley, N. (2026). A Comparative Advantage Theory of the Organization. Journal of Economic Analysis, 5(2), 59-74. doi:10.58567/jea05020004

  • Tebaldi, E., Elmslie, B., & Gittell, R. (2025). The Earnings Premium: Major, Gender, and Double Majors in Economic Cycles. The American Economist, 70(2), 214-237. doi:10.1177/05694345251351134

  • Elmslie, B., & Edinaldo, T. (2021). Are Happy Marriages Faithful Marriages: A New Approach to address an Old Endogeneity Problem.

  • Elmslie, B. T. (2018). Adam Smith's Discovery of Trade Gravity. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 32(2).

  • Elmslie, B. T., & Freidman, T. (2016). Did Pareto's Sociology Ever have a Place in Economics?. Il Pensiero Economico Italiano, XXIV(2).

  • Shea, C. M., Grinde, R., & Elmslie, B. (2011). Nanotechnology as general-purpose technology: empirical evidence and implications. TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, 23(2), 175-192. doi:10.1080/09537325.2011.543336

  • Sedgley, N., & Elmslie, B. (2011). Do we still need cities? Evidence on rates of innovation from count data models of metropolitan statistical area patents.. Am J Econ Sociol, 70(1), 86-108. doi:10.1111/j.1536-7150.2010.00764.x

  • Ford, T. C., Rork, J. C., & Elmslie, B. T. (2008). Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Growth, and the Human Capital Threshold: Evidence from US States. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, 16(1), 96-113. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9396.2007.00726.x

  • Elmslie, B., & Tebaldi, E. (2007). Sexual Orientation and Labor Market Discrimination. Journal of Labor Research, 28(3), 436-453. doi:10.1007/s12122-007-9006-1

  • ELMSLIE, B. T. (1995). RETROSPECTIVES - THE CONVERGENCE DEBATE BETWEEN HUME,DAVID AND TUCKER,JOSIAH. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES, 9(4), 207-216. doi:10.1257/jep.9.4.207