Henry Demmert is an Associate Professor of Economics. He received his undergraduate
degree in economics from Santa Clara University (1965) before going on to Stanford
University, where he received both his Masters (1969) and Doctoral (1972) degrees.
Professor Demmert returned to Santa Clara as a faculty member in 1968. In 1980-81 he was a
Visiting Scholar, Economic Policy Office, Antitrust Division, of the U.S. Department of
Justice. In 1986-87, he served as president of the Faculty Senate.
Professor Demmert teaches undergraduate courses in the fields of principles of economics,
economics and law, and economics of the public sector. In the past he has done consulting
work for CALTRANS, The National Football League Players Association and various law firms.
His areas of research interest are the Austrian school of economics, antitrust law, and
economic education. Professor Demmert has published in the Journal of Applied Economics
and The Santa Clara Business Review, has written a book entitled The Economics
of Professional Team Sports, and is the author of the introductory textbook, Economics:
Understanding the Market Process. He is a member of the American Economic Association.
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