Christopher Coombs is an Assistant Professor of Economics. He completed the Ph.D. program in Economics at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 2005. His fields of specialization are Labor and Health Economics. He also has an M.S. in Economics from LSU and received a B.A. in Economics from the University of North Florida. Dr. Coombs’ research interests include issues in labor and health markets.

Dr. Coombs’ recent publications include: “The Decline in American Trade Union Membership and the Government  Substitution Hypothesis: A Review of the Econometric Literature” (2008), Journal of Labor Research, 29(2); “Recent Evidence on Factors Influencing the Female Labor Force Participation Rate” (2008), with Richard J. Cebula, Journal of Labor Research, 29(3); "Factors Influencing the Interregional Differential in Voter Participation Rate, 2006," with Richard J. Cebula, in Frank Columbus (editor), Regional Economics, New York: Nova Science, Inc., 2009.