Carolyn Tuttle
Betty Jane Schultz Hollender Professor of Economics
Economics and Business

Phone 847-735-5137
E-mail tuttle@lakeforest.edu

Specialization
Women Working in Maquiladoras
Child Labor During the British Industrial Revolution
Child Labor in Latin American Countries
Women in the Workforce

Interests
Child labor, sweatshop labor, women in the work force, sexual harassment, Mexican-American border issues 

Education
Ph.D. Northwestern University
M.A. Northwestern University
B.A. Boston College

Courses Taught
Principles of Economics Econ 110
Macroeconomic Theory Econ 220
Money and Banking Econ 313
Child Labor in Latin America Econ 245
Labor in the American Economy Econ 420
Globalization and its Impact on Rich and Poor Countries

Books
"Hard at Work in Factories and Mines: The Economics of Child Labor During the British Industrial Revolution," author, CO: Westview Press, 1999.

Articles

"Why Countries Use Child Labor to Industrialize?" a chapter in the book, Child Labour's Historical Past,  International Institute for Social History, Amersterdam, Netherlands, 2008.

"Child Labor and the Role of Technology" in the Global Atlas of Child Labor, New York:  M.E. Sharpe, forthcoming.

"Child Labor and British Textiles" in the Global Atlas of Child Labor, New York:  M.E. Sharpe, forthcoming.

"Child Labor" in the Encyclopedia of the Age of the Industrial Revolution:  A Global History.  Edited by Christine Rider, CT:  Greenwood Publishing, Spring 2007.

"The Factory Acts" in the Encyclopedia of the Age of the Industrial Revolution:  A Global History.  Edited by Christine Rider, CT:  Greenwood Publishing, Spring 2007.

"History Repeats Itself:  Child Labor in Latin America" in Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, Springer, 2006.

"Child Labor" in Grolier Encyclopedia of Victorian Era, Scholastic Inc., Conn., September, 2004.

"Factory Legislation" in Grolier Encyclopedia of Victorian Era, Scholastic Inc., Conn., September, 2004.

"Child Labor" in Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, Oxford University Press, New York, October 2003.

"Children" in Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, Oxford University Press, New York, October 2003.

"Child Labor During the British Industrial Revolution," in EH.NET Online Encyclopedia of Economic History, Economic History Association, October 2001.

"A Revival of the Pessimist View: Child Labor and the Industrial Revolution," in Research in Economic History, Volume 18, 1998.

"Sexual Harassment on College Campuses: Evidence from a Small Liberal Arts College," Social Science Perspectives Journal, Volume 6, No. 3, 1995, pp. 189-205.

"Owner Collusion or Sound Fiscal Management: An Analysis of Recent Events in Baseball's Labor Market," with Robert Baade, Journal of Sports Law, Volume 1, No. 1, 1991.

"The Changing Nature of Child Labor: Cottage Industry to Factory Work," Social Science Perspectives Journal, Volume 1, No. 3, 1987, pp. 146-159.

"The Industrial Revolution and Its Effects on the Market for Child Labor," in The Cliometrics Conference Proceedings, Miami University, May 1984, pp. 1-86 (as Carolyn T. Crane).

Invited Talks
Oxford Round Table, "Diversity," Oxford University, UK, March 2006.

"Are Students Learning? How Do We Assess What Goes on in Our Classrooms?" presented at Loyola University for the Teaching Excellence Committee of the SBA, Chicago, March 2001.

"Enhancing Student Learning: Ways to be More Effective Teachers," presented at National Social Science Association Conference, New Orleans, November 1998.

"Child Labor in Developing Countries: Is History Repeating Itself?" presented at Department of Economics Fall Seminar at Loyola University, Chicago, September 1998.

"Tax Cuts, Welfare Reform, and Balanced Budgets: Where is the Economy Heading?" presented at The Issues - A Fall 1996 Current Event Series sponsored by the Women's Board, Lake Forest, October 1996.

"Sexual Harassment on College Campuses: Evidence from a Small Liberal Arts College," presented at the National Social Science Association Meetings, New Orleans, November 1994.

"The Demand for Child Labor in Mining During the Industrial Revolution," presented at the Economic History Workshop at University of Chicago, Hyde Park, October 1994.

"Biased Technological Change and the Demand for Child Labour," presented at the Economic History Workshop at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, October 1993.

"Child Labour in the Industrial Revolution," presented at the Seminar in Modern Economic and Social History at All Souls College, Oxford University, United Kingdom, October 1993.

"Married Women in the Home or in the Market: A Statistical Analysis of Women in Great Britain in 1851," presented at Northwestern University Economic History Workshop, Evanston, June 1989.

"Why Do Countries Use Children to Industrialize?", International Conference on Child Labor, Child Labour's Global Past:  1500-2000" at the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Awards and Honors
Betty Jane Schultz Hollender Professor of Economics

The Great Teacher Award, Lake Forest College, 2004

Jonathan R. T. Hughes Teaching Prize in Economic History, Economic History Association, 2001.

Distinguished Teaching and Service to Students, Northwestern University, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, 2000.

Trustee Award for Campus Leadership and Teaching Excellence, Lake Forest College, 1997.

The Great Teacher Award, Lake Forest College, 1995.

The Great Teacher Award, Lake Forest College, 1989.

Summa Cum Laude, Boston College, 1979.

Phi Beta Kappa, Boston College, 1979.

Alice Bournoff Economics Award, Boston College, 1979.

Omicron Delta Epsilon, Boston College, 1979.