BESOCKE, Portia DiGiovanni (Biography)

Born

July 7, 1965, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA Current Positions

Doctoral Candidate in Economics, Claremont Graduate University.

Degrees

B.A., St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, 1986; M.A; Claremont Graduate University, 2001; Doctoral studies Claremont Graduate University, 2001-present.

Offices and Honors

Participant, Public Choice Outreach Conference, 2002.

Member, Student Executive Committee, School of Politics and Economics, Claremont Graduate University, 2001-2002.

Sustainable Communities Leadership Fellow, the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, 2000-2001.

Principal Fields of Interest

Public Choice; Public Finance; Regional Economics.

Principal Contributions

Portia Besocke has a B.A. in philosophy from St. John’s College, the "great books" school, in Annapolis, MD. After working as an automotive mechanic, a visual effects camera-operator, and a production assistant at a National Public Radio affiliate, She obtained an M.A. in Politics, Economics and Business in the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University in 2001. Courses taught by Virginia School scholars Thomas Borcherding, Arthur Denzau, and Thomas Willett linking politics and economics were so interesting that she stayed on as an Economics doctoral student. In her thesis, she will attempt to analyze the effects of changes in the federal vs. private funding formula and organizational structure on the behavior of public broadcasting using a public choice approach.

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