WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF
LAWRENCE J. FRATESCHI,
Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND
STATISTICS
B.S. MATHEMATICS AND
PSYCHOLOGY, WITH HIGHEST DISTINCTION IN MATHEMATICS, 1975
M.A. URBAN AND QUANTITATIVE
ECONOMICS, WITH SPECIALIZATION IN QUANTITATIVE METHODS, 1979
M.S.P.H. BIOSTATISTICS, 1990
Ph.D. ECONOMICS, WITH
SPECIALIZATIONS IN HEALTH ECONOMICS, TIME SERIES ANALYSIS AND ECONOMETRICS,
1992
The following are the courses I will be
teaching during WINTER SEMESTER:
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
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COURSE
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TIME/LOCATION
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CLASSROOM
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ECONOMICS
2201
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11 M
W F in Glen Ellyn
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CLASSROOM
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ECONOMICS
2201
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12 M
W F in Glen Ellyn
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INTERNET
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ECONOMICS
2201
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ONLINE
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INTERNET
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ECONOMICS
2202
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ONLINE
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TELECOURSE
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ECONOMICS
2201
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CIL
IC 200
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Since graduating from the University
of Illinois at Chicago, I have worked at the Argonne National Laboratories, in the
private sector, and taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I have
been a Professor of Economics and Statistics at the College of DuPage since
1981.
By training, I am a Health Economist
with many years of experience in applying econometric methods to all types of
data. I have published a number of articles in refereed journals and in Federal
Government Publications.
Currently, my research interests are
focused in the area of Health Economics of Aging and Elder Care (nursing homes,
home health care, and hospice care), international morbidity and mortality
trends and their impact on the future health and welfare of the world's people,
and population projections of needs, expenditures, and costs for health care.
But I have also published articles and done research on hospital trauma care
and emergency room care, asthma, tuberculosis, occupational and environmental
diseases, the impact, costs and benefits of carbon monoxide detectors in the
home, and a reanalysis of federal government estimates of national health care
expenditures using real cost and payment data rather than charge data.
Favorite Web Sites
HE HAS A LIFE!
When I am not teaching, doing research or pondering the economic and
financial problems of the universe, I am involved in many diverse activities.I
enjoy playing the financial markets and so I get up each morning at 4 AM to
watch CNBC Cable while I am riding my exercise bicycle. Being a Polish-Italian
hunk in my fantasies, I also work out at the gym near my home each afternoon.
CNBC financial news is on once again
when I return home. Then, I flip the dial over to Nightly Business Report for a recap
of the day's events at 11:00 pm each evening. I generally watch “The Match
Game" on GSN. “The Pretender” will always live on in my world. And “Six Feet Under” is one of the greatest
series of all times.
As a lifelong Chicago resident, I have lived and died with the CUBS. Enough said.
If it is a 3-day weekend, you can
be sure to find me either in the mountains of Arizona or at the clubs of
Miami's South Beach or the monuments and museums of Washington, D.C. Sometimes
I need the peaceful and relaxing environment of the Southwest. At other times,
I crave a sweaty dance floor overlooking the ocean.
As a college student of the 70s,
I learned to love the nightlife and to boogie to a disco and salsa beat. Retro
music, as they call it today, can be heard pulsating from my car as I roll down
the Eisenhower each morning at 5:30 am. LOVE FM 100.3 FM is my favorite radio
station. YES, the BEAT goes on with their latest CDs, too.
Some day I hope to convert my car to a "low-rider" with
hydraulics and flashing lights. Then, my life will indeed be complete!
Finally, my top 20 movies of all
time:
#20 "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off "
#19 "Xanadu"
#18 "Regular Guys"
#17 "The Man I Love"
#16 "The Trip"
#15 "Saturday Night Fever "
#14 "P.S. Your Cat is Dead"
#13 "My Own Private Idaho "
#12 "Fighting Tommy Riley"
#11 "More Tales of the City "
#10 "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure "
#9 "Tales of the City"
#8 "Real Genius"
#7 "Latter Days "
#6 "Stand By Me"
#5 "Just One Time"
#4 "Kiss Me Guido"
#3 "I Think I Do"
#2 "Touch of Pink"
and the number-one-numero-uno-creme-de-la-creme of all time:
#1 "Valley Girl"
EMAIL
LJFclass@CDNET.COD.EDU
SURFACE MAIL
DR. LAWRENCE FRATESCHI
LIBERAL ARTS DIVISION
COLLEGE OF DuPAGE
425 FAWELL BLVD.
GLEN ELLYN, IL. 60137
TELEPHONE
630.942.2076
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IN PERSON VISITS
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