Carlos F Liard-muriente Central Connecticut State University   Department of Economics Maria Sanford 304 1615 Stanley Street New Britain, CT 06050 06050   liardcaf@ccsu.edu   http://www.ccsu.edu/economics/       Primary Research Focus: Development, Latin America-Caribbean, Pedagogy   JEL Areas: O : Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth R : Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics