Gerald Marschke’s research has spanned the fields of labor economics, industrial organization, public economics, organizational economics and the economics of science. Prior work has examined how performance-based incentives in organizations affect organizational productivity and worker behavior. Much of his current work focuses on the economics of science and technology. Some of this work attempts to econometrically measure the importance of U.S. scientific and engineering labor markets in determining and directing technological progress. Other work investigates the organization of science and R&D, including the evolution and life cycle of innovating teams. In another project, he examines the impact of federal science and R&D funding on scientific, technological, and economic growth.

In addition to teaching at Albany, Professor Marschke has taught at the University at Buffalo and Harvard University. Professor Marschke is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Wertheim Fellow of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago.