At Colby, he teaches International Trade, Economic Integration, a Global Production seminar and Research Methods and Statistics for Economics. His research focuses on the determinants and effects of multinational firm activity, mostly in low and middle income and transition countries and has been published in leading Economics journals and as book chapters. Prior to coming to Colby, Waldkirch taught at Oregon State University. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Boston College and a masters in Economics and American Studies from Tuebingen University in Germany.