Economics

Dr. Theresa Mannah-Blankson joined the Belk College of Business in August 2019 and is the MS in Management Program Director. Prior to her joining the Belk College of Business, Dr. Mannah-Blankson received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and began her teaching career in 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Economics […]

Mila Markevych joined the Belk College of Business in August 2025 after earning a Ph.D. in economics from the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on structural change, income inequality, gender pay gaps and labor market dynamics in the context of technological advancement. In her recent work, Markevych examines how changes in consumption patterns […]

Rob Roy McGregor joined the faculty of the Belk College in 1991. His principal research interests, that have been published extensively, center on the monetary policy decision process of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). He teaches courses in macroeconomics, monetary and financial theory, econometrics and forecasting. He also conducts continuing education seminars […]

Matthew Metzgar teaches undergraduate economic and MBA classes in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Previously, he taught undergraduate and graduate classes in Ohio and New York. He also spent several years working in the private sector. His research interests include the economics of obesity and the effectiveness of instructional techniques. Dr. Metzgar […]

Per Norander is a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Prior to joining UNC Charlotte, Mr. Norander was a senior instructor of economics at Missouri State University, where he taught for seven years. He also spent several years working in the private sector in the […]

Seojung Oh joined the Department of Economics at the Belk College of Business in August 2025. She earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Davis, with a specialization in public economics and program evaluation. Oh’s research explores the design and effectiveness of means-tested welfare programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), […]

Judge Perry is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge in Union County and has taught at UNC Charlotte since 2003. He currently teaches in the Departments of Economics, Legal Studies, and Political Science. In addition to his role at UNC Charlotte, he teaches Business Law and Economics courses as an adjunct instructor at Wingate University, […]

Krista J. Saral is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at UNC Charlotte. Her research interests broadly lie in auction markets, management/personnel economics, entrepreneurship, and experimental methods. Her research has published in leading journals including the Economic Journal, European Economic Review, among others, and has earned media attention in outlets such as the […]

Lisa Schulkind joined the Belk College of Business in August 2014. Before joining the Belk College, Dr. Schulkind began her career as an assistant professor of economics at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Dr. Schulkind’s research focuses on understanding how parents’ decisions and circumstances affect their children and using this knowledge in order to make […]

Hamid Reza Baradaran Shoraka is an economist with more than 40 years of experience in academia, research, and consulting. His areas of expertise include macroeconomics, microeconomics, managerial economics, money and banking, financial systems, corporate finance, planning and budgeting, international trade, and futures studies. His career spans academic leadership and applied policy work. At Allameh Tabatabai […]