Economics

Hamid Shoraka

Faculty, adjunct
Economics

Jennifer Troyer

Provost and Professor
Economics

Dr. Jennifer Troyer is the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for UNC Charlotte. Dr. Troyer is also Professor of Economics in the Belk College of Business. Since joining the University over 20 years ago, Dr. Troyer has served as Dean of the Belk College, Chair of the Department of Economics, Associate Dean for […]

Hui-Kuan "Alice" Tseng

Associate Professor
Economics

Alice Tseng joined the Belk College faculty in 1988. She currently teaches international finance, managerial economics, mathematical economics and intermediate microeconomics. Dr. Tseng’s research expertise includes energy and health economics, forward market intervention, speculation and exchange rate volatility. She was a 2013 finalist for the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence and a recipient […]

Kelly Vosters

Assistant Professor
Economics

Kelly Vosters joined the Belk College of Business in August 2016, after receiving her Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University. Her research interests lie in the areas of labor economics, applied econometrics and the economics of education. One of her specific research focuses is intergenerational mobility, examining the extent to which economic status is […]

Sebastian Wai

Clinical Assistant Professor
Economics
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Dr. Sebastian Wai joined the economics department at UNC Charlotte in August 2024. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at Purdue University in 2017. Before coming to Charlotte, he taught economics and business analytics at Indiana University and the University of South Dakota. His teaching specialties include econometrics, industrial organization, and managerial economics. Dr. Wai’s […]

Artie Zillante

Senior Associate Dean and Professor
Economics

Artie Zillante joined the Department of Economics in the Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Fall 2006. In 2004 he received his Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University. From 2004-2006 he was the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics (IFREE) Visiting Post-Doctoral Scholar at the Interdisciplinary […]