MS Econ

Ted Amato teaches in the undergraduate, MBA and Master of Science in Economics programs. Dr. Amato’s teaching interests are in the areas of microeconomic theory, industrial organization and public policy, managerial economics, and econometrics. His research specialties focus on the structure-performance relationship in industrial economics and the determinants of productivity growth in U.S. manufacturing. Dr. […]

Robin Boswell has over 20 years of experience in professional and career development services in education, corporate and consulting settings. Robin specializes in consulting graduate business students on career goals, job search strategies and professional development.Robin is able to demystify the job search process for her clients while adding some clarity, strategy and science to […]

John Connaughton joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 1978. He is the director of the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast, which is recognized as the leading source of economic information for North Carolina. Dr. Connaughton has authored economic impact studies that have received widespread attention. His work is frequently quoted in both local and national publications, […]

Dr. Craig A. Depken, II joined the Belk College of Business in August 2007. Previous to coming to UNC Charlotte, he was an associate professor of economics at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Depken has taught a wide variety of applied economics courses, including econometrics, international economics and industrial organization. He has a […]

Paul Gaggl joined the Belk College of Business after earning his Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis in 2012. His current research concentrates on the distributional effects of technology adoption, particularly concerning the heterogeneous effects on different types of workers and the distribution of income between labor and capital. This includes work on […]

Chris Kirby is a Professor of Finance and Economics. He joined the faculty of the Belk College of Business in 2011. Before coming to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, he held tenured appointments in economics at Clemson University and in finance at the University of Texas at Dallas. Professor Kirby’s research interests include […]

Hwan Lin joined the Belk College faculty in 1993. He is in the graduate faculty of the Belk College of Business. His research interests encompass technological innovation, economic growth, international trade and finance, and computational economics. His research has been recognized with a Best-Paper Award at the Belk College of Business. He pioneers research into […]

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 […]

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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 […]