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The Department of Economics offers B.S. degrees in Economics and in International Trade and Finance within the E. J. Ourso College of Business, a B.A. degree in Economics through the College of Arts and Sciences, and M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Economics. Our courses provide students with an intellectual challenge and strong analytic training, and salaries of our majors are very competitive with those of other business disciplines.[MORE]


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Department of Economics
2107 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6306
225-578-5211 Voice
225-578-3807 Fax
http://www.bus.lsu.edu/economics
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS FACULTY

PROFESSORS
David G. Brown
Visiting Assistant Professor
Areendam Chanda
Assistant Professor
John C. Hamilton Family Professorship for Developing Scholars
PhD, Brown University
Teaching Interests: Macroeconomics
Research Interests: Growth Economics, Consumption and Savings, International Economics
R. Carter Hill
Professor
Ourso Family Professor in Econometrics
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Teaching Interests: Econometrics
Research Interests: Econometrics: Methods and Applications
Eric T. Hillebrand
Assistant Professor
Dr. rer. pol., (Ph.D. in Economics), University of Bremen, Germany
Teaching Interests: Time Series Econometrics, Econometrics, Mathematics in Economics and Finance
Research Interests: Time Series Econometrics, Empirical Finance, Monetary Economics
Munechika Katayama
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Univeristy of California - San Diego
Teaching Interests: Macroeconomics
Research Interests: Macroeconomics
Faik A. Koray
Professor
Marjory B. Ourso Center for Excellence in Teaching Professor #1
Ph.D., Duke University
Teaching Interests: International Finance, Macroeconomics, Money and Banking
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, International Economics
W. 'Doug' Douglas McMillin
Professor
Mack Hornbeak Endowed Professor in Economics
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Teaching Interests: Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics
Research Interests: Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics
Naci Mocan
Professor
Ourso Distinguished Chair of Economics
Ph.D., City University of New York
Robert 'Bob' J. Newman
Professor & Department Chair
Gulf Coast Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Ph.D., UCLA
Teaching Interests: Labor Economics, Health Economics
Research Interests: Labor and Health Economics
Ying Pan
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Brown Univeristy
Teaching Interests: Microeconomics
Research Interests: Microeconomics
James 'Jim' A. Richardson
Professor
Harris J. and Marie P. Chustz Distinguished Professor in Business Administration
John Rhea Alumni Professor
MPA Advisor for the Public Administration Institute
Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan
Teaching Interests: Microeconomics for Public Administration, State and Local Taxation, Principles of Economics, Money and Banking
Research Interests: State and Local Taxation, Economic Forecasting, Energy Economics, State and Regional Economics
Sudipta Sarangi
Associate Professor
Gulf Coast Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Masters & PhD Advisor for the Department of Economics
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institue and State University
Teaching Interests: Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Development Economics, Microeconomics
Research Interests: Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Devleopment Economics
Dek Terrell
Professor
Freeport-McMoRan Corporation Endowed Chair in Economics
Internship Advisor for the Department of Economics
Ph.D., Duke University
Teaching Interests: Econometrics
Research Interests: Econometrics, Bayesian Econometrics
Bulent Unel
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Brown University
Teaching Interests: International Economics, Macroeconomics
Research Interests: International Trade, Economic Development and Growth, Asian Economies, Welfare Economics


INSTRUCTORS
Robert 'Raj' K. Gittings
Instructor
Charles H. Roussel
Instructor
A.B.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Teaching Interests: Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, Economic Development, Economic History
Research Interests: Monetary Economics, Economic Development, Evolutionary Economics
Richard G. Stahl
Instructor
Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellow
Undergraduate Advisor for the Department of Economics
Ph.D., Binghamton University
Teaching Interests: Monetary Economics, Forecasting, International Trade and Finance, Environmental Economics
Research Interests: Monetary Economics, Forecasting, International Trade and Finance, Economic Education, Economic History


ADJUNCT FACULTY
Gregory 'Greg' Vance Albrecht
Instructor
William G. Black
Instructor
Kyle Farrar
Instructor
M.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Teaching Interests: Principles of Economics
Robert Ragland
Instructor
Bernard 'Bernie' J. Sharkey
Instructor
Douglas 'Doug' P. Weimer
Instructor
M.A., Louisiana State University


EMERITUS FACULTY
Thomas 'Tommy' R. Beard
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Duke University
Teaching Interests: Central Banking and Monetary Policy, Comparative Economic Systems
Research Interests: Monetary and Fiscal History, Monetary Policy
William 'Bill' F. Campbell
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Research Interests: History of Thought, Economic Philosophy, Art and Economics
John W. Chisholm
Professor Emeritus
W. 'Pat' Patton Culbertson
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Texas
Research Interests: International Finance, International Exchange Markets, Microeconomics
David B. Johnson
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Research Interests: Public Decision Making, Energy Economics, Public Finance
Lamar Jones
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Texas
Teaching Interests: Economic History, Labor Economics, Principles of Economics
Research Interests: Economics and Biology
G. 'Randy' Randolph Rice
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Teaching Interests: Econometrics, Microeconomics
Research Interests: Income Distribution, Applied Econometrics
Loren C. Scott
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Teaching Interests: Managerial Economics, Microeconomics
Research Interests: Forecasting, Impact Studies, Louisiana Economy