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Economics Faculty

KRP97 — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:27:52 +0000

Timothy R Whisler, PhD

Anonymous — Tue, 21 May 2019 20:49:55 +0000

I joined the Economics faculty of UPJ in 2019 after a highly successful three-decade career as a professor and administrator at Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA. I earned a couple of teaching awards there while offering classes in macroeconomics, economic and business history and the history of Britain, Europe, and Middle East. My Socratic method means that I ask lots of questions in the classroom. Students will analyze and discuss economic concepts and theories and then apply them in real world situation. After all, I used similar approaches when I worked as an economic and political analyst for the federal government. We try to have some fun in the classroom too. Besides the ‘Story of the Day’, look for BC the Cat and Bella the Chocolate Lab to pop up in the class outline.

By studying business and economic history, students gain insight into the general principles and specific actions that created successful enterprises and promoted the economic development of regions and countries. And, also why certain firms prosper or crash and particular government policies fail or succeed. The 1972 MGB sports car (it was British Racing Green and had wire wheels) that I owned in college started my exploration into British industrial decline. Let’s talk about those issues in class or you can read about them in the books and articles that I have published over the past two decades.

Macroeconomics	American Economic History
Comparative Economic Development	History of World Automobile Industry

Education & Training

BA Millersville University
MA Penn State University
PhD (1992) The University of London

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Economics

Finance

Guo Kai, PhD

Anonymous — Tue, 21 May 2019 20:49:41 +0000

With 16 years of experience in teaching various Economics classes, I firmly believe the value and the potential Economics education can bring students in their long term career development. Besides my work in UPJ, I maintain a close contact with business world to get information and fresh ideas for research and teaching. I constantly try to incorporate new ideas, as well as new teaching methods and technology. I do this by, first, closely following the business and economic news, and second, explaining latest researches in the field in a way that is accessible to students, and at last, incorporating Python and data science into Economics curriculum.

Below is what I normally teach every year:

Principles of Microeconomics	Principles of Business Statistics	Financial Economics
Intermediate Microeconomics	Economic Forecasting	Money and Banking
Economic Analysis with Python

Education & Training

BA Zhongnan University of Finance & Economics China
MA University of Mississippi
PhD (2009) University of Mississippi

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Economics