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 601 E. Main Street
 P. O. Box 1000
 Collegeville, PA 19426

 phone: 610 409 3583  
 fax: 484-762-4324
 email: BandEDepartment@ursinus.edu

Andrew Economopoulos

Andrew Economopoulos, Ph.D., Chair

Ph.D., Economics, Virginia Tech, 1985

MA, Economics, Virginia Tech, 1982 

BA, Economics, SUNY Fredonia, 1976

aeconomopoulos@ursinus.edu

"Each student has a special set of gifts and talents that develop over time.  We work with each student to develop their abilities to the fullest and we challenge each student to reach higher than they would ever consider.  It is my greatest joy to see students grow and get excited about learning, and it is my goal to help each one to fulfill their potential"

Dr. Economopoulos

Dr. Economopoulos was the operations manager of the family business before returning to academia. He consults with nonprofit organizations in the area of financial planning, strategic planning, and gambling policy. He is currently the advisor to the Ursinus College Investment Club.  He has supervised over 20 honors students and has published several articles with students.  His current research effort is in the area of gambling policy in the United States.

Courses Taught:

  • Global Economy

  • Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

  • Corporate Finance

  • Introduction to Financial Markets

  • Managerial Finance

  • Econometrics

  • Liberal Studies I

Publications:

  • "Opposing the Lottery in the United States: Forces behind Individual Attitudes towards Legislation in 1975" International Gambling Studies (November 2006) 

  • “The Impact of SPDR’s on the S&P Cash and Futures Markets”  Investment Management and Financial Innovation (May 2005)

  • “Political Barriers and the Transmission of Monetary Policy Across States”: The Antebellum Banking Market”  Pennslyvania Economic Review, (Fall 2003).

  • “In Search for Bubbles: An Examination of the NYSE Index” Pennslyania Economic Review, (Spring 2001), with Avinash Shetty

  • "An Examination of the Relationship Between Stock Index Cash and Futures Market ", Journal of Futures Market, (May 1998), Michael Pizzi, Andrew Economopoulos, Heather M. O'Neill

  • “Bank Entry During the Antebellum Period”, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, (Nov 1995)

  • “Free Bank Failures in New York and Wisconsin: A Portfolio Analysis." Explorations in Economic History, July 1990.

  • "The Illinois Free Banking Experience." Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, May, 1988.

  • "The Free Banking Era: A Period of Deregulation or Re-regulation." New York Economic Review, Spring, 1987.

  • "Reserve Requirements and the Free Banking Experience."  Atlantic Economic Journal, December, 1986.

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 Proceedings:

  • "Is there Political Bias in the Fed Funds Rate Decision" (Co-authored with Jeff Vicki) - Applied Business and Economics Research

  • “Market Efficiency and the Introduction of ETF’s” (Co-Authored with Aaron Sevigny) –Pennsylanvia Economic Association Meetings, June 2002

  • “Fed Creditability” (Co-Authored with Lorelei Hollenbach) –Pennsylanvia Economic Association Meetings, June 2002

  • "Stock Market Bubbles: Fact or Fiction" (Co-Authored with Avanash Shetty 00) -Pennsylvania Economic Association Meetings, June 2001

  • "Causes and Consequences of Mergers" (Co-Authored with Cole Barry 00) Pennsylvania Economic Association Meetings, June 2001

Current Projects:

  • How Free were New England Charter Banking States During the Antebellum Era?  

  • What is Drive the Growth in Gambling and Will it Continue?

  • Do Portfolio Managers of Mututal Funds Add Value to the Fund? (Co-Author with Florian Halilli - Student)  Pennsylvania Economic Assoc Meetings, June, 2004

 

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