Simon Medcalfe
Program Director
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
James M. Hull College of Business
Department of Hull College of Business
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
The Graduate School
Other Duties
Cree-Walker Chair in the Hull College of Business, Hull College of Business
- SMEDCALFE@augusta.edu
- (706) 667-4541
- AH N125
Education
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Ph.D., Business Economics
Lehigh University, 2006
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MS, Finance
University of Leicester, 1998
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BA, Economics
University of Leicester, 1991
Certifications
Awards & Honors
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Educational Innovation Award
Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence, 2018
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Outstanding Faculty Award
James M. Hull College of Business, 2018
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Distinguished Service Award
The Graduate School, Augusta University, 2016
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Outstanding Educator Award
Federation of Business Disciplines, 2016
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ECON 3106
Intermediate Microecon
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ECON 1810
Intro to Economics
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ECON 6800
National & Inter. Econ for Mgt
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ECON 4990
Undergraduate Research
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ECON 2105
Macroeconomics
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ECON 4106
Firm & Industry Studies
Teaching Interests
Economics and International Business
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- What's in a Name (Image and Likeness), 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Diversity and Team Performance: Evidence from the Indian Premier League, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Racial Residential Segregation and COVID-19 Health Outcomes: Evidence from State of Georgia, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Empirical and computational approaches to collective choice: Introduction to a special issue, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Constructing and Validating a Best-Fit Economic Well-Being Index for U.S. Counties: A Tiebout Model Approach, 2024
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Sports economics; social determinants of health; regional economics
University Service
Professional Service
