Department of Economics and Finance

Mikhail Kouliavtsev, chair
McGee Business Building, Room 303
(936) 468-4301
Fax: (936) 468-1447
sfasu.edu/ecofin

Objectives

Graduate courses in economics and finance may be taken as part of the requirements in the M.B.A. program and also may be used as part of a graduate minor in general business for non-M.B.A. programs. Economics and finance courses help the graduate student to better understand the complex economic environment in which today’s business firms and other institutions operate. They also expose the student to current techniques of research and quantitative analysis that are helpful in making optimal managerial decisions.

Graduate Faculty

Professors

• T. Parker Ballinger, Ph.D., University of Houston, Economics
• Todd A. Brown, Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Finance
• Mikhail S. Kouliavtsev, Ph.D., Temple University, Economics
• Mark A. Scanlan, Ph.D., University of Florida, Economics

Associate Professors

• Emiliano Giudici, Ph.D., University of Texas Pan American, Finance
• S. Kyle Jones, Ph.D., University of Mississippi, Finance
• Stephen M. Kosovich, Ph.D., University of Oregon, Economics
• Ryan T. Phelps, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Economics
• G. Demarcus Simmons, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Finance

Graduate Assistantships

A limited number of graduate assistantships are awarded each year in the department. For information and applications, contact the department chair.