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
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
