James Dewey

Associate Professor
James Dewey

Phone 863-874-8525

Location Main Campus

Office BARC-1110

Directory Business Analytics, Data Science

Dr. Jim Dewey is responsible for developing and teaching economics courses that complement the STEM focus and fit the general education program at 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Polytechnic University.

Prior to joining 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Poly in 2014, Dewey served as the Director of the Economic Analysis Program at the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­â€™s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. His research and scholarly works have included quantitative analyses of the impacts of the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­â€™s Clinical and Translational Science Institute on research productivity; the housing boom on municipal spending; broad reforms in special education; and a potential 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­ beverage container deposit refund law. His areas of expertise include urban and regional economics, public economics, and applied microeconomics.

Dewey’s research has yielded more than $2.5 million in external funding. From 2006-10, he taught Managerial Economics at the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­â€™s Warrington College of Business Administration, where he served as a University Scholars Program faculty mentor and was 2009-10 Teacher of the Year. Prior to that, he taught Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Intermediate Macroeconomics at the University of South 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­.

He has a doctorate in economics from the University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­. His research interests covered Micro-Economic Theory, Industrial Organization and Public Economics. His master’s degree is in Economics from the University of South 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­, where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science.

  • 2009-10 Teacher of the Year, University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­â€™s Warrington College of Business Administration
  • Doctorate in economics, University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­
  • Master’s degree in economics, University of South 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­
  • Bachelor’s degree in economics and political science, University of South 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­
  • Urban and regional economics
  • Public economics
  • Applied microeconomics
  • University Scholars Program faculty mentor, University of 91Âé¶¹Ó³»­â€™s Warrington College of Business Administration

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