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Brian McManus

Professor & Chair, Department of Economics

Claire M

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of Virginia

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Brian McManus is the Chair of the UNC Department of Economics. He previously served as the department’s Director of Graduate Studies.

He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia in 2002. Before joining UNC, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Washington University’s Olin Business School. Most of Brian’s research is in empirical microeconomics. His current research interests include products associated with charitable causes or other public goods, empirical models of firms’ entry and exit decisions, and health care markets.