Tim Shaughnessy is an Associate Professor of Economics and Finance. He received his Ph.D. in Economics at Florida State University in 2003. He also has an M.S. in Economics (April 2001) from Florida State University and a B.A. (June 1998, cum laude) from Kalamazoo College in Michigan (his home state) where he double-majored in Economics and Political Science. His fields of specialization are Public Finance and Industrial Organization, with research interests that include Labor and Urban economics. His teaching responsibilities include Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, History of Economic Thought, and Managerial Economics (MBA).

His articles have appeared in Regional Science and Urban Economics, Public Finance Review, Journal of Labor Research, Journal of Private Enterprise, Computer Law Review and Technology Journal, and the International Handbook on Psychopathic Disorders and the Law. Recent work involves the study of spatial effects in econometric studies, voter turnout in Presidential elections, and the effect on New Orleans’ income distribution from Hurricane Katrina. He has presented papers at annual meetings of the Public Choice Society, Southern Economic Association, and Association of Private Enterprise Education.