Gone to Carolina in Our Minds: A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Metzgar
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Gone to Carolina in Our Minds: A Conversation with Dr. Matthew Metzgar
Viewpoint diversity AND a booming economy? North Carolina is absolutely crushing it right now.
In this episode, Anthony and Clay speak with Dr. Matthew Metzgar, a Clinical Professor of Economics at UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business. Matt received his PhD in Economics from the University of Tennessee, an MBA from Wheeling Jesuit University, and his Bachelors from West Virginia University. His research and teaching cover topics such as the economics of obesity, the relationship between employee ownership and the racial wealth gap, and the effect of market shortages on both the local and national economies.
Dr. Metzgar is also a warrior for free expression! He is the co-chair of the Heterodox Academy Campus Community at UNC Charlotte and the lead facilitator for the Constructive Dialogue Faculty Learning Community. As a result of his and his colleagues’ efforts, UNC Charlotte won Heterodox Academy’s coveted institutional excellence award for 2023.
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