Peter Calcagno, Ph.D.

Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for Public Choice and Market Process

Education

Auburn University - Auburn, Alabama
Ph.D., Economics, 1997

Hillsdale College - Hillsdale, Michigan
B.S., Economics and History (magna cum laude), 1992

Research Interests

Fields of Specialization: Public Choice, public finance, economics of voting, state fiscal policy

General Areas of Interest: Applied microeconomics, regulation, history of economic thought, regional economics, money and banking

Courses Taught

Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Money and Banking
Labor Economics
Economics Principles & Business Policy
History of Economic Thought
Public Finance
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Industrial Organization
Public Sector Economics (MPA)
Managerial Economics (MBA)
Comparative Economic Systems

Selected Publications

Calcagno, Peter T., Beatriz Maldonado, and Taylor Crawford “Do US Trade Agreements Affect Corruption in Latin America?” Public Finance Review.

Calcagno, Peter T., Alexander Marsella, and Yang Zhou “Income Inequality and Party Alternation: State-Level Evidence from the United States” Contemporary Economic Policy.

Calcagno, Peter T., Beatriz Maldonado, Todd Nesbit, and Frankie Zeager “Political Systems, Regime Memory, and Economic Freedom” Contemporary Economic Policy.

Sobel, Russell S., Gary Wagner, and Peter T. Calcagno“The Political Economy of State Economic Development Incentives: A Case of Rent Extraction” Economics and Politics.

Calcagno, Peter T. and Meg Montgomery, “The Gender Wage Gap: An Analysis of US Congressional Staff Members” Public Choice Vol. 188 No. 1-2 2021:183-201.

Calcagno, Peter and Joshua C. Hall, “Formal and informal constraints on state government and economic freedom” Economics Bulletin, Vol. 40 no. 1 2020: 67-74.

Calcagno, Peter T. and Beatriz Maldonado, “Divided Government in Latin America” Applied Economics Letters Vol. 27 no. 12 2020: 1010-1015.

Blackwell, Calvin and Peter T. Calcagno, “Party-crashers or Wallflowers? The Lack of Strategic Voting in Experimental Primaries” Applied Economics Letters Vol. 26 no. 19 2019: 1641-1648.

Ahnen, David and Peter T. Calcagno, “Constitutions and Social Trust: An Analysis of the U.S. States” Journal of Private Enterprise Vol. 34 no. 3 Fall 2019:11-33.

Sobel, Russell S., Reagan N. Sobel, Douglas M. Walker, and Peter T. Calcagno, “How Effective Are Expert TV Hosts at Saving Failing Businesses?” Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 37 no. 1 2019: 9-24.

Calcagno, Peter T., and Hefner, Frank, “Targeted Economic Incentives: An Analysis of State Fiscal Policy and Regulatory Conditions” Review of Regional Studies Vol. 48 no. 1 2018: 71-91.

Escaleras, Monica and Calcagno, Peter T., “Does Fiscal Decentralization Affect Infrastructure Quality?: An Examination of U.S. States” Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 36 no. 2 2018: 410-422.

Honors & Awards

School of Business Howard Rudd Distinguished Faculty Award 2015-2016
College of Charleston Excel Award for Outstand School of Business Faculty 2015-2016
Distinguished Service Award, School of Business, College of Charleston, 2013-14
Summer Research Grant, Initiative for Public Choice & Market Process, College of Charleston, 2012