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Christopher Mothorpe, Ph.D.

Department Chair, Associate Professor of Economics

Education

Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia
Ph.D., Economics

Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, Georgia 
M.S., Economics
B.S., Applied Mathematics, Economics Minor 

Research Interests

Urban, Regional, and Environmental Economics, Applied Microeconomics 

Courses Taught

  • Urban Economics  (2015-18)
  • Economics of Geography and Transportation  (2015-17)
  • Principles of Microeconomics  (2014-18)
  • Intermediate Microeconomics  (2014)
  • Microeconomic Analysis  (2014)
  • Intermediate Macroeconomics  (2014)
  • The Global Economy  (2014)

Selected Publications

Blackwell, C. Mothorpe, and J. Wright. Flooding and elevation: A repeat sales approach to examine the impact of elevation on property values. Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 2024. 

Huerta, C. Mothorpe. The impact of property clustering on REIT operational efficiency and firm values. The Journal of Real Estate Economics and Finance, 2024.

Wyman and C. Mothorpe. The price is right? The impact of scenic view on the pricing of residential property. The Appraisal Journal, 91(2-3): 143 -157, 2023.

Mothorpe and D. Wyman. What the frack? The impact of seismic activity on residential property values. Journal of Housing Research, 30(1): 34-58, 2021.

W. Burnett and C. Mothorpe. Human-induced earthquakes, risk salience, and housing values. Resource and Energy Economics, 63:1-19, 2021.

Mothorpe, W. W. Woolsey, and R. Sobel. Do political motivations and strategic considerations influence municipal annexation patterns? Public Choice, 2020.

D. Wyman, C. Mothorpe, and B. McLeod. Airbnb and VRBO: The impact of short term tourist rentals on residential property pricing. Current Issues in Tourism, 2020. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2019.1711027.

J.W. Burnett and C. Mothorpe. An economic assessment of the Southern Atlantic Coastal Region’s Stormwater Management Practices. Water Economics and Policy, 4(4): 38, 2018. 

C. Mothorpe. The impact of uncertainty on school quality capitalization using the border method. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 70: 127-141, 2018.

D. Wyman and C. Mothorpe. The pricing of power lines: A geospatial approach to measuring residential property values. Journal of Real Estate Research, 40(1): 121-154, 2018.

Honors & Awards

  • Richard U. Ratcliff Award, The Appraisal Journal, 2017
  • Spatial Analytics/GIS Application Award, American Real Estate Society, 2015
  • Lincoln Institute Scholars Program, 2015
  • Andrew Young School Dissertation Fellowship, 2013
  • Dan E. Sweat Dissertation Fellowship, 2012
  • Harold Ball Economics Award, 2010
  • Eagle Scout, 1999