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

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