Frank Hefner, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor of Economics, Director of Office of Economic Analysis
Office Hours: TR 1:30-2:30p or by appointment
Phone: 843.953.8111
E-mail: hefnerf@cofc.edu
Curriculum Vitae: Download
Education
University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas
Ph.D., Economics, 1988
University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas
M.A., Economics, 1985
Rutgers College - New Brunswick, New Jersey
B.A., Economics, 1971
Research Interests
- Regional Economics
Courses Taught
- ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 318 Macroeconomic Analysis
- ECON 419 Introduction to Econometrics and Forecasting
Honors and Awards
- Pi Delta Phi
- National French Honor Society
- Lambda Theta chapter, College of Charleston, 2007.
- 2005-06 Hollingsworth Visiting Scholar, Furman University Department of Economics.
- School of Business and Economics Teaching Award 2005, College of Charleston
Publications
Evans, Jocelyn D., and Frank Hefner, "Business Ethics and the Decision to Adopt Golden Parachute Contracts: Empirical Evidence of Concern for All Stakeholders," Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 86, no. 1, April 2009, pp. 65-79.
Calcagno, Peter, and Frank Hefner, "State Targetting of Business Investment: Does Targeting Increase Corporate Tax Revenue?" Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, vol. 37, no. 2, 2007, pp. 90-102.
Hefner, Frank, and Calvin Blackwell, "The Economic Impact of the Recycling Industry in South Carolina, "Southern Business Review, Spring 2007,Vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 33-41.
