Dr. Jennifer Wilgus

Assistant Professor of Economics with Entertainment Industry Focus

Education/Certifications:

Ph.D. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Economics, 2005

M.A. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Economics / Finance, 1989

B.B.A. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Business Administration, 1986

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor of Economics with Entertainment Industry Focus, Belmont University

Assistant Director, Heart of Tennessee Chapter of American Red Cross

Financial Analyst, Northern Telecom, Inc.

Recent Publications:

Wilgus, J. J. (2009). An Overlapping Generations Approach to Skill-Biased Technological Change and Human Capital Investment (Title may change after, Dudweiler Landstr. 125 a, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Publishing House Ltd. (under review).

Wilgus, J. J. (2005). An Overlapping Generations Approach to Skill-Biased Technological Change and Human Capital Investment. , Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University.

Biography:

Dr. Wilgus joined the faculty in August of 2006. She earned both her M.A. in Finance and Economics and her Ph.D. in Economics at Middle Tennessee State University. Most recently, she was Assistant Professor of Economics at Marian College in Indiana. She now teaches macroeconomics and the history of economic thought through the College of Business Administration and entertainment industry economics for the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.

Her areas of interest include: household consumption, entertainment economics, and macroeconomic theory. As a Research Associate at MTSU, she worked on economic studies that included: Tennessee Business Retention & Expansion Program, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Workforce Survey, 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Music City USA, Cumberland County Playhouse Economic Impact Study, The Economic Impact of the Arts in Tennessee, and Needs Assessments for individual counties in Tennessee.