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Patrick Ryan Murphy Ph.D.

Title:Assistant Professor of Economics
Department:Accounting, Economics & Finance
Phone 1:(352) 588-8255
Email: patrick.murphy@saintleo.edu
Mail Code: MC 2011
Office Location: School of Business Building, 2nd Fl, Rm #233
Office Hours: Vary by Semester; Posted on Office Door
About
Dr. Patrick Ryan Murphy is an assistant professor of Economics in the Donald R. Tapia School of Business. He joined the university's full-time faculty in the Fall of 2010.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
Principles of Macroeconomics

Graduate:
Managerial Economics
Education
He earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Florida State University.
Experience
Prior to coming to Saint Leo, he taught at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

At St. Lawrence, he taught Quantitative Methods, Strategic Decision Making, and Econometrics; at FSU, he taught Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Intermediate Microeconomic Theory.
Research Interests
His professional and research interests include Economics of Education, Public Economics, Applied Economics, Urban/Regional Economics, and Population Economics. His teaching interests also include Game Theory and Econometrics.

Dr. Murphy’s current research is focused on the impact of gifted education programs on student achievement.