Charles (Rich) Higgins

Associate Professor of Economics

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Economics

213 Persson Hall

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Rich Higgins is a macroeconomist with research interests that are both theoretical and empirical. He is particularly interested in the connection between the financial sector and the real economy. His economics teaching interests include macroeconomics, money and banking, and monetary policy. He also teaches about statistics and fly fishing in the Core.

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BS, Pennsylvania State University
PhD, University of Oregon

Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy
Bayesian Econometrics

Higgins, C.R. and I. Qureshi, 2025. "Changes in Central Bank Leadership and Inflation Dynamics," Southern Economic Journal.

Higgins, C.R. and A. Sapci, 2024. "Time-Varying Volatility and the Housing Market," Macroeconomic Dynamics.

Higgins, C. R., 2023. "Risk and Uncertainty: The Role of Financial Frictions," Economic Modelling.

Higgins, C. R., 2020. "Financial Frictions and Changing Macroeconomic Volatility," Journal of Macroeconomics.

Higgins, C. R., 2017. "Estimating General Equilibrium Models With Stochastic Volatility and Changing Parameters," Economic Modelling.