Political Economy Research Institute at MTSU
Our People
Director
Dr. Daniel J. Smith
‣ Director, Political Economy Research Institute
‣ Professor of Economics, Jennings A. Jones College of Business
Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Gabriel F. Benzecry
‣ Assistant Professor of Economics and Bretzlaff Scholar at Northwood University
‣ 2023 MTSU/PERI Alum
Dr. Bryan Caplan
Professor of Economics at George Mason University
(PERI Visiting Faculty)
Jarett Decker, J.D., CPA
Joey Jacobs Chair of Excellence in Accounting, MTSU
Publications
- Legal briefs to U.S. courts on economic freedom and constitutional issues:
- Reason articles:
Dr. Michael Federici
Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations, MTSU
Dr. Andrei Korobkov
‣ Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, MTSU
‣ Vice President and Program Chair, Post Communist States in IR Section,
the International Studies Association
‣ Professor and Director of Russian Studies Minor
Dr. Louis Rouanet
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Western Kentucky University
Dr. Ben Stickle
‣ Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Administration, MTSU
‣ Senior Fellow For Criminal Justice at The Beacon Center of Tennessee
Dr. Wisarut Suwanprasert
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, MTSU
Dr. Walker Todd
Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, MTSU
Dr. David Urban
Dean, Jones College of Business, MTSU
Professor, Department of Marketing
Staff
Henrietta Bailey, MBA, MS
Executive Aide
