Dirk Mateer

Dirk Mateer is professor of instruction in the School of Civic Leadership. He directs the minor in philosophy, politics, and economics and is senior teaching fellow in the Financial Responsibility and Economic Education program, a joint project of the Civitas Institute and the Department of Economics. Prior to coming to UT, he received Penn State University’s highest teaching award and was voted the best overall teacher in the Smeal College of Business. During his time at the University of Arizona, he received the university’s Koffler Teaching Prize, a quadrennial award recognizing his contributions to economics education. He has also received the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association. 

Education 

BS in mathematics, Pfeiffer College 

MS in economics, Florida State University 

PhD in economics, Florida State University 

Publications 

Economics in the Movies 

Essentials of Economics 

Principles of Economics