Dirk Mateer

Director, Minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) | Professor of Instruction

Dirk Mateer is professor of instruction in the School of Civic Leadership. He directs the minor in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) and is senior teaching fellow in the Financial Responsibility and Economic Education (FREE) 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, Dirk received the University’s Koffler Teaching Prize, a quadrennial award for his contributions in economic education. He has also received the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association. He is the author of numerous books and journal articles, including Economics in the MoviesEssentials of Economics, and Principles of Economics. Mateer earned his B.S. in Mathematics (Cum Laude) from Pfeiffer College, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Mathematics (Cum Laude) from Pfeiffer College

M.S. and Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University

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