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 understanding the causes of changing macroeconomic volatility. His teaching interests include macroeconomics, money and banking, and monetary policy.

University of Oregon, PhD in Economics, 2014
The Pennsylvania State University, BS in Actuarial Science, 2007

Macroeconomics
Monetary Policy
Bayesian Econometrics

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.