David Macpherson

An applied economist, David Macpherson is the E.M. Stevens Professor and Economics Department Chair at Trinity University. His research focuses on real estate, pensions, discrimination, labor unions, and the minimum wage.

Academic Positions

  • Present 2015

    Chair of Economics

    Trinity University

  • Present 2009

    E.M. Stevens Professor of Economics

    Trinity University

  • 2009 2004

    Rod and Hope Brim Eminent Scholar in Economics

    Florida State University

  • 2009 2003

    Director of Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy

    Florida State University

  • 2009 2000

    Abba Lerner Professor of Economics

    Florida State University

  • 2000 1996

    Professor of Economics

    Florida State University

  • 1996 1992

    Associate Professor of Economics

    Florida State University

  • 1992 1987

    Assistant/Associate Professor of Economics

    Miami University

Education & Training

  • Ph.D. 1987

    Ph.D. in Economics

    Pennsylvania State University

  • B.S.1981

    Bachelor of Science in Economics

    Pennsylvania State University

In both teaching and research, I focus on real world issues.

Selected Honors, Awards and Grants

  • 2009-2012
    National Science Foundation Award
    Incentives in the Workplace: An Experimental Examination of How Wage Differences Across Time and Among Peers Affect Productivity and Self-Selection with Tim Salmon, Kislaya Prasad, and Hyejin Ku. Trinity University portion was $125,866.
  • 2003
    Who's Who in Economics, 4th Edition
    Included based on the selection criteria of being one of the 1,200 most frequently cited economists in the years 1990-2000 using the Social Science Citation Index
  • 2000
    Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
    Received Florida State University award in Spring 2000.
  • 1995
    Award for Teaching Incentive Program
    Received Florida State University award for teaching excellence in Fall 1995.