Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Economics; Kansas State University
- M.B.A.; University of Central Missouri
- B.S. Finance; University of Central Missouri
Courses Taught
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Survey of Economics
- Labor Economics
- Money, Credit, and Banking
- University Seminar
- Managerial Economics (MBA)
- Financial Management (MBA)
Academic Interests
- Economic effects of early childhood education
- Relationship between education and economic growth
- Economic growth of developing countries
- Economic effects of government education spending
- Measurement of human capital
Scholarly Activity
Refereed Journal Articles
- Abington, C. (2021). Revisiting the relationship between human capital and productivity. Empirical Economics Letters. 20(11).
- Abington, C. (2019). State appropriations for higher education: Do politics matter? Journal of Business, Economics and Technology, 22 (1), 183-190.
- Abington, C., Fufa, T., and Wanorie, T. (2019). Remittance inflows and economic growth: The case of developing countries. Journal of Applied Economics and Business, 7(2).
- Abington, C. (2017). Collaborative initiatives in higher education: A case study of economics programs. Quality Approaches in Education, 8(2), 39-46.
- Abington, C. (2015). The Relationship between female education and growth in developing countries. International Journal of Economic Research, 12(3), 761-773.
- Abington, C. (2014). Determining the importance of human capital for growth using a bayesian averaging of classical estimates approach. Global Business and Economics Research Journal, 3(4), 62-78.
- Abington, C. (2014). The importance of expenditures for higher education graduation rates. Regional Business Review, 33, 35-44.
- Abington, C. and Jelavich, M. (2014). State level employment, accessibility and rurality. International Journal of Business and Economic Development, 2(3), 18-23.
- Abington, C. and Blankenau, W. (2013). Government education expenditures in early and late childhood. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 37(4), 854-874.
Student Group Advisement
- Sigma Society; Co-advisor
- Financial Management Association; Advisor
Recognitions
- Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education (2022)
- Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching (2021)
- Dean’s Award for Exemplary Research (2016)
- Dean’s Award for Exemplary Teaching (2011)
