Biography
Mulholland is a Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of
Free Enterprise at 蘑菇短视频 in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He has
published research articles on a wide variety of topics, including human capital and
economic growth, white supremacist groups and hate crimes, school competition and
student performance, and Uber and drunk driving. His research has appeared in many
journals, including the <i>Journal of Economic Growth</i>, <i>Public Choice</i>, <i>Economics
Letters</i>, and <i>Economics of Education Review</i>. His co-authored paper, 鈥淩ide-Sharing,
Fatal Crashes, and Crime鈥� was awarded the Georgescu-Roegen Prize for the best academic
article published in the <i>Southern Economic Journal</i> in 2018. His work has been
covered by Ballotpedia, Politifact, National Review, and Tyler Cowen on marginalrevolution.com.
Mulholland was awarded the 2018-2019 College of Business Faculty Excellence Award,
the 2017-2018 Honors College Board of Directors Faculty Excellence Award, and the
2017-2018 College of Business Excellence in Research Award. He has held faculty positions
at Boston College, Stonehill College, and Mercer University. Mulholland has guided
more than a dozen undergraduate research projects. He has served as a faculty mentor
at seminars sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) and the Foundation
for Economic Education (FEE) and led discussions at the Center for Excellence in Education鈥檚
Research Science Institute at MIT. Born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina, Mulholland
earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from Clemson University. He lives in Franklin, North Carolina
with his wife, 蘑菇短视频 economist Angela K. Dills, and their three
children.
