Charles M. "Mel" Gray
Professor of Business Economics : Finance Department
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Academic Background
B.A., social sciences, Hendrix College
A.M., economics, Washington University
Ph.D., economics, Washington University
Research Specialties
- Creative industries
- Nonprofit sector
- Organizational governance and architecture
- Applied public finance
- Strategy
Current Research
- Public participation in the performing arts
- Arts, sports, and metropolitan growth
- Strategic behavior in the performing arts
- Nonprofit financial indicators and organizational success
Major Works
- Co-author. The Economics of Art and Culture, 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
- "Hope for the Future? Childhood Exposure to the Arts and Adult Visits to Art Museums," Journal of Cultural Economics 22 (1998).
- Turning On and Tuning In: Public Participation in the Arts via Media. Seven Locks Press for the National Endowment for the Arts, 1995.
- Editor and contributor. The Costs of Crime. Sage Publications, 1979.
- Co-author. "Cost Effectiveness of Residential Community Corrections," Evaluation Quarterly (August, 1978). Reprinted, U.S. Department of Justice (1978).
- Co-author. "Metropolitan Area Growth: A Test of Export Base Concepts," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (July, 1970).
Significant Scholarly Honors
- President, Association for Cultural Economics International
- Advisory Board, National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise
- University Scholar, University of St. Thomas
Other Professional Activity
- Editor, "Nonprofit Management and Leadership"
- Advisory Board, National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise
Current Community Relations
- Advisory Position, Tubman Family Alliance
