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
Major Works
- The Economics of Art and Culture, co-author, Cambridge University Press, Revised Second ed., 2001. Third ed., Forthcoming.
- "Hope for the Future? Childhood Exposure to the Arts and Adult Visits to Art Museums," Journal of Cultural Economics, Vol. 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.
- The Costs of Crime, Sage Publications, 1979. Editor and Contributor.
- “Cost Effectiveness of Residential Community Corrections," co-author, Evaluation Quarterly, August 1978. Reprinted, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978.
- "Metropolitan Area Growth: A Test of Export Base Concepts," co-author, 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
Current Community Relations
- Board of Trustees, Tubman Family Alliance
- Board of Directors, Zenon Dance Company

