Name:  Willis Lewis, Jr.  
Title:  Professor of Economics and Interim Chair of Accounting, Finance and Economics Department
Education:  Ph.D. Applied Economics, Clemson University
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Office:  127 Thurmond Building   
Phone:  803/323-4623
E-mail:  lewisw@winthrop.edu  
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Area(s):  Research- Regional Economics, Rural Development, Spatial Econometrics; Teaching- Principles of Macro, International Trade, and Managerial Economics 

 

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Willis Lewis is a Professor of Economics at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.  He was a faculty member of Lander University before joining Winthrop University. Willis' research interests include regional growth, economic development, welfare reform, issues in higher education, and rural policy. His research has been published in Rural America, Southern Business and Economic Journal, The Journal of Learning in Higher Education, The Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, and a chapter in Rural Dimensions of Welfare Reform.