
Kevin Hallock
President and Professor of Economics
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Profile
Kevin F. Hallock is the 11th president of the University of Richmond and Professor of Economics. An award-winning teacher, Hallock is a labor market economist and author or editor of 11 books and over 100 publications. He has taught courses in many areas, including labor economics, microeconomics, applied econometrics, and finance. He has been a mentor to students throughout his career, serving as advisor or dissertation committee chair for 50 Ph.D. students. Hallock’s research has included areas such as the gender pay gap, executive compensation, and job loss. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has consulted and served as an expert witness on issues of compensation, executive compensation, and antitrust in labor markets. Hallock graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and earned a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.