Center for Business and Economic Research
About Dr. Andrew Brod
Dr. Andrew Brod is the Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at UNCG's Bryan School of Business and Economics. He has served in that position since 1999, when CBER was first established. Dr. Brod was a faculty member in the Economics Department at UNCG from 1989 to 1999.
Dr. Brod holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and did his undergraduate work at the University of Illinois. His academic research has included work on industrial and environmental economics. His current research interests include regional economic development and the home furnishings industry.
In addition, Dr. Brod writes a monthly column on economic policy in the Business Journal of the Triad and a quarterly column on furniture-industry economics in Home Furnishings Retailer. He was a regular columnist for the Greensboro News & Record from 1998 until 2008 and has served on a series of committees for the City of Greensboro, most notably the Living Wage Study Committee, which he chaired.
Dr. Brod lives in Greensboro with his wife, Karen Friedman Brod, and their son. He is the immediate past president of Temple Emanuel, the faculty advisor of UNCG Hillel, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Greensboro Jewish Federation. Dr. Brod serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for University Business and Economic Research, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina.