Vincent Mastantuno, PhD

Biography

Professor Mastantuno is a Suffolk alumnus whose teaching is informed by his interests in macroeconomics, industrial organization, economic growth and innovation, and the economics of risk and time. His goal as a teacher is to make economics engaging and relevant, focusing on a balance of cohesive storytelling and responsiveness to student's diverse interests. He strives to create a classroom where all students feel welcomed, challenged, supported, and encouraged to think critically. His research leverages a combination of empirical evidence and economic modeling with an emphasis on microfounded preferences to examine macroeconomic trends and their policy implications. The majority of his active research revolves around relating behavioral assumptions to mathematical ones, or vice versa, and often involves drawing large numbers of pictures and diagrams. In 2023, Mastantuno received the Stanford Calderwood Student Teaching Award. He earned his BS in economics from Suffolk University, as well as his MA and PhD in economics from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he was the Eric D. Bovet Endowed Fellow from 2021—2025.

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
  Ph.D. Economics, 2025
• University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
  M.A. Economics, 2021
• Suffolk University, Boston, MA
  B.S. Economics, 2019

Research/ Fields of Interest

• Macroeconomics
• Industrial Organization
• The Economics of Risk and Time