Dr. Stephen J. Perez is a professor of economics and NCAA faculty athletics representative at California State University, Sacramento. After receiving his B.A. in economics at the University of California, San Diego, he was awarded his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Davis, in 1994. Dr. Perez taught economics at Virginia Commonwealth University and Washington State University before coming to California State University, Sacramento, in 2001. He teaches macroeconomics at all levels as well as sports economics, labor economics, econometrics, and mathematics for economists.

Stephen’s research explores most macroeconomic topics. In particular, Dr. Perez is interested in evaluating the ability of econometric techniques to discover the truth, issues of causality in macroeconomics, and sports economics. His articles have appeared in many economics journals, including the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics; Econometrics Journal; Economics Letters; Journal of Monetary Economics; Public Finance and Management; Journal of Economics and Business; Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking; Applied Economics; Journal of Economic Methodology; and Journal of Macroeconomics.