Eric Hake

Eric Hake is a Professor of Economics at the Ralph W. Ketner School of Business, Catawba College, where he has served since 2015. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Tennessee (1994) and a B.A. in History from the same institution (1988). His academic career spans faculty roles at Eastern Washington University, Eastern Illinois University, and Franklin and Marshall College, with administrative leadership as Dean and Associate Dean at Catawba College.

• Specializes in Economic History, Macroeconomics, Monetary Theory, and Comparative Economics.
• Recipient of multiple Faculty Development Grants and awards like the Teacher-Scholar Award (2003) and Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award (2002).
• Active in professional service, including roles as Secretary/Treasurer of the Association for Evolutionary Economics and leadership in academic committees.

His research focuses on corporate governance, financialization, and institutional economics, with publications analyzing mergers, economic history, and corporate control. His scholarly work includes collaborative projects with Glen Atkinson and Stephen Paschall, examining the evolution of U.S. corporations and financial systems.

Notable presentations include keynote addresses on financial cycles at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (2017) and academic conference papers on topics like Veblen’s theories and Keynesian economics.