Thomas F. P. Wiesen

Thomas F. P. Wiesen is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maine School of Economics. He specializes in macroeconomics, time series analysis, and financial economics with a focus on econometric techniques for measuring market integration. His research addresses economic spillovers, risk quantification, and asset portfolio allocation, particularly in financial crises contexts. He co-directs the Market Integration Research Lab (MIRL) at UMaine.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Georgia (2019)
• M.Sc. in Statistics, Florida State University (2014)
• B.Sc. in Economics, Northern Illinois University (2012)

Research Interests: Wiesen’s work develops novel econometric methods to quantify financial and macroeconomic connectedness, with applications to globalized markets. He emphasizes practical tools for understanding economic integration and its implications for policy and risk management.

Teaching: He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Macroeconomic Theory, Time Series Econometrics, Financial Economics, and Principles of Macroeconomics.

Awards: No specific awards listed, but his work has been published in journals such as Journal of Financial Stability and Economic Modelling.

Grants & Labs: Co-directs the Market Integration Research Lab (MIRL) and collaborates on projects involving regional economic analysis, including studies on Maine’s urban influence and U.S.-Canada county connectedness.