Dr. Mark Melichar is a macroeconomist specializing in time series econometrics and energy. Much of his research focuses on the U.S. state level and regional response to energy price shocks. He has taught classes in Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Money & Banking, The Economics of Sports, and MBA International Experience. He also has an interest in economic education and has created the website EconGoneCountry.com, which provides examples of popular country music songs that contain economic concepts.