
Department of Economics
McElhaney Hall, Room 213-F
Indiana, PA 15705
724-357-4855
Nicholas.Karatjas@iup.edu
Dr. Nicholas Karatjas is a professor and chairperson of the Department of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He holds an M.A. in Economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a B.A. in Economics from George Washington University. Dr. Karatjas has been a member of the Department of Economics since 1978 and department chair since 1998. His areas of expertise are Economic Education, Health Economics, Managerial Economics, and Tourism Economics. He also teaches the liberal studies synthesis course, Saving Our Planet Earth.