Philip Wesley Routon

Associate Professor of Economics and Economics, Supply Chain Management and Marketing Department Chair, School of Business,

Georgia Gwinnett College

Philip Wesley (Wes) Routon is an associate professor and the economics, management and supply chain department chair at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). He is an applied microeconomist with broad research interests, though much of his work falls within labor and education economics. Dr. Routon is particularly interested in the economics of higher education. He has been teaching economics and statistics since 2009 and has taught at Georgia Gwinnett College since 2014. He is also the founder and faculty advisor for GGC's chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE), the international honor society for economics. Dr. Routon holds a PhD and MA in economics from Middle Tennessee State University, an MA in applied economics from the University of Memphis, and a BA in economics along with a BA in cultures and business from Tennessee Tech University.

updated 2024

Contributing topics

College access & postsecondary success

Education finance

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

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