Associate Professor
Economics
Interim Chair
Music
Leadership Fellow
Carol A. Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Office
Maria Sanford Hall
30404
Biography

Dr. Carolyne Soper joined the Economics Department at Central Connecticut State University in August 2017.  Dr. Soper's teaching areas/research interests include Macro, Money and Banking, Financial Markets/Institutions, Monetary Policy, and International Economics.  Carolyne is also the Internship Coordinator for the Economics Department.

Education
Finance
Sacred Heart University
Western New England University
International Trade
SUNY F.I.T.
Publications, Research & Presentations

Publications:

“Trump versus Biden: A Driver of Abnormal Returns?” (September 2024) International Advances in Economic Research. Authors: Carolyne Soper & Monika Sywak https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-024-09913-1

“Exploring the Interplay Between Implied Equity Volatility and Interest Rates on Bond Spreads” (January 2023) Proceedings of the Northeast Business & Economics Association: Authors: Carolyne Soper & Eric McAlley 

"Uncovered Equity Returns Parity in Non-Euro Central European EU Member Countries" International Journal of Finance and Economics.  (January 2021) Authors: Lucjan Orlowski, Carolyne Cebrian Soper & Monika Sywak https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2422 

"Impact of Bankruptcy Filing on Stock Price” Journal of Business, Economics & Technology. (Spring 2020) 23(1) Authors: Carolyne Cebrian Soper & Monika Sywak  http://nabet.us/j_archives/JBET_2020.pdf 

 "Market Risk and Market Implied Inflation Expectations" International Review of Financial Analysis (September 2019) Authors: Carolyne Cebrian Soper & Lucjan Orlowski, Sacred Heart University https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2019.101389 

"An increase in the federal minimum wage-good for employees, bad for stockholders?" International Advances in Economic Research (Note) (November 2019) Authors: Carolyne Cebrian Soper & Monika Sywak, Villanova University. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-019-09751-6 

“Economic Forecasting and Consumer Sentiment: The Case of Connecticut”  Journal of Business and Economic Studies (December 2020) 24(2) Authors: Armando Rodriguez, University of New Haven & Carolyne Cebrian Soper https://jbes.scholasticahq.com/article/18260-economic-forecasting-and-consumer-sentiment-the-case-of-connecticut 

 "An increase in the federal minimum wage-good for employees, bad for stockholders?" Pennsylvania Economic Review (Spring 2020) 27(1) Authors: Carolyne Cebrian Soper & Monika Sywak, Villanova University https://econpea.org/all-issues-of-pennsylvania-economic-review/  

Awards & Grants

Curriculum Development Grant, Awarded Spring 2024 

AAUP Faculty Research Grant, Awarded Fall 2024 

AAUP Faculty Research Grant, Awarded Fall 2020 

Curriculum Development Grant, Awarded Spring 2020 

Faculty Development Grant, Awarded Spring 2020

Faculty Senate Community Engagement Grant, Awarded Spring 2020

AAUP Faculty Research Grant, Awarded Fall 2019

 AAUP Minority Recruitment and Retention Grant, Awarded April 2018

Courses Taught

Principles of Macroeconomics

Money, Credit, & Banking

Social Issues in Economics

Globalization Issues