Professor of Economics
Executive Director, Eastern Economic Association

Year Joined RCNJ: 2005

Contact Information

• Phone: (201) 684-7346
• Email: aolbrech@ramapo.edu
• Office: ASB-205
• Office Hours: Tues 7:45AM-9:45AM and 1:30-2:30PM & by Appt

Education:

• B.S. Lehigh University
• M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton

Courses Offered:

• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Comparative Economic Systems
• Economics of the Sports Industry
• Health Economics

Teaching Interest:

• Microeconomics
• International Finance
• Sports Economics

Research Interest:

• Applied Labor Economics
• Sports Economics
• Nonparametric Econometrics

Recent Publications:

• Olbrecht, A. (in press, 2019).  Data-Driven Drafting: Applying Econometrics to Employ Quarterbacks.   Contemporary Economic Policy.
• Olbrecht, A., Romano, C., & Teigen, J. (2016).  How Money Helps Students in College: the relationship between family finances, merit-based aid and retention in higher education.   Journal of Student Financial Aid, 46(1), 2-16.
• “The College Fed Challenge Competition” in the Eastern Economic Journal, Fall 2015. Volume 41, Number 4.
• Abzug, R., Olbrecht, A., Sabrin, M., & DeLeon, E. (in press, 2015).  Nonprofit Financing to the Rescue? The Slightly Twisted Case of Local Educational Foundations and Public Education in New Jersey.   Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45(1).
• Olbrecht, A. & Bloom, S. (2009).  What Are the Monetary Effects of Education in the Market For Major League Baseball Players.   Journal of Business & Economics Research, 7 (5), 63-71.
• Olbrecht, A. (2009).  Do Academically Deficient Scholarship Athletes Earn Higher Wages Subsequent to Graduation?   Economics of Education Review, 28 (5), 611-619.
• Hutchins, T. & Olbrecht, A. (2009).  The Link Between AACSB Accreditation and Graduate Schools.   American Journal of Business Education, 2 (6), 89-96.