Biography

Andrew Narwold

Andrew Narwold
Phone: (619) 260-4875
Office: OH-114

Professor of Economics

  • PhD, University of California - Santa Barbara, Economics
  • MBA, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • BA, University of Virginia, Economics

Andrew Narwold joined the faculty of the University of San Diego's Knauss School of Business in 1990. Narwold is a three-time Fulbright scholar. In Spring 2019, he served as a Fulbright Specialist with the Central Bank of Malta, helping develop a housing price index. He taught in the University of West Indies Program at Sir Arthur Lewis College in St. Lucia in 2002 and at the University of Malta in 2014. In addition, he has been a visiting professor affiliated with the National University Ireland–Galway and the Semester at Sea program. He held the Central Bank of Malta Chair in Economics at the University of Malta from 2014 through 2020.

Narwold's research interests include housing market economics and consumer financial decisions. He is also affiliated with USD's Energy Policy Initiatives Center. He has conducted several economic impact studies for local organizations such as the San Diego Padres, the Buick Invitational Golf Tournament and the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

Selected Publications

  • Ma, A., Bouvet, F., Campbell, J., Sumner, S., Ratcliff, R., Narwold, A., Sandy, J. (2024) Admission Test Scores and Colleges’ Retention Rates, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 24 (No. 7 ), https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JHETP/issue/view/580.
  • Narwold, A., Ma, A. (2019) Which way is up? Orientation and residential property values, Journal of Sustainable Real Estate.
  • Tidwell, A., Jauregui, A., Sah, V., Narwold, A. (2018) Cash and Distressed House Sales Price Discounts: Dual Sample Selection Spatial Interdependence Approaches, The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 56(1).
  • Doshi, K., Narwold, A. (2018) Determinants of Mobile Phone Penetration Rates in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Panel Data Analysis, Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, 13(1), 10-25.
  • Narwold, A., Sah, V., Conroy, S. (2018) Impact of Homeowner Association Fees on Condominium Prices, Journal of Housing Research, 27(1), 79-91.