Associate Professor
College of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology
Academic Credentials
B.S., Virginia Tech
M.B.A., University of Florida
J.D., Ph.D., George Mason University
Other Information
Teaching Area
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Managerial Economics
- Quantitative Methods
Research Interests
- Economics of Religion
- Law and Economies
- Public Choice
- Economic Development
Biography
Brian J. Hollar is the director of Marymount’s undergraduate Economics program. Dr. Hollar’s current research involves investigating the effects of religiosity on marriage markets. His areas of research include the economics of religion, economics of marriage and family, teaching economics, public choice, and economic system design.
Prior to entering academia, Dr. Hollar worked for some of the world’s largest corporations, including Mitsubishi, Westinghouse, Siemens, IBM, and DuPont. Dr. Hollar’s professional background includes working in project management, engineering, sales, and marketing roles with significant international business experience. Six of these years were spent in an intense cross-cultural Japanese-American work environment.
Dr. Hollar received a Ph.D. in Economics at George Mason University, a law degree (JD) from George Mason University, an MBA from the University of Florida, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is currently an active member of the Virginia bar.
In addition to his academic and professional background, Dr. Hollar loves to travel. He has visited seven continents (including Antarctica), over 100 countries, and all 50 states so far.
Publications
“Marriage and Divorce: A Religious Capital Approach”, Virginia Economic Journal, April 2023.
“Study Abroad in Economics: Teaching Economics of Poverty as a Global Classroom Course in Ghana”, 2020.
“Will COVID-19 Cause a Religious Recession?”, Religion and Diplomacy, Cambridge Institute on Religion and International Studies, April 2020.
“Regular Church Attenders Marry More and Divorce Less Than Their Less Devout Peers”, Institute for Family Studies, March 2020.
“Decentralized, Dynamic, and Devout: The Use of Knowledge in Piety”, Virginia Economic Journal, December 2016.
“This Mine Is Mine! The Economic Importance of Establishing Interplanetary Property Rights to Promote Production and Exchange Throughout the Expanse”, New Worlds Space Settlement Symposium, Austin, TX, November 2016.
Economics of the Undead, Chapter 5: “To Truck, Barter… And Eat Your Brains!”, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.
Economics of the Undead, Chapter 17: “What Would the Reasonable Man Do in a World Gone Mad?”, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.
