Faculty Profile

Kari Battaglia

Title
Principal Lecturer
Department
Economics
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MA, University of North Texas, 1986. 
Major: Economics
BS, University of Miami, 1982. 
Major: Economics/Marine Affairs





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 1100.022, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Summer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Summer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Summer 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.012, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.007, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Summer 3W1 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.601, Principles of Macroeconomics, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.016, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.014, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Summer 3W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.012, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.022, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.034, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.014, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.026, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.028, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2016 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Summer 3W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1100.012, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Summer 3W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3150.001, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3150.002, Economics of Discrimination, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.007, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.014, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2013 
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2013 
                    

                    ECON 1110.007, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.020, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Summer 3W1 2012 
                    

                    ECON 1110.015, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.016, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.020, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Summer 3W1 2011 
                    

                    ECON 1100.020, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.020, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1110.013, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 1100.024, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2009 Syllabus
                    

                    ECON 4020.001, Money and Financial Institutions, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ECON 1110.023, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2009 
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ECON 1100.024, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2008 
                    

                    ECON 4020.001, Money and Financial Institutions, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ECON 3050.002, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2008 
                    

                    ECON 1110.021, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2007 
                    

                    ECON 4020.001, Money and Financial Institutions, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    ECON 4020.001, Money and Financial Institutions, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ECON 1100.020, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2007 
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ECON 1100.020, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2006 
                    

                    ECON 4020.001, Money and Financial Institutions, Summer 5W2 2006 
                    

                    ECON 1110.019, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ECON 1100.022, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2006 
                    

                    ECON 1110.017, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ECON 1100.018, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2005 
                    

                    ECON 4020.001, Money and Financial Institutions, Summer 5W2 2005 
                    

                    ECON 4150.001, Public Economics, Summer 5W2 2005 
                    

                    ECON 1110.098, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ECON 1100.020, Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Spring 2005 
                    

                    ECON 1110.011, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ECON 1100.008, Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2004 
                    

                    ECON 3050.001, The Economics of Consumption, Fall 2004 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Battaglia, K. L. (1998). Test bank to accompany Byrns and Stone's Economics, 2nd edition.. Scott-Foresman Publishing Company. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1993). Principles of Microeconomics Workbook and Principles of Macroeconomics Workbook. ItWorks, Inc. Publishing Company. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1989). Macro Principles of Economics Workbook and Micro Principles of Economics Workbook.. UNT Economics Department. 
Book Review
Battaglia, K. L. (1997). Macroeconomics, 3rd edition, Arnold.. South-Western College Publishing. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1995). Principles of Economics, Tregarthen.. Worth Publishers. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1992). Principles of Economics, Boyes and Melvin, 2nd edition.. Hougton-Mifflin Publishing Company. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1992). Test bank to accompany Principles of Economics, Case and Fair. Prentice Hall Publishing Company. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1990). Principles of Economics, McCloskey and Klamer.. MacMillan Publishing Company. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1990). Principles of Microeconomics, Case and Fair.. Prentice Hall Publishing Company. 
Battaglia, K. L. (1987). Economics, 2nd edition, Allen Thompson.. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 
Test and Measurement Instrument
Battaglia, K. L. Test bank to accompany Waud's Principles of Economics, 3rd edition.. 
Battaglia, K. L. Test bank to accompany Thompson's Economics, 2nd edition.. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 
Textbook
Dadres, S. L., Battaglia, K. L. (2021). Intermediate Macroeconomics.  Minneapolis MN: blue door. 
Dadres, S. L., Battaglia, K.  (2020). Introduction to Macroeconomic Methods and Models.  blue door:. 
Dadres, S. L., Battaglia, K.  (2020). Introduction to Microeconomic Methods and Models.  Minneapolis MN: blue door. 
Battaglia, K. L. (2019). Macroeconomics Workbook: Principles and Practice. 
Battaglia, K. L., Dadres, S. L., (2017). Macroeconomics Workbook:  Principles and Practice all editions. 
Battaglia, K. L., Dadres, S. L. (2017). Microeconomics Workbook: Principles and Practice all editions. 
Battaglia, K. L., Dadres, S. L. (2008). Microeconomics Workbook: Principles and Practice and Macroeconomics. Co-author. Stipes Publishing. 
Battaglia, K. L., Dadres, S. L. (2008). Workbook: Principals and Practice all editions. Co-author.. Stipes Publishing. 
Battaglia, K. L., Dadres, S. L. (1991). Macro Principles of Economics Workbook and Micro Principles of Economics Workbook.. UNT Economics Department. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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