Andrew R. Blair
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Andrew R. Blair is Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of Business Administration and of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees at Fordham University. Dr. Blair focuses his teaching and research on macroeconomic analysis and forecasting, the relationship of international trade to the process of direct investment by multinational corporations, and the international economics of economic development. During the 1990s, Dr. Blair was significantly involved in central Europe’s transition to market-oriented economies, serving as one of the Katz Graduate School of Business’ principal representatives to three new western-style management programs it helped to found in the region and as project director on two large USAID grants. From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Blair served as Chair of the Western Pennsylvania District Export Council.
Appointments
- Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Pittsburgh (1999-present)
- Professor of Business Administration and of Economics, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh (joined Katz School faculty in 1971; joint appointment in Department of Economics since 1975)
- Interim Dean, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration (1996-97)
- Director, International Business Center (1989-99) and Director, Center for International Enterprise Development (1994-99), Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
- Associate Dean and Executive Associate Dean, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business (1971-89)
- Acting Dean, College of Business Administration, Fordham University (1970)
- Economist, Foreign Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1969, leave of absence)
- Associate Professor of Economics, Fordham University, 1967-1969
Professional Affiliations
- American Economic Association
- Academy of International Business
Honors and Recognitions
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Gold Medal, Faculty of Management, Comenius University, Slovakia, for service to the Master of Business Administration Program
Selected Publications/Presentations
- Forecasting the resurgence of the U.S. economy in 2001: An expert judgment approach. With R. Nachtmann, T.L. Saaty, & R. Whitaker. (June 2002). Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 36(2).
- The jazz business: An analysis of the jazz recording industry. With Camillus, J.C. (2001, Fall). In University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar Think Tank Report, a supplement of the International Jazz Academic Journal.
- Forecasting foreign exchange rates: An expert judgment approach. With R. Nachtmann, J.E. Olson, & T.L. Saaty. (1987). SocioEeconomic Planning Sciences, 21(6).
- The relative distribution of United States direct investment: The U.K./EEC experience. (July 1987). European Economic Review, 31(5).
- Incidence of the amusement tax. With M.H. Spiro & F. Giarratani. (March 1987). The National Tax Journal, XL(1).
- Import bottlenecks and inflation: The case of Brazil. (July 1967). Oxford Economic Papers 19(2).