Enhancing Personal Economic Literacy
Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 1/8/2025 9:00 AM EST
This five-week course will focus on economic concepts every household grapples with on a regular basis. The emphasis will be on drawing a connection between economic theory and consumer decision making.
Topics will include:
- What causes the prices of goods and services to rise and fall?
- How can consumers develop a long- term saving plan?
- The dos and don’ts of consumer credit.
- What impacts the cost of living and why is it different across the U.S.?
- Why am I paying so many taxes?
Paul Kasunich
Paul Kasunich, EdD, has extensive experience in both the K-12 and Higher Education fields. Dr. Kasunich served in a variety of capacities over his twenty years in K-12 public education. His positions included high school teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent. Since 2015, he has been employed as a Professor of Education at Gwynedd Mercy University. As well as teaching in the Doctoral program at Gwynedd, he serves as Dissertation Chair for several doctoral students. Dr. Kasunich is no stranger to LaRoche. From 2000-2006, he taught both Macro and Micro Economics in the Business School at LaRoche. Dr. Kasunich has earned a B.S. in Economics, M.S. in Education, and an EdD. All of his degrees are from Duquesne University.