Skip to main content

Allen Bellas

  • Professor, Grad Program Dir

Credentials

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Economics
    University of Washington

Recent and upcoming courses

Spring 2024

Biography

Dr. Bellas has been with Metropolitan State University since 2004. His primary teaching interests are environmental economics, principles of economics, benefit-cost analysis and the economics of public policy and social issues. He previously served in several leadership roles in the Metropolitan State Faculty Association, including serving as F.A. president from 2014 to 2016, and served as interim dean of the College of Management in the 2018-2019 academic year. Prior to joining the faculty at Metropolitan State, Dr. Bellas held adjunct positions at the University of Washington and Seattle University.

Dr. Bellas earned his BS in economics and actuarial science from the University of Michigan and his PhD in economics from the University of Washington. He has published in the areas of pollution regulation, health insurance coverage of alternative medicine and technological change at U.S. power plants.