--- title: Joshua Hollinger date: 2022-07-06T15:17:00-05:00 author: Click Rain Admin canonical_url: "https://www.dordt.edu/people/joshua-hollinger" section: People --- [ View Directory](https://www.dordt.edu/academics/faculty-information) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/people/68a815f959611be43d5.jpg?mode=crop&pos=top-center&w=25&h=25&f=webp&c=5cbe8ea7&v=6adb04fcae32b73dcb2238bef424e980d72d8ec86cc50183218a102cb90a8758) [Business / Accounting / Economics](https://www.dordt.edu/academics/faculty-information?department=business-accounting-economics-2) # Dr. Joshua Hollinger Associate Professor of Economics ![]() [712-722-6267](tel:712-722-6267) ![]() ![]() **Dr. Joshua Hollinger** serves as assistant professor of economics at Dordt University. His research interests include labor economics, economics of education, and sports economics. His faith influences his understanding of economics, guiding his view that economic activity is a means to steward God’s resources and promote human flourishing. "I'm broadly interested in three questions: how to measure worker performance, how incentives shape our work, and how to promote opportunities for people to reach their God-given potential," he says. In addition to teaching courses in economics, Dr. Hollinger hosts *ECONversations*, a monthly discussion event for students, faculty, and staff. Prior to pursuing graduate studies in economics, Dr. Hollinger served as an actuary at Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines. These days, he enjoys making music, playing tennis, going on walks with his family, and cheering for the Green Bay Packers. **Education** - Ph.D. in Economics, University of Rochester - MA in Economics, University of Rochester - BA in Economics and Actuarial Science, Northwestern College *[LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-hollinger-9687993a/)* --- ## Articles by Joshua Hollinger [ ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Mobile.png?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=67754964&v=9788a4ba12baa8e203a1f0814a0064b24facc202aed8ab91059fab90c40d4219) Essays Feb 18, 2026 ### Living Faithfully in an Economic Revolution, Part II: AI’s Impact on Productivity and Labor By Joshua Hollinger The rise of AI signals a potential reordering of work, value, and power in modern economies. How might we align its development with human flourishing rather than mere profit or power? Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/living-faithfully-in-an-economic-revolution-part-ii-ais-impact-on-productivity-and-labor) [ ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iat-economic-AI-1.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=6221a23c&v=006c1c0b6537611e9e51ba392fd095c0ad853794159c6763e16f77efcdb8749b) Essays Feb 06, 2026 ### Living Faithfully in an Economic Revolution, Part I: Learning From The Past By Joshua Hollinger How might our experiences with past revolutions help us harness the economic opportunities of AI while mitigating its dangers? Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/living-faithfully-in-an-economic-revolution-part-i-learning-from-the-past) [ ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iatsportsfeature.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=45446066&v=15acf00fec0286e0a34ff4478d3250ded8a53ef093ada9f011d823a1da4b2403) Essays Jul 29, 2025 ### Are We Too Invested in Sports? By Joshua Hollinger What would it look like to rein in and re-orient our love of sports, such that it becomes part of our worship of the one true God? Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/are-we-too-invested-in-sports) [ ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iatinequality.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=8ed9aebb&v=f70abff479123da2dab8df7d73dc669e54ed67cc416f2e42e98ffbf99b64a580) Essays Mar 04, 2025 ### A Christian Response to Economic Inequality By Joshua Hollinger Is our system built to reward virtue, or those with the greatest advantage? What responsibility do we have, both personally and collectively, to ensure our resources serve a greater common good? Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/a-christian-response-to-economic-inequality)