Boston College teaching record

Christopher Mchugh

Adjunct Professor

Economics

Official BC profile

Biography

Chris McHugh began teaching part-time at Boston College in Fall 2016. He graduated from BC in 1982 with a degree in Economics. He completed a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1990. His main field was Labor Economics. He worked in sundry consulting, research and part-time teaching positions. Since the mid-1990s, he has been an executive, with multiple roles, at an small investment management company (aka, hedge fund) which specializes in  bankrupt and distressed securities. He continued to teach part-time, primarily courses in monetary and macroeconomics, at a variety of colleges and universities, including Tufts University. He has extensive personal investing experience including futures and options. He has three children and enjoys golf, travel and attending cultural events.

Official evaluation summary

3.88 / 5

Based on 618 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

  • ECON3365 Public Finance
    Instructor rating 4.01 / 5 · Course rating 3.72 / 5 · 316 responses
    Taught Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021
  • ECON2201 Microeconomic Theory
    Instructor rating 3.52 / 5 · Course rating 3.37 / 5 · 157 responses
    Taught Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
  • ECON3371 International Trade
    Instructor rating 4.00 / 5 · Course rating 3.80 / 5 · 103 responses
    Taught Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021
  • ECON3372 International Finance
    Instructor rating 4.03 / 5 · Course rating 4.00 / 5 · 42 responses
    Taught Spring 2027, Spring 2026
  • INTL3372 International Finance
    Taught Spring 2027

Data freshness

Profile and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. See Data Sources for provenance and limitations.