COL Carl Wojtaszek Assistant Professor Economics Program Director Social Sciences carl.wojtaszek [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications COL Carl J. Wojtaszek serves as the Director of the Economics Program and academy professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the United States Military Academy. Before his appointment to USMA, he served as both infantry officer in the 101st Airborne Division and as a military intelligence officer specializing in interrogation operations. In 2009, COL Wojtaszek joined OEMA as a research analyst, and later Deputy Director, helping to create innovative solutions and inform Army and DoD policy for strategic manpower challenges. In 2017, he became only the fifth OEMA Director in its 35-year history (https://www.oema.army.mil/). He Carl graduated from USMA in 1999 with a B.S. in economics. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in 2008 and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Notre Dame in 2015. His primary research interests include labor and public economics within the context of manning an All-Volunteer Force. Carl teaches both introductory economics classes as well as courses on microeconomic theory and econometrics. B.S., Economics - U.S. Military AcademyM.B.A., Wharton School of BusinessPh.D., Economics - University of Notre Dame Research Interests Labor Economics, Economics of National Security, Talent Management Selected Publications Wojtaszek, C.J., & Robert, L. (2024). Closing the Gap: Officer Advanced Education STEM+M (Management). Parameters, 54, no. 2, 2024Wojtaszek, C.J., Cestau, D., Epple, D., Romano, R., Sieg, H. (2022). How Effective Are Colleges in Educating a Diverse Student Body? Evidence from West Point. Journal of Human Capital, 17, issue 2Wojtaszek, C.J., Crow, M., & Greenberg, K., (2020) Winning in the Market Place: How Officers and Units Can Get the Most Out of the Army Talent Alignment Process., Modern War Institute, November 5thWojtaszek, C.J., Carter, S., & Smith, A., 2017. Who Will Fight? The All-Volunteer Army after 9/11. American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 107(5)