- Gray, Charles M., (1981). The political economy of public service options. American Behavioral Scientist, (24)(4).
- Gray, Charles M., (1998). Hope for the future? Childhood exposure to the arts and adult visits to art museums. Journal of Cultural Economics, (22).
Books and Chapters
- Gray, Charles, M., Borowiecki, Karol, Heilbrun, James, (2023). The Economics of Art and Culture. 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press.
- Gray, Charles M., Conover,Christopher, Hennessey, Timothy, (1978). Cost effectiveness of residential community corrections: An analytical prototype. Evaluation Quarterly. Reprinted, U.S. Department of Justice, July 1979.
- Gray, Charles, M. Pricing in the nonprofit sector, in D.R. Young, ed., Effective Economic Decision Making by Nonprofit Organizations (The Foundation Center, 2003). Excerpted as “To Fee or Not to Fee? (And Related Questions),” The Nonprofit Quarterly (Summer 2004): 30-32. Co-author.
- Gray, Charles, M. (2017). The cost disease. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online.
- American Economic Association
- Association for Cultural Economics, International; past president
- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
- International Society for Third Sector Research
- Editor emeritus, Nonprofit Management and Leadership
- Academic Advisory Committee, National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise
- Senior Fellow, Center for the Common Good, University of St. Thomas (2018 – present)
- Professor Emeritus of Business Economics, University of St. Thomas (2017 – present)
- Visiting Professor, School of Government, University of North Carolina (Spring 2009)
- Professor of Business Economics, University of St. Thomas (2006 – 2017)
- Visiting Professor, Simon School of Business, University of Rochester (Spring 2002)
- Visiting Professor, Public Administration and Administration of Justice, University of North Carolina (1993 - 1994)
- Professor of Economics, University of St. Thomas (1993 – 2006)
- Associate Professor of Economics with tenure, University of St. Thomas (1985 – 1993)
- Assistant Professor of Economics, University of St. Thomas (1979 – 1985)
- Senior Research Analyst, Minnesota Crime Control Planning Board (1975 – 1979)
- Planning Coordinator, Southside Community Enterprises (1974 – 1975)
- Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1973 – 1974)
- Instructor in Economics, Transylvania University (1971 – 1973)
- Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (1969 - 1971)