Degree |
Program |
University |
Ph.D. |
Applied Economics |
Western Michigan University |
M.A. |
Applied Economics |
Western Michigan University |
M.Sc. |
Economic Policy Analysis |
Addis Ababa University |
B.A. |
Economics |
Addis Ababa University |
My Professional Experience
Year |
Title |
Organization |
2020 - Now |
Associate Professor of Economics |
Siena College |
2016 - 2020 |
Assistant Professor of Economics |
Siena College |
2012 - 2016 |
Assistant Professor of Economics |
Qatar University |
2008 - 2011 |
Assistant Professor of Economics |
Siena College |
2005 - 2008 |
Assistant Professor of Economics |
STLCC-Meramec |
2003 - 2004 |
Investment Intern |
W.K. Kellog Foundation |
2001 - 2001 |
Assistant Researcher |
Ethiopian Economic Association |
2001 - 2005 |
Doctoral Associate |
Western Michigan University |
1998 - 2001 |
Lecturer |
Addis Ababa University |
Current Research
Development Economics, International Economics, Applied Econometrics
Foreign Aid, Migration and Remittances, Foreign Direct Investment, Institutions, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Food Security
Articles & Book Reviews
- Infrastructure, Trade Costs, and Aid for Trade: The Imperatives for African Economies -Special Issue
Journal of African Development, vol. 22
November, 2021 - Institutional Quality and the Effectiveness of Aid for Trade
Applied Economics
2019 - Are bilateral and multilateral aid-for-trade complementary?
World Economy
2017 - Remittances, institutions and economic growth: a closer look at some proxies for institutions
Economics Bulletin
2016 - Production Efficiency and the Extensive Margins of U.S.Exporters: An Industry-level Analysis
Open Economies Review, vol. 26
November, 2015 - The impact of foreign direct investment on horizontal export diversification: Empirical Evidence
Applied Economics, vol. 45
2013 - Foreign Aid, women in parliament and corruption:empirical evidence from the 2000s
Economics Bulletin, vol. 31
2011 - Remittances, Institutions and Growth: A Semiparametric Study
International Economic Journal
2009 - Foreign Aid, Growth, Policy and Reform
Economics Bulletin, vol. 15
March, 2008 - Aid, Policies, and Growth in Developing Countries: A New Look at the Empirics
Southern Economic Journal, vol. 74
January, 2008
Awards & Distinctions
- Best Paper Award: Faculty Research Mentor - Ted Winnowski Student Conference in Business
Category: Research
Siena College, 2019 - Soaring International Food Prices and Political Upheaval in Fragile Food Exporting Countries: Implications for Food Security Resilience in Qatar
Category: Research
QNRF-NPRP No.:8-1040-5-148 (PI), 2016 - Best Paper Award: Faculty Research Mentor, Student Business Conference
Category: Research
Siena College, 2010 - Summer Fellowship
Category: Research
Siena College, 2010 - Summer Scholars - a grant for mentoring an undergraduate student's summer project
Category: Research
Siena College, 2010 - Best Paper Award - Faculty Research Mentor, Student Business Conference
Category: Research
Siena College, 2009
Books & Book Chapters
- The Impact of Aid for Trade on Trade Costs Facing African Economies, The Palgrave Handbook of African Economic Sectors
2022 - Aid Effectiveness, Policy, and Reform: Theory and Empirics
LAMBERT Acedemic Publishing
2009
Presentations
- Does Foreign Aid Promote Labor Rights and Human Rights? An Empirical Investigation
October, 2022
New York State Economic Association, Long Island, New York - Labor Market Institutions, Trade, and Inequality in OECD Nations
October, 2021
New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Vertual, New York - Infrastructure, Trade, Transaction Costs, and Aid for Trade: The Imperatives for African Economies
2020
Allied Social Science Association Meeting, San Diego, California - On the Determinants of Food Security
2019
Midwest Economic Association Conference, St. Louis, Missouri - Are Differences in the Effects of Aid for Trade (AFT) from Bilateral and Multilateral Sources Systemic?
2018
Midwest Economic Association Conference, Evanston, Illinois - Institutional Quality and the Effectiveness of Aid for Trade
2017
Midwest Economic Association Conference, Cincinnati,, Ohio - Are Bilateral and Multilateral Aid for Trade Complementary? Accounts from Africa
2016
Allied Social Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, California - Aid for Trade (AFT) and the Intensive Margin of Exports and Imports
February, 2015
Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C., District of Columbia - Aid for Trade and the Skill and Technology Content of Exports
2015
Midwest Economic Association Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota - The Growth Effects of Financial Flows to Developing Countries: Regional Differences and the Role of Institutions
2014
Midwest Economic Association Conference, Evanston, Illinois - Remittances, the Measurement of Institutions, Investment and Economic Growth
2013
Midwest Economic Association Conference, Columbus, Ohio - Remittances, Growth and Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa
March, 2011
Midwest Economic Association Conference, St. Louis, Missouri - Does the Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Enhance Export Diversification in the FDI Host Countries?
January, 2010
Allied Social Science Association Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia - Export Diversification: Does Foreign Direct Investment Help?
2009
Midwest Economic Association Conference, Cleveland, Ohio - Aid, Policies, and Growth in Developing Countries: Evidence from Disaggregated Aid Data
March, 2006
Midwest Economic Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois - The Effectiveness of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth
January, 2005
The American Economic Association/Allied Social Sciences Assocation Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania