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About Omid Ardakani

Prof. Omid Ardakani is an Associate Professor of Economics at Georgia Southern University. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research focuses on econometrics, monetary economics, and asset pricing.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University Department of Economics
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Curriculum Vitae


Disciplines



Grants

2020 Summer Research Grant
Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University
$16,000
2019 Summer Research Grant
Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University
$8,000
2017 Shirley and Philip Solomons, Sr. Faculty Development
Armstrong State University
$5,000
2016 Armstrong Research & Scholarship Grant
Armstrong State University
$2,000
2016 Department of Economics Summer Research Grant
Armstrong State University
$5,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2020 - Present Member, Department Major Growth & Retention Committee, GSU
2020 - Present Member, Economics Journal List Committee, Georgia Southern University
2020 - Present Senator, Faculty Senate, Georgia Southern University
2019 - Present Member, Master of Science in Applied Economics Curriculum Committee, GSU
2020 - 2021 Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee, GSU
2020 Chair, Session on “Financial Markets and Institutions,” Western Economic Association International
2018 - 2019 Member, Applied Econometrics Committee, GSU
2018 - 2019 Member, Assistant Professor Search Committee, GSU
2018 Chair, session on “Issues in Finance,” Southern Economic Association Conference
2016 - 2018 Member, Education Technology Committee, Georgia Southern University
2016 - 2018 Member, Investment Committee, Georgia Southern University
2017 Chair, sessions on “Gentrification” and “Fiscal Policy,” Southern Economic Association Conference
Reviewer, Academy of Economics & Finance Journal
Reviewer, Eastern European Economics
Reviewer, Economic Systems
Reviewer, Finance Research Letters
Discussant, Illinois Economic Association
Editorial board member, International Finance and Banking
Reviewer, International Finance and Banking, Business and Economic Research
Co-editor, Open Economics
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Honors and Awards

  • 2014 William L. Holahan Prize for Outstanding Teaching Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • 2015 National Bureau of Economic Research Travel Award NBER-NSF Seminar on Bayesian Inference in Econometrics and Statistics (SBIES)
  • 2016 National Bureau of Economic Research Travel Award NBER-NSF Seminar on Bayesian Inference in Econometrics and Statistics (SBIES)
  • 2018 Shirley and Philip Solomons, Sr. Research Fellow Award Department of Economics, Georgia Southern University
  • 2018 Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Finance Research Letters, Elsevier
  • 2019 The Donald D. Howard Faculty Award Parker College of Business, Georgia Southern University

Courses

  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Money and Banking
  • Money and Capital Markets
  • Financial Derivatives
  • Economics and Business Forecasting
  • Econometrics
  • Business Analytics II

Education

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2015 PhD Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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2009 M.A. Economics, University of Tehran
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2006 B.A. Economics, Yazd University
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Contact Information

Department of Economics
Parker College of Business
Georgia Southern University
Savannah GA 31419

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Refereed Publications (14)

Refereed Proceedings (4)

Invited Seminars and Conference Presentations (29)