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Education:

PhD, Economics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale - 2013

MA, International Development, International University of Japan - 2006

BS, Economics, Royal University of Law and Economics - 2001

Current Appointments:

Associate Professor of Economics (Tenured) and Mulwick Scholar, John Carroll University

Advisor, Asian Vision Institute

Cambodia Chapter Representative, South East Asia International Trade & Finance Association

Selected publications

“Endogenous Labor Migration and Remittances: Macroeconomic and Welfare Consequences” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed and Stephen J. Turnovsky) Journal of Development Economics., June 2023, 163, 103110.

“Migrant Network Effect and Economic Development” (with Channary Khun) Economics Letters, April 2023, 225, 111036.

“Macroeconomic Impacts of Remittances: A Two-Country, Two-Sector Model” (with Channary Khun) Journal of Macroeconomics, September 2022, 73, 103443.

“International Migration and Foreign Direct Investment in a Macro-Dynamic Model of Two Small Open Economies.” Chapter 6 in Robert M. Sauer (ed.) World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration, Vol. 3. World Scientific

“Gender Bias and U.S. International Adoptions,” (with Channary Khun) Economics Bulletin, 2021, 41(4), 2529-2542.

“Migrant Labor and Remittances: Macroeconomic Consequences and Policy Responses.” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed and Stephen J. Turnovsky) Journal of Human Capital, 2021, 15(1), 128-173.

“Policy to Promote Overseas Migrant Work: A Macro-Dynamic Framework.” Mathematical Social Sciences, January 2021, 109, 113-125.

“Why Do U.S. Parents Prefer Private to Foster Care Adoptions? The Role of Adoption Subsidies, Gender, Race, and Special Needs.” (with Channary Khun and Sajal Lahiri) Economic Inquiry, October 2020, 58(4), 1757-1782.

“Trust and Macroeconomic Performance: A Two-Step Approach.” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed and Channary Khun) Economic Modelling, January 2018, 68, 293-305.

“International Migration, Workers' Remittances and Permanent Income Hypothesis” (with Hem C. Basnet) World Development, August 2017, 96, 438-450.

“Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy with Cross-Border Labor Mobility,” (with AKM Mahbub Morshed) Journal of Macroeconomics, June 2017, 52, 147-174.

Updated: May 07, 2023