Research Fields: Time Series, Financial Economics, Applied Econometrics, Experimental Economics, Learning & Adaptation, & Computational Design.
Citizenship: Canadian and Ghanaian Citizen
Address: Simon Fraser University8888 University DriveV5A 1S6 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Email: fasnab46@gmail.com
Telephone: +12045996126
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Introduction

I am an ex-economist at Amazon. I obtained my PhD at Simon Fraser University. I completed my B.A. degree (Statistics and Economics) at the University of Ghana and M.A. degree (Economics) at University of Manitoba. My research focuses on computational economics, learning and adaptation, experimental economics, time series, financial economics and applied econometrics as applied to monetary policies. I also have secondary interest in strategic management with key emphasis on mandated corporate social responsibility in developing economies. In addition to the Terry Heaps Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, I have received the SFU Presidents PhD Scholarship. I have assisted with teaching numerous courses in the fields of economics and statistics. I enjoy research as well as teaching and engaging students on economic ideas and policies.

Thesis/Research

My primary dissertation topic focuses on investigating the presence of boundedly rational behavior on currency designs. Specifically, it examines the possibility of money illusion on currency redenomination policies and potential effects on the exchange rate. My secondary dissertation topic is in the area of strategy and management with emphasis on the impact of mandated corporate social responsibility on courtroom outcomes.

Thesis Committee

Professor Luba Petersen : Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University. Email: luba_petersen@sfu.ca
Professor Bertille Antoine : Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University. Email: bertille_antoine@sfu.ca
Professor Rajiv Kozhikode : Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University. Email: rajiv_kozhikode@sfu.ca

Teaching

I have extensive experience as a teaching assistant and instructor at four different universities. My teaching interests include macroeconomics, microeconomics, international finance, public economics, econometrics, to mention but a few. Additionally, I organize workshops where I teach students application and algorithm development. The quality of my teaching and ability to motivate students have been acknowledged by my department and I have been recently recognized with the best teaching assistant award.

Programming Skills

I am proficient in several programming languages in Python, Matlab, oTree, R, Stata, and Latex. I use my programming skills to primarily design experiments and algorithms. I also have interest in teaching programming languages and my latest workshop focuses on the usage of Python and oTree in developing experiments and naive genetic algorithm. You ca find the sample of my codes here.

Languages

International Languages: English and Arabic.
Sub-Saharan African Languages: Hausa, Kotokoli and Twi.