Assistant Professor of Economics at The University of Akron
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Research Interests: International Trade, Consumer Choice, Health, Applied Macroeconomics
Email: mdedad@uakron.edu
Contact Info: Department of Economics, College of Business 323, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325
Research
Research
Working Papers:
Working Papers:
"Trading Down or Cutting Back? U.S. Household Consumption Responses to the U.S.-China Trade War" (with Sucharita Ghosh).
"Air Transport and Trade Finance: Implications for Small Exporters" (with Adina Ardelean, Kairong Chen, and Volodymyr Lugovskyy).
"Can Medicare Advantage Help Contain Medicaid Costs? Evidence from Dual Eligibles" (with Austin Knies, Volodymyr Lugovskyy, and Alexandre Skiba).
"Refining the Analysis of Medicare Plan Choices and Utilization: A Disaggregated Approach" (with Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Emerson Melo, and Alexandre Skiba).
"Heterogeneous Demand for Quality under Rational Inattention" (with Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Emerson Melo, and Alexandre Skiba).
"China’s Tax Burden and Provincial Economic Growth"
"Risk Aversion in Lending Following the Financial Crisis"
Published/Accepted Refereed Papers:
Published/Accepted Refereed Papers:
"U.S.-China Trade War: Heterogeneous Effects on the U.S. Consumer" (with Sucharita Ghosh). Forthcoming in the Canadian Journal of Economics. 2025.
"Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?" Forthcoming in Agribusiness. Published online, 2025.
Teaching
Teaching
Full-Teaching Responsibilities:
Full-Teaching Responsibilities:
The University of Akron
‘Money & Banking’
‘Economic Forecasting’
‘Intermediate Macroeconomics’
‘Principles of Macroeconomics’
‘Economics of Sports’
'Economic Decision Making for Business'
Indiana University
‘Introduction to Microeconomics’ (Large Lecture, ~300 Students)
‘Money & Banking’
‘Survey of Public Finance’
Teaching Assistant:
Teaching Assistant:
Indiana University
‘Intermediate Microeconomics’
‘Introduction to Microeconomics’ (Online)
‘Introduction to Macroeconomics’
‘Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics’
University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
‘Economics of Development’
Media Appearances
Media Appearances
“How often does the Fed actually achieve its dual mandate — price stability and maximum employment?” Marketplace (radio), 8/7/24.
“Akron employers, Urban League seeing an uptick in people seeking jobs” Akron Beacon Journal (print), 4/8/22
“Biden's infrastructure plan could have big impact in Northeast Ohio” Crain’s Cleveland Business (print), 4/11/21
“Restaurants eager for more than $28B in aid on the way”, The Columbus Dispatch (print), 3/18/21
“What you need to know about GameStop, Dogecoin, short selling and short squeezing”, Akron Beacon Journal (print), 1/30/21
“Take dire business surveys with a grain of salt, economists say”, The Columbus Dispatch (print), 8/14/20
“Coronavirus: Jump in alcohol sales doesn’t benefit producers equally”, The Columbus Dispatch (print), 7/31/20
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