AEASP 2022 Faculty Jevay Grooms

Dr. Jevay Grooms is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Howard University. She is an applied microeconomist with research that lies at the intersection of public economics, health economics, and studies of poverty and inequality.

AEASP 2022 Faculty Neil Ericsson

Neil R. Ericsson is a Principal Economist, Division of International Finance, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; an Adjunct Professor at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University; and a Research Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and a member of the H. O. Stekler Research Program on Forecasting, The George Washington University.

AEASP 2022 Faculty Deniz Baglan

Deniz Baglan is an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Howard University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Riverside. His research focuses topics on nonparametric econometrics and panel data. In particular, he is interested in the applications of semiparametric/nonparametric panel data models in macroeconomics and empirical finance.

AEASP 2022 Faculty

Professor Grooms' new appointment on NBER

A special congrats to Jevay Grooms of Howard University for being appointed a Faculty Research Fellow of the NBER!

Professor Grooms' testimony on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

AEASP 2022 Fellow Felipe Juan

Felipe is currently a Ph.D. student in Economics at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in Labor Economics. He received his master's degree in International Political Economy from The University of Texas at Dallas and his bachelor's degree in Economics from St. John's University in Queens, New York.

AEASP 2022 Scholar Ayesha Choudhery

I am a double major in economics and history at Central Connecticut State University. I am currently a junior in my undergrad studies. My passions involve researching and studying economic behaviors, keeping up to date with news headlines and changes to the economy. My passion is also towards helping women who have struggled in their lives as widows or single mothers who cannot speak English and are facing economic and financial difficulties. I have been the Vice President of our history and economics club at Central Connecticut State University.

AEASP 2022 Fellow Eddie Gray

Eddie Gray is a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at Howard University. His primary research interests lie at the intersection of Urban Economics, Labor Economics, and Public Economics. He is also interested in research on the racial wealth gap, entrepreneurship among Black Americans, and the emerging equity crowdfunding sector. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Mr.

AEASP 2022 Fellow Aisha Udochi

Aisha Udochi is a doctoral student in Economics at Howard University and an Africa-China researcher concentrating in growth and development theory. As an Orrick Fellow, she studied Chinese involvement in Nigeria's shoe manufacturing industry and examined the role of foreign direct investment and knowledge transfer in facilitating local development. Presently, she is working with the US Federal Reserve on a big data investigation of financial transactions in Nigeria. Her research interests include wealth generation, inequality, financial inclusion and industrialization.