AEASP 2023 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 2023 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.

In Memoriam: A Tribute to the late Dr. Ransford W. Palmer (1932-2023)

Empowering the Next Generation of Scholars: Dr. Hsu Recognized with RSF-Gates Foundation Pipeline Grants Award

The Russell Sage Foundation, in collaboration with the Economic Mobility and Opportunity program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has awarded 18 grants to emerging scholars in the fourth round of the Pipeline Grants Competition. This initiative aims to support early-career scholars who are underrepresented in the social sciences and promote diversity in various aspects.

Dr. Jevay Grooms Appointed as an NBER Fellow

"Following a call for nominations in January, the NBER has appointed 70 new affiliates: 23 research associates and 47 faculty research fellows.  In addition, four faculty research fellows have been promoted to research associates..."

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Supply and Demand: How Howard’s Department of Economics is Paving its Own Path

"$10,911,640 and counting. That’s approximately how much the Howard University Department of Economics has earned in grants and awards in 2021 alone..."


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AEASP 2022 Faculty Gaminie Meepagala

Dr. Gaminie Meepagala is an associate professor of economics at Howard University. He teaches introductory economics, business statistics and econometrics.  His research interests are in econometrics theory and methods, and his publications are focused on finite sample distributions. He earned his doctoral degree from the University at Albany.

AEASP 2022 Faculty Sergio Urzua

Sergio Urzua is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland. He is a Research Associate at the NBER, Research Fellow at IZA, and International Research Fellow at Clapes-UC. His research focuses on labor, development and applied econometrics. His research agenda includes the evaluation of social/policy interventions in developing economies. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2007.

AEASP 2022 Faculty Tingting Xiong

Dr. Tingting Xiong is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Howard University's Department of Economics, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in International Economics. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Her research projects focus on international capital flows, multinational corporation activities, international trade, and economic growth.

AEASP 2022 Faculty Alexander Henke

Alex Henke is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Howard University.  He obtained his doctorate in economics at the University of Washington, Seattle in 2016. He has two main fields of research. First, he uses game theory and contract theory to analyze the economics of corruption and pro-social preferences in organizations. Second, he is an applied microeconomist studying the economic and policy determinants of domestic violence and crime, with a recent focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.