Sahar Bahmani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Economic Education
 Department of Economics in the College of Business, Economics & Computing
University of Wisconsin at Parkside
E-mail address:  bahmani@uwp.edu
Office Location:  Molinaro Hall 278
Office Phone:  (262) 595-2421

EDUCATION:         

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, December 2007

                         Dissertation Title:       Determinants of the Speed of Adjustment in the Money Market
                         Fields of Interest:        Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, Economic Development and Growth                    
                          Teaching Interests:     Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, Statistics, and Development Economics         

Master of Arts in Economics, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, December 2004

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, University of Wisconsin at Madison, May 2003       

PUBLICATIONS:

Refereed Journal Articles:

1. "Do Budget Deficits Follow A Linear or Non-Linear Path?" Economics Bulletin, 2007, Volume 5, Issue 14, pp. 1-9.

2. "The Stability of the Demand for Money in the Middle East," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, January-February 2008, Volume 44, Issue 1, pp. 62-83.

3. “Openness and the Speed of Adjustment,” Journal of Economics and Finance, April 2010, Volume 34, Issue 2, pp. 218-227.

4. "How Stable is the Demand for Money in Emerging Economies?” Applied Economics, 2010, Volume 42, Issue 26, pp. 3307-3318. (with Ali Kutan). 

5.  "The Global Impact of Worldwide Unemployment Rates," Research Notes of International Advances in Economic Research, 2011, Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 236-237.

6. “The Heated Debt Ceiling Debate: The Summer of 2011,” International Journal of Business and Social Science,  2011, Vol. 2, No. 21, pp. 239-242.

7. "Non-Profit Organizations, Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Economic Growth,"  Small Business Economics Journal, 2012, Vol. 38, pp. 271-281. (with Miguel-Angel Galindo and Maria Teresa Mendez).

8. "Wage-Price Flexibility, Exchange-Rate Flexibility, Capital Controls and the Adjustment Speed in the Money Market," Journal of Developing Areas, Spring 2012, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 359-366.

9.  “Long Run Economic Growth Suffers as Wisconsin Public Schools Suffer Budget Cuts,  Science Journal of Economics, Vol. 2012, ISSN: 2276-6286, Article ID sje-283.

10. "Exchange Rate Volatility and Demand for Money in Iran" International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, 2012, Vol. 5, No. 23, pp. 268-276. (with Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee).

11. "Exchange Rate Volatility and the Demand for Money in Less Developed Countries," Journal of Economics and Finance, forthcoming. 

Book Chapters:

1. “Political Rights, Civil Liberties, and Economic Growth,” in Next Economic Growth: New Factors and New Perspectives.  Edited by Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee and Miguel-Angel Galindo Martin. NOVA Publishing Company, New York, June 2006, pp. 1-10. (with Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Gour Goswami and Avik Chakrabarti)

2. “The Demand and Supply of Higher Education Impacting Unemployment” in Higher Education in a State of Crisis.  Editor: Roccio M. Teixeira. NOVA Publishing Company, New York. 2011, pp.1-22.

3. “The Convergence Hypothesis of Economic Growth Displayed in Advanced Economies” in Theories and Effects of Economic Growth. Editor: Richard L. Bertrand. NOVA Publishing Company, New York. 2011, Chapter 7, pp. 159-172.

4. “Women, Research and Entrepreneurship” in Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economics.  Editors: Miguel-Angel Galindo and Domingo Ribeiro. Springer Publishing, New York. 2012, Chapter 4, pp. 35-52. (with Francisco Escribano Sotos and Isabel Pardo Garcia)

5.  “Exchange Rate Volatility and the Demand for Money in Thailand” in Thailand: Economic, Political and Social Issues – Volume 2.  Editor:  Randle C. Zebioli.  NOVA Publishing Company, New York.  2012, Chapter 4, pp. 73-86. (with Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee)

6.  “Corruption and Economics” in Progress in Economics Research – Volume 26.  Editor: Albert Tavidze.  NOVA Publishing Company, New York. 2012, Chapter 7, pp. 145-158. (with Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee)

7.  “Monetary Uncertainty and the Demand for Money in the U.S.” in Economics of Innovation, Incentives and Uncertainty.  Editors: Patrick E. Simmons and Samuel T. Jordan. NOVA Publishing Company, New York. 2012, Chapter 9, pp. 167-176. (with M. Bahmani-Oskooee).  

Books:

Applied Economics and Human Relations. Used in a course offered at Milwaukee Area Technical College: Social Science 330. Compiled by: Sahar Bahmani, James Carpenter, Elaine Wendt, Don Weimer, Steve Wastrous. Pearson Education Publishing, 2003.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE  

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Department of Economics, August 2003-May 2007 
Undergraduate Instructor:  Introduction to Economics, Principle of Macroeconomics, Money & Banking

Milwaukee Area Technical College, Department of Economics, January 2004-May 2007, 2011-12
Instructor:  Introduction to Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Applied Economics & Human Relations
Online Instructor: Applied Economics and Human Relations, Personal Finance & Consumer Economics

Ottawa University, Summer 2006-08, 2011-12 
Undergraduate Instructor:  Economics for Managers                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Graduate MBA Instructor:  Managerial Economics, International Finance                                                                                      
Online Instructor:    Managerial Economics (at the MBA level), Economics for Managers, Intro to Quantitative Analysis                                   

Cardinal Stritch University, College of Business & Management, Summer 2007-08, 2011-12
Instructor:  Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics

University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, College of Business & Economics, August 2007-May 2008
Visiting Lecturer: Business Statistics, Principles of Macroeconomics

Georgia Southern University, School of Economic Development in the College of Business Administration, August 2008-May 2011
Assistant Professor: Advanced Econometrics (graduate course), Economics in a Global Society (regular and honors section), International Monetary Relations, Money & Banking  

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, Summer 2011
Graduate School of Business Instructor:  Business Administration 751 Analysis of Business Environment (required course for MS in Finance)      

Marquette University, College of Business Administration, Summer 2012 & 2013
Instructor:  Applied Business Economics (undergraduate and MBA levels)

University of Wisconsin at Parkside, College of Business, Economics & Computing, August 2011- Current 
Assistant Professor:  Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, Economics of Environmental Sustainability (online), Industrial Organization/Public Policy (undergraduate and MBA level), Money & Banking (undergraduate and MBA level), Financial Institutions & Markets (undergraduate and MBA level)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

March 23-24, 2007 Present and Discussant at the Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 19-20, 2007 Present and Discussant at the Wisconsin Economics Association Annual Meeting in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
March 14, 2008 Present and Discussant at the Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois
March 20, 2010 Present and Discussant at the Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting in Evanston, Illinois
October 11, 2010 Present and Discussant at the 70th International Atlantic Economic Conference in Charleston, South Carolina
October 15, 2010 Present at the Conference on Iran’s Economy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
March 31, 2012 Present and Discussant at the Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting in Evanston, Illinois
October 15, 2012 Present at the International Academy of Business and Economics in Las Vegas, Nevada
May 24, 2013 Present at the Finance, Global Management, Economics & Information Technology Research Conference in Manhattan, New York

EXTERNAL SERVICE:

  • Editor-in-Chief, 2012-2014, 2 year term for Journal of Business and Economic Research
  • Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for Journal of Business and Economic Research (Macrothink Institute)
  • Associate Editor, 2012-2014, 2 year term for International Journal of Business Administration
  • Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for International Journal of Business Administration
  • Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for International Journal of Happiness and Development
  • Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for International Journal of Public Policy
  • Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for Journal of Agricultural Studies
  • Editorial Board Member and Reviewer for Journal of Reviews on Global Economics
  • Referee:  Applied Economics, Economic Change and Restructuring, Economic Systems, Empirical Economics, International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, International Review of Applied Economics, Journal of Developing Areas, Journal of Economic Studies, Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, New York Economic Review, and World Development
  • Reviewer:  Addison-Wesley Publishing, Worth Publishers, South-Western, a part of Cengage Learning

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

  • Winner of the 2011 Charles R. Gibbs Faculty Award in the College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern University
  • Winner of the Wisconsin Teaching Fellow for the 2013-2014 academic year