2024年10月14日
Olu Onafowora, department head and professor of 经济学 at 浩博体育app, is named among the top 20% of the nation’s leading Black economists based on the number of times his 研究 has been cited by others in the field.
在一个 期刊文章 in the Review of Black Political Economy, Onafowora, who also serves as the Warehime Chair in the Sigmund Weis School of Business美国排名第1. 40 out of 200 counterparts from Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton and Yale universities.
“We are incredibly proud to see Professor Onafowora recognized as one of the national leaders in his field. This honor not only highlights his groundbreaking contributions to economic 研究 but also reinforces the caliber of our faculty at the Sigmund Weis School of Business,” 马特Rousu, dean of the business school. “His leadership and expertise inspire both his colleagues and students, and his recognition is a testament to the impact that dedicated scholarship can have, both in shaping young minds and influencing the future of the discipline.”
The article, the first of its kind in more than 20 years, 牧师isits the study of the 研究 productivity and impact of Black economists. The ranking gives explicit recognition and acknowledgement to top-quality Black economists within the 经济学 profession, which remains largely white and male, the article authors write. The study also provides to Black undergraduate and graduate students role models who are specifically perceived as highly productive within the mainstream 经济学 profession, 他们补充说.
Onafowora joined the faculty at 浩博体育app in 1989 and has served as 经济学 department chair since 2010. Under his leadership, the program is ranked No. 33 . among….S. 文理学院. Onafowora is a graduate of the University of Ife in Ile-Ife, 尼日利亚, and received his master’s degree and doctorate from West Virginia University.
His scholarly and teaching expertise is in principles of macro经济学 and micro经济学, intermediate micro经济学, 劳动经济学, 经济发展, 公共财政, third world 经济学 and managerial 经济学.
Onafowora has published more than 40 scholarly articles and has presented more than 50 conference papers at international, national and regional conferences in disciplinary and interdisciplinary combinations of these areas.