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Abdullayev, Khagani
Director, Department of Monetary Policy, National Bank of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan
Research: Reforming the Fiscal Policy Formulation Process
George Washington University, School of Business, Department of International Business, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. Scheherazade S. Rehman
September 2007 - March 2008

Agayev, Serdar
Business Consultant, Water User Association Assistance Program, Counterpart Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Research: The World Trade Organization and Turkmenistan: Opportunities and Challenges
Boston University, Department of International Relations, Global Governance and Development Program, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Kevin Gallagher
September 2007 - June 2008

Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi
Professor, Department of Economics, Putra University Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia
Research: Exchange Rate, Monetary Fundamentals and Development Strategies for the ASEAN Countries
Washington State University, School of Economic Sciences, Pullman, WA, c/o Dr. Ron C. Mittelhammer
August 2007 - December 2007

Barajas Escamilla, Maria
Researcher, Department of Social Sciences, College of the Northern Border, Tijuana, Mexico
Lecturing and Research: Transborder Management and Local Development in the Northern Cities of Mexico
San Diego State University, Center for Latin American Studies, San Diego, CA, c/o Dr. James Gerber
August 2007 - August 2008

Bauer, Michal
Independent Researcher, Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research: Time Preference Formation, Microfinance and Development in East Africa
New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Jonathan Morduch
September 2007 - May 2008

Bhattacharyya, Ranajoy
Reader, Department of Business Management, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Lecturing: Understanding the Indian Economy
Roanoke College, Office of International Education, Salem, VA, c/o Dr. Jon Crawford
August 2007 - May 2008
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Bislimi, Besnik
Lecturer, Department of Economics, American University of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo
Research: Macroeconomic Implications of Fiscal Decentralization: What Can Kosovo Learn?
Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Department of Economics, Atlanta, GA, c/o Prof. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
March 2008 - May 2008

Borda, Dionisio
Director, Center for Analysis and Diffusion of the Paraguayan Economy, Asuncion, Paraguay
Lecturing: Latin American Political Economy
Indiana State University, Department of Economics, Terre Haute, IN, c/o Dr. Donald Richards
August 2007 - December 2007
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Cabantous, Laure
Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Research: Making Climate Changes Insurable: Barriers in the Insurance Industry
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Dr. Erwann Michel-Kerjan
July 2007 - September 2007

Caplanova, Anetta
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of National Economy, University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Research: Impact of Educational Reforms on Access to Higher Education: Case of Slovakia and Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University--Stillwater, Spears School of Business, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business, Stillwater, OK, c/o Dr. Ronald L. Moomaw
February 2008 - May 2008

Carbone, Enrica
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Research: Impatience or Social Mimicry: Alternative Explanations of Overconsumption
Harvard University, Department of Economics, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. David Laibson
September 2007 - March 2008

Chen, Been-Lon
Deputy Director, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Research: Production and Consumption Externalities in Macroeconomy: Fluctuation and Efficiency
Washington University, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, St. Louis, MO, c/o Dr. Ping Wang
August 2007 - August 2008

Cojanu, Valentin
Senior Lecturer, Department of International Economic Relations, Faculty of International Economics and Business, Academy for Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Research: The Logic of Economic Reasoning: Reorienting Economics in Romania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Economics, Bloomsburg, PA, c/o Dr. Saleem Khan
September 2007 - January 2008

Crespo, Ricardo
Professor, Department of Economics, Austral University--Pilar, Pilar, Argentina
Research: Philosophical Roots of the Capabilities Approaches in Economics
Marquette University, Department of Economics, Milwaukee, WI, c/o Dr. John B. Davis
December 2007 - February 2008

De Mel, Suresh
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Research: Rates of Return to Capital, Profit Measurement and Entrepreneurial Attributes in Tsunami-affected Sri Lankan Micro-Enterprises
University of California--San Diego, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, La Jolla, CA, c/o Prof. Chris Woodruff
March 2008 - August 2008

Ding, Jianping
Professor, Department of Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
Research: China's Approach to Its Exchange Rate Mechanism: Adaptability of BBC Rules
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Jiang Wang
September 2007 - July 2008

Dombrovskis, Vjaceslavs
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Riga, Latvia
Research: What Do Political Connections Buy?
George Mason University, Center for Study of Public Choice, Fairfax, VA, c/o Dr. Roger D. Congleton
September 2007 - December 2007

Gunewardena, Dileni
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Statistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Research: Evaluating the Impacts and Determinants of Female Education in Sri Lanka: Glass Ceilings, Sticky Floors, Sticky Doors?
University of California--Riverside, Department of Economics, Riverside, CA, c/o Dr. Anil Deolalikar
March 2008 - August 2008

Huber, Helene Marie
Associate Professor, Laboratory of Economics and Management of Health Organizations, University of Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX), Paris, France
Research: Equity in Access to Care of Minorities in California: A Micro-Simulations Approach
University of California--Berkeley, Nicholas C. Petris Center, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Richard Scheffler
February 2008 - August 2008

Hwang, Jun Seong
Professor, Department of Economics, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
Research: A Comparative Study of the Anglo-Saxon Workfare Model and the European Welfare Model
Azusa Pacific University, School of Business and Management, Azusa, CA, c/o Dr. Roger Conover
August 2007 - July 2008

Innocenti, Alessandro
Associate Professor, Department of Economic Policy, Finance and Development, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Research: Cognitive Processes and Social Learning with Heterogeneous Agents: A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick, Department of Philosophy, Center for Cognitive Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, c/o Prof. Ernest Lepore
December 2007 - May 2008

Jiang, Qing
Professor, Finance Department, Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Research: Money Trilemma in Economics: Policy Evolution of the Federal Reserve System Versus the People's Bank of China
George Mason University, Department of Economics, Fairfax, VA, c/o Prof. Tyler Cowen
October 2007 - September 2008

Johnson, David
Professor, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
Lecturing and Research: Policy Interventions in Elementary Schools: Evidence From Ontario, 1998-2006
University of California--Santa Barbara, Department of Economics, Santa Barbara, CA, c/o Dr. Peter J. Kuhn
January 2008 - June 2008

Kekenovski, Ljubomir
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
Lecturing and Research: Discovering and Measuring Transactional Cost-Comparative Analysis of the Case of the Republic of Macedonia With Other Countries in Transition and the United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. Lester C. Thurow
March 2008 - August 2008

Khan, Iram
Deputy Director, Department of Special Initiative, Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Islamabad, Pakistan
Research: The Role of Infrastructure Regulation in Poverty Reduction: Lessons for Pakistan
University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Admnistration, Public Utility Research Center, Gainesville, FL, c/o Dr. Mark A. Jamison
September 2007 - July 2008

Khenous, Akli
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Statistics, National Institute of Planning and Statistics, Algiers, Algeria
Research: Evaluating the 1980 Algerian Structural Economic Reform and Its Impact on Unemployment and Economic Growth
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Ann Arbor, MI, c/o Dr. Gottfried Hagen
September 2007 - May 2008

Kovalchuk, Oleksandr
Associate Professor, Department of Analysis and Statistics, State Agro-ecological University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Research: Increasing the Competitive Capacity of the Ukrainian Agrarian Market
North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, Fargo, ND, c/o Dr. Cheryl Wachenheim
September 2007 - June 2008

Kozarevic, Safet
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lecturing and Research: Development Possibilities of Risk Management, the Insurance Sector and Actuarial Science in Southeast Europe
Temple University, Fox School of Business and Management, Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, Philadelphia, PA, c/o Dr. William E. Aaronson
September 2007 - March 2008

Kvasnicka, Michal
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Lecturing: Macroeconomics and International Business
McLennan Community College, Office of Business Programs, Waco, TX, c/o Mrs. Linda Stanford
August 2007 - December 2007
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Le, Hoang
Dean, Faculty of Economics, Tra Vinh University, Tra Vinh, Vietnam
Lecturing: Vietnam in the World
Northwest College, Division of Humanities, Powell, WY, c/o Mme. Harriet Bloom-Wilson
January 2008 - June 2008
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Lee, Sang Ho
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
Research: The Academic Tenure System: Institutions and Incentives
California State University--Sacramento, College of Business Administration, Sacramento, CA, c/o Dr. Beom-Jin Choi
February 2008 - January 2009

Martinez Garcia, Claudia
Researcher, Social Studies Department, United States of Mexico House of Representatives, Mexico City, Mexico
Research: Fulbright/APSA Congressional Fellowship
American Political Science Association, Congressional Fellowship Program, Washington, DC, c/o Dean Jeff Biggs
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. Hugh L. Agnew
September 2007 - September 2008
(Fulbright/APSA Congressional Fellowship Program)

Ngongang, Elie
Senior Lecturer, Department of Quantitatives Technique, University of Yaounde II, Yaounde, Cameroon
Lecturing: Microfinance and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fayetteville State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fayetteville, NC, c/o Prof. Valentine James
January 2008 - May 2008
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Nguyen, Ha
Director, Center for the Studies of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe, Institute for European Studies, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
Research: Effects of Regional Economic Integration on U.S. Bilateral Relations With Transitional Economies of Vietnam and Poland
University of Oklahoma, School of International and Area Studies, Norman, OK, c/o Dr. Robert Henry Cox
September 2007 - May 2008

Pelagidis, Theodoros
Professor, Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Research: Policies to Control Corruption and Rent-Seeking: Lessons From the United States
Columbia University, Program in Hellenic Studies, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Vangelis Calotychos
CUNY--Queens College, Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Flushing, NY, c/o Dr. Chris P. Ioannides
March 2008 - May 2008

Quach, Hao
Lecturer, Faculty of Banking and Finance, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Research: New Models and Products for Microfinance in Vietnam: Experience From the United States
Harvard University, Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Asia Programs, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Julian Chang
September 2007 - August 2008

Sanchez Romero, Miguel
Assistant Professor, Department of Economic Analysis, Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research: Economic Implications of an Aging Population
University of California--Berkeley, Department of Demography, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. Ronald D. Lee
April 2008 - March 2010

Shi, Yanping
Professor, Department of Finance, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
Research: The Role of Leasing Investment in the U.S. Economy: Lessons for China
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business, Department of Finance, Salt Lake City, UT, c/o Prof. James Schallheim
September 2007 - September 2008

Soellner, Albrecht
Professor, School for Business Administration and International Management, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Research: The Market-Mechanism and Opportunism
University of California--Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Pablo T. Spiller
June 2008 - September 2008

Tchipev, Plamen
Senior Researcher, Institute of Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Lecturing and Research: An Investigation in the Emergence, Development and Function of Scarcity as an Economic Concept in the Mainstream Economic Tradition; Actual Corporate Governance Issues in Europe
University of Missouri--Kansas City, Department of Economics, Kansas City, MO, c/o Prof. Frederic S. Lee
March 2008 - August 2008

Torvik, Ragnar
Professor, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Research: The Resource Curse
Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Government, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. James A. Robinson
August 2007 - May 2008

Vaillancourt, Francois
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Lecturing and Research: The Impact of Aging in Canada and the United States on Intergovernmental Fiscal Federalism Arrangements
Kennesaw State University, Department of Foreign Languages, Kennesaw, GA, c/o Dr. William Griffin
August 2007 - December 2007

Wu, Jyh-Lin
Professor, Institute of Economics, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Research: The Predictability of Nominal Exchange Rates and Stock Returns
University of California--Davis, Department of Economics, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Paul R. Bergin
August 2007 - January 2008

Yan, Yanyang
Professor, College of Finance, Hunan University, Changsha, China
Research: Credit Reporting Systems in China
Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Quantitative and Computational Finance Program, Atlanta, GA, c/o Dr. Shijie Deng
October 2007 - September 2008

Yang, Chun-mei
Professor, College of Economics, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China
Lecturing: Chinese Brands in the United States; Comparative International Trade Policies of China and India
Tennessee State University, College of Business, Department of Economics, Nashville, TN, c/o Dr. Soumen Ghosh
August 2007 - May 2008
(Scholar-in-Residence Program)

Yau, Ruey
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National Central University, Chung-li, Taiwan
Research: The Effects of Monetary Policy in a Small Open Economy: A Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregression Analysis
University of California--San Diego, Department of Economics, La Jolla, CA, c/o Dr. Clive W. J. Granger
September 2007 - June 2008

Yoon, Deok Ryong
Research Fellow, Department of International Macroeconomics and Finance, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Seoul, Korea
Research: Strategies for Monetary and Financial Cooperation in East Asia: How to Achieve Financial Stability
Johns Hopkins University--School of Advanced International Studies, US-Korea Institute, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. Jae H. Ku
August 2007 - July 2008

Zhang, Shengping
Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing, China
Research: Banking Regulation and Supervision: Lessons From the U.S. Experience as Applicable to China
University of California--Santa Barbara, Department of Economics, Santa Barbara, CA, c/o Dr. Chengzhong Qin
August 2007 - July 2008

Zhang, Ying
Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
Research: Green Accounting for Forest and Green Policies in China
Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, c/o Dr. Lloyd Irland
September 2007 - August 2008

Zirpoli, Francesco
Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
Research: Innovation Networks, Industry Architectures and Governance
Columbia University, Department of Sociology, New York, NY, c/o Dr. Joshua Whitford
April 2008 - September 2008

Zulkarnay, Ildar
Head, Territorial Development Department, Socio-Economic Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences--Ufa, Ufa, Russia
Research: Role of Informal Institutions in the Effectiveness of Formal Institutions of Self-Government in the United States
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Kennan Institute, Washington, DC, c/o Ms. Rachel Madenyika
March 2008 - September 2008
(Fulbright/Kennan Institute Research Scholarship)

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