ABDULHAMID SUKARSchool of BusinessCameron UniversityLawton, OK 73505Phone: 580 3552378Email: Abduls@cameron.edu EDUCATION:Ph.D. Economics, Texas Tech University, 1989M.A., Economics, West Texas State University, 1983BSc. Statistics, Addis Ababa University, 1977.AWARDS AND HONORS:1. Faculty Hall of Fame, 20082. School of Business Lifetime Research Award, 2003.3. Southwest Oklahoma Advanced Technology Distinguished Research Award, 2001. 4. Fulbright Hays Senior Teaching and Research Award, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1999- 2000.5. Frank Steindl Monetary Economics Award, Texas Tech University, 1986. 6. Omicron Delta Epsilon, National Honor Society in Economics7. Who is Who Among American Teachers and Educators.EXPERIENCE 1998-Professor of Economics, School of Business, Cameron University1996-199Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business, Cameron University.1987-1996Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Business, Cameron University.1984-1987Teaching Assistant, Economics, Texas Tech University1978-1981Research Officer, Economic Research Division, National Bank of Ethiopia.1977-1981Research Officer, Economic Research Division, Ministry of Foreign Trade, EthiopiaTEACHING:Graduate: Economic Concepts, Applied Business Statistics, Issues in Global Economics, Managerial Economic, and Macroeconomics.Undergraduate: Macroeconomic Theory, Microeconomic Theory, Money and Banking, and Principles of Economics. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPMissouri Valley Economic AssociationSouthwestern Society of Economists.SCHOLARLY ACTIVITYReviewed for the following journals:Southwestern Economic ReviewJournal of Applied Economics and Policy Southwest Business and Economic JournalEconomic ModelingBUSINESS RESEARCH CENTERResearch Coordinator 1991-2000Co-editor of Southwest Business and Economic Review 1991-2000Presented over 35 Business Forums to Lawton and surrounding areas community SELECTED GRANT PROJECTS:Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)Comanche County Community Needs AssessmentMilitary Housing NeedsJOURNAL ARTICLESThe Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth: The Case of Sub-Sahara Africa, Southwestern Economic Review, (With Seid Hassan and Syed Ahmed) Spring 2007. Current Account Balance and Its Economic Significance: Over Hyped and Irrelevant? Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Fall 2006.Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN-4 Countries: Estimation of Panel Data, in Globalization and Development, ICFAI University Press, 2006 (With Syed Ahmed)The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara Africa, Journal of Applied Economics and Policy, Vol 25 No.1, 2006.Providing Sustainable Financial Services to the Poor: The Experiences of Bangladesh and Ethiopia” Journal of Business and Public Affairs, Vol. 32 No.1, Fall 2005. (With Syed Ahmed).Financial Sector Reform and Economic Growth: The Case of Ethiopia, (with Syed Ahmed and Seid Hassan). Global Review of Business and Economic Research. Accepted for Publication. Impact of Globalization on Growth, Poverty and Income Inequality: A Study of Ethiopia and India, (with Sivarama Krishnan and Rama Krishna) The Asian Economic Review, Vol. 45 No.2 (August 2003). Financial Development and Economic Growth: Cross-Country Evidence from Selected Sub-Saharan Countries, (with Syed Ahmed and Seid Hassan) International Journal of Economic Research, 2004.The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Export Performance of Developing Countries: The Case of Ethiopia. (With Ramakrishna and Seid Hassan), Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, 2(2002).The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth: The Case of Ethiopia, (with Ramakrishna), Indian Ocean Digest, 16(2001)US Exports and Time-Varying Volatility of Real Exchange Rate, (with Seid Hassan), Global Finance Journal, 12 (2001) The Real Effective Exchange Rate and Export Adjustments in the U.S., Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, (winter, 1998.).Application of Total Quality Management Concepts to a School of Business, (with AlDiab and T.K.), International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 16, 1998, U.S. Government Revenues, Expenditures and the National Debt: Further Evidence, (with Sied Hassan). The Journal of Economics, Fall 1997.Real Exchange Rate and U.S. Bilateral Trade. Journal of Applied Business Research, vol. 12, No. 4, Fall 1996.Is Social Security Secure? (Southwest Oklahoma Economic Review, vol. 5, 1996.Changing Economic Structure of the Southwest, (with T.K. and AlDiab). Midwestern Business and Economic Review, spring, 1995. The Effects of Exchange Rate Risk on U.S. Export of Wheat, (with Krishnan). The Journal of Economics, fall 1995. Interstate Distribution of Income: Oklahoma and the Surrounding States, (with Taisier AlDiab and T.K.), Oklahoma Business Bulletin. March 1994. Dynamic Shift Share Analysis of Gross State Product in Oklahoma, (with Taisier AlDiab and T.K.), Southwestern Economic Review, 1994. (Unanticipated Exchange Rate Risk and U.S. Imports, Journal of Applied Business Research, fall 1994.Estimating the Effects of Real Exchange Rate on the U.S. Manufacturing Trade, Business Journal Fall 1994.Real Estate Puzzle of Single Family Housing Construction: Lawton Vs Norman, (with T.K.). Southwest Oklahoma Economic Review, fall 1994.Redlining in Texoma? (With Taisier AlDiab and T.K.). Midwestern Business and Economic Review, spring 1994.Financial Institutions' Commercial Real Estate Lending Practices in the State of Oklahoma: An Empirical Evaluation. (With AlDiab and T.K.), Oklahoma Business Bulletin, Sept 1993.The Economic Structure of Oklahoma Mountain Metro Counties. Southwest Oklahoma Economic Review, spring, 1992.Developing General Business Index: The Lawton Experience, (with T.K. and McClung) Southwest Oklahoma Economic Review, fall 1992. The Impact of City Sales Tax Increases: A Study of Four Regions of Oklahoma, (with T.K.) Oklahoma Business Bulletin, December 1992. The Effects of Relative Prices and Real Exchange Rates on the U.S. Cotton Market, The Journal of Economics, 1991SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth: The Case of Sub-Sahara African Countries. ASBBS, Las Vegas, Feb. 23-25, 2006. Current Account Balance and Its Economic Significance: Over- Hyped and Irrelevant. ASBBS, Las Vegas, Feb. 23-25, 2006.The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Kentucky Economic Association Conference, Lexington, KY October 2005.Providing Sustainable Financial Services to the Poor: The Experience of Bangladesh and Ethiopia.” MVEA, Nashville, October 2004.Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN-4 Countries: Estimation of the Panel Data. SWEA, Dallas March 2005.Outsourcing and Off-Shoring: An Economic Perspective.ABBS, Las Vegas February 2005.Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence After Ten Plus Years. SWEA, Dallas, March 2005. A Tale of Two Countries: Impact of Globalization on Ethiopia and IndiaASBBS, Las Vegas, February 2002.The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Trade Performance: The Case of Ethiopia MVEA, March 2002. Does Right to Work Laws Stimulate Economic Development? Southwest Business Symposium, Edmond, Oklahoma, April 2002.The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth: The Case of Ethiopia. International Conference on Policy Reform, Growth, and Development, September 2001.The Effect of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth: The Case of Ethiopia. MVEA, February 2001.The Effects of Exchange Rate Risk on Exports of Selected African Countries. Southwestern Society of Economists, March 1997.U.S. Government Revenues, Expenditures and the National Debt: Further Evidence MVEA, Memphis TN, March 1996.An Examination of the Earned Income Tax Credit after the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act '93. ASBBS, Las Vegas, February 1996. U.S. Exports and Time Varying Volatility of Real Exchange Rate. MVEA, Memphis, TN March 1996.The Effect of State and Local Taxes on Economic Growth. ASSBS, Las Vegas, February 1996. The Real Exchange Rate and the U.S. Bilateral Trade. ASBBS, Las Vegas, February 1996.Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Performance and Major Structural Variables: Firm Size, Advertising Intensity, Concentration Ratio and Growth Rates. ASBBS, Las Vegas, February 1996. Real Effective Exchange Rate and Export Adjustment in the U.S. MVEA, Kansas City, MO, February 1995. The Oklahoma Lottery: Disaster Averted or Lost Opportunity? Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1995.The Real Estate Puzzle of Single Family Housing Construction: Lawton Vs Norman, Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February1995. Anomalies and the Dow, Midsouth Academy of Finance and Economics.An Analysis of State Tax Differences among Southwestern States." Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1995. Red Lining in Texoma? SWAFAD, 1993. Stability of European Monetary System: An Empirical Analysis Using Real Effective Exchange Rate Eastern Finance Association, April 1994. Exchange Rate Risk and U.S. Imports from G-6 Nations." Southwestern Society of Economists, March 1994.Changing Economic Structure of the Southwest." Southwestern Society of Economists, March 1994.Unanticipated Exchange Rate Volatility and U.S. Trade." Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1994.Interstate Distribution of Income: Oklahoma and the Surrounding States. MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance, February 1994.Application of Total Quality Management Concepts to a Business School. Mountain Plains Management Conference, October 1993, Cedar City, Utah.Dynamic Shift Share Analysis of Real Gross State Product of Oklahoma. SWAFAD, March 1993.Financial Institutions' Commercial Real Estate Lending Practices in the State of Oklahoma: An Empirical Analysis. SWAFAD, March 1993. Exchange Rate Risk and the U.S. Bilateral Trade." Missouri Valley Economic Association, Memphis TN 1992.Impact of City Sales Tax Increases: A Study of Four Regions of Oklahoma. Southwest Business Symposium, Edmund, OK April 1992.Exchange Rate Risk and U.S. Export of Wheat. Missouri Valley Economic Association, St. Louis, MO February 1991.U.S. Merchandise Exports to the G-6 Nations: Forecasting Performance of Three Alternative Specifications. National Social Science Associations, El Paso, TX, October 1991. The Effects of Relative Prices and Real Exchange Rates on the U.S. Cotton Market. Missouri Valley Economic Association, Kansas City, KS, February 1990.The Impact of Monetary Policy on the U.S. Cotton Market. Missouri Valley Economic Association, Memphis, TN, February 1989.Sukar, Abdulhamidabdulsabduls22007-04-04T00:56:00Z2010-01-03T14:20:00Z2010-01-03T14:20:00Z0816359325Microsoft Office Word07721falseTitle1Sukar, AbdulhamidCameron Universityfalse10939falsefalse12.0000