Elizabeth Asiedu

International Economics, Development Economics, Economics of Africa

“Does Foreign Aid Mitigate the Adverse Effect of Expropriation Risk on Foreign Direct Investment?” Journal of International Economics 78.2 (2009): 268-275.

“The Effect of Corruption on Firm Level Investment: Evidence from Transition Countries, Latin America and the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa.” Review of Development Economics 13.2 (2009): 200-214.

“The Effect of Globalization on Firm Profit: Do Owners’ Race/Ethnicity Matter?” American Economic
Review Papers and Proceedings 97.2 (2007): 368-372.

"The Determinants of Employment of Affiliates of US Multinational Enterprises in Africa," Revised version publishedin Development Policy Review, 22 (4), (2004), 371-379 .

"Debt Relief and Institutional Reform: A focus on Heavily Indebted Poor Countries," Revised version published in Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance , 43 (4) (2003), 614-626.

"Discount Factors and Thresholds: Foreign Investment when Enforcement is Imperfect," Revised version published in  Macroeconomic Dynamics, 4 (1) (2000), 1-21.

ECON 587 Economic Development of Africa 
ECON 605 International Finance

B.S. in Math & Computer Science, University of Ghana (1988); M.S. in Mathematics, University of
Illinois (1992); M.S. in Economics, University of Illinois (1994); Ph.D. in Economics, University of Illinois (1998)