Email: bzhahada@iwu.edu
Office Phone: +1(309)-556-3130
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bira
Zhahadai
I am a assistant professor of economics at Illinois Wesleyan University. My research is in macroeconomics, international economics, applied time series (macroeconometrics), and environmental economics. The strength of my research lies in building and solving dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models to study business cycles and environmental issues in emerging market economies, and using structural vector autoregressions to conclude empirical evidence from data.
Publication
Are Business Cycles in Emerging Market Economies Alike?
International Economics and Economic Policy, Volume 20, Pages 537-561, 06 September 2023Working Paper
Chicago Boys: Economic Liberalization and the Chilean Economy
with Bryan McCannon (Under Review)Natural Disaster Clause for Sovereign Debt in Emerging Market Economies
with Olivier MahulProductivity Shocks, Financial Frictions, and Business Cycles in Emerging Market Economies
Teaching
Assistant Professor
Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON 302)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Spring 2024
Statistics for Business and Economics (ECON 284)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Spring 2024
Introduction to Economics (ECON 100)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Fall 2023
Money and Banking (ECON 311)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Fall 2023
International Trade (ECON 351)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Fall 2023
Visiting Assistant Professor
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis in Economics (ECON 284)
James Madison University
Spring 2023
Environmental Economics (ECON 305)
James Madison University
Spring 2023
Fall 2022
Introduction to Macroeconomics (ECON 200)
James Madison University
Fall 2022
Independent Instructor
Resource & Environmental Economics (ARE 336)
North Carolina State University
Spring 2022
Principles of Macroeconomics (EC 202)
North Carolina State University
Spring 2019
Fall 2017
Fall 2016
Fundamentals of Economics (EC 205)
North Carolina State University
Summer 2017
Laboratory Instructor
Principles of Macroeconomics (EC 202)
North Carolina State University
Spring 2017
Spring 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Fundamentals of Macoreconomics (Master) (ECG 703)
North Carolina State University
Spring 2022. Instructor: Professor Daisoon Kim.
Macroeconomics II (Ph.D.) (ECG 705)
North Carolina State University
Spring 2019. Instructor: Professor Ayse Kabukcuoglu Dur.
Macroeconomics II (Ph.D.) (ECG 705)
North Carolina State University
Spring 2018. Instructor: Professor Nora Traum.
Macroeconomics I (Ph.D.) (ECG 704)
North Carolina State University
Fall 2017. Instructor: Professor Giuseppe Fiori.
