Areas of Interest:

• Economic Growth and Sustainable Development
• Political Economy
• Institutions and Policy Reform
• Development Finance
• Entrepreneurship and Development

Education:

• Ph.D., Open-Economy Macro and Development Economics, Northeastern University, 1995
• MBA, Northeastern University, Finance and Quantitative Methods, 1989

Experience:

• Richard de Raismes Kip Endowed Professor of Economics, University of North Florida, 2017-present
• Professor and Kip Distinguished Research Fellow of Economics, University of North Florida, 2010-Present
• Director of Research, African Centre for Economic Transformation, Accra, Ghana, 2013-2014
• Associate Professor of Economics, University of North Florida, 2005-2010

Latest Publications:

• Baliamoune-Lutz, M. “Political Elites, Democracy and Education.” Review of Black Political Economy, 47(1):75-85, 2020.  
• Baliamoune-Lutz, M. “Trade Sophistication in Developing Countries: Does Export Destination Matter?” Journal of Policy Modelling, 41(1): 39-51, 2019. 
• Li, Q., An, L., Xu, J. and Baliamoune-Lutz, M., “Corruption costs lives: evidence from a cross-country study,” European Journal of Health Economics, 19(1): 153-165., 2018. 
• Addison, T. and Baliamoune-Lutz, M., “Aid, the Real Exchange Rate and Why Policy Matters: The Cases of Morocco and Tunisia,” Journal of Development Studies, 53(7): 1104-1121, 2017. 
• Baliamoune-Lutz, M., “Trade and Environmental Quality in African Countries: Do Institutions Matter?” Eastern Economic Journal, (43(1): 155-172, 2017.