Mina Baliamoune Lutz
Richard de Raismes Kip Endowed Professor, University of North Florida
Dr. Mina Baliamoune-Lutz is Richard de Raismes Kip Professor of Economics and University of North Florida Distinguished Professor (2012), as well as Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and Research Fellow at the Economic Research Forum and the Global Labor Organization. Her recent research examines sustainable development, trade and labor markets, and the gender dimensions of globalization. She has contributed extensively to international policy dialogues through collaborations with the United Nations World Institute for Development Economics Research, the United Nations Economic Conference on Africa, the African Development Bank, and the European Report on Development. Prof. Baliamoune-Lutz has served as Associate Editor for the Journal of African Development, Information Technology for Development, and the Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, and as a member of the editorial board of Feminist Economics. She has also served on the Boards of Directors of the Eastern Economic Association and the African Finance and Economics Association, where she was Vice President and later President.
Areas of Interest:
- International Factor Movements and International Business
- Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
- Economic Impacts of Globalization
- International Economics
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., Basuony M. A. K., Lutz, S. and Mohamed, E. K. A. (2024). “International ownership and SMEs in Middle Eastern and African Economies.” African Development Review, 36(2), 279-291.
- Baliamoune-Lutz, M. (2023). “Does Trade Openness Affect Youth Unemployment? New Evidence from Developing and Emerging Economies.” Economics Bulletin, 43(3), 1502-1513.
- Baliamoune-Lutz, M. & Lutz, S. (2020). « Financing and performance of female-owned firms in Middle Eastern and African economies”. Journal of African Development, 21(2), 277-251 (published in late 2021).
- Addison, T., & Baliamoune-Lutz, M. (2020). “Does aid stimulate foreign direct investment? The role of social cohesion.” Economics Bulletin, 40(3), 2289-2296.
- Baliamoune-Lutz, M. (2020). “Political elites, democracy and education.” Review of Black Political Economy, 47(1), 75-85.
- Baliamoune-Lutz, M. “Trade Sophistication in Developing Countries: Does Export Destination Matter?” Journal of Policy Modelling, 41(1): 39-51, 2019.
Different Arab Springs? The Political Elite and De facto Political Power
Areas of Interest: International Factor Movements and International Business Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance Economic Impacts... Read More
November, 2013
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