Tarek Ghani
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Area of Expertise:
Business And Government, Economic Development, Organizational Economics, Political Economy, International Business
Research Interests:
Tarek's academic research examines how market and institutional frictions affect firm strategy in emerging economies. Tarek has published in the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Foreign Affairs and the Harvard Business Review.
Selected Publications:
- "Violence and Financial Decisions: Evidence from Mobile Money in Afghanistan", Review of Economics and Statistics, with J. Blumenstock, M. Callen, R. Gonzalez
- "Relationships on the Rocks: Contract Evolution in a Market for Ice", American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, with T. Reed
- "Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan", American Economic Review, Issue 10, 2868-2901, with J. Blumenstock, M. Callen, 2018
Awards/Honors:
- 2019 Reid Teaching Award - PMBA, Olin Business School, 2019
- Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, 2010
- Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University, 2004
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship, 2003
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Tarek Ghani is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at Olin Business School and a nonresident fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution. Ghani is a senior economic adviser at the International Crisis Group, where he previously served as chief economist and director of the Future of Conflict Program. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. from Stanford University.
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Email: tghani@wustl.edu
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