George C. Georgiou PhD

 

Areas of Research:

 

International Trade and Finance Policy (particular expertise in the areas of trade competitiveness and U.S. comparative advantage, international resource flows and mobility, foreign direct investment and unfair trade practices of major U.S. trade partners); Energy Resources and National Energy Policy (particular expertise in the areas of petroleum and OPEC); Regional Economic Analysis and Policies (particular expertise in Middle East and Persian Gulf development, Latin American Economic Integration, and European Economic Integration), and Regional Economic Development.  Most recent research has been in the area of Economics of Education, having served as the leading investigator in a multi-year study of the effects of integrating economics into the curriculum on the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) economics outcome scores; and, the role of the Economics discipline as it relates to undergraduate programs, particularly those with business programs.

 

Recent publications include:

 

“Economics and Business: David vs. Goliath at Undergraduate Business Schools,” Proceedings of The 2005 International Applied Business Research Conference and The 2005 College Teaching & Learning Conference, March 14-18, 2005. ISSN 1539-8757.

 

“Integrating Economics in the K-12 Curriculum,” International Business & Economics Research Journal.  Volume 2, Number 6, June 2003, Western Academic Press, Inc.

 

“Pre-College Economics Instruction and Outcome Scores,” Journal of Business and Economic Studies. Spring 2003, Volume 9, Issue 1, The Northeast Business & Economics Association.

 

"Economics in the Pre-College Curriculum," International Advances in Economic Research, Volume 2, Number 1, February 1996, International Atlantic Economic Association.

           

"U.S. Energy Security and Policy Options for the 1990's," Energy Policy, Volume 21, Number 8, August 1993, Oxford, UK.

 

"Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.," The World Economy, Vol. 15, No. 6, November 1992, Oxford, UK & Cambridge, USA.

           

"The Persian Gulf Crisis and the Future of OPEC," Mediterranean Quarterly, Volume 3, Number 1, Winter 1992, Duke University Press.

 

 

Recent professional papers include:

 

“2006 Economic Outlook,” presented at the Turnaround Management Association and the Commercial Finance Association meetings, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, April12, 2006.

 

“What the Turnaround Community  Should Expect over the Next 18 Months,”  presented at the Turnaround Management Association meetings, Baltimore, Maryland, September 14, 2005.

           

The Role of Economics in Undergraduate Business Schools,” at the 57th International Atlantic Economic Society Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, March 11, 2004.

 

“Integrating Economics in the K-12 Curriculum,” presented and published in the Conference Proceedings of the 2003 International Applied Business Research Conference (Recipient of the Best Paper Award), Acapulco, Mexico, March 17-21, 2003.

           

 “Pre-College Economics and Outcome Scores: 1992-2000,” presented at the National Council on Economic Education Annual Conference, San Diego, October 9-13, 2002.

 

“Non-Majors Education from the Perspective of Chairs and Deans,” presented at the Eastern Economic Association Annual Meetings, Boston, MA, March 15-17, 2002.

 

“The Plight of the Economics Major in Undergraduate Business Schools,” presented and published in the Conference Proceedings of the 2001 International Business Education & Technology Association, Cancun, Mexico, March 14-21, 2001.

 

“Pre-College Economics and Outcome Scores,” presented and published in the Conference Proceedings of the International Applied Business and Research Association, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, March 13-17, 2000.

           

“A Chairman’s Perspective on Non-Majors Education,” presented at the Eastern Economic Association annual meetings, Crystal City, Virginia, March 24-26, 2000.

 

"Economics Instruction and Outcome Scores," presented at the Eastern Economic Association annual meetings, Boston, March     11-14, 1999.

           

            "The One-Semester Introductory Economics Course: Opportunities and risks," presented at the Eastern Economic Association annual meetings, Boston, March 11-14, 1999.