Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts has more than 140 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, many of whom are internationally recognized as leaders in their fields.
Dr. Haizheng Li received his PhD in economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder. He joined the Georgia Tech faculty in the School of Economics in 1997, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2004 and Professor in 2010. A specialist in applied econometrics, labor economics, industry studies and Chinese economy, he has authored numerous journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports. (continues)
Dr. Olga Shemyakina received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA in 2007. She joined the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2007. Her research interests include applied microeconomics, armed conflict, health, education, gender, labor economics and economic development. (continues)
Dr Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere joined the School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology in 2006 as an Assistant Professor. She is also a research fellow at the Institute for the study of Labor (IZA) Bonn Germany. Dr Ruth Uwaifo Oyelere holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests fall into four main areas: development economics, labor economics education economics and population economics (continues)