Curriculum Vitae
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ph.D. University of Alabama, Economics, 2014
M.A. University of Alabama, Economics, 2010
B.S. Florida A&M University, Economics, 2007
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
University of Southern California Visiting Scholar (Fall ’21 – Spring ’22)
Assistant Professor and Program Director, Morehouse College (AACSB), (Fall ‘19 – Spring ‘21)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Morehouse College (AACSB), (2014-2019)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Guest Editor for a special issue in Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (2020- Present)
Research Associate with The Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute at the University of New Orleans (2019- Present)
DISSERTATION
“Essays on Public Investment, Private Investment and Foreign Investments.” Committee: James Cover (Chair), Paul Pecorino, June Ma, Shane Underwood, and Emmett Lordee.
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS
Hoover, G and M.J. Williams, "Historical Racial Exclusion from Board Membership at SEA, WEAI, MEA and EEA and their Affiliated Journals" Southern Economic Journal (forthcoming)
Elu, J., Price, G.N. & Williams, M.J. (2020). "Novel Virus Pandemics and U.S. Economic Growth: Implication for COVID-19" Empirical Economic Letters
Irankunda, A., Price, G.N., Uzamere, N.E., & Williams, M.J. (2019). Ex-Incarceree/Convict Status: Beneficial for Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship? The American Economist.
Elu, J., Price, G.N. & Williams, M.J. (2019). Gender and Micro-Credit: The Case of Mozambican Households. Enterprise Development and Microfinance. 30(2), p. 1-12
Ume, E.S., & Williams, M.J. (2018). The Differential Impact of Monetary Policy on Blacks and Whites since the Great Recession. Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, p. 1-13.
Williams, M.J. (2017). Discounted Agricultural Growth in South Africa. The Review of Black Political Economy, p.1-10.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Williams, M.J. (2019). Book Chapter on Limited Liquidity: A Test of the Taylor Rule with Ghanaian Data. The Dynamics of Economic Development in Africa: Essays in Honour of Professor Akpan H. Ekpo (pp. 577-594). University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd.
WORKING PAPERS
M.J. Williams. “What is the Impact of High Teaching Loads on Research Productivity and How can it be Managed at HBCU’s? An Empirical, Anecdotal and Descriptive Analysis of and within Morehouse College
Elu, J. and M.J. Williams. “Cryptocurrency Investment in COVID-19 and Wealth Disparities.”
Williams, M.J. “How do Economic Advantages per Federal Investment Dollar Spent Impact Returns to Secondary Education?”
Elu, J. and M.J. Williams. “Development Funding in Africa: The Case of West Africa.”
Elu, J. and M.J. Williams. “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Way Forward for Nigeria”
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2022: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting
2021: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting
A.P. Sloan Summer Program Guest Speaker at Spelman College
National HBCU Blockchain and Fintech Conference (Sponsored by The Blockchain Association)
Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting
2020: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting
2019: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting.
Tenth Annual Conference on Regional Integration on Africa (ACRIA 10)
2018: Ninth Annual Conference on Regional Integration on Africa (ACRIA 9)
2016: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting
Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting
2015: Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting
COURSES TAUGHT
Morehouse College – Economics Undergraduate (Fall 2014 – Present):
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Mathematical Economics
Business Statistics
Econometrics Lab
Spelman College (Adjunct) – Economics Undergraduate:
Microeconomic Theory
Econometrics
Econometrics Lab
SERVICE
Morehouse College:
Morehouse Online Degree Course Developer and Launch Team
Provost search interview team
Budget committee member
Education abroad faculty committee member
Faculty admissions committee member and secretary
Faculty council committee
Economics club advisor
Economics Profession:
National Economics Association Organization Committee Member
African Political Economics Association Secretary
AWARDS, GRANTS, and CERTIFICATIONS
2021: The Blockchain Association and Morgan State University HBCU BlockChain and Fintech Conference Sponsorship
A.P. Sloan Summer Program Speaker, Spelman College
Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association-NIFA grant for Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Special Issue Submission Support
Morehouse College Carnegie Mellon Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fellow
2020: Blackboard Certificates (full series) and Certified Blackboard Trainer
Academic Program Director for 17th Best Economics Program in the Nation (Study.com)
2018: Morehouse College Teaching Excellence Award
2017: Student Learning Koch Foundation Research Grant
2016: Title III Teaching Initiative Grant
