Richard Agesa Professor Finance, Economics, and International Business CH215 304-696-2606 agesa@marshall.edu Biography Richard Agesa received his PhD in Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1996. He currently teaches the graduate course Managerial Economics as well as undergraduate courses such as Principles of Microeconomics. His research interests include applied micro econometrics, with specific reference to the developing economies of Africa. In 2019, his work with Jacqueline Agesa, was published in the Journal of Developing Areas. Richard is currently a committee member in the Higher Learnings Policy Commission as well as the Honors Council and the Graduate Appeals Board. He has been a reviewer for the South African Journal of Economics since 2014 and was guest speaker for the League of Women Voters-Huntington Chapter in 2008. Education InformationPhD, Economics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1996MA, Economics, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 1986BA, Economics, University of Poona, 1984Employee Awards and HonorsElizabeth McDowell Lewis Endowed Chair of Economics, Lewis College of Business, August 2015Selected PublicationsAgesa, R. U., & Agesa, J. (2019). Time spent on household chores (fetching water) and the alternatives forgone for women in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Kenya. Journal of Developing Areas, 53(2), 29-42.Courses TaughtECN 250: Principles of EconomicsECN 466: Economics WorkshopECN 501: Economic AnalysisECN 630: Managerial Economics PNA 715: Health Economics Service to the UniversityService to the ProfessionReviewer, South African Journal of Economics, June 2014 to PresentService to the CommunityGuest Speaker, League of Women Voters, Huntington Chapter, March 2008