Instructor, Dept. of Economics, SIU Carbondale
- Introduction to Microeconomics (Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
- History & Philosophy of the World’s Economic Systems (Fall 2024)
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Economics, SIU Carbondale
International Trade and Finance — Spring 2025
Introduction to Applied Econometrics — Spring 2024
Introduction to Microeconomics — Fall 2022, Fall 2023
Financial Economics — Spring 2023
Working Papers – Ph.D. Dissertation
- Analyzing the Impact of Government Stringency Measures on International Trade Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from International Panel Data
- Effects of COVID-19 Policies and Manufacturing Trade Share on Bilateral Trade
- Sectoral Global Bilateral Trade Dynamics: The Impact of COVID-19 Stringency Measures
Published Papers – M.Sc. Research
Identifying Factors Affecting Inflation Rate in U.S under Different Scenarios (with T.S.G. Peiris), Sri Lankan Journal of Banking and Finance (SLJBF), Volume 4 (1), 2021.
ABSTRACT- Inflation is the rise of the price level of an economy and inflation influences consumer behavior and it is important in driving economic growth. The aim of this study is to identify if there is a significant difference between the economic theories related to the inflation rate and behavior of economic variables in the USA economy according to the different political phases in the country. In order to identify the gap between theories and practices in economics in the USA, eight economics variables are selected and secondary data is collected from 1981 to 2016. Four vector error correction models are estimated and granger causality is tested to identify the long-run and short-run relationships between economic variables and inflation. Portmanteau tests for autocorrelation, Serial correlation LM have been used to confirm the stability and validity of VEC models. Foreign direct investment shows a negative impact on the inflation rate during four periods. The exchange rate, money supply, balance of trade, and the unemployment rate have a relationship with the inflation rate in accordance with the theories during the economic expansion periods. Gross domestic product and government expenditure have mixed influence on the inflation rate in the US economy; therefore, they do not indicate any pattern of behavior with the inflation rate. This study shows that the economic theories might be altered with strategic economic decision-making. Therefore, it shows the importance of an independent institute, which actively introduces effective strategic policies to maintain the economy of a country, regardless of the existing political situation. Keywords – US Economy, Inflation, Vector Error Correction Model