Harri Ramcharran, Ph.D.

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Education:

• Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
• M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton
• B.S. in Economics and Business, Mankato State College, Minnesota

Biography

Professional & Academic Experience:

Academic Experience

• The University of Akron, College of Business Administration, 1986 - Present
• State University of New York, College of Fredonia, 1985-1986
• University of the West Indies (Jamaica), 1982-1985
• State University of New York, College at Cortland, 1978-1982

Teaching Interests:

• International Business Finance
• International Banking
• International Financial Markets and Investments
• Techniques of Financial analysis
• Multinational Corporate Finance

Research Interests:

• Emerging Equity markets performance

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Research Accomplishments

Recent Publications:

• "The Pharmaceutical Industry of Puerto Rico: Ramifications of Global Competition." Journal of Policy Modeling, (2011).
• “Estimating the impact of Financial liberalization on equity returns in South East Asian markets” (with Doseong Kim). Multinational Business Review, Vol.16, 1, Winter 2008, 101-118.
• “Estimating Efficiency in the Foreign Operations of the USA Legal services Industry”, International Business and Economics Research Journal, vol. 3, April 2004, 49-59.
• “Stock Returns and Fundamental Variables in Emerging Equity Markets: Further Evidence”, Journal of Investing, Vol. 13, #1, Spring 2004, 45-56.
• “Estimating the Impact of Risks on Emerging Market Performance: Further evidence on data from rating agencies”, Multinational Business Review, vol 11, Winter 2003, 77-90.
• “Evaluating the Impact of Credit Risk on Emerging Market Stock Returns”, American Business Review, Volume XXI, June 2003, pp 81-87, (with Il Woon Kim).
• “Firm Size and Executive Compensation,” Multinational Business Review, Vol. 10, Fall 2002, pp. 138-146.
• “An Empirical Analysis of the P/E Ratio in Emerging Equity Markets,” Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 3, June 2002, pp. 165-178.
• “Oil Production Reponses to Price Changes: An Empirical Application of the Competitive Model to OPEC and non-OPEC Countries,” Energy Economics, Vol. 24, 2002, pp. 97-106.
• “OPEC’s production under fluctuating oil prices: further test of the target revenue theory” Energy Economics, vol. 23, 2001, pp. 667-681
• “An Empirical Model of Dividend Policy in Emerging Equity Markets” Emerging Markets Quarterly, vol. 5, no.1, Spring 2001, pp. 39-49
• “Estimating Productivity and Returns to Scale in the US Textile Industry” Empirical Economics, vol. 26, 2001, pp. 515-524
• “The Determinants of Demand for Automobile Loans: An Empirical Analysis” Southern Business and Economic Journal, vol. 24, #1, Winter 2001, pp. 25-39
• “Less Developed Countries Borrowing from the International Capital Markets: An Analysis of Country Risk” Global Business and Finance Review, vol. 4, #1, Spring 2001, pp. 23-36
• “Productivity, Returns to Scale and the Elasticity of Factor Substitution in the U.S.A. Apparel Industry,” International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 73, #3,2001 pp.285-291
• “The Impact of Bank Merger on Foreign Exchange Trading Income: A Study of Large US Banks” American Business Review, vol. XIX, #2, Spring 2001, pp. 13-19
• “Inter-Firm Linkages and Profitability in the Automobile Industry: The Implications for Supply Chain Management” Journal of Supply Chain Management, vol. 37, #1, 2001, pp.11-18.
• “Foreign Direct Investments in Central and Eastern Europe: An Analysis of Regulatory and Country Risk Factors” American Business Review, Vol. 18, #2, June 2000, 1-9
• “The sensitivity of Foreign Exchange Trading Income to Exchange Rate Changes: A Study of Large U.S. Banks” Multinational Business Review, Vol. 8, Spring 2000, 39-50
• “The Need for International Accounting Harmonization: An Examination and Comparison of the Practices of Russian Banks,” American Business Review, (Vol. XVII, Jan. 2000), 1-9
• “Foreign Direct Investment and Country Risk: Further Empirical Evidence”, Global Economic Review, 1999, Vol. 28, #3, 49-60
• “The Determinants of Secondary Market Prices for Developing Country Loans: The Impact of Country Risk,” Global Finance Journal, Vol. X, #2, 1999, 173-186
• “U.S. Foreign Direct Investment Abroad: The Cheap Labor Motive Examined”, Global Business and Finance Review, Vol. 4, #2, Fall 1999, 65-71
• “Trade Liberalization in Services: An Analysis of the Obstacles and the Opportunities for Trade Expansion by U.S. Law Firms,” Multinational Business Review. Vol. VII, #1 Spring 1999, 27-37
• “International Bank Lending to Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis of Country Risk,” Multinational Business Review. Vol. VII, #1 Spring 1999, 83-92
• “Obstacles and Opportunities in International Trade in Accounting Services in an Era of Globalization,” American Business Review, Jan. 1999, 94-103

Research seminars/presentations:

• Market structure, Liquidity and the performance of Emerging Equity Market, Southwest Finance Association Meeting, March 9-12, 2011, Houston, Texas.
• Estimating the production Efficiency of US Foreign Direct Investment, Eastern Finance Association Meeting, April 13-16, 2011, Savannah, Georgia.

Awards:

• Best paper award “Estimating Efficiency in the Foreign Operations of the USA Legal services Industry”, International Business and Economics Research Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada October, 2003.
• Selected for Who’s Who in Business Higher Education, July 2003.
• Nominated for Outstanding Researcher Award, 2004 (The University Of Akron)
• Invited to participate at the Oxford Round Table Conference, Oxford University, Aug. 2004
• Finance Advisory Board Faculty Research Excellence Award, 1996-1997 academic year
• Finance Advisory Board Faculty Research Excellence Award, 1994-1995 academic year
• CBA Dean’s Research Incentive Award, 1997-1998
• CBA Dean’s Research Incentive Award, 1996-1997
• CBA Dean’s Research Incentive Award, 1995-1996