FACULTY AND STAFF

Dr. Wafa Hakim Orman

Assistant Professor of Economics Office: Business Administration Bldg. 309; Phone: 256.824.5674 Email: Wafa.Orman@uah.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics - University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona - 2007
Master of Arts in Economics - University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona - 2004
Master of Arts in Economics - University of Mumbai, Mumbai (Bombay), India - 2002
Bachelor of Commerce - University of Mumbai, Mumbai (Bombay), India - 2000

Research Interests

• Labor Economics
• Economics of Religion
• Applied Econometrics
• Experimental and Behavioral Economics

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor - Department of Economics and Information Systems, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama - 2008-Present
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Department of Economics and the Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, 2007—2008

Recent Publications

• Wafa Hakim Orman, 2008. "Giving It Away for Free? The Nature of Job-Market Signaling by Open-Source Software Developers," Advances in Economic Analysis & Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 8(1), pages 1875-1875.
• Wafa Hakim Orman, Charles M. North, and Carl R. Gwin (2008) “Going to College, Getting a Job: What Happens when Mom and Dad Take Their Kids to Church” in What Americans Really Believe, Rodney Stark, ed. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.
• Charles M. North, Wafa Hakim Orman , and Carl R. Gwin (2008) “Giving: The Rich, the Poor, and the Widow’s Mite.” in What Americans Really Believe, Rodney Stark, ed. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press.

Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor, University of Alabama in Huntsville:

Principles of Macroeconomics

Instructor, University of Arizona:

Macroeconomic Institutions and Policy

Intermediate Macroeconomics

Principles of Economics

Intermediate Microeconomics

Global and Financial Economics and Strategies

Other Professional Activities, Awards, and Honors

• "Survival of the Strictest? An Experimental Examination of Club Goods," University of Alabama in Huntsville 2009 Research Mini-Grant
• “Trust and Social Capital in Immigrant Networks,” NSF Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) and Department of Homeland Security Special Competition 2007-2008
• Referee, American Economic Review
• Referee, Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Toronto, 2008
• Discussant, Southern Economic Association Annual Conference 2008, Washington DC
• Discussant, Western Social Science Association Annual Conference 2006, Phoenix, AZ
• Discussant, Western Economic Association Annual Conference 2006, San Diego, CA
• Participant, Committee on the Status of Women in the Economic Profession (CSWEP) Mentoring Workshop 2008, New Orleans, LA
• Member, American Economic Association
• Member, Southern Economic Association

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