Ariuna Taivan Ph.D.

Office Hours Video

Education

• Ph.D Economics - Oklahoma State University, 2012
• M.S. Economics – Oklahoma State University, 1999
• B.S. Economics – Russian Academy of Economics, 1989

Research Interests

• International finance
• International Macroeconomics
• Economic growth and development
• Financial development and economic growth
• African studies
• Oil and natural gas production
• Public debt and growth
• International trade and economic growth
• Tourism and growth
• Small business and personal income
• Natural resource and economic growth

This faculty member is interested in working with students on research.

Courses Taught

• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Intermediate Macroeconomics
• Money and Banking
• International Economics
• Global Economics
• Economics & Society

Publications

• Wei, X., Huang, S., Yap, G., Wu, X., and Taivan, A. (2018). “The Influence of National Holiday Structure on Domestic Tourism expenditure: Evidence from China”. Tourism Economics, I-20.
• Wilmot, N. & Taivan, A. (2017). “The Causal Relationship in North American Energy Production”. OPEC Energy Review, vol. 41 (3), 239-258.
• Donayre, L., & Taivan, A. (2017) Causality between Public Debt and Real Growth in the OECD: A Country-by-country Analysis. Economic Papers, 36(2), pp 156-170.
• Nene, G. & Taivan, A. (2017). Causality between Tourism and Economic Growth: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Journal of Developing Areas, 51(2), 155-169.
• Taivan, A., & Nene, G. (2016). Financial Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Southern African Development Community Countries. The Journal of Developing Areas, 50(4), 81-95.
• Taivan, A. (2016). Financial Development and Economic Growth: the case of Asian Economies. Economic Bulletin, vol 36(2), 1071-1082.
• Taivan, A., Nene, G., & Boubacar, I. (2015). Commodity Exports to China and Economic Growth: the Case of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Countries. Nankai Business Review International, vol 6(no 4), 401-416.