Marian Manic

 MarianA. Manic

Marian A. Manic

  • Courses3
  • Reviews12

Biography

University of South Carolina - Economics

Assistant Professor of Economics at Whitman College
Higher Education
Marian
Manic
Walla Walla, Washington
Assistant Professor of Economics at Whitman College. Teaching courses in Economics and Finance and performing research in the fields of International Migration and Remittances, Regional & Urban Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Growth and Development, International Monetary Economics, International Trade, and Political Economy.


Experience

  • University of South Carolina

    Research Assistant, USC Division of Research

    Worked for Professor Douglas Woodward and the USC Division of Research in various projects of regional economic impact analysis:
    • EngenuitySC regional economic competitiveness project.
    • Fort Jackson regional economic impact analysis.
    • AREVA regional economic impact analysis.
    • Aerospace Clusters regional economic impact analysis.

  • University of South Carolina

    Economics Ph.D. Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics

    - Taught recitation classes on Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 221) and Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 222).

    - Assisted economics professors with research.

    - Assisted professors of the following courses:
    1) Environmental Economics;
    2) Sustainable Economic Development;
    3) Principles of Macroeconomics;
    4) International Development Economics;
    5) Health Economics
    6) Industrial Organization
    7) Money and Banking
    8) International Macroeconomic Theory
    9) Principles of Microeconomics
    10) Managerial Economics

  • University of South Carolina

    Instructor, Department of Economics

    (1) Spring 2016: Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 222), class size - 117 students; Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 107 students.
    (2) Fall 2015: Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 68 students; Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 221), class size - 24 students.
    (3) Spring 2015: Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 224 students.
    (4) Fall 2014: Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 221), class size - 120 students.
    (5) Spring 2014: Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 70 students.

  • Whitman College

    Assistant Professor of Economics

    Teaching undergraduate courses in Economics and Finance (Macroeconomics, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis).

  • Telecom/Telematique, Inc.

    Financial Analyst

    Developed advanced financial analysis and forecasting models in the Information Technology and Telecommunications sectors for various international business development projects sponsored by the World Bank and other international institutions.

  • Ryerson University

    MBA Instructor, Ted Rogers School of Management

    Taught the Economics foundation course (MB8006) within the MBA program of Ryerson's Ted Rogers School of Management.

  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

    Instructor, School of Accounting and Financial Services

    Taught the following undergraduate courses:
    (1) Fall 2013: Business Accounting (BTB 110, two sections), class sizes - 40 and 41 students, respectively.
    (2) Summer 2013: Accounting I (ACC 106) and Corporate Finance (FIN 401, two sections), class sizes - 35, 18, and 28 students, respectively.
    (3) Spring 2013: Financial Analysis (ACC 212, three sections), class sizes - 27, 34, and 29 students, respectively.
    (4) Fall 2012: Corporate Finance (IAF 330) and Financial Analysis (ACC 212, two sections), class sizes - 44, 35, and 35 students, respectively.

Education

  • WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

    Non-degree

    EU Business Strategy and Market Integration Course within the IMBA program
    During March of 2006, studied EU business issues related to strategy and market integration in the areas of Finance/Banking/Accounting, Marketing, Operations and Information Systems.

  • University of South Carolina - The Moore School of Business

    Ph.D.

    Economics
    Specialized in International Economics, Urban and Regional Economics, and Economic Development and Growth, with a particular interest in researching welfare effects of remittances on international and regional economic development.

  • University of South Carolina - The Moore School of Business

    International Master of Business Administration (IMBA)

    Finance
    The International MBA program from Moore School of Business, USC, has been consistently ranked one of the top two graduate International Business program in the United States and one of the leading programs around the World. It is a 2 year intensive program that is geared towards raising awareness of International Business Issues, providing opportunities for studying foreign languages as well as a comprehensive (over 3 months) Internship at a MNC either in the USA or other countries.

  • Darla Moore Research Grant: “Moldovan Remittances – Is ‘Dutch Disease’ Contagious?” – dissertation research grant


    This is a research grant provided by University of South Carolina to carry out a nation-wide survey (with the help of IMAS Chisinau - a marketing research and surveying company) about the impact of remittances on economic development in Moldova.

  • University of South Carolina CIBER Research Grant: “Impact of Remittances on Spatial Consumption and Migration: A Case Study of Moldova” – dissertation research grant


    This is a research grant provided by University of South Carolina to carry out a nation-wide survey (with the help of IMAS Chisinau - a marketing research and surveying company) about the impact of remittances on economic development in Moldova.

  • University of South Carolina

    Research Assistant, USC Division of Research


    Worked for Professor Douglas Woodward and the USC Division of Research in various projects of regional economic impact analysis: • EngenuitySC regional economic competitiveness project. • Fort Jackson regional economic impact analysis. • AREVA regional economic impact analysis. • Aerospace Clusters regional economic impact analysis.

  • University of South Carolina

    Economics Ph.D. Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics


    - Taught recitation classes on Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 221) and Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 222). - Assisted economics professors with research. - Assisted professors of the following courses: 1) Environmental Economics; 2) Sustainable Economic Development; 3) Principles of Macroeconomics; 4) International Development Economics; 5) Health Economics 6) Industrial Organization 7) Money and Banking 8) International Macroeconomic Theory 9) Principles of Microeconomics 10) Managerial Economics

  • University of South Carolina

    Instructor, Department of Economics


    (1) Spring 2016: Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 222), class size - 117 students; Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 107 students. (2) Fall 2015: Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 68 students; Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 221), class size - 24 students. (3) Spring 2015: Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 224 students. (4) Fall 2014: Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 221), class size - 120 students. (5) Spring 2014: Introduction to Economics (ECON 224), class size - 70 students.

Publications

  • The Impact of Remittances on Regional Consumption and Investment

    Journal of Regional Science

    This paper examines the effects of international remittances on regional economic development using spatial data from an original household survey carried out in the Republic of Moldova. I analyze remittance flows within a model that estimates spatial budget shares of consumption and investment expenditure categories for rural and urban households. In addition, I take advantage of the multinomial logit approach to control for the selectivity and endogeneity biases of remittances. This study finds that remittances lead to significantly increasing marginal productive investments in urban regions at the expense of rural regions. Another fundamental result of the current study is that remittances influence the flight of productive capital into urban regions (a pattern similar to the crowding-out effect of the Dutch Disease). The analysis carried out in this paper can be applied to other temporary income transfers and exogenous spending injected in the region that affect households’ spatial expenditure patterns.

  • The Impact of Remittances on Regional Consumption and Investment

    Journal of Regional Science

    This paper examines the effects of international remittances on regional economic development using spatial data from an original household survey carried out in the Republic of Moldova. I analyze remittance flows within a model that estimates spatial budget shares of consumption and investment expenditure categories for rural and urban households. In addition, I take advantage of the multinomial logit approach to control for the selectivity and endogeneity biases of remittances. This study finds that remittances lead to significantly increasing marginal productive investments in urban regions at the expense of rural regions. Another fundamental result of the current study is that remittances influence the flight of productive capital into urban regions (a pattern similar to the crowding-out effect of the Dutch Disease). The analysis carried out in this paper can be applied to other temporary income transfers and exogenous spending injected in the region that affect households’ spatial expenditure patterns.

  • The regional effects of international migration on internal migration decisions of tertiary-educated workers

    Papers in Regional Science

    This study is a departure from the classic analysis of the effect of international migration on human capital. Using original data from a nationally representative survey in Moldova, we employ discrete choice and count‐data models to evaluate the effect of international migration on the likelihood that “left‐behind” household members with tertiary education migrate domestically. Thus, we propose an original framework of identifying a causal relationship between international and internal migration. The main findings support the hypothesis that international migration leads to an increase in the preference for urban jobs of tertiary‐educated left‐behind household members with peripheral rural origins.

ECON 221

3.2(3)

ECON 224

1.8(8)

ECON 224009

1(1)