Shamar Stewart
202-A Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Shamar Stewart's recent research projects have focused on exchange rates stability and the synchronicity of economic growth. His broad research interests center on the fields of international finance, applied time series econometrics, and macro-finance.
Expertise:
Applied econometrics and economic analytics; international development economics
Education
PhD. Economics, University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2019
MA. Economics, University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2019
MSc. Economics, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 2011
BSc. Economics & Statistics, UWI, Jamaica, 2009
Shamar Stewart's recent research projects have focused on exchange rate stability and the synchronicity of economic growth. His broad research interests center on the fields of international finance, applied time series econometrics, and macro-finance.
Courses Taught
- Business Finance
- Principles Macroeconomics
- Fin. Analysis and Modeling
- Business Finance
Experience
- Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2019-Present
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama, Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, 2014-2019
- Economist, Bank of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, 2012 - 2014
Awards
Culverhouse Business School Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Doctoral Student 2018, 2019
Synchronization of Regional Growth Dynamics in China (with Zhicun Bian, Jun Ma and Jinlan Ni), China Economic Review (2018)