Chanita Holmes
317 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Expertise:
Education
Ph.D. Economics, State University of New York, Binghamton, 2019
M.A. Economics, State University of New York, Binghamton, 2013
M.Sc. Economics, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2011
B.Sc. Economics & Statistics, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2009
Overview
My research is focused on applied microeconomics, labor, and development economics. I am particularly interested in factors that affect educational attainment and a variety of labor market outcomes. As an instructor, my goal is to influence my students' midsets and introduce agricultural economics as the exciting, intuitive science that it is.
My key areas of research include: i) analyzing how climate affects human capital investment across countries; ii) understating how factors such as physical maturity can affect a person’s wages, and iii) investigate issues that affect educational attainment.
Current Teaching
- AAEC 1005- Economics of the Food and Fiber System: Microeconomic Principles
Previous Courses Taught
Shelton State Community College
ECO 232 - Principles of Microeconomics
State University of New York, Binghamton
ECO 144 - Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
ECO 162 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Experience
- Assistant Research Professor, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, 2019-Present
- Instructor, Department of Economics, Shelton State Community College, 2018-2019
Awards
Award for Best paper in M.Sc. Economics Development I, University of the West Indies, 2009
Best Research Paper in Applied Econometrics, University of the West Indies, 2009
Journal Publications
McCloud, N., Delgado, M., and Holmes, C. (2018). Does a stronger system of Law and Order constrain the effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Government Size. European Journal of Political Economy. 55, 258-283