Biography
I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at Emory University. Prior to joining Emory University, I earned double master degree in Data Science and Economics at South Dakota State University. I have worked as a Research Assistant at United Nations University- World Institute for Development and Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) at University of Ghana. My research interests includes Empirical macroeconomics, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Time Series Analysis and Machine Learning applications to Macroeconomics.
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- Empirical Macroeconomics
- Time Series Econometrics
- Fiscal and Monetary Policy
- Big Data Analysis
- Machine Learning Application in Macroeconomics
PhD in Economics, 2024 (Expected)
Emory University
M.A in Economics, 2021
Emory University
M.Sc in Economics, 2018
South Dakota State University
M.Sc in Data Science, 2018
South Dakota State University
M.Phil in Economics, 2013
University of Cape Coast
BA (First-Class) in Economics and Economics, 2010
University of Cape Coast
Skills
Working Papers
Presentations:
94th International Atlantic Economic Conference. October 2022.
2023 ASSA AEA Annual Meetings. New Orleans. Louisiana. January 2023.
Teaching
Courses Taught:
Main Instructor (Emory)
ECON-215: Stocks, Bonds and Financial Markets - Spring 2023 ECON-212: Intermediate Macroeconomics & Econ 411: Money and Banking - Summer 2023 ECON-212: Intermediate Macroeconomics & Econ 411: Money and Banking - Spring 2023 ECON-212: Intermediate Macroeconomics - Spring 2023 ECON-212: Intermediate Macroeconomics - Fall 2022 ECON-212: Intermediate Macroeconomics - Spring 2022 ECON-201: Intermediate Microeconomics - Summer 2021 ECON-212: Intermediate Macroeconomics - Summer 2021
Lab Instructor (Emory)
QTM-100 Lab: Introduction to Statistical Inference - [Spring 2020], [Fall 2020], [Spring 2021], [Fall 2021], [Spring 2022] [Fall 2022], [Spring 2023], [Summer 2022]
Teaching Assistant (Emory)
Econ 212: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2021) with Jong Kim
Econ 220: Probability & Statistics for Economist (Spring 2021) with Jong Kim
Econ 333 - Financial Economics (Spring 2020), Econ 415 - Behavioral Economics & Finance (Spring 2020), Econ 423 - Financial Econometrics (Spring 2020) with John Kim.
Teaching Assistant (SDSU)
ECON-201: Intermediate Microeconomics - Fall 2016
ECON-202: Intermediate Macroeconomics - Spring 2017
Awards
Projects
Publications
Presentations:
94th International Atlantic Economic Conference. October 2022.
2023 ASSA AEA Annual Meetings. New Orleans. Louisiana. January 2023.
Contact
- wtakuma@emory.edu
- +16056912060
- 1516 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322-2240