Dr. Tomi Ovaska

2003

Ph D, Public finance, political economy, international economics, comparative economic systems

West Virginia University

2001

MA, Microeconomics, macroeconomics

West Virginia University

1997

MA, Allgemeine Staatslehre

University of Jyväskylä

1989

Other, Battle center officer

The Finnish Naval Academy

2024

Youngstown State University

Paul J. Thomas Endowed Chair in Economics

April 2022

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Scholarship

September 2021

Economic Affairs Journal

Top Downloaded Paper Award

May 2020

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Docent in Political Economy

April 2020

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Service

April 2020

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professor of Economics

April 2019

Youngstown State University

YSU-OEA Outstanding Service Award

April 2019

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Teaching

January 2019

Economic Affairs Journal

Top Downloaded Paper Award

December 2018

Economies Journal

Guest Editor

February 2018

World Development Journal

Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer Award

May 2015

The Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy

The JEC Highly Commended Paper Award

March 2015

University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

JSBE Visiting Scholar

April 2014

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Scholarship

March 2006

University of Regina

Associate of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

April 2005

The Journal of Private Enterprise

The John Templeton Prize

May 2002

West Virginia University

The Vickers Prize

2020

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professor (Economics)

2017

Youngstown State University

Professor (Economics)

2011

Youngstown State University

Associate Professor (Economics)

2007

Youngstown State University

Assistant Professor (Economics)

2003

University of Regina

Assistant Professor (Economics)

1999

West Virginia University

Graduate Assistant, Instructor (Economics)

1998

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Diplomatic Attaché (Multilateral Institutions)

1991

Anora Estonia AS

Member of the Board, President

1988

The Finnish Navy

Lieutenant

2023

"Assessing the Impact of Goods and Services Inflation on Consumer and Professional Forecaster Expectations: A Bayesian Shrinkage Approach"

Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis

2023

"The drug overdose death epidemic: evidence from U.S. Counties"

Applied Economic Letters

2023

"Sir Thomas More’s Utopia: An Overlooked Economic Classic"

2022

"INTERNATIONAL MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES SELECTING FOREIGN DISTRIBUTORS"

2022

"International Market Entry Strategies - Selecting Foreign Distributors"

Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, volume 22, issue 4, p. 16 - 30

2022

"Entrepreneurial choices depend on trust: Some global evidence"

Journal of International Entrepreneurship / Taylor & Francis, volume 20, issue 4, p. 564-590

2022

"General scholarship"

2021

"The Robustness of Trust, Institutions and Entrepreneurship Regressions, Revisited"

Applied Economics Letters, volume 28, issue 18, p. 1578-1581

2021

"Exploring the Relationship Between Trust and Business Start-Ups in 52 Countries Over 16 Years"

International Journal of Business and Economics, volume 20, issue 1, p. 17-36

2020

"The Extent and Cost of Common Stigmas Among University Students"

Economics Bulletin, volume 40, issue 3, p. 1924-1936

2020

"Caveat Emptor: Foreign Aid and Entrepreneurship"

Economies, volume 8, issue 4, p. 1-13

2019

"Sir Thomas More’s Utopia: An Overlooked Economic Classic"

Economic Affairs, volume 39, issue 1, p. 65-80

2019

"Export Jobs, Special Interest Groups and Presidential Election in 2016: The Case of West Virginia"

Journal of Private Enterprise, volume 34, issue 4, p. 75-97

2017

"Increase Interest in Compound Interest: Economic Growth and Personal Finance"

Journal of Economics and Finance Education, volume 16, issue 2

2017

"Increase Interest in Compound Interest: Economic Growth and Personal Finance"

Journal of Economics and Finance Education, volume 16, issue 2, p. 85-97

2015

"Decomposing household, professional and market forecasts on inflation: a dynamic factor model analysis"

Applied Economics, volume 47, issue 20, p. 2092-2101

2014

"The Development Experiences of Two Small African and Northern European Communities under Globalization - A Regulation Theory Analysis"

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, volume 8, issue 4, p. 234-260

2014

"Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth"

2014

"Business Cycle Volatility: Does the European-Style Safety Net Help"

Journal of Private Enterprise, volume 29, issue 2

2013

"Who Has the Advantage? An Economic Exploration of Winning in Men’s Professional Tennis"

The American Economist, volume 59, issue 1

2011

"Business Environment and New Firm Creation"

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, volume 24, issue 3, p. 301-317

2011

"The Effect of Tax Structure on Government Size: Evidence from the OECD"

Pennsylvania Economic Review, volume 18, issue 1

2010

"Why Has Viimsi Become the Wealthiest Community in Post-Socialist Estonia? Explaining One Small Community's Success in a Changing World"

International Journal of Development Issues, volume 9, issue 2, p. 146-166

2010

"Does a Rising Tide Lift All the Boats? Explaining the National Inequality of Happiness"

Journal of Economic Issues, volume 44, issue 1, p. 205-224

2010

"Mode of Delivery and the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid: The Example of Missionary Work"

Review of Applied Economics, volume 6, issue 1-2, p. 99-112

2006

"Economic Policy and the Level of Self-Perceived Well-Being: An International Comparison"

Journal of Socio-economics, volume 35, issue 2, p. 308-325

2006

"The Fatal Complexity of Development Aid - Parallels Between the System of Foreign Aid and Central Planning"

2005

"Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies"

Journal of Private Enterprise, volume 21, issue 1, p. 8-28

2005

"More Aid, Less Growth"

2003

"The Failure of Foreign Aid"

Cato Journal, volume 23, issue 2, p. 175-188

2022 - 2024

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