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Department of Economics
Portland State University
P.O. Box. 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

The Problems of Central Planning and Post-Communist Economic Reform in Bulgaria.

Visiting Assistant Professor, September 2006 – July 2008, Portland State University, OR.
Assistant Professor, 2002 – 2006, California State University, Sacramento, CA.
       (On Leave of Absence: September 2006 – July 2008)
Graduate Teaching Fellow, Fall 1997– Spring 2002, University of Oregon, OR.
Adjunct Instructor, Spring 1997, Fall 1997, Fall 1998, Linfield College, OR.
Research Assistant, Fall 1995 – Fall 1996, Ohio University, OH.
Teaching Assistant, Fall 1991 – Summer 1995, St. Lawrence University, NY.

Wooster, Rossitza B., Dube, Smile, and Tepa M.Banda (2008). "The Contribution of Intra-Regional and Extra-Regional Trade to Growth: Evidence from the European Union."Journal of Economic Integration, Vol 23, No. 1, 2008.

Paul, Donna and Rossitza B. Wooster (2008). "Strategic Investments by U.S. Firms in Transition Economies,"Journal of International Business Studies, Vol 39(2), 249-266.

Wooster, Rossitza B. (2006) "U.S. Companies in Transition Economies: Wealth Effects from Expansion between 1987 and 1999," Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 37(2), 179–195. (Lead Article)

Wooster, Rossitza B. and Craig A. Gallet (2005) "Settling the Smoke: Public Policy and Shareholder Wealth in the Cigarette Industry," Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 23(2), 211-223.

Wooster, Rossitza B., and David Diebel. "Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: A Meta Analysis." Under review.

Wooster, Rossitza B. "Interdependence of Restructuring by Host Governments and Foreign Firms in Transition Economies." Under review.

Blonigen, Bruce A. and Rossitza B. Wooster. "CEO Turnover and Foreign Market Participation." NBER Working Paper No. 9527.

Paul, Donna and Rossitza B. Wooster. “Offshoring, Outsourcing and Layoff Practices: An Analysis of Firm Performance across Industries.” Working paper (September 2007).

Ma, Alyson and Rossitza B. Wooster. “U.S.-Mexico Border Production and China: Is There a Real Threat?” Working paper (September 2007).

Market Valuation of International Production and Outsourcing Practices by U.S. Firms (joint with Donna Paul)

A Networks Approach to Globalization, Regional Trade, and Growth (joint with Javier Reyes)

Direct investments in China and Transition Economies: Complements or Substitutes? (joint with Donna Paul)

The Value of Signaling Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from the U.S. Stock Market. (joint with Patricia Koss)

Globalization and Regional Economic Development

Midwest Economics Association

Midwest International Economics Group Meetings

San Francisco, CA, July 4-8, 2005; paper, discussant, session chair.

WTO, China, and the Asian Economies IV: Economic Integration and Development

Journal of International Business Studies

FRBSF University Symposium, Student Teams Faculty Advisor, Fall 2006

Assessment Committee, Member, Fall 2005 - Fall 2006.
Curriculum Committee, Member, Summer 2003 - Fall 2006.
Economics Department Webmaster, Fall 2003 - Fall 2006.
Faculty Advisor: Student Economics Club, Spring 2003 - Fall 2006.
Faculty Co-Sponsor: Fulbright Scholar, Fall 2003 - Fall 2004.
Graduate Director, Fall 2005 - Fall 2006.
Graduate Program Committee, Member, Fall 2002 - Fall 2006.
Undergraduate Program Advisor, Fall 2003 - Fall 2005.
Undergraduate Advising Committee, Chair, Fall 2004 - Fall 2005.

Graduate Coordinators Advisory Council, Fall 2005 - Fall 2006.
Student Academic Development Committee, Chair, Fall 2003 - 2005
     Member Fall 2003 - Fall 2006.

English, fluent.
Bulgarian, fluent.
Russian, working knowledge.
German, basic knowledge.
Danish, basic knowledge.

Academy of International Business
American Economic Association
Canadian Economic Association
Midwest Economics Association
National Economics Honorary Society
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Southern Economics Association
Western Economics Association International
Western Social Science Association