Ayesha Umar Wahedi

Birth Date: December 5th, 1981 (Lahore, Pakistan)
Married to Samad Wahedi
Address: 1025 NW Couch, Portland, OR 97209
E-mail: aumar@pdx.edu

Education

  • PhD. Candidate (ABD), Portland State University, Public Affairs and Policy Field: International Political Economy (Expected Completion, June 2011) Dissertation: Capital Flows, Institutions and Economic Development
  • M.S., Economics, Oregon State University
    • Thesis: Impact of Corruption on Foreign Direct Investment at the Industry Level
  • B.S., Mathematics/Statistics and Economics, Kinnaird College for Women, Pakistan

Conference Papers

  • “Capital Flows, Institutions and Economic Development” Prepared for International Studies Association International Conference in Montreal, March 16-19, 2011.
  • “Why China Will Fail—Or Will It?” (with Ronald L. Tammen) Prepared for International Studies Association International Conference in Slovenia, July 21-24, 2008.

Book Chapters

  • “Will Foreign Aid Help Sustain Pakistan” in Performance of Nations (with Marina Arbetman Rabinowitz) – Forthcoming
  • “Will China Become the Next Dominant Power” in Power Transition: Theory and Implications (with Ronald L. Tammen) – Forthcoming

Teaching

  • Role of Multinational Corporations in World Politics, (Instructor) Division of Political Science, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University (Spring’2011)
  • Politics of Reform in Emerging Markets, (Instructor) Division of Political Science, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University (Winter’2011)
  • Microeconomics 201, (Instructor) Department of Economics, Oregon State University (Spring’2005)
  • Microeconomics 201, (Teaching Assistant) Department of Economics, Oregon State University (Fall’2003-Winter’2005)
  • Macroeconomics 202, (Teaching Assistant) Department of Economics, Oregon State University (Fall’2003-Winter’2005)

Languages

  • Urdu- Fully Proficient in Reading, Writing and Spoken Language
  • Persian/Dari- Fairly Proficient in Reading, Writing and basic understanding of the Spoken Language

Research Skills

  • Econometrics, Time Series, Panel data Analysis, Experience with Data Collection, Working Knowledge of STATA software, some knowledge of SAS

Research Experience and Employment

  • Instructor, Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University (Winter’2011 – Spring’2011)
  • Research Assistant, Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University (Fall’ 2006 – Spring’2010)
  • Research Associate, TransResearch Consortium, 2006-Present
  • Intern- Merrill Lynch, Private Client Group, WA (2002)
  • Intern- Habib Bank Ltd. Corporate and Institutional Banking Headquarters, Pakistan. (2001)