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Steven M. Suranovic

Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Director, International Trade and Investment Policy Program

1957 E Street, NW Suite 501

Washington, D.C. 20052

Phone: (202) 994-7579
Fax: (202) 994-5477
E-mail: smsuran@gwu.edu
Homepage: http://home.gwu.edu/~smsuran/

Education:

Ph.D., Cornell University

Expertise:

International Trade and Finance

Background:

Steve Suranovic received his B.S. in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and his M.S. and Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University. He has been a faculty member at the George Washington University since 1988. He also teaches regularly as an adjunct for Cornell University's Washington DC program. In Fall 2002, he taught at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, as a visiting Fulbright lecturer.

Professor Suranovic teaches international trade and international finance theory and practice. His research interests include international trade policy analysis, fairness in international trade, and the behavioral economics of cigarette addiction and dieting. He has spoken to business, government and academic audiences in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, China and Mongolia as part of the U.S. State Department's speaker's programs. He has published in numerous academic journals, including the Journal of International Economics, the Canadian Journal of Economics, World Economy, and the Journal of Health Economics. He also maintains the online International Economics Studies Center. The website features an online textbook covering international trade theory and policy analysis and a growing collection of notes on international finance.

Courses Taught:

Econ 280 Survey of International Economics
Econ 281 International Trade Theory
Econ 283 Survey of International Trade: Theory & Policy
Econ 284 Survey of International Macroeconomics
Econ 390 Seminar: International Economic Theory

Last update: 10.03.07