Veeshan Rayamajhee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Bio
Veeshan Rayamajhee is a scholar at the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth with the Center for the Study of Public Choice and Private Enterprise and an assistant professor of economics in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. He teaches courses in public economics, game theory, market values, and new institutional economics. His research examines societal responses to natural hazards and other covariate shocks. His current work focuses on two areas: 1) the relationship between disasters and societal change, and 2) the interaction between formal and informal institutions. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Institutional Economics, Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Disasters, Natural Hazards, Journal of International Development, Climate and Development, Food Security, and Renewable Energy.
Education
- Ph.D. Economics, University of New Mexico
- M.A. Economics, University of New Mexico
- B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies in Mathematics and Business Management, Bryn Athyn College
Expertise
- Disasters
- Institutions
- Institutional change
Recent Research
Recent Media
Blog | Is Centralization Needed to End the Pandemic? |
Blog | Elinor Ostrom and the Contestable Nature of Goods |
Blog | The Limits and Perils of the Dichotomous Private-Public Taxonomy |