Fassil Fanta, Ph.D.

Dr. Fassil Fanta joined Brenau University as an Associate Professor of economics in the College of Business and Communication in 2015. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2010.

Dr. Fanta has taught a variety of economics courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, including online and on-ground courses such as macroeconomics, microeconomics, American economy, applied economics for managers, money and banking, managerial economics, econometrics, financial markets and institutions, the economics of poverty and income inequality, personal investing and more. In his teaching, Dr. Fanta emphasizes critical thinking and the need to consider economics within its larger social, political, and global contexts.

His primary research interests are in the field of macroeconomics, monetary economics, financial economics, development economics, and economics of education. He has a strong background on quantitative analysis and data mining. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals such as “Applied Economics,” “Applied Economics Letters,” “Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies,” “Economic Papers,” “International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance,” and “Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development.”