Michael Olabisi
olabisim@msu.edu
Telephone: 517-432-6656
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Assistant Professor
Morrill Hall of Agriculture446 W Circle Dr Room 212
East Lansing MI 48824 US
Area of Expertise:
Development Economics
Degree:
Ph.D.,University of Michigan
M.E.,Cornell University
B.S., Obafemi Awolowo University
Publications on Google Scholar
Michael Olabisi joined AFRE in 2017 as a fixed-term Assistant Professor. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan in 2015, and has a master’s degree from Cornell University. He has worked with international scholars on research visits to Singapore and Beijing, with support from the National Science Foundation and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). He is currently affiliated with Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR).
Michael researches how firms shape economic development through international trade, and how supply chain linkages shape the responses of rational agents to economic shocks. His research papers describe the effects of volatility on international trade, and he has published work on how learning-by-exporting drives firm-level product innovation.
Research and Outreach Interests
- Firm behavior
- International Trade
- Development
http://www.afre.msu.edu/uploads/cv/cvSep2017_Michael_Olabisi.pdf
Student advising at Pepperdine University: Lionel Ong
Teaching Experience
Teaching experience at University of Michigan
- World Economy – (Blend of International Economics and Management for undergradate seniors/juniors)
Pepperdine University
- Managerial Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics (all courses taught at the masters level)