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Ejindu Ume

Associate Professor

Economics


Ejindu Ume

Contact Information

Office Hours

  • T 1:00-2:00
  • W 2:00-4:00

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Profile

Academic Background

  • Ph.D. University of Alabama, Economics, 2014
  • M.A. Duke University, Economics, 2007
  • B.A. Eastern New Mexico University, Computer Information Systems, 2004

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Miami University (2021-Present)
  • Assistant Professor, Miami University (2014-2021)
  • Analyst, Credit Suisse, Valuation Risk Group (VRG) (2007-2009)
  • Statistical Analyst, Duke Fuqua School of Business - Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) (2007)

Recent Publications

  • Dao Bui, K., & Ume, E. (2019). Credit Constraints and Labor Supply: Evidence from Bank Branching Deregulation. Economic Inquiry, 58(1), 335-360.
  • Reed, R.R., & Ume, E. (2018). Housing, Stochastic Liquidity Preference, and Monetary Policy. Journal of Macroeconomics, 60, 138-162.
  • Ume, E., & Williams, M.J. (2018). The Differential Impact of Monetary Policy on Blacks and Whites since the Great Recession. Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, pp 1-13, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41996-018-0010-z.
  • Reed, R.R. & Ume, E. (2018). Mortgage Recourse Provisions and Housing Prices. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 73, 99-111.
  • Ume, E. (2018). The Impact of Monetary Policy on Housing Market Activity: An Assessment using Sign Restrictions. Economic Modelling, 68, 23-31.
  • Boulware, K.D., Reed, R.R., & Ume, E. (2016). Human Capital Investment under Quasi-Geometric Discounting. Economics Bulletin, 36 (4), 1986-1992.
  • Reed, R.R. & Ume, E. (2016). Housing and Unemployment: The Search for the American Dream. Journal of Macroeconomics, 48, 72-86.
  • Boulware, K.D., Reed, R.R., & Ume, E. (2013). Time Inconsistency and the Long-Run Effects of Inflation. Economics Letters, 120 (2), 267-270.

Biography

Dr. Ume's research centers on banking, monetary policy, housing, and various facets of the macroeconomic landscape. His studies encompass a range of factors, including the influence of mortgage recourse provisions on housing prices, the ramifications of time inconsistency on saving and human capital investment, the interplay between housing market frictions and labor market activity, the transmission of monetary policy to the housing sector, and the implications of bank branch deregulation.

Courses

  • FALL 2024
  • ECO 301 C TR 2:50PM-4:10PM FSB 0025
  • ECO 301 D TR 4:25PM-5:45PM FSB 0025