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Dr. Ruohan Wu earned her B.A. in Economics from Peking University in China and her Ph.D. in Economics from The Ohio State University. She joined the Department of Economics & Finance at the Mike Cottrell College of Business, University of North Georgia, in 2018 and has been a dedicated Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty member since then.

Dr. Wu’s research primarily examines firm- and industry-level economic growth in the context of globalization. Her broader interests extend to international trade, development economics, R&D strategies, public policy, environmental issues, gender, market structure, and corruption. As an active scholar, Dr. Wu has published extensively in leading academic journals including Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, The World Economy, International Review of Economics & Finance, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, and Review of Development Economics, among others.

In addition to her research, Dr. Wu is deeply committed to student mentorship. She serves as a Faculty Mentor in the MCCB Undergraduate Research Program, where she actively engages talented students as research assistants and guides them in developing their own scholarly potential.

• ECON 2105: HPrinciples of Macroeconomics (both F2F and online)
• ECON 2105H: Honors Principles of Macroeconomics (F2F)
• ECON 2106: Principles of Microeconomics (both F2F and online)
• ECON 6205: Economics & Decision Making (both F2F and online)
• ECON 3299: Special Topics in Economics (online)

“”, 2025, The World Economy 48(4): 779-800. With Huimin Shi and Zheng Jiang.

“”, 2024, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 224: 438-462. With Ning Wang.

“t”, 2023, International Review of Economics & Finance 88: 1068-1086.

“”, 2023, Post-Communist Economies 36(1): 48-89.

“”, 2023, Environment and Development Economics 28(5): 449-468.

“”, 2023, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change 31(4): 877-914.

“”, The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 32(5): 773-792. With Huimin Shi and Zheng Jiang.

“”, 2022, The World Economy 46(5): 1333-1377.

“”, 2022, The World Economy 46(3): 681-701. With Mario J. Miranda.

“”, 2022, Journal of International Development 35(1): 163-197.

“s”, Post-Communist Economies 34(6): 807-834.

“”, 2019, Post-Communist Economies 32(3): 409-427. With Aisha Meeks.

“”, 2019, The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 28(6): 712-731. With Meng-Fen Yen and Mario J. Miranda.

“”,, 2019, Review of Development Economics 23(2): 1027-1049. With Huimin Shi and Zheng Jiang.

“”, 2015, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 52(11): 2636-2645. With Huimin Shi.

“”, 2015, The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 24(8): 1037-1053. With Mario J. Miranda.