REXFORD ABAIDOO, PH.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Department of Business, Management, & Accounting University of Maryland Eastern Shore Kiah Hall Room 2117- D Princess Anne, MD 21853 Office Phone: 410-621-3380 Fax: 410-651-6032 Email: rabaidoo@umes.edu EDUCATION PhD, 2010 MBA, 2004 BSc, 2001. JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S.A. Major: Business Administration Graduated Summa Cum Laude KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S.A. Major: Business Administration Graduated Summa Cum Laude University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana Major: Business Administration - Finance EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2010 Present UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, Princess Anne, MD - U.S.A. Assistant Professor Business, Management & Accounting 2005 2006 ING FINANCIAL GROUP, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Accounts Payable Specialist 2001-2003 CENTRAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL, Cape Coast, Ghana Financial Manager 1997-1998 AME ZION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Cape Coast, Ghana Instructor (National Service) AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS: Most Outstanding PhD Student; April 2008 Most Outstanding MBA student 2004 (Beta Gama Sigma Honor Student Award) Kennesaw state university
HONORS: Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor student award in Economics (Epsilon Chapter); March 2008 Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor student award (Mu Chapter); Dec 2007 Beta Gama Sigma Honor Student Award; 2004 Kennesaw State University PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP Member: American Economic Association Member: National Business and Economic Society Member: National Beta Gama Sigma Honor Society Member: Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society Member: Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society COURSES TAUGHT IN VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES Current Courses: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE FINA 340 Financial Management (Corporate Finance) BUAD 354 Business Statistics II BUAD 213 Business Software Applications BUAD 490 Scientific Method in Business JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY Business Finance (Corporate Finance) Principles of Macroeconomic Economic Development PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES Member of Finance Curriculum Committee in the Department of Business, Management and Accounting Advisor for Fed Challenge Group of University of Maryland Eastern Shore. PUBLICATIONS [Refereed Journal Articles] (Last Five Years) Abaidoo Rexford (2015) Inflation, Inflation Expectations and Investment Performance Volatility: Evaluating Potential Causal Interactions; International Journal of Economics and Finance; Vol 7, No 5. 2
Abaidoo Rexford (2015) Global Productivity Trends, Consumption Expenditures and US Macroeconomic Conditions: A Verification of the Contagion Phenomenon. International Business Research; Vol 8, No. 5. Abaidoo Rexford (2014) Exchange Rate Volatility, Global Market Exposure and Operational Efficiency among US Commercial Banks. International Journal of Economics and Finance. Vol 6 (9). (2014) Abaidoo. Rexford (2014) Private and Public Investment Growth; Macroeconomic Expectations and Fiscal Policy Uncertainty. International Business Research Vol 7(1) (2014) Abaidoo Rexford (2013) Loan Supply Growth, Recession Expectation and Deficitinduced Policy Uncertainty; British Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences; Vol. 8 (2), (2013) Abaidoo Rexford, Kwanin, O Daisy (2013) Corporate Profit Growth, Macroeconomic Expectations and Fiscal Policy Volatility; International Journal of Economics and Finance Vol 5(8) Macroeconomic Volatility and Macroeconomic Indicators among Sub-Saharan African Economies. International Journal of Economics and Finance IJEF, Vol 4, No 10 (2012). Pg 175-188. Economic Growth, Regional Savings and FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trivariate Causality and Error Correction Modeling Approach. International Journal of Economic and Finance (IJEF) Vol. 4, No. 11; (2012). Corporate Profit Growth and Variability in US unemployment rate. International Journal of Economics and Finance (IJEF) Vol 4, No 7 (2012)Pg 3-14 Policy Uncertainty, Macroeconomic Dynamics, and US Unemployment Conditions. Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR). Vol 28, No 5. (2012). Macroeconomic Uncertainty, Consumer Sentiments, Consumption Expenditures and US Fixed Private Investment Growth. Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR). Vol 28, No 1 (2012) Dynamics of Us Economic Recovery: Can we still Count on the Finance and Insurance Sector? Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER). Vol 9 No 10 2011. US Job Creation Growth Rate and Sub-Sector Vulnerability to Economic Shock. Journal of Applied Business and Economics. Vol. 12, Iss. 5, pp. 66-79. (2011) If A Rational Consumer Could Choose His Own Utility Function, Would He Choose to Go Green? Journal of Applied Business and Economics Vol 10(6) pg 44-57, (2010) Balance of Payment Constrained Growth: Johansen versus Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model Test for Cointegration. Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol 12(2) (2011) 3
Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in an Emerging Economy: Augmented Granger Causality Approach. Research in Business and Economic Journal, Vol 4 (2011) WORKS IN PROGRESS Do Consumer Preference Dynamics during Recession Constrained Propensity to make Optimal Choice? Understanding the Dynamics of US Corporate Profits Growth. RESEARCH PROPOSALS/GRANTS/PROJECTS: Developing a framework for Renewable Energy Course for Business Department University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Economies of Renewable Energy Management (Grant Funded: $90,000) Developed financial framework for pre-feasibility study for investment opportunities for medium term agriculture sector investment in Ghana. Proposed Grant Submitted $1,000,000 Developed Enterprise Budgeting Analysis for USAID SADA project in Ghana; Titled: Poverty Reduction, Wealth Creation and Enhanced Livelihoods of Farm-Firm Households and Non-Farm Rural Entrepreneurs in the Northern Regions of Ghana; Proposal Submitted by University of Maryland Eastern Shore in collaboration with the International office. Developed Budget and Financial Planning Framework for USAID Agricultural development Project for Northern Ghana. Submitted Proposal Title: Maize, Rice, Soy Technology Transfer for Northern Ghana. (Grant amount $20 million) Developed Budget for USAID Feed the Future Agricultural development Project in Ghana; Grant Proposal Submitted in 2012, ( Proposed Grant amount of $18 million) Developed Business and Financial Budget Plan for proposed UMES Center of Excellence in Ghana. (2013). Propose UMES Satellite Campus in Ghana. Developed Financial and budgets for Unsolicited Grant Proposal Submitted through the Central Regional House of Chiefs to the government of Ghana for development of High Tunnel Vegetable production system in the Central Regional. (Solicited Grant of $20 million) [Poverty Reduction and Wealth Creation through Vegetable Value Chains in Central Region of Ghana] COMMITTEE/SERVICES: Faculty Research Seminar Committee Special Projects Committee Finance Curricula Department Committee Assurance of Learning Committee CONFERENCES 4
Attended Conference on growth in renewable energy consumption: The role of business education Annapolis, Maryland 2011. (The conference afforded participants the ability to developed renewable energy management courses) Attended the Academic and Business Research Institute International Conference - Orlando 2013. Paper was published in Conference Proceedings Presentation No: OC13057 Paper Title: Consumer Loan Supply, Recession Expectation and Deficit induced Policy Uncertainty; AFE Track. o - Orlando 20 REFERENCES Available Upon Request 5