1. Rita O. Koyame-Marsh, Ph.D.
(Former Name: Mungbalemwe Koyame)
670 SW 164th
Ave.
Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
USA
Tel: 954-673-4354
E-mail: koyamemarsh@gmail.com
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EDUCATION
PhD, Economics, May 1996
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Concentration: Public Finance and Monetary Policy
Dissertation Title: Tax Evasion and the Demand for Currency in Developing Countries: A Panel
Study of African Countries.
Dissertation Chair: Jane Leuthold, Ph.D.
M.S., Economics, Cum Laude, May 1992
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Certificate, English and Economics, Magna Cum Laude, April - August 1990
THE ECONOMICS INSTITUTE, Boulder, Colorado
B. S., Economics and Financial Management, Cum Laude, August 1987
UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA, Kinshasa, Zaire,
AREAS OF INTEREST
Public Finance, Economic Development, and International Economics.
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Associate Professor, August 2014 – May 2016
College of Business Administration
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Teaching Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Money and Banking,
E-Commerce, Financial Management Principles, Internship, and Business Administration
Capstone Course.
Associate Professor of Economics, 2003 – 2014
Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida
Teaching Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Money and Capital
Market, Managerial Economics (MBA course), and Environmental Economics (An online
Course).
Adjunct Professor, Spring 2004
Florida Atlantic University, Honors College, Jupiter, Florida
Taught Economic Development in Sub-Saharan African Countries.

2. Assistant Professor of Economics, 1999-2003
Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida
Teaching Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Money and Capital
Market, and Applied Mathematics for Business.
Adjunct Professor, Summer A – 2001,
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Taught Economic Development in Sub-Saharan African Countries to undergraduate and graduate
students.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 1998-1999
South-East Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Taught Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 1997-1998
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois
Taught Principles of Economics and Intermediate Macroeconomics.
Assistant Instructor, Department of Economics, 1988-1990
University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Responsibilities included: Conducting recitation sessions, grading exams, quizzes and homework
in Statistics for Economics, Elementary Computers Science Theories, and Operations Research.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
“Dichotomy Between Saudi Women’s Education and Economic Participation,” accepted for
conditional publication in the Journal of Developing Areas, 2016.
“A competition of Crooked Deeds,” accepted for publication in the International Journal of Critical
Accounting, Inderscience Publishers, 2016
“Stuck at Sea,” Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, 29(3), March 2016.
“Data Breaches and Identity Theft: Costs and Responses,” IOSR Journal of Economics and
Finance, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 36-45, December 2014.
“The Impact of Workers’ Remittances on Economic Growth: Evidence from ECOWAS
Countries,” Journal of Third World Studies, fall 2012.
“ The Complexities of Economic Transition: Lessons from The Czech Republic and Slovakia,”
International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 2, No. 19, Special Issue – October
2011.
“Wealth, Poverty, and Sub-Saharan African Conflicts: Cases of Angola, Congo, and Sierra
Leone,” American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences eJournal, Vol.4, No. 1, 2008.
“Corruption and Socio-Economic Impact: A Cross-Country Analysis with Ethno-Linguistic
Index,” Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 16, #2, Fall 2007.
“United Nations Resolutions and the Struggled to Curb the Illicit Trade in Conflict Diamonds in
Sub-Sahara Africa,” The African Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2, May 2005.
“The Economic Impact of the Congo War,” in the African Stakes of the Congo War, Palgrave,
New York, August 2002. (With John F. Clark, Editor).
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3. PROCEEDINGS AND WORKING PAPERS
“Saudization and Nitaqat Programs: Overview and Performance.” Proceedings of Annual
South Africa Business Research Conference, 11 - 12 January 2016, Cape Town, South
Africa, ISBN: 978-1-922069-95-5.
“Supply Chain Management of Conflict Minerals: Case of The Democratic Republic of Congo,”
with Debra Perkins; Proceedings of the 6th
International Business and Social Science Research
Conference, Dubai, UAE, January 2013.
“Budget Deficit Financing, Money Supply, and Inflation,” Proceedings of the American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences’ 15th International Conference, pp 101-111, Berlin, Germany.
June 2012.
“Democratic Republic of Congo: A Country in Economic Transition,” Proceedings of “The Congo:
Reclaiming its Destiny” Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2012 (www.congodestiny.com)
“Diamonds as Mineral of War: Some Evidences in the Case of Sub-Saharan African Countries,”
Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences, February 2003.
“Literature Review on Optimal Commodity Taxation with Administration Costs and Evasion,"
February 1994, University of Illinois Working Paper.
"Budget Deficit, Money Growth, and Inflation in Zaire: 1965-1990," December 1993, University
of Illinois Working Paper.
"Optimal Taxation with Administration Costs: A model ," May 1993, University of Illinois
Working Paper.
"Contribution a l'Etude du Phenomene d'Attente dans un Site: Cas de la CPCL CBZO-Lemba,"
Bachelor Degree thesis published at the Department of Economics, University of Kinshasa, Zaire
(Currently the Democratic Republic of Congo), September 1987.
STUDENTS’ RESEARCH DIRECTED
McGee, Tevaris; “Economic Analysis of ATT and the Telephone Industry,” presented at the
Tenth Annual Research and Performing Arts Day, Florida Memorial University, April 19, 2013.
(Paper won 2nd Place in Research Category)
Braynen, Jillian; “Macroeconomic Study of Ghana,” presented at the Eight Annual Research and
Performing Arts Day, Florida Memorial University, April 8, 2011. (Paper won 1st
Place in Poster
Category)
Harrison, Roderick; “An Analysis of the Economy of India,” presented at the Eight Annual
Research and Performing Arts Day, Florida Memorial University, April 8, 2011.
Johnson ,Wayne; “Socio-Economic and Cultural Analysis of Ethiopia,” presented at the Third
Annual Research and Performing Arts Day, Florida Memorial University, March 30, 2006.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Saudization and Remittances Outflow from Saudi Arabia
Is there a link between Corruption and Open Government Budget?
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4. PAPERS REVIEWED
Reviewer for the African Journal of Legal Studies, 2003- present.
Research Articles reviewed:
“The IMF, Conditionality and Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A New Approach,”
September 2011.
“Does Good Governance Correlates with Development? – An Assessment and Compar
ison of some African States,” March 2005.
“La protection juridique des droits de la personne et des droits de la femme en droit
international et en droit Congolais: Le cas des femmes et des filles victimes de violences
socioculturelles et de violences sexuelles durant les guerres en République Démocratique
du Congo,” May 2004.
Reviewer for the Journal of Third World Studies (JTWS), 2013 – present.
Research Article reviewed:
“Credit Risk Approach to Sustainable Smallholders in Africa: A Review of Carbon
Revenue as Collateral Substitute,” August 2013.
Reviewer for the ATWS Isaacs Award Competition for Graduate Students, 2010-2012.
Graduate Students’ Papers reviewed:
“Perception of Gender and Governance in Uganda,” by Lydia Kakwera Levy, graduate
student, Howard University. September, 2012.
“The Ongoing Quest for Gender Mainstreaming in Senegalese Politics: A Myth or
Reality,” by Ante Sane, graduate student, Howard University. September, 2012.
“Malcolm X’s Push for Africans to Control their Democratic and Governance
Processes: A Qualitative Analysis of His Black Nationalism and Peace through Power
and Coercion Paradigms,” by Luqman M. Abdullah, graduate student, Howard
University. September, 2011.
“School Self-Evaluation: A Jamaican Perspective,” by Maurice Smith, graduate student,
Howard University. September, 2011.
“African Women’s Movements and the Push for Democracy and Good Governance: A
Test of the Efficacy of the Multicultural Feminist Theory,” by Ante Sane, graduate
student, Howard University. September, 2011.
“Repatriation Dynamics and Peacebuilding: Conditions for Success,” by Jason Maker,
graduate student, Seton Hall University. August, 2010.
“Free Movement of Labor Under the Caribbean Single Market with a Special Emphasis
on St. Kitts-Nevis: A Vision for Unity,” by Melissa T. Williams, graduate student,
Howard University. August, 2010.
“Evaluation of the Enhanced Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative,” by Efua A.
Afful, graduate student, Howard University. August, 2010.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
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5. “Dichotomy Between Saudi Women’s Education and Economic Participation,” accepted for
presentation at the Australian- Middle East Conference on Business and Social Sciences, Dubai,
17-18 April, 2016.
“Saudization and Nitaqat Programs: Overview and Performance,” presented at the Annual
South Africa Business Research Conference, 11 - 12 January 2016, Cape Town, South
Africa.
“Identity Theft and Data Breach: Economic Costs and Organizational Responses,” presented at the
89th
annual conference of the Western Economic Association International, Denver, Colorado, June
27 – July 1, 2014.
“Supply Chain Management of Conflict Minerals: Case of The Democratic Republic of Congo,”
with Debra Perkins; presented at the 6th
International Business and Social Science Research
Conference, Dubai, UAE, December 2012.
“The Macroeconomic Effects of Dollarization: Cases of Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala,”
presented at the 30th
Annual Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, October 2012.
“Budget Deficit Financing, Money Supply, and Inflation,” presented at the ASBBS 15th
International Conference; Berlin, Germany. June 2012.
Respondent to “Everyone’s a Winner: The Global Advantage of an Economically Healthy DRC,”
by Annie Kinwa-Muzinga; at The Congo: Reclaiming its Destiny Conference, Chicago, Illinois,
March 2012 (www.congodestiny.com)
“Past and Future Prospects of Debt Relief Programs for Heavily-Indebted Poor Countries,”
presented at the 29th
Annual Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, Inc., Salvador
da Bahia, Brazil; November 20-23, 2011.
“The Complexities of Economic Transition: Lessons from Czech Republic and Slovakia,”
presented at the 27th
Annual Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, Inc., Savannah
Georgia, October 5-7, 2010.
“The Impact of Workers’ Remittances on Economic Growth: Evidence from ECOWAS
Countries,” presented at the 27th
Annual Conference of the Association of Third World Studies,
Inc., Cape Coast - Ghana, November 21-24, 2009.
“Wealth, Poverty, and Sub-Saharan African Conflicts: Case of Angola, Congo, and Sierra Leone,”
presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2008. The paper was named “Best Paper” in the
Economic Development track.
“Corruption and Socio-Economic Impact: A Cross-Country Analysis with Ethno-Linguistic
Index,” presented at the Fourteenth Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and
Behavioral Sciences, LasVegas, February 2007. The paper was named “Best Paper” in the
Economic Development track.
“Poverty and Women with HIV/AIDS around the World,” presented at the 80th
Annual Conference
of the Western Economic Association International; San-Francisco, July 2005.
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6. “Corruption and Its Socio-Economic Impact: A Cross-Country Analysis,” presented at the 79th
Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International in Vancouver, Canada,
June 2004.
“Diamonds as Mineral of War: Some Evidences in the Case of Sub-Saharan African Countries,”
Presented at the Tenth Annual Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2003. The paper was named “Best Paper” in the
International Economics track.
"Income Tax Evasion in Developing Countries: A Panel Study of African Countries,” Presented
at the 62nd Annual Midwest Economics Association Meeting in Chicago, March 1998.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
1st
SAUDI ARAMCO IN-KINGDOM University Collaboration Forum, April 27 – 28, 2015
College Board AP Reader : 52 Professional Development Hours of scoring the AP
MACROECONOMICS Exam; Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2014.
College Board AP Reader : 52 Professional Development Hours of scoring the AP
MACROECONOMICS Exam; Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2012.
The fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, United Nations Headquarter,
New York City, February 27 - March 2, 2012. Theme: Rural Women, Empowerment, Poverty
Reduction, and Women Development.
The 14th
Annual Africando of the Foundation for Democracy in Africa: US-Africa Trade and
Investment Symposium, Miami Free Zone, 2305 NW 107th
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172;
September 15-16, 2011.
Seventh Annual Faculty Senate Conference, “Team FMU: Achieving Excellence in Teaching and
Learning.” Training in Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) by Dr. Maurice Edington, QEP
Director, FAMU; March 25, 2011.
Faculty Development in International Business Program-Eastern Europe: Czech Republic, Croatia,
and Turkey; Sponsored by the University of Pittsburg; May 9 – 20, 2010.
Third Annual General Business Conference at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas,
March 2011.
Faculty Workshop: Writing Across the Curriculum, Florida Memorial University; April 27, 2008.
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) Program: Business Language
Workshop, University Of Memphis; June 2007.
Faculty Workshop: How Can We Use Technology to Improve Students Writing Across the
Curriculum I and II, Florida Memorial University; November, 17 and December, 1, 2006.
US-Africa Air Transportation Summit, organized by the Foundation for Democracy in Africa,
Miami, Florida, October 31 – November 2, 2005.
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7. 1st African Union Western Hemisphere African Diaspora Forum, organized by the African Union
Commission in partnership with the Foundation for Democracy in Africa, Washington D.C.,
December 17 - 19, 2002.
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Executive Council Member of the Association of Third World Studies, Executive Council Position
#2, 2014 – Present.
Member of the Advisory Board of the African Journal of Legal Studies, 2002-present.
Track Chair, Economics IV: Growth and Development; American Society of Business and
Behavioral Sciences Annual Conference, 2007-present.
Member of Academic Council, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia,
2015-2016.
Member of Research Council, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia,
2015-2016.
Chair, Education Committee, Association of Third World Studies, November 2010-2012.
The Education Committee is in charge of reviewing students’ papers for the Isaacs Award
Competition for Graduate Students. The selected winner is honored at the ATWS conference.
Faculty Advisor for Florida Memorial University Iota Tau chapter of Delta Mu Delta International
Honor Society in Business Administration , 2003 – 2006 (Named “2006 Star Chapter” by the
National Office of Delta Mu Delta); Co-Advisor: 2007-2010.
Chair, Florida Memorial University’s Scholarships and Financial Aids Committee, 2005-2008.
Discussant of “Corruption and Multinationals’ Outward Investment” by Shih-Ying Wu in session
[025A] at Western Economic Association International’s 79th
Annual Conference in Vancouver,
Canada, June 2004.
Session Chair of Track III “The Making/Imagining of the African Diaspora: Caribbean
Perspectives” at the Doctoral Students’ Conference 2004, Africa New World Studies, Florida
International University, August 2004.
Session Chair of Track II “International Economics” at the Tenth Annual Conference of the
American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences held in Las Vegas, February 2003.
Chair, Florida Memorial University International Program Task Force (2001 – 2002)
Assistant project Director for the Business and International Education Program grant during
1999-2000 academic year (Attended the 1999 Title VI-B Grant Project Directors’ Conference in
Charleston, South Carolina).
GRANTS AWARDED
Title III Mini-Grant (value $1,280). Funds used to acquire technological equipment for the
enhancement of students’ learning in the classroom, August 2012.
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8. Title III Faculty Development Travel Grant (Value $1,971.90) to attend the 15th International
Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS); Berlin,
Germany. June 2012.
Ford/UNCF Travel Grant (value at $1,200) to attend The Third Annual General Business
Conference at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, Spring 2011.
University of Pittsburg’s Center for International Business Education and
Research (CIBER) Grant (value at $5,000) to attend Faculty Development in International
Business-Eastern Europe: Czech Republic, Croatia, and Turkey. May 9 – 20, 2010.
Ford/UNCF Research and Travel Grant (value at $1,300) to present a paper titled “The Impact of
Workers’ Remittances on Economic Growth: Evidence from ECOWAS Countries,” at the 27th
Annual Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, Cape Coast - Ghana, November
21-24, 2009.
University of Memphis CIBER Grant (value at about $1200) to attend International Business
Education Program: Business Languages. June 2007.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Scholar of the Year, Florida Memorial University: 2002, 2011, & 2012.
Scholar of the Year, School of Business, Florida Memorial University: 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011,
and 2012.
Best Paper Award from the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference in
Las Vegas, February 2003, 2007, and 2008.
Humanitarian of the Year, Florida Memorial University School of Business, 2005-2006.
Nominated by students in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers,” 2003-2004 & 2004- 2005
academic years.
Thomas Jefferson Scholarship from the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), 1990-1995.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Third World Studies, American Economic Association, Western Economic
Association International, African Studies Research Forum.
ONLINE PLATFORMS
Excellent Knowledge of Blackboard, Banner Self Service, and Turnitin.com
REFERENCES
Wolfgang Hinck, Dean, College of Business Administration; Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd
University, P.O. Box 1664, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia; Ph. +966 13 849 9254; e-mail:
whinck@pmu.edu.sa
Christina Koutra, Associate Professor, College of Business Administration; Prince Mohammed Bin
Fahd University, P.O. Box 1664, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia; Ph. +966556758185; e-mail:
ckoutra@pmu.edu.sa.
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9. Abbass Entessari, Dean of School of Business, Florida Memorial University, 15800 NW 42nd
Avenue, Miami, Fl 33054, Ph. (305)623-1499, e-mail: aentessa@fmuniv.edu
Robert Labadie, Professor of Business, Florida Memorial University, 15800 NW 42nd
Avenue,
Miami, Fl 33054, Ph. (305)623-1418, e-mail: rlabadie@fmuniv.edu
Elizabeth D. Taylor, Associate Chair, College of Business Administratin; Prince Mohammed Bin
Fahd University, P.O. Box 1664, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia; Ph. +966 849 8520; e-mail:
etaylor@pmu.edu.sa.
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10. Abbass Entessari, Dean of School of Business, Florida Memorial University, 15800 NW 42nd
Avenue, Miami, Fl 33054, Ph. (305)623-1499, e-mail: aentessa@fmuniv.edu
Robert Labadie, Professor of Business, Florida Memorial University, 15800 NW 42nd
Avenue,
Miami, Fl 33054, Ph. (305)623-1418, e-mail: rlabadie@fmuniv.edu
Elizabeth D. Taylor, Associate Chair, College of Business Administratin; Prince Mohammed Bin
Fahd University, P.O. Box 1664, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia; Ph. +966 849 8520; e-mail:
etaylor@pmu.edu.sa.
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