Bonang N. Seoela

PhD Student in Economics

Indiana University Bloomington

About Me

I am currently an economics Ph.D. student at Indiana University, with research interests in international trade, computational macroeconomics, environmental economics and applied econometrics. Prior to embarking on my doctoral studies, I held a position as a labor economist at the Idaho Department of Labor. My academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in physics from the College of Idaho and a master’s degree in economics from Boise State University.

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Interests

International Economics
Computational Macroeconomics
Environmental Economics
Applied Econometrics

Education

PhD in Economics, 2027
Indiana University Bloomington
MSc in Economics, 2020
Boise State University
BSc in Mathematics and Physics, 2018
The College of Idaho

Policy Briefs

(2022). Why are home prices across Idaho Cities rising faster than the national average?.

(2022). Idaho’s Center of Population Continues Westward Shift.

(2021). Idaho beef industry showing marked recovery.

(2020). A closer look at Idaho’s financial activities sector in the past decade: A shift-share analysis.

Working Papers

Bonang N. Seoela (2023). Impact of Environmental Regulations on Exporting Firms in Mexico.

Bonang N. Seoela (2023). The Effect of Homeownership on Unemployment Rate: A Nonlinear Panel ARDL Analysis.

Bonang N. Seoela, Samia Islam (2020). Impact of Air Quality Regulations on Entrepreneurial Activity.

Publications

Bonang N. Seoela (2022). Efficacy of monetary policy in a currency union? Evidence from Southern Africa’s Common Monetary Area. Quantitative Finance and Economics, 6(1): 35-53.