Bichaka Fayissa
Professor, Economics, hired 1980
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1982
M.A., University of Tennessee, 1981
M.S., University of Tennessee, 1976
B.S., Haile Selassie I University, 1971
Primary Field: Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth
Office BAS N320
Phone 615.898.2385
Fax 615.898.5596
email: bichaka.fayissa@mtsu.edu
website: www.mtsu.edu/~bfayissa
Selected Publications
- Fayissa, B., & Nsiah, C. (2011). The Impact of Governance on Economic Growth in Africa. Journal of Developing Economies, forthcoming.
- Nsiah, C., & Bichaka. F. (2011). Remittances and Economic Growth in Africa, Asia, and Latin American-Caribbean Countries: A Panel Unit Root and Panel Cointegration Analysis. Journal of Economics and Finance, forthcoming.
- Djira, G., Schaarschmidt, F., & Fayissa, B. (2010). Inferences for Selected Location Quotients with Applications to Health Outcomes. Geographical Analysis, 42 (3), 288-300.
- Fayissa, B., Nsiah, C., & Tadesse, B. (2010). Tourism and Economic Growth in Latin American Countries (LAC). Tourism Economics, 17 (3).
- Fayissa, B., & Nsiah, C. (2010). The Impact of Remittances on the Economic Growth of Sub-Sahara African Countries. American Economist, 55 (2), 92-103.
- Fayissa, B., Nsiah, C., & Joshi, P. (2010). Perceived Financial Risk and the Economic Growth of Sub-Saharan African Countries. Economia Internazionale, 63 (2), 179-192.
- Fayissa, B., Nsiah, C., & Tadesse, B. (2008). The Impact of Tourism on Economic Growth and Development in Africa. Tourism Economics, 14 (4), 791-806.
- Tadesse, B., & Fayissa, B. (2008). The Impact of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Journal of International Development, 19 (2), 1-22.
- Tadesse, B., Fayissa, B., & McColley, A. (2008). Does a Unilateral Policy Change Promote Trade? The Case of African Growth and Opportunity Act. Review of Development Cooperation, 2 (1), 87-104.
- Berhanu, W., Colman, D., & Fayissa, B. (2007). Diversification and Livelihood Sustainability in Semi-Arid Environment: A Case Study of Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Development Studies, 43 (5), 871-889.
- Gutema, P., & Fayissa, B. (2006). Dependency Ratio and the Economic Growth Puzzle in Africa. Global Development Studies, 4 (1-2), 91-112.
- Fayissa, B., & Gutema, P. (2005). Estimating a Health Production Function: The Case of Sub-Sahara Africa. Applied Economics, 37 (2), 155-164.
- Fayissa, B., & Gutema, P. (2005). Factors Affecting the Health Status of Sub-Sahara African Countries. American Economist, 49 (2), 60-66.
- Gutema, P., & Fayissa, B. (2004). Economic Growth in Subsistence Economies: An Alternative View. Journal of Developing Areas, 38 (1), 19-36.