CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA, August 1999 - June 2003.
Ph.D., Economics.
Fields: Public Finance / Public Choice, International Economics.

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA, August 1999 - May 2001.
M.A., Economics.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, Finland, March - May 1998.
Career Diplomat Course # 25.

University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland. September 1987 - September 1997.
M.A., Political Science.

Naval Academy, Helsinki, Finland, December 1988 - March 1989.
Reserve Officer Course # 104.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH, USA, August 2007 - present.
Department of Economics.
Assistant Professor (tenured).

University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada, July 2003 - June 2007.
Department of Economics.
Assistant Professor (tenured).

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. August 1999 - June 2003.
Department of Economics.
Classroom Instructor, Teaching Assistant.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki, Finland, March 1998 - August 1999.
Departments of External Economic Relations and International Development Cooperation.
Diplomatic Attache.

Ofelia Ltd., Tallinn, Estonia. September 1991 - May 1998.
Member of the Board, Senior Vice President.

PUBLICATIONS

Mangeloja, Esa, and Tomi Ovaska: "Mode of Delivery and the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid: The
Example of Missionary Work," Review of Applied Economics (forthcoming).

Dyck, Andrew, and Tomi Ovaska: "Business Environment and New Firm Creation," Journal of Small
Business and Entrepreneurship (forthcoming).

Ovaska, Tomi, and Robert B. Anderson (2010): "Economic Development and Community Attitudes -
The Case of Viimsi, Estonia," International Journal of Development Issues, Vol. 9, No. 2: 146-166.

Ovaska, Tomi, and Ryo Takashima (2010): "Does a Rising Tide Lift All the Boats? Explaining the
National Inequality of Happiness," Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 44, No. 1:205-224.

Ovaska, Tomi (2006): "The Fatal Complexity of Development Aid - Parallels Between the System of
Foreign Aid and Central Planning," Monograph No. 41 (Fall 2006). The Free Market Foundation of
Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ovaska, Tomi, and Ryo Takashima (2006): "Economic Policy and the Level of Self-Perceived
Well-Being: An International Comparison," Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol. 35, No. 2: 308-325.

Ovaska, Tomi, and Russell S. Sobel (2005): "Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies," Journal
of Private Enterprise, Vol. 21, No. 1: 8-28.

Ovaska, Tomi (2005): "More Aid, Less Growth." Monograph (Fall 2005). The Globalization Institute,
London.

Ovaska, Tomi (2003): "The Failure of Foreign Aid." Cato Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2: 175-188.

CLASSES TAUGHT

Introductory Economics (UofR)
Economics in Action (YSU)
Introduction to Economic Issues (UofR)
Principles of Macroeconomics (WVU, YSU)
Principles of Microeconomics (YSU)
The Canadian Economy Today (UofR)
Panic and Prosperity (U.S. Economic History) (YSU)
Introduction to International Studies (UofR)
Comparative Economic Systems (WVU)
Post-Socialist Economies in Transition (UofR)
International Economics (WVU)
Canada and the Global Economy (UofR)
International Trade (YSU)
Empirical Economics (UofR)
Statistics for Business and Economics (YSU)
Project in Applied Economics (UofR)
Government and the Economy (UofR)
Public Finance (YSU)
Public Choice (UofR)

[WVU ~ West Virginia University; UofR ~ University of Regina; YSU ~ Youngstown State University]