Botir Okhunjanov

botir.okhunjanov@wsu.edu

PhD Economics, Washington State University (expected 2022)
- Advisor: Jill McCluskey
- Committee Members: Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Ron Mittelhammer
MS Statistics, Washington State University (Dec. 2021)
- Advisor: Abhishek Kaul
- Thesis: “The Application of High Dimensional Means over Multi-Dimensional Change Points.”
MA Economics, University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa (2013-2015)
BS Economics, Westminster International University in Tashkent (2007-2011)

Research Interests

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

Ahundjanov, B.B., Akhundjanov, S.B., Okhunjanov, B.B. “Power Law in COVID-19 Cases in China.” Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, Forthcoming.
Ahundjanov, B.B., Akhundjanov, S.B., Okhunjanov, B.B. (2021) “Risk Perception and Oil and Gasoline Markets under COVID-19.” Journal of Economics and Business, 115, 105979.
Ahundjanov, B.B., Akhundjanov, S.B., Okhunjanov, B.B. (2020) “Information Search and Financial Markets under COVID-19.” Entropy, 22(7), 791.

Book Chapters:

Love, I., Okhunjanov, B. (2016) “Determinants of Corporate Governance in Russian Banks.” Handbook on Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions, Edward Elgar, pp. 213-229.

Professional Reports:

Okhunjanov, B., Suyderhoud, J. (2016) “The Economic Impact of Boys and Girls Club of Hawaiʻi.” Boys and Girls Club of Hawaiʻi.
Mostiller, C., Okhunjanov, B., Suyderhoud, J. (2015) “The Economic Impact of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department, Fiscal Year 2013-14.” University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa.
Chan, C., Okhunjanov, B., Paudel, B., Wilson, K. (2015) “Valuation of Climate Change Impact on Ecosystem Goods and Services of Forests and Grazing Lands in Nepal.” The USAID project.

Okhunjanov, B.B., McCluskey, J.J., Mittelhammer, R.C. “Scarcity Pricing in the Dynamic Setting: the Case of Cult Wine Industry.”
Okhunjanov, B.B., McCluskey, J.J. “The Effect of Weather on Price Discrepancy: the Case of Cult Wine Industry.”
Okhunjanov, B.B., Espinola-Arredondo, A. “Can Self-Enforcing International Agreements Help Water Crisis in Central Asia?”
Okhunjanov, B.B., Kaul, A. “The Application of High Dimensional Means over Multi-Dimensional Change Points.”
Okhunjanov, B.B. “The Influence of Corruption on Migration: the Case of Post-Soviet Countries.”

As a Lead Instructor:

Washington State University
- Summer 2021 – ECONS 301: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory with Calculus [online]
- Spring 2021 – ECONS 428: Global Capitalism Today: Perspectives and Issues [online]
- Fall 2020 – ECONS 428: Global Capitalism Today: Perspectives and Issues
- Summer 2020 – ECONS 102: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
- Fall 2019 – ECONS 101: Fundamentals of Microeconomics [online]
- Summer 2019 – ECONS 102: Fundamentals of Macroeconomics
- Summer 2019 – ECONS 305: Intermediate Microeconomics without Calculus [online]
- Spring 2019 – ECONS 302: Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis [online]
Westminster International University in Tashkent
- Spring 2017 – 5ECON012C: Econometrics [4 sessions]
- Spring 2017 – 3ECON001C: Foundation of Economics [2 sessions]
- Fall 2016 – 3BUSS001C: Quantitative Methods [4 sessions]
University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa
- Spring 2016 – ECON 130: Principles of Microeconomics
- Spring 2016 – ECON 131: Principles of Macroeconomics [2 sessions]
- Fall 2015 – ECON 301: Intermediate Microeconomics

As a Teaching Assistant:

University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa
- Spring 2014 – ECON 130: Principles of Microeconomics [Led weekly discussion sessions]
- Fall 2013 – ECON 130: Principles of Microeconomics

Online Courses Developed:

Washington State University
- ECONS 326 – Aspects of Sustainable Development [with Dr. Gregmar Galinato]
- ECONS 426 – Transportation Economics and Supply Chain Analysis
- ECONS 428 – Global Capitalism Today: Perspectives and Issues

Research Analyst
- Boys & Girls Club of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, HI ( Jun 2015 – May 2016)
Research Assistant
- University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa
  - Dr. Chan, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Mgmt. (Spring, 2015)
  - Dr. Suyderhoud, Shidler College of Business (Fall, 2014)

“Scarcity Pricing in the Dynamic Setting”
- The School of Economic Sciences, Friday Seminar Series, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2021)
“Can Self-Enforcing International Agreements Help Water Crisis in Central Asia?”
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Austin, TX (2021)
“Scarcity Pricing in the Dynamic Setting”
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Association [virtual] (2020)
“The Influence of Corruption on Migration: the Case of Post-Soviet Countries”
- The School of Economic Sciences Graduate Students’ Association, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2019)
“Valuation of Ecosystem Services of Forests in Nepal”
- 27th Annual CTAHR and COE Student Research Symposium, University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa, Honolulu, HI (2015)
“The Influence of Corruption on Migration: the Case of Post-Soviet Countries”
- Department of Economics, University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa, Honolulu, HI (2015)

The Berkeley/Sloan Summer School in Environmental and Energy Economics, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley (2021)
Graduate Assistantship, Washington State University (2017-Present)
The School of Economic Sciences Graduate Students’ Association Poster Competition Travel Grant, Washington State University (2019)
Graduate Assistantship, University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa (2013-2015)
Course Representative Certificates, Westminster International University in Tashkent (2008, 2011)