Theresa Mannah-Blankson

Dr. Theresa Mannah-Blankson is program director of the M.S. in Management and a clinical professor in the Department of Economics. She joined the Belk College of Business in August 2019. Prior to her joining the Belk College of Business, Dr. Mannah-Blankson received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and began her teaching career in 2016 as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA. Before starting the doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dr. Mannah-Blankson worked as an economist attached to the Monetary Policy Committee at the Central Bank of Ghana. Her research work focuses on gender and development, bureaucratic corruption, and monetary economics (banking).

Program Director:

• M.S. in Management
• M.S. in Management and M.S. in Money and Banking at National Chengchi University Dual Degree
• M.S. in Management and M.S. in Technology, Innovation & IP Management at National Chengchi University Dual Degree
• M.S. in Management and M.S. in Finance at National Chengchi University Dual Degree
• M.S. in Management and M.S. in International Business at National Chengchi University Dual Degree

DEGREES:

• Ph.D. Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• MA. Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• M.Phil. Economics, University of Ghana, Legon
• B.A. Economics and Management, University of Ghana, Legon

EXPERTISE:

• Financial Stability Analysis (Stress-tests and Sensitivity Analysis)
• Poverty and Gender Inequality
• Debt Sustainability in Developing Countries