John Mukum Mbaku

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Nonresident Senior Fellow, Africa Growth Initiative
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John Mukum Mbaku is a nonresident senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative and an economics professor at Weber State University. | View Full Bio

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801.626.7442 — Office

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Expertise

  • Public choice, constitutional political economy, law and development, international human rights, intellectual property, environmental and natural resources law, corruption and institutional reforms in Africa

Experience

Current Positions

  • Willard L. Eccles Professor of Economics, Weber State University, July 1994–Present (John S. Hinckley Fellow, 2000 – Present)

Past Positions

  • Associate Professor of Economics, Weber State University, July 1991–June 1994
  • Associate Professor of Economics, Kennesaw State University, September 1990–June 1991
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, Kennesaw State University, September 1985–June 1990

Education

  • B.S. (Chemistry, 1977, Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia)
  • M.I.B.S. (Master in International Business Studies, 1979, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina)
  • Ph.D. (Economics, 1985, University of Georgia)
  • J.D. (Law, 2010, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah)
  • Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law (2010, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah).

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