Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Alabama
M.A., Economics, University of Alabama
B.S., Economics, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Biography

Dr. Miesha Williams is an Associate Professor of Economics at Spelman College. She recently completed her position as Visiting Scholar with USC Price Public Policy School and was previously employed by Morehouse College.  She researches macroeconomic policies in Africa and the U.S as well as disparate outcomes impacting race. She’s obtained grants and scholarships from Title III, NSF, USDA, Carnegie Foundation, Koch Foundation and NIH.  She’s published in AEA Papers and Proceedings, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Economics Race and Policy, Review of Black Political Economy, and co-edited a special issue on Social Justice with the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.  She is a National Economic Association board member, secretary to the African Political Economic Association, and Research Associate with University of New Orleans Entrepreneurship Center. Williams’ Economics’ B.S. (2007) is from Florida A&M University, while her M.A. (2010) and Ph.D. (2014) is from University of Alabama.

Courses Taught

Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Mathematical Economics
Basic Statistics
Econometrics   
Econometrics Lab

Research Interests

Institutions affecting Macroeconomic Policy in Africa as well as institutions impacting Minority groups in the United States using times series and panel data analysis.

Publications

Williams, M. J. (2022). How Do Federal Policy Shocks to State Spending Impact Returns to Primary and Secondary Education?. In AEA Papers and Proceedings (Vol. 112, pp. 366-369). American Economic Association. https://www.aeaweb.org/doi/10.1257/pandp.20221113

Hoover, G. A., & Williams, M. (2022). Historical racial exclusion from board membership at the Southern Economic Association, Western Economic Association International, Midwest Economics Association, and Eastern Economic Association and their affiliated journals. Southern Economic Journal, 88(3), 861-868. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/soej.12544?casa_token=VfMxEy31IksAAAAA%3AfY0--03I6_DwoOHOeTXSg4Sg5s-c3_KCCi3jcFHGDHP-7cr_UGn2EBsw9tdQKGeBGIYZaF4FerhFUxc

Viceisza, A., & Williams, M. (2021). Introduction to Special Issue on “Social Justice in Agricultural and Environmental Economics”. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 50(3), 395-400. Economics Review (2021), 50, 395–400 https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2021.28

Irankunda, A., Price, G. N., Uzamere, N. E., & Williams, M. J. (2020). Ex-Incarceree/Convict Status: Beneficial for Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship? The American Economist, 65(1), 144-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/0569434519846624

Elu, J. Price, G.N. & Williams, M.J. (2019). Gender and Micro Credit: The Case of Mozambican Households. Enterprise Development and Microfinance. 30(2), p. 1-12 http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.18-00015

Ume, E.S., & Williams, M.J. (2018). The Differential Impact of Monetary Policy on Blacks and Whites since the Great Recession. Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, p. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41996-018-0010-z

Williams, M.J. (2017). Discounted Agricultural Growth in South Africa. The Review of Black Political Economy, p.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12114-017-9262-0

News

Policy Brief: https://www.aeequity.org/product/how-entrepreneurship-can-reduce-crime-recidivism

Expert Opinion Interview: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/recession-us-economy-experts_n_628ce162e4b0415d4d7ccfdd

Performances

2022: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting; A.P. Sloan Summer Program Guest Speaker Series at Spelman College; NAREA 2022 Annual Meeting Social Justice Plenary Session

2021: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting; A.P. Sloan Summer Program Guest Speaker at Spelman College; National HBCU Blockchain and Fintech Conference (Sponsored by The Blockchain Association); Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting

2020: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting

2019: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting.; Tenth Annual Conference on Regional Integration on Africa (ACRIA 10)

2018: Ninth Annual Conference on Regional Integration on Africa (ACRIA 9)

2016: Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting; Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting

2015: Southern Economics Association (SEA) Annual Meeting