Dr. Abu N. M. Wahid Professor in the department of economics and finance Email: awahid@tnstate.edu Telephone Number: (615) 963 7149

Dr. Abu N. M. Wahid is the editor of the Journal of Developing Areasa thirty-six year old journal of international repute. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba, Canada, in 1989. Prior to joining Tennessee State University, he taught at various colleges and universities of the U. S., Canada, and Bangladesh. Professor Wahid specializes in money and banking, macroeconomics, and international trade. Over the last ten years or so, he has published FIVE books as author and editor. His latest book (ed) Frontiers of Economics: Nobel Laureates of the Twentieth Century, published by Greenwood Press of America is expected to intrigue a sizeable number of economists around the world. His first book (ed) on the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh is also widely cited and was used as text on microlending at Hartwick College of New York. In addition, he has made about forty publications in the form of refereed journal articles and book chapters. He also wrote several papers for non-refereed journals and conference proceedings. He published quite a few book reviews in refereed journals as well. Professor Wahid successfully negotiated the terms and conditions of an academic exchange agreement between Tennessee State University and a foreign private institution in the late 1990s. He spent the summer of 1997 in Bangladesh as a Fulbright scholar. He received research grants from the Japan Foundation, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Eastern Illinois University and Tennessee State University. He is the recipient of faculty excellence awards for research from Tennessee State University, Eastern Illinois University, and the College of Business at Tennessee State University. He delivered invited lectures at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara and University of Pretoria, South Africa.