Ameet Morjaria
Visiting Lecturer of Strategy
Ameet Morjaria is a Visiting Lecturer of Strategy at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Senior Lecturer in Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He was previously Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Kellogg.His research examines economic development, contracts and organizations, political economy, and environmental economics, with a focus on relational contracts, commodity markets, global supply chains, nation-building, and the political economy of the environment. He earned his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and is affiliated with the NBER, CEPR, BREAD, CESifo, and IGC.
- Economic Development
- Organizational Economics
- Political Economy
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PhD, 2010, Economics, London School of Economics
MRes, 2005, Economics, London School of Economics
BSc, 2002, Econometrics & Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics, First Class Honours -
Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, MEDS, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, 2015-2019
Academy Scholar, Harvard University, WCFIA, 2011-2012, 2014-2015
Visiting Associate, Economics and STICERD, London School of Economics, 2013-2014
Giorgio Ruffolo Sustainable Science Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, 2010-2011 -
Young Professional, World Bank, 2012-2014
Strategy Consultant, Kaiser Associates, 2008
Analyst, Deutsche Bank, 2002-2003
Summer Analyst, Deutsche Bank, 2001
Summer Analyst, Credit Suisse First Boston, 2001
Research in Economics (MECS-560-3)
This course introduces first-year PhD students to the economics research environment. With an emphasis on breadth, and minimal prerequisite knowledge at the graduate level, students are exposed to the process of forming and answering research questions. The course involves multiple faculty providing their perspective on successful approaches to research by highlighting significant recent works in their respective fields of interest.
Strategic Challenges in Emerging Markets (STRT-466-0)
Globalization presents central opportunities and challenges for business growth. Whether a firm seeks new markets for its products, lower-cost production opportunities, or high-yield investment vehicles, many of the most attractive opportunities internationally lie in "emerging markets" in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and elsewhere. At the same time, these business environments present special risks and challenges. Achieving competitive advantage in emerging markets depends on the firm's ability to manage the risks posed by weak legal systems, which limit the enforceability of contracts and property rights while amplifying the challenges of corruption, as well as managing through the macroeconomic, trade policy, and political regime shocks that regularly visit emerging market environments. This course provides toolkits and frameworks to successfully confront these challenges. The course will integrate numerous business examples with insights from the latest economics, business strategy, and political science research to provide the international business manager with a cutting-edge, integrated perspective on globalization and a set of strategic solutions to manage the most prevalent business risks in emerging markets.
