Adina Ardelean

Adina Ardelean is a Teaching Professor of Economics at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University and a B.S. in Finance from the University of the West in Timișoara, Romania. Her research focuses on international trade, applied econometrics, and empirical investigations into product differentiation, trade barriers, and market specialization.

Her academic contributions include studies on maritime shipping costs, tariff impacts on product quality, and electoral systems' influence on protectionism. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in data analysis, econometrics, international economics, and microeconomics. Key research themes include trade liberalization effects, volatility in industrial output, and the interplay between domestic productivity and trade benefits.

Her work spans peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of International Economics, European Economic Review, and Canadian Journal of Economics. She has also authored policy papers on trade infrastructure and shipping cost analysis. Despite no listed awards, her research demonstrates significant engagement with empirical trade economics and globalization dynamics.

Adina’s advising and grant activities are not explicitly documented, but her teaching and research emphasize practical applications of econometric methods to real-world trade challenges. She maintains an active research agenda, with ongoing projects exploring shipping cost dynamics and firm behavior in global trade.