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Dr. Bley Cynthia Ndede serves as an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Accounting & Economics at the College of Business & Information Systems, South Carolina State University. She joined the institution in 2017 as a research associate and was appointed to her current faculty position in 2022, focusing on economic policy analysis within developing economies.
Her academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Applied Economics from Auburn University
- M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Auburn University
- B.S. in Management and Organization from Université de Cocody
Dr. Ndede's research spans Applied Economics with concentrated expertise in Economic Development, International Trade frameworks, Food Policy Analysis, and Poverty Alleviation strategies in developing nations. Her work critically examines agricultural market vulnerabilities, particularly food safety risks in export commodities and their socioeconomic consequences across African economies.
Her publication record demonstrates consistent focus on aflatoxin-related economic risks in West African peanut value chains, establishing connections between food contamination, trade policy, and rural livelihoods. These works form foundational contributions to agricultural risk modeling in resource-constrained settings.
At South Carolina State, Dr. Ndede instructs Managerial Economics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Survey of Economics courses. Her professional trajectory includes research associate roles in international trade policy projects and prior adjunct teaching appointments in introductory economics.
