Seife Dendir is a development and applied micro-economist who has served on the faculty of Radford University’s Department of Economics since 2005. He teaches a full range of microeconomics, development, and managerial economics courses to undergraduate and MBA students. Education: Ph.D. & M.A. in Applied Economics, Western Michigan University B.A. in Economics, Addis Ababa University Research Interests: Dr. Dendir’s research lies at the intersection of economic development , applied microeconometrics , and education economics . He investigates intergenerational educational mobility, returns to schooling, intra-household resource allocation, and child labour in developing countries, notably Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa. A secondary strand explores sports analytics and the effectiveness of online pedagogical tools in economics instruction. Across more than 20 peer-reviewed articles, his work exhibits three dominant themes: (i) rigorous empirical analysis of education, labour and health outcomes in developing economies; (ii) evaluation of teaching technologies and student performance in economics classrooms; and (iii) data-driven studies in soccer analytics. Recent publications (2022-2023) extend his development agenda to intergenerational mobility and COVID-19 mortality disparities, while simultaneously refining online-learning experiments. Scientific Awards: No awards or fellowships are listed in the provided sources. Advising & Grants: No graduate students, grants, or funded projects are mentioned in the supplied text. Labs & Teams: There is no indication of dedicated research labs or formal research teams.









