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Dr. Genanew Bekele-Worku
Director – BBA Program
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Overview
Dr. Genanew B.Worku is an Associate professor of Economics and the Director of Undergraduate Programs at the Dubai Business School, University of Dubai. Prior to joining UD, he had served as University Planning and Programming Officer in addition to teaching at various universities outside the UAE. His research interests include welfare economics, micro-econometric analysis (such as Housing, Urban land, and Transportation), and econometric modeling. He published a book and his research works are published in various journals including Land Policy, Managerial Finance, International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Review of Behavioral Finance, Environment and Development Economics, International Journal of Economics and Finance, International Journal of Educational Management, and International Journal of Business and Management. Dr. Genanew holds a Doctorate and Master of Science degrees in Economics from, respectively, the Economics Department at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria; and from the Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Addis Ababa University.
Education
- Johannes Kepler University of Linz – Austria
- Concentration: Economics sciences, focusing on Micro econometrics and resource economics
Teaching Areas
- Quantitative analysis (Econometrics) – at PhD level
- Stata: Data Analysis and Statistical Software – at PhD level
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Research Methodology – at BBA, MBA and PhD level
- Quantitative Methods for Business
- Statistical Analysis for Business
- Managerial Economics - at MBA level
Work Experience
- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Civil Service University, Ethiopia
Research
Interests
His research interests include welfare economics, microeconometric analysis and econometric modeling.
Refereed Journals
- Alebel B.W. and Genanew B.W., (2022) “Managing Urban Land Market in Africa: Valuation, Performance and Policy Implication”. Land Use Policy. Vol. 114, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105906. (ABDC rank: A)
- N. A. Murshed, M. Osman, G. Bekele and K. F. Bin Hashim, (2021). "A Neuro Control Teaching & Learning (T&L) Framework for Improving Learning and Retention in Higher Education" IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2021, pp. 1-5, DOI: 10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637265 (Scopus indexed).
- Rayssi, Khaleifa and Rao, Ananth and Bekele, Genanew, [Empirical Analysis of Post-2009 Crisis Interventions on the Stability of Banks] (May 18, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3848347 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3848347
- Shamma Essa Lootah, Wathiq Mansoor and Genanew B. Worku. “A Conceptual Exploration of Factors Affecting Agility in Organizations” (2020). IAEME Publication. Volume 11, Issue 7. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343523412_A_Conceptual_Exploration_of_Factors_Affecting_Agility_in_Organizations. (Scopus Indexed)
- Geoffrey Gachino and Genanew B.Worku, (2019). “Learning and innovation in higher education: towards knowledge, skills and competency acquisition”. International Journal of Educational Management (ABDC rank: B)
- Sanjay Tolani, Ananth Rao, Genanew Bekele and Mohamed Osman (2018). “System and Neural Network Analysis of Intent to Buy and Willingness to Pay Insurance premium”. Managerial Finance. Accepted for publication, Earlycite: https://doi/pdfplus/10.1108/MF-04-2018-0156 (ABDC rank: B)
- Genanew Bekele Worku, (2017). "House price drivers in Dubai: nonlinearity and heterogeneity". International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Vol. 10 Issue: 3, pp.384-409, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-06-2016-0048 (ABDC rank: B)
- Genanew Bekele, Reza H. Chowdhury and Ananth Rao (2016). "Analysis of default behavior of borrowers under Islamic versus conventional banking ". Review of Behavioral Finance, Vol. 8 Iss 2 pp. 156 – 173; http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/RBF-06-2015-0025 (ABDC rank: B)
- Worku Genanew Bekele and Friedrich Georg Schneider (2015). “Preferences for forms of land conservation investment in the Ethiopian Highlands: a household plot-level analysis of the roles of poverty, tenure security and market incentives”. Environment and Development Economics, pp 1 - 31. http://journals.cambridge.org/EDE (ABDC rank: B)
- Genanew Bekele Worku (2013). “Demand for Improved Public Transport Services in the UAE: A Contingent Valuation Study in Dubai”. International Journal of Business and Management in Vol. 8, No. 10; Also presented at the UDCBA weekly seminar session. Dubai, UAE, 2011. (ABDC rank: C) www.ccsenet.org/ijbm
- Genanew Bekele Worku and ALEMU Mekonnen (2012). “Investments in Land Conservation in the Ethiopian Highlands: A Household Plot-Level Analysis of the Roles of Poverty, Tenure Security, and Market Incentives”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Vol. 4, No. 6; Also presentedatthe16th Annual Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden; June 25-28, 2008, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. School of Business, Economics and Law, Goteborg University. http://www.eaere2008.org/. Also published in the Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series, March 2010 Environment for Development (EfD) DP 10-09. (ABDC rank: C) http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/ethiopia/publications-projects/theses?uid=867afcc24c64dadab35f242425b766b7
Work on Progress (for Publications in Refereed Journal)
- Genanew B.W. and Alebel B.W. “Public–Private Transport Service Choice Decisions in Dubai: A Triple-Bounded Discrete Choice Elicitation Metho” (ABDC rank: B). Presented at the WEI International Academic Conference (Harvard Faculty Club, Boston, USA) Submitted to PRJ
- Noushin Bagheri and Genanew B.W. “Ethical vs. Conventional Portfolio Selection Using Stochastic Goal Programming” Submitted to PRJ
- Yahya Hamad Al Zaabi and Genanew B.W. “Managing house price dynamics and the macro-economy: an empirical perspective of UAE” On progress
- Mohammed Abdulla Shael ALSAADI and Genanew B.W. “Managing house rental-price dynamics and the macro-economy: an empirical perspective of UAE” On progress
Book
Investment in Land Conservation in the Ethiopian Highlands: The Role of Poverty, Land tenure security and Market incentives in the Amhara Highlands, Ethiopia. Genanew B.W.(2011), LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-3-8433-6006-7. https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/investment-in-land-conservation-in-the-ethiopian-highlands/isbn/978-3-8433-6006-7Conference proceedings
- Sreedharan, Poornima, Meena, Rao, Genanew, Wathiq (2018). “Predicting Users’ Responses of Public Utility Services - Multivariate and Neural Network Analysis - A Case Study”. IRABML, ISSN- 2616-4272. (ABDC rank: In progress).
- Genanew B. Worku and Ananth Rao (2018). “System & NN analysis of Economic & Financial Development – Case Study of Dubai & UAE”. IRABML, ISSN- 2616-4272. (ABDC rank: In progress).
- AL KHATIB Malek, Genanew B.Worku and ANANTH Rao (2018). “Predicting Business Distress using NN in SME-Arab region”. IRABML, ISSN- 2616-4272. (ABDC rank: In progress).
- Alebel B.W. and Genanew B.W. (2007). “Households’ Willingness to Resettle and Preference to Forms of Compensation for Improving Slum Areas in Addis Ababa City – Ethiopia”. Presented at the 4th International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies, Western Michigan University, USA, August 2 - 4, 2007. http://international.wmich.edu/content/category/15/67/122/. Published in the Proceedings of the second international conference on the Ethiopian Economy, Ethiopian Economic Association, Volume II, 2003.
- Genanew B.W. and Alebel B.W. (2007). “Investors’ Willingness to Pay for Urban Land: The Case of Addis Ababa City – Ethiopia”. Presented at the 4th International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies, Western Michigan University, USA, August 2 - 4, 2007. http://international.wmich.edu/content/category/15/67/122/ Also published in the Proceedings of the second international conference on the Ethiopian Economy, Ethiopian Economic Association, Volume II, 2003.