Tomi Ovaska

2003

Ph D, Public finance, political economy, international economics, comparative economic systems

West Virginia University

2001

MA, Microeconomics, macroeconomics

West Virginia University

1997

MA, Political Science (Allgemeine Staatslehre)

University of Jyväskylä

1989

Other, Battle center officer

The Finnish Naval Academy

2024

Youngstown State University

Paul J. Thomas Endowed Chair in Economics

2022

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Scholarship

2021

Economic Affairs Journal

Top Downloaded Paper Award

2020

University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Docent in Political Economy

2020

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professor of Economics

2020

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Service

2019

Youngstown State University

YSU-OEA Outstanding Service Award

2019

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Teaching

2019

Economic Affairs Journal

Top Downloaded Paper Award

2018

Economies Journal

Guest Editor

2018

World Development Journal

Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer Award

2015

The Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy

The JEC Highly Commended Paper Award

2015

University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

JSBE Visiting Scholar

2014

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professorship Award (DPA): Scholarship

2006

University of Regina

Associate of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

2005

The Journal of Private Enterprise

The John Templeton Prize

2002

West Virginia University

The Vickers Prize

2020 -

Youngstown State University

Distinguished Professor (Economics)

2017 - 2020

Youngstown State University

Professor (Economics)

2011 - 2017

Youngstown State University

Associate Professor (Economics)

2007 - 2011

Youngstown State University

Assistant Professor (Economics)

2003 - 2007

University of Regina

Assistant Professor (Economics)

1999 - 2003

West Virginia University

Graduate Assistant, Instructor (Economics)

1998 - 1999

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Diplomatic Attaché (Multilateral Institutions)

1991 - 1998

Anora Estonia AS

Member of the Board, President

1988 - 1989

The Finnish Navy

Lieutenant

2025

"Has ChatGPT Made Economics Homework Questions Obsolete?"

R. Faerber‐Ovaska, T. Ovaska, J. Palardy, Y. Uppal

Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley, volume 77, issue 2, p. 219-223

2025

"Assessing the Impact of Goods and Services Inflation on Consumer and Professional Forecaster Expectations: A Bayesian Shrinkage Approach"

J. Palardy, T. Ovaska

Applied Economics, Informa UK Limited, volume 57, issue 6, p. 678-689

2025

"The drug overdose death epidemic: evidence from U.S. Counties"

T. Ovaska, A. Sumell, Y. Uppal

Applied Economics Letters, Informa UK Limited, volume 32, issue 1, p. 58-61

2023

"The drug overdose death epidemic: evidence from U.S. Counties"

T. Ovaska, A. Sumell, Y. Uppal

Applied Economic Letters

2023

"Sir Thomas More’s Utopia: An Overlooked Economic Classic"

E. Mangeloja, T. Ovaska

2022

"Entrepreneurial choices depend on trust: Some global evidence"

E. Mangeloja, T. Ovaska, R. Takashima

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, volume 20, issue 4, p. 564-590

2022

"INTERNATIONAL MARKET ENTRY STRATEGIES SELECTING FOREIGN DISTRIBUTORS"

P. Reday, E. Ulusoy, D. Iyer, T. Ovaska, A. Kos

2022

"International Market Entry Strategies - Selecting Foreign Distributors"

P. Reday, E. Ulusoy, D. Iyer, T. Ovaska, A. Kos

Journal of Academy of Business and Economics, volume 22, issue 4, p. 16 - 30

2024

"General scholarship"

T. Ovaska

2021

"The Robustness of Trust, Institutions and Entrepreneurship Regressions, Revisited"

T. Ovaska, R. Takashima

Applied Economics Letters, volume 28, issue 18, p. 1578-1581

2021

"Exploring the Relationship Between Trust and Business Start-Ups in 52 Countries Over 16 Years"

E. Mangeloja, T. Ovaska, R. Takashima

International Journal of Business and Economics, volume 20, issue 1, p. 17-36

2020

"The Extent and Cost of Common Stigmas Among University Students"

Y. Tang, S. Stringer, T. Ovaska

Economics Bulletin, volume 40, issue 3, p. 1924-1936

2020

"Caveat Emptor: Foreign Aid and Entrepreneurship"

T. Ovaska, R. Takashima

Economies, MDPI AG, volume 8, issue 1, p. 4

2019

"Sir Thomas More’s Utopia: An Overlooked Economic Classic"

E. Mangeloja, T. Ovaska

Economic Affairs, volume 39, issue 1, p. 65-80

2019

"Export Jobs, Special Interest Groups and Presidential Election in 2016: The Case of West Virginia"

T. Ovaska, R. Takashima

Journal of Private Enterprise, volume 34, issue 4, p. 75-97

2017

"Increase Interest in Compound Interest: Economic Growth and Personal Finance"

T. Ovaska, A. Sumell

Journal of Economics and Finance Education, volume 16, issue 2

2017

"Increase Interest in Compound Interest: Economic Growth and Personal Finance"

T. Ovaska, A. Sumell

Journal of Economics and Finance Education, volume 16, issue 2, p. 85-97

2015

"Decomposing household, professional and market forecasts on inflation: a dynamic factor model analysis"

J. Palardy, T. Ovaska

Applied Economics, volume 47, issue 20, p. 2092-2101

2014

"The development experiences of two small African and Northern European communities under globalisation"

T. Ovaska, L. Van der Walt, R. B. Anderson

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald, volume 8, issue 4, p. 234-260

2014

"Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth"

T. Ovaska

2014

"Who Has The Advantage? An Economic Exploration of Winning in Men's Professional Tennis"

T. Ovaska, A. Sumell

The American Economist, SAGE Publications, volume 59, issue 1, p. 34-51

2014

"Business Cycle Volatility: Does the European-Style Safety Net Help"

J. Palardy, T. Ovaska

Journal of Private Enterprise, volume 29, issue 2

2014

"Who Has the Advantage? An Economic Exploration of Winning in Men’s Professional Tennis"

T. Ovaska, A. Sumell

The American Economist, volume 59, issue 1

2011

"Business Environment and New Firm Creation"

A. Dyck, T. Ovaska

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, volume 24, issue 3, p. 301-317

2011

"The Effect of Tax Structure on Government Size: Evidence from the OECD"

T. Ovaska, A. Sumell

Pennsylvania Economic Review, volume 18, issue 1

2011

"Business Environment and New Firm Creation: An International Comparison"

A. Dyck, T. Ovaska

Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Informa UK Limited, volume 24, issue 3, p. 301-317

2010

"Why has Viimsi become the wealthiest community in post‐socialist Estonia?"

T. Ovaska, R. Anderson

International Journal of Development Issues, Emerald, volume 9, issue 2, p. 146-166

2010

"Why Has Viimsi Become the Wealthiest Community in Post-Socialist Estonia? Explaining One Small Community's Success in a Changing World"

T. Ovaska, R. Anderson

International Journal of Development Issues, volume 9, issue 2, p. 146-166

2010

"Does a Rising Tide Lift All the Boats? Explaining the National Inequality of Happiness"

T. Ovaska, R. Takashima

Journal of Economic Issues, volume 44, issue 1, p. 205-224

2010

"Mode of Delivery and the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid: The Example of Missionary Work"

T. Ovaska, E. Mangeloja

Review of Applied Economics, volume 6, issue 1-2, p. 99-112

2006

"Economic policy and the level of self-perceived well-being: An international comparison"

T. Ovaska, R. Takashima

The Journal of Socio-Economics, Elsevier BV, volume 35, issue 2, p. 308-325

2006

"The Fatal Complexity of Development Aid - Parallels Between the System of Foreign Aid and Central Planning"

T. Ovaska

2005

"Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Economies"

T. Ovaska, R. Sobel

Journal of Private Enterprise, volume 21, issue 1, p. 8-28

2005

"More Aid, Less Growth"

T. Ovaska

2003

"The Failure of Foreign Aid"

T. Ovaska

Cato Journal, volume 23, issue 2, p. 175-188

2022 - 2024

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