Isaac Ahimbisibwe

  • Assistant Professor

Professional Summary

Isaac Ahimbisibwe is an applied microeconomist at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business. His research uses administrative data and natural experiments to study peer effects, gender gaps in STEM, and pipeline barriers to college completion, with a focus on higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. He holds a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Education

  • 2024 – PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis 
     
  • 2017 – MSc, Applied Economics, Illinois State University 
     
  • 2014 – Bachelor of Statistics (Honors), Makerere University

Courses

  • ECO 1305 – Issues in Economics for Non-Business Majors

Research Interests

  • Development Economics 
     
  •  Gender and Higher Education 
     
  • Peer Effects in Higher Education 
     
  • Higher Education Access and Equity in Sub-Saharan Africa
     
  • Labor Economics 
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Office Location

Foster Business and Innovation 320.04