Valentinas Rudys

Valentinas Rudys joined WSU faculty in 2022 and is an assistant professor of Economics in the Goddard School of Business & Economics.

Valentinas holds a double BBA degree in economics and finance from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, and earned his MA and PhD in economics from Fordham University. Currently, Valentinas teaches courses in macroeconomics and statistics. In his research, Valentinas studies Social Security reform effects on the US economy through the labor markets, older worker labor market outcomes, and active labor market policies. In addition, he is interested in portfolio allocation over the lifecycle and other financial investment issues.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Economics – Fordham University, 2022
• MA, Economics – Fordham University, 2018
• BBA, Economics and Finance – Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

AWARDS

• 2021 Best Graduate Student Paper Award, MVEA, 2021
• Alumni Dissertation Fellowship, Fordham University, 2020
• Distinguished Research Fellowship, Fordham University, 2019

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Optimal Cryptocurrency Portfolio Allocation Over the Life Cycle. Applied Economics. (Forthcoming). With Daniel Svogun.

PRESENTATIONS

• 59th Annual Missouri Valley Economic Association Conference Fall 2022
• 58th Annual Missouri Valley Economic Association Conference Fall 2021
• Robert Morris University 32nd Annual Teaching Economics Conference Spring 2021
• Fordham Graduate Student Conference Spring 2020
• 4th International ESS Conference in Mannheim, Germany Spring 2019