Samantha Borkhoche, Ph.D.

About me: I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon where I teach Macroeconomics, Foundations of Political Economy, and International Economics at the undergraduate level and Advanced Macroeconomics in the Applied Economics Master's sequence. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from West Virginia University located in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA where I also recieved my Master's degree in Economics.

My primary research focus is international macroeconomics with specific interests in environmental and monetary economics. I have a passion for studying developing and emerging economies. My ambition as an economist is to transform data collection, especially from underdeveloped countries, in order to better understand the  frameworks of their economic institutions. During the summer of 2023, I was a graduate research fellow with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington D.C. working on banking policies. During the summer of 2024, I was in Washington D.C. to participate in the Fund Internship Program at the International Monetary Fund. There, I worked in AFR-W1 and developed a working paper analyzing the effect of green trade policies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

I am originally from Beirut, Lebanon and grew up outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. I completed my undergraduate degree at Susquehanna University in central Pennsylvania. I speak English, Arabic, and intermediate French. I am an avid yogi and enjoy playing piano, snowboarding, and traveling. I have a terrier mix named Lyra.