Juliet U. Elu | |
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Education | Utah State University University of Utah |
Occupation | Economist |
Juliet U. Elu is an American economist who is currently Charles E. Merrill Professor of Economics and Chair of the Division of Business and Economics at Morehouse College. [1] She was previously Vice Chancellor of Gregory University in Nigeria and she is a former president of both the National Economic Association and the African Finance and Economics Association. [2]
Elu completed a BS in Economics and Political Science, an MBA, and an MPA at Utah State University. She completed a PhD in Economics at the University of Utah in 1992. [3]
Elu has taught at Clarke University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College. [2] She was brought to Nigeria to lead the new private Catholic Gregory University in Uturu in south east Nigeria. [4]
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