February 22, 2013 SHARMILA VISHWASRAO

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1 SHARMILA VISHWASRAO February 22, 2013 Department of Economics 4580 NW 26 th Ct. Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Fl Boca Raton, FL Phone: Phone: EDUCATION: Ph.D.(Economics), Purdue University, M.S. (Economics), Purdue University, B.A. (Economics), St. Xavier's College, Bombay University, ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Florida Atlantic University Associate Professor: 2002 to present. Assistant Professor: Courses taught include Advanced International Development, Advanced International Trade, International Monetary Economics, Development Economics, Labor Economics, International Trade and Principles of Microeconomics. University of Kentucky, August 1991 to July Assistant Professor: Courses taught include International Economics, Introductory Microeconomics and Development Economics. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, July - December 1994 Visiting Assistant Professor (on leave from the University of Kentucky): Conducted research on technology transfer issues in India. Purdue University, August 1987 to May 1991 Graduate Instructor: Courses taught include Introductory Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Patrick McCarthy, Spring and Summer 1990, and to Dr. Sheng Hu, Summer PUBLICATIONS: Income diversification and risk: Does ownership matter? An empirical examination of Indian banks, with Anita K. Pennathur and Vijaya Subrahmanyam, Journal of Banking & Finance, Volume 36, Issue 8, August 2012, pages The Impact of Remittances on Education and Health: A Cross-Country Study, with Maria Cristina Zhunio and Eric P. Chiang, Applied Economics, 2012, 44, pages Physician Quality and Health Care for the Poor and Uninsured, with Lara Gardner, Inquiry Vol. 47(1) Spring 2010, pages

2 On Welfare Reducing Technological Change in a North-South Framework, with Hassan Benchekroun, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 61(3), July 2009, pages Asymmetric Information and the Mode of Entry in Foreign Credit Markets, with Eric Van Tassel, Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 31, December 2007, pages Royalties vs. Fees: How do Firms Pay for Foreign Technology? International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 25, August 2007, pages Optimum tariffs and patent length in a model of North-South technology transfer," with Srabana Gupta and Hassan Benchekroun, International Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 60, No. 1, January 2007, pages Foreign Ownership, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Indian Firms, with William Bosshardt, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 65, No. 2, August 2001, pages Economic Liberalization and Technology Transfer: The Indian Experience, with William Bosshardt in Technological Diffusion in the Third World, Hans Singer, editor. New World Order series, Volume 16, Delhi, TRIPs and Product vs. Process Innovation, Atlantic Economic Journal, Volume 27, No. 4, December 1999, pages "North-South Technology Transfer through Licensing," The International Trade Journal, Volume XI, No. 4, Winter 1997, pages Optimum Tariffs for Vertically Differentiated Products with an Application to Indian tea exports, with William Bosshardt, Applied Economics, 1996, 28, pages "Intellectual Property Rights and the Mode of Technology Transfer", Journal of Development Economics, August 1994, 44(2), pages BOOK REVIEWS: Regional Economic Analysis of Innovation, by E.J. Davelaar, in Growth and Change, Volume 23, Number 1, Winter WORK IN PROGRESS: Bank-Client Relationships: Foreign Ownership, transparency and portfolio selection by banks, with Anita Pennathur, revise and resubmit, Journal of Banking and Finance. "Physicians Decisions to Adopt New Medical Technologies and Market Power" with Lara Gardner. The Effect of Physician Characteristics on Patients Hospital Discharge Destination and Length of Stay, with Lara Gardner.

3 Physician Quality in HMOs, with Lara Gardner. CONFERENCE PAPERS: Bank-Client Relationships: Foreign Ownership, transparency and portfolio selection by banks, with Anita Pennathur, Association of International Business SE, Fort Lauderdale, November "Physicians Decisions to Adopt New Medical Technologies and Market Power," with Lara Gardner, Southern Economic Association Meetings, November Does non-interest income impact bank performance in emerging markets? The case of India, with Anita K. Pennathur and Vijaya Subrahmanyam, Third Southeastern International/Development Economics Workshop, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Mercer University, December The Impact of Physician Quality on Health Care Costs and Outcomes, with Lara Gardner, Western Economic Association, June Physician Quality and Health Care for the Uninsured, with Lara Gardner. MidWest Economics Meetings, Spring Asymmetric Information and the Mode of Entry in Foreign Credit Markets, with Eric Van Tassel, University of Missouri, Spring Royalties vs. Fees: The Nature of Foreign Technology Transfer Transactions in Indian Industry, Western Economic Association meetings, San Francisco, July Royalties vs. Fees: The Nature of Foreign Technology Transfer Transactions in Indian Industry International Atlantic Economic Conference, Charleston, October Tariffs and Optimum Patent Length, Southern Economic Association meetings, New Orleans, November Tariffs and Optimum Patent Length, Western Economic Association meetings, San Diego, July When Do Firms Engage in Foreign collaborations: Evidence From Indian Firms, ASSA meetings, New Orleans, January Effects of Liberalization on Foreign Collaboration Agreements in India, ASSA meetings, San Francisco, January "Vertically Differentiated Products and Optimum Tariffs with an Application to World Tea Markets," ASSA Meetings, Washington D.C., January "Royalties vs. Fees: The Nature of Foreign Technology Transfer Transactions in Indian Industry," Seminar at the Reserve Bank of India, November 1994.

4 "Environmental Regulation and International trade: A Game Theoretic Approach," with William Bosshardt, Mid-West Math-Econ and International Trade Meetings, May, "Intellectual Property Rights and North-South Technology Transfer through Licensing," Southern Economic Association Meetings, November "Intellectual Property Rights and the Mode of Technology Transfer," Southern Economic Association Meetings, November "Intellectual Property Rights and North-South Technology Transfer through Licensing," South- East Math-Econ and International Trade Meetings, Vanderbilt University, October CONSULTING: Investigating Indigent Patient Use of Bethesda Memorial Hospital, for Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Summer (Through the Stuart James Center at Florida Atlantic University.) DISSERTATION: Essays on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and North-South Technology Transfer. Dissertation Committee Chair: Marie Thursby. REFEREE: American Economic Review Journal of International Economics Review of International Economics Journal of Economic Education Economic Theory International Journal of Industrial Organization Oxford Economic Papers Journal of Banking and Finance Journal of Comparative Economics Economics Letters FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS: Florida Atlantic University: Summer Research Grant, 1999, 2001, 2007 Purdue University: David Ross Dissertation Grant, St. Xavier's College: Graduated First Class, member of college honors program. Maharashtra State Open Merit Scholarship for tuition remission, National Merit Scholarship, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Economic Association, International Economics and Finance Society.

5 REFERENCES: Hassan Benchekroun Associate Professor McGill University Department of Economics Leacock Building, Rm rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montreal H3A 2T7 Quebec, Canada Phone: Ext Patrick Bernet Associate Professor Healthcare Administration 3200 College Avenue Liberal Arts, Room LA.435 Davie, FL Phone: Amitabh Chandra Professor and Director of Health Policy Research Kennedy School of Government Mailbox JFK Street Cambridge, MA Phone: