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Justo Manrique

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Professor

Office: 400D
713-221-8179
manriquej@uhd.edu

Scholarships

Scope of Responsibilities

Dr. Manrique is responsible for managing initiatives that support and enhance student services and undergraduate student experience. He oversees undergraduate business programs and their renewal and expansion. Dr. Manrique supervises and manages undergraduate enrollment and retention efforts and oversees the College of Business academic advising. He also works with the dean and department chairs in managing course offerings and coordinates the participation of the College of Business in recruitment events and publication of marketing materials.

Educational Qualifications

Dr. Manrique earned both his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Master of Science in Economics from Iowa State University and Bachelor of Science in Economics from Universidad Nacional Agraria, La Molina, Peru.

Professional Experience

Dr. Manrique has extensive experience in higher education. His experience includes work as an Assistant Professor, Interim Chair and Associate Professor with the FAEIS department at UHD.

Ph.D. Economics (Major: Agricultural Economics)
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

Dissertation: "A Methodology to Evaluate the Welfare Effects of Alternative Agricultural Price Policies in Urban Indonesia"

M.Sc.  Economics (Major: Agricultural Economics)
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Creative Component:    "Least Cost Diets in Peru"

B.S. Economics Universidad Nacional Agraria, La Molina, Peru.

ACC 4380: Field Experience in Accounting (3) (U)

BA 4380: Field Experience in Bus. Adm. (3) (U)

EIS 4380: Field Experience in EIS (3) (U)

FIN 4380: Field Experience in Finance (3) (U)

GBA 5212: Quant. Methods in Business (2) (G)

MBA 6212: Managerial Economics (2) (G)

Chu Nguyen and Justo Manrique, "Washington Consensus Development

Hypothesis: The Case of India", forthcoming, ELK Asia Pacific Journals.

Chu Nguyen, Charles Smith and Justo Manrique, "Does Highly Concentrated

Market Inevitable Lead to Predatory Pricing? The Case of the Mexican

Banking Industry", International Research Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 5(1), 2-12, 2014.

Charles A. Smith, Rahul Verma and Justo Manrique, "Using Historical Employment

Data to Forecast Absorption Rates and Rents in the Apartment Market", Real State Issues, Vol. 37(2), 31-37, 2012.

Chu Nguyen and Justo Manrique, "Behavior of Lending and Deposit Rates in an

Economy where Conventional and Islamic Finance Systems Coexist: the case of Malaysia", Banks and Bank Systems, Vol. 6(4), 15-22, 2011.

Orapin Duangploy, Justo Manrique and Rahul Verma, "A Double-Hurdle Approach

to the Analysis of Factors Affecting Dividend Payouts by Firms Issuing

Restricted Stocks ",Journal of Law and Financial Management, Vol. 9(2), 16-28, 2010.

Orapin Duangploy, Khursheed Omer, Justo Manrique and Margaret Shelton, "Is

Goodwill Impairment Loss Meaningful Information?", Business Review, 3(1), 7-22, 2008.

Linda Bressler, Justo Manrique and Martín Bressler, "An Econometric Analysis of

the Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Online Education Success: The Case of AIS/EDP Auditing Online Courses", AIS Educator Journal, 1 (1), 57-66, 2006.

Recipient of the 2012 William S. Ballard Award for the paper entitled: "Using Historical Employment Data to Forecast Absorption Rates and Rents in the Apartment Market" (co-authors: Drs. Smith and Verma) published in Real Estate Issues (2012).

Considered for inclusión in Who's Who in North American Education (2010-2011 Edition).

Listed in Who's Who in America (2006).

Listed in Manchester Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals (2006/2007).

Recipient of the 2006 Best Paper Award for the Paper entitled: "An Econometric Analysis of the Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Online Education Success: The Case of AIS/EDP Auditing Online Courses". (coauthors: Drs. Linda Bressler and Martin Bressler). Paper presented at the 2006 AIS Educator Conference in Colorado (June 2006).

Recipient of the 2005 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award for the paper entitled: "Determinants of Corporate Debt Structure in a Privately Dominated Debt Market: A Study of the Spanish Capital Market" (co-author: Dr. Kalu Ojah). Paper presented at the Academy of International Business-US

Southwest Chapter (AIB-SW) meetings in Dallas, Texas (March 2005).

Classified as an Outstanding Profesor and Researcher by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services – Department of Homeland Security (2006).

Listed in Who's Who in America (2005).

Nominated for inclusion in Who's Who in American Education (2005).

Recipient of the 2005 Allied Academies Distinguished Research Award for the paper entitled: "Quality, Technology, Experience and the Use of Media Resources in Distance Learning Programs by Two-Year Community Colleges Market" (co-author: Dr. Linda Bressler). Paper presented at the Allied Academies Spring

International Conference in Memphis, Tennessee (April 2005).

Letters from the Vice-President for Student Affairs of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid on Teaching Excellence.

Distinguished Leadership Award, American Biographical Institute, USA. Inclusion in the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership.

Listed in 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20^th Century, International Biographical Centre, England.

Citation of Excellence, ANBAR Electronic Intelligence. The paper entitled "Demand for Food Commodities by Income Groups in Indonesia" was cited with the Highest Quality Rating by ANBAR Electronic Intelligence.

Gamma Sigma Delta, "The Honor Society of Agriculture"

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