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Education<\/strong>:
\nPh.D., Carleton University, 2005
\nM.A., Carleton University, 1999
\nB.Sc., Carleton University, 1997
\nB.Sc. Addis Ababa University 1987<\/p>\n

Fields of Specialization:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Development Economics
\nIndustrial Organization
\nApplied Econometrics and Statistics
\nDevelopment and Economic Growth in Africa and the Latin Americas
\nEconomic and political strides in Africa<\/p>\n

Solomon Aklilu received his PhD in Economics from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Dr. Aklilu\u2019s research interests include Development and Economic Growth in Africa and the Latin Americas and African economic and political strides. Currently, Dr. Aklilu is an Economist and Statistician at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) here in Ottawa Canada. Dr. Aklilu has previously taught many courses in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics here at Carleton, at the University of Windsor and Acadian University in Canada and St. Lawrence University and State University of New York (SUNY- Canton) in the USA. \u00a0He has also worked in the public sector at the Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and in the private sector at Informetrica Limited (a small research company created in the 1970s by two American gentlemen and still striving here in Ottawa) as a Senior Economist. 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