Bechtold Ademar

Ademar Bechtold, PhD

Adjunct Instructor
Academic AreaEconomics
Areas of InterestEconomics for Decision Making, The Firm and Macroeconomy

Ademar Bechtold earned his PhD in Economics from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar. Dr. Bechtold joined the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2002 as an adjunct instructor. His primary interest is international trade and policy as a way to grow businesses and reduce poverty. Dr. Bechtold published articles in journals such as the Journal of Case Studies (2017) and Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal (2015). Courses taught at Carey include The Firm and the Macroeconomy and Economics for Decision Making.  Dr. Bechtold is a recipient of the Thomas P. and Clementine L. Mullan Distinguished Teacher Award at Notre Dame University, the Richard Manning Award for Excellence in Teaching, University at Buffalo, and an International Scholarship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

Education

  • PhD, Economics, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • MA, Economics, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • BS, Business & Economics, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Teaching

Current

  • Economics for Decision Making

Honors and distinctions

  • The Thomas P. and Clementine L. Mullan Distinguished Teacher Award, Notre Dame of Maryland University. (2000).
  • Richard Manning Award for Excellence in Teaching, University at Buffalo. (1991).
  • International Graduate Scholarship, Brazilian National Bureau of Research. (1986).
  • International Ambassadorial Scholarship, Rotary International. (1984).