The Contemporary Global Economy: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Raju Parakkal, PhD, is an international political economist and an award-winning profes-sor of international relations at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2011. Dr. Parakkal received both his PhD in international relations and MA in international studies from Florida International University (Miami, FL) in 2009. He also has MA degrees in economics from both the University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) and Mahatma Gandhi University (India). He is a Chartered Financial Analyst from ICFAI, India, and completed college with a major in economics and minors in mathematics and Indian history. With a back-ground in international relations, economics, history, mathematics, and finance, Dr. Parakkal has a rich and multidisciplinary scholarship in various research areas of international and comparative political economy. At Thomas Jefferson University, he teaches The Global Economy, Global Politics, and Contemporary Global Issues.

Occasionally, he also teaches international economics and finance courses for the School of Business at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Parakkal lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife, Jocelyn Young, and their two rescue dogs, Sassy and Zenny.