Dr. Vinod B. Agarwal
Professor of Economics

Old Dominion University
Phone: (757) 683-3526
Fax: (757) 683-5639
vagarwal@odu.edu

Dr. Vinod Agarwal, Professor of Economics earned his doctoral degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara . He currently serves as a member of the Governor's Advisory Board of Economists and as a member of the Virginia College Building Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia . Professor Agarwal was the Chairman of the Old Dominion University economics department from 2001 to 2006.

His research interests are in the area of applied economics. His articles have appeared in various journals such as Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Quarterly, Journal of Travel Research, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Eastern Economic Journal, Economics of Education Review, Growth and Change, Journal of the American Real Estate and Urban Economic Association, Social Science Quarterly and Southern Economic Journal. He is author or co-author of more than 60 professional journal publications and research monographs. In addition to citations in professional publications, Professor Agarwal's work has also been cited in more than 130 newspapers, magazine and wire reports throughout the U.S. , including the Dow Jones newswire, Associated Press and USA Today.