Hassan Butt Graduated with a doctorate in Economics in May 2019

I completed my Ph.D. in Economics from the Department of Economics at Texas Tech University (TTU) in May 2019. Right after my graduation, I worked at Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Financial Economics. Since August 2020, I am working at Plaster School of College, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Financial Economics. Well, all of this would not be possible without my education and extensive in-class training at the Department of Economics at TTU. The most important aspect of my tenure at Texas Tech was working as Teaching Assistant with University Professors and teaching many classes for 2-years as Graduate Instructor. Employers in the academic job market desire candidates with extensive in-class teaching experience and no other institute can bestow that experience to a graduate student better than the Department of Economics at TTU. Due to my experiences at Texas Tech Economics Department, it was easy to get the first placement, and the research agenda that I started here paved the way for my current placement. To this day, I am benefitting from the teaching experience I acquired here, and I still carry the research agenda that I started at the Department of Economics at TTU.  I firmly believe my professional achievements would not be possible without my extensive in-class training, freedom to select fields of specialization, and unconditional support of the faculty members at the Department of Economics at TTU.  For a future Ph.D. aspirant, the Department of Economics at Texas Tech has all the tools to teach, graduate on time, and find the initial placement on time. Texas Tech campus is the most vibrant and lively place due to the diversity among the student body and the memorable experiences it offers throughout the academic year. I will not select another institute of higher education if I must do it all over. Currently, at Missouri Southern, I teach Economics and Finance courses and my research interests are Financial Econometrics, Risk & Volatility Management along with Market Efficiency & Microstructure.