Zewdie Shikur | Economics | Editorial Board Member

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Assoc Prof Dr. Zewdie Shikur | Economics | Editorial Board Member 

Wolaita Sodo University | Ethiopia

Dr. Zewdie Habte Shikur is an accomplished Agricultural Economist and Assistant Professor at Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia, with extensive expertise in agricultural policy analysis, production economics, rural development, and economy-wide impact modeling. With a robust academic background including a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Haramaya University, Dr. Zewdie has built a distinguished research profile reflected through his SCOPUS (H-index 5) and Google Scholar (H-index 9) achievements, backed by numerous peer-reviewed publications, impactful research projects, and international academic engagements. His methodological strength spans macro- and micro-econometric modeling, Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)-based multiplier analysis, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling, and advanced data analytics using software such as Stata, R, GAMS, SPSS, EViews, Atlas.ti, and ArcGIS. Dr. Zewdie’s research focuses on agricultural market systems, supply chain governance, food security, policy reform, climate-smart agriculture, institutional economics, and trade performance across African economies. He has published extensively on agricultural production, logistics performance, market integration, industrial policy, and rural welfare in top journals including Journal of Applied Economics, Cogent Food & Agriculture, Journal of Economic Structures, African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and Applied Econometrics and International Development. Dr. Zewdie has received prestigious honors such as first prize for Innovative Research at the International Conference on Genetics and Genomics of Diseases (2024) and the Research and Development Excellence Award for contributions to agricultural economics and sustainable development. His professional footprint includes a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Johannesburg, where he advanced empirical research in transport, logistics, and supply chain economics. He has taught a wide range of PhD, MSc, and undergraduate courses including advanced microeconomics, macroeconomics, agricultural project planning, farm management, production economics, and value chain analysis. He has supervised numerous MSc and BSc theses and currently supervises multiple PhD students at Wolaita Sodo University and Wollega University. Beyond academia, Dr. Zewdie has led and contributed to major national projects with the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), including the Agricultural One-Stop Shop (AOSS) and Integrated Apiculture Value Chain Development (IAVCD) projects, overseeing large-scale survey operations, data collection, and impact evaluations. His community service contributions include leading advanced training programs in econometrics, statistical software, and research methodology. As a reviewer for more than 15 reputable international journals and an active member of professional associations, Dr. Zewdie continues to play a significant role in advancing agricultural economics research, policy engagement, and capacity-building in Ethiopia and beyond.

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Featured Publications

Shikur, Z. H. (2023). Competitive agricultural input markets in Ethiopia: Theoretical promises versus reality. Regional Science Policy & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12656

Shikur, Z. H. (2021). Governance structures in wheat supply chains and their impacts on productivity and profitability of wheat producers in Ethiopia. Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development. https://doi.org/10.17306/J.JARD.2021.01396

Dariusz Siudak | Economics | Editorial Board Member

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Assoc Prof Dr. Dariusz Siudak | Economics | Editorial Board Member 

Lodz University of Technology | Poland

Associate Professor Dr. Dariusz Siudak is a distinguished scholar in management sciences whose academic journey reflects continuous advancement in research excellence, interdisciplinary expertise, and leadership in the field of management and quality studies. He holds a Habilitated Doctor degree (2020) in social sciences with a specialization in management and quality studies, awarded by the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business. Earlier, he earned his Ph.D. in economic sciences (2012) with honors, focusing on enterprise value migration in the Polish capital market, under the supervision of Professor Krzysztof Jajuga. His academic foundation began at the Warsaw University of Technology, where he completed both his bachelor’s (2002) and master’s degrees (2006) with outstanding distinction, specializing in management, marketing, and enterprise functioning within integrated European markets. Throughout his career, Dr. Siudak has served in several academic roles, beginning as a specialist and assistant at the Warsaw University of Technology before joining the Lodz University of Technology, where he progressed from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and currently serves as Head of the Division of Economics and Finance and a member of the Management and Quality Studies Discipline Council. Dr. Siudak’s research expertise focuses on the relational perspective of organizations, complex networks in financial markets, system dynamics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and value-based management. His contributions integrate advanced analytical methods, network theory, and computational intelligence to study value migration, interlocking directorates, and corporate behavior within dynamic market structures. He has successfully led and contributed to several national research projects funded by the National Science Center and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, emphasizing corporate value migration and network-driven firm behavior. His scholarly output includes highly cited publications in prestigious journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, PLOS ONE, Complexity, Physica A, and Social Network Analysis and Mining. These works demonstrate impactful contributions to understanding financial network structures, company value dynamics, and market behavior modeling using machine learning and network analytics. A recipient of numerous scientific awards, including multiple Rector’s Awards of the Lodz University of Technology, Dr. Siudak has been consistently recognized for his research excellence, innovative contributions, and organizational achievements. His accolades also include first place in the NetMiner 20th Event competition and nominations for the esteemed Beta Award in financial management. Additionally, he serves as an Academic Editor for PLoS One and PLOS Complex Systems and contributes to editorial boards supporting global scientific dissemination. With an aggregate impact factor exceeding 21, Dr. Siudak continues to be an influential figure in advancing modern management science through interdisciplinary methodologies and network-based research.

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Featured Publications

Siudak, D. (2025). The dependency structure of the financial multiplex network model: New evidence from the cross-correlation of idiosyncratic returns, volatility, and trading volume. PLOS ONE, Published April 18, 2025.

Siudak, D. (2025). Unsupervised learning modeling of the impact of Black Swan events on financial network reconfiguration: New insights from the COVID-19 outbreak and the Russia–Ukraine war. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 130277.

Siudak, D. (2024). Black Swan events in the financial market: A network approach [Data set]. Mendeley Data.

Siudak, D. (2022). The effect of self-organizing map architecture based on the value migration network centrality measures on stock return: Evidence from the US market. PLOS ONE, 17(11).

Siudak, D. (2022). A network analysis of the value migration process on the financial market: The effect of value migration network structure on stock returns. Expert Systems with Applications, 195, 116129.