Hisham Foad San Diego State University   5500 Campanile Drive Department of Economics San Diego State University San Diego, CA 92182 USA   hfoad@mail.sdsu.edu   http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~hfoad   Biographical Sketch: Since receiving my Ph.D. in 2006 from Emory University, I have been an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at San Diego State University. I have taught classes ranging from a 500-seat section of Econ 101 to a graduate seminar in research methods. My research has focused on three broad areas: the effects of the euro on market convergence; the complementarity of cross-border trade, investment, and labor flows; and measuring noise in international financial markets.   Primary Research Focus: International Finance   JEL Areas: F3 : International Finance: General F2 : International Factor Movements and International Business: General