Ferdinand E. Banks
1961-64: Lecturer in economics, the International Graduate School, University of Stockholm; Lecturer, Institute of Economics, University of Stockholm, Sweden Consultant, United Nations Development Program (Egypt, Ethiopia, Senegal).
1964-66: Senior lecturer in mathematics, statistics, and economics – The United Nations Institute for Economic and Development Planning (IDEP), Dakar, Senegal.
1966-68: Senior Lecturer (economics), Stockholm University, Sweden; Consultant, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria.
1968-71: Econometrician and Commodity Economist, UNCTAD, Geneva ,Switzerland
. 1971-78: Research Fellow, The Institute of Economics (Nationalekonomiska Institutionen), Uppsala University; Lecturer in econometrics and natural resources, Stockholm University; OECD lecturer in input-output analysis and macroeconomics, Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal); consultant on natural resources, the Hudson Institute, Paris, France.
1978-79: Professorial Fellow, The Reserve Bank of Australia; Visiting Professor, the department of econometrics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
1978-79: Research Fellow, Nationalekonomiska Institution, Uppsala University, Sweden.
1980: Visiting Professor,The Centre of Policy Studies,Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
1982: Social Sciences Faculty Research Fellow, Uppsala University., Uppsala, Sweden.
1983: Visiting Research Fellow, Melbourne University; Visiting Lecturer, The Australian School of the Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
1984: Visiting Professor, The International Graduate School, Stockholm University.
1985: Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Resources and the Environment (CRES), The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
1987: Fellow of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Povoa do Vardim, Portugal.
1989: Visiting Professor, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
1990: Visiting Professor of Energy Economics, Université de Grenoble, Grenoble France; Visiting Professor of International Economics, Ecole Superieure de Commerce de de Grenoble (Graduate School of Business), Grenoble, France.
1991-92: Visiting Professor of Finance and Economics, Nanyang Technical University, Singapore.
1993: Visiting Professor of International Finance, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1994: Visiting Professor, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
1995- Technical consultant, AP Energy Business Group, Singapore.
2000: Lecturer in Industrial Organization, Nationalekonomiska Inst., Uppsala University
2001: Visiting Professor and University Fellow, Hong Kong Energy Studies Centre. Hong Kong Baptist University. Hong Kong
2004 Visiting Professor (on natural gas), ENI Corporate University, Milan Italy.
1. Eleven Books Published Internationally:
The World Copper market; The Economics of Natural Resources; Scarcity, Energy, and Economic Progress; Bauxite and Aluminum; The International Economy; The Political Economy of Oil; Resources and Energy; The Political Economy of Coal; The Political Economy of Natural Gas; Energy Economics: A Modern Introduction (Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Jan. 2000. This is the first book from Uppsala University in the New Millenium!!); An Introduction to Global Finance and Financial Markets. (World Scientific Publishing Co., London-New York-Singapore. This is an elementary textbook in international finance!)
2. At least 200 articles, notes, conference papers, reviews, and other documents published or ’distributed’ internationally.
3. Research in progress: Electric/gas deregulation; gas and oil markets; climate change and economics
4. Military: 5 years, US Army (infantry/artillery); 1 year, US Navy (civilian engineer)
