BADI H. BALTAGI
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Distinguished Professor of Economics
Center for Policy Research
Senior Research Fellow
Office Location: 426 Eggers Hall, Rm 436
Syracuse, NY 13244-1020
Telephone: (315) 443-3114
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Email: bbaltagi@syr.edu
Website: www.badibaltagi.com
Support Staff: Katrina R Wingle
Email: krwingle@syr.edu
Great Arab Minds Award - Economics (2025)
Recognized as the 2025 Laureate in Economics & Econometrics by the Great Arab Minds Initiative, one of the Arab world’s most prestigious honors celebrating exceptional contributions to science, research, and innovation.
This award generated widespread media coverage across academic networks, regional news outlets, and social platforms, highlighting his decades‑long influence on econometric theory and applied research.
2018 Kuwait Prize in Economics & Social Sciences
Professor Badi H. Baltagi was awarded the 2018 Kuwait Prize in Economics and Social Sciences (Economy) by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). This prize is one of the Arab world’s most prestigious scientific honors, recognizing Arab scholars worldwide for outstanding lifetime contributions to their fields.
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He received the award during a formal ceremony in Kuwait on December 5, 2018. The prize recognized his distinguished scientific research in theoretical and applied panel data econometrics, an area in which he is considered one of the world’s leading scholars.
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The Kuwait Prize is internationally recognized and awarded by KFAS to honor exceptional contributions in major scientific disciplines.
The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University (2002)
Distinguished Achievement Award in Research
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The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University (2002) Professor Baltagi received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Research from The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University in 2002. This award is one of the university’s highest faculty honors, recognizing exceptional scholarly contributions, research excellence, and significant impact within the academic community. His work in econometrics during his tenure at Texas A&M — including influential publications in panel data analysis — was a major factor in this recognition.