

Biography
Professor Agha teaches courses in research methods and strategic management and previously taught sport finance and sport economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She worked in international business operations for several years and has also consulted to the sport and fitness industry by conducting economic impact studies, competitive analysis, and feasibility studies for clients in MLB, NBA, minor league hockey, local organizing committees, and fitness organization. Prof. Agha's research interests lie at the intersection of finance, economics, and strategic management. She studies public goods and externalities, the economic impacts of teams and stadiums, the efficiency and equity outcomes of stadium subsidies, and a variety of issues related to minor league baseball.
- Education
- PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Experience
- Teacher, Sport Finance, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Teacher, Sport Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Research
- Finance
- Economics
- Strategic management
- Public goods and externalities
- Efficiency and equity outcomes of stadium subsidies
- Economic impact of teams and stadiums
- Minor league baseball
- Awards & Distinctions
Innovation in Teaching and Technology Award, 2017
North American Case Research Association (NACRA), Best Case - Bronze, 2016
Western Casewriters Association and Case Studies in Sports Management, Best Mentored Sports Case Award, 2014