Sedefka Beck

Associate professor of economics with a passion for data analysis and its capacity to convert raw data into valuable insights

Research Interests

Religious studies

Economics and Econometrics

About

Sedefka Beck, Ph.D. has been teaching at Valparaiso University for the last 12 years. She came to higher education after an extensive experience in the industry. She has delivered data driven management solutions in the areas of Marketing Analytics, Risk Management, Business Strategy and Fraud analysis at Citigroup, Discover and HSBC. In addition to her experience in the financial services industry, she has developed analytically driven business solutions for Geometry Global’s web-based retail client, while employing various reporting, segmentation and modeling techniques.

Publications

A Gospel of Prosperity? An Analysis of the Relationship Between Religion and Earned Income in Ghana, the Most Religious Country in the World*

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion / Mar 01, 2016

Beck, S. V., & Gundersen, S. J. (2016). A Gospel of Prosperity? An Analysis of the Relationship Between Religion and Earned Income in Ghana, the Most Religious Country in the World*. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 55(1), 105–129. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12247

Wage Differentials in the United States: Does Religious Participation Matter?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion / Sep 01, 2016

Beck, S. V. (2016). Wage Differentials in the United States: Does Religious Participation Matter? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 55(3), 558–578. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12286

The Great Recession and wealth in the United States: differentials by religious affiliation

International Journal of Social Economics / Aug 15, 2018

Beck, S. V., & Brodersen, D. M. (2018). The Great Recession and wealth in the United States: differentials by religious affiliation. International Journal of Social Economics, 45(9), 1335–1354. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijse-08-2017-0355

Wages, Religion and the Great Recession in the United States

Journal of Economics, Management and Religion / Dec 01, 2021

Beck, S. V., & Brodersen, D. M. (2021). Wages, Religion and the Great Recession in the United States. Journal of Economics, Management and Religion, 02(02). https://doi.org/10.1142/s2737436x21500084

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago

Ph.D. in Economics, Economics / May, 2013

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Experience

Valparaiso University

Associate Professor of Economics / August, 2019 — Present

Assistant Professor of Economics / August, 2011 — July, 2019

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