Neli Kouneva Loewenthal, PhD, International Business, '16, is the winner of the 2017 Peter J. Buckley and Mark Casson Academy of International Business (AIB) Dissertation Award. The AIB Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in international business. All PhD and DBA students from around the world who successfully defended their dissertations between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016 were contenders for the coveted award.
Dr. Loewenthal, along with four other finalists, was invited to present her dissertation, "Three Essays on Corruption, Government Transparency and Foreign Direct Investment," at the 2017 AIB Annual conference in Dubai, and was recognized as the award winner at the conference's closing ceremony.