Will be on leave from HBS and visiting Rotman · 2026–2027
EBEHI IYOHA
Economist
Understanding how firms, technologies, and networks shape economic opportunity

I am an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.
During the 2026–2027 academic year, I will be on leave from HBS and visiting the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
My research examines how trade policy, production networks, and emerging technologies shape firm productivity and international trade. Current projects study trade rerouting, spillovers across firms, and AI adoption in Africa.
I am a faculty affiliate of Harvard’s Center for International Development and Center for African Studies.
Research Interests
Education
Selected Work
Research at the intersection of international trade, technology adoption, and development economics.
Working Papers
Production Network Spillovers from EU Funded R&D Grants
with Melko Dragojević and Stjepan Srhoj
Traces how R&D grants in Croatia affect recipients and their suppliers through production networks.
Exports in Disguise: Trade Re-Routing During the U.S.-China Trade War
with Edmund J. Malesky, Jaya Y. Wen, and Sung-Ju Wu
Uses transaction-level data from Vietnam to distinguish tariff-driven trade rerouting from domestic value added during the U.S.-China trade war.
Navigating Choppy Waters: How U.S. Trade Policy Uncertainty Affects Small Businesses
with David Atkin and Zoë Cullen
Uses a survey of more than 4,000 small businesses to study tariff knowledge, expectations, and decisions amid U.S. trade policy uncertainty.
Multiproduct Transactions in International Markets
with Eric W. Bond, Ji Hye Heo, and Joel Rodrigue
Documents multiproduct transactions and models how trade costs shape importers’ product and supplier choices.
Home-Country Productivity Spillovers from US Multinational Activity
Examines whether U.S. multinationals transmit productivity gains to domestic customers, suppliers, and competitors.
Estimating Productivity in the Presence of Spillovers: Firm-level Evidence from the US Production Network
Develops a method to jointly estimate firm productivity and network spillovers, using buyer-supplier relationships in the U.S. production network.
Work in Progress
Artificial Intelligence, Misallocation and Growth
with Abdoulaye Ndiaye
Frontier Technology in Frontier Markets: African Firms’ Demand for Artificial Intelligence
with Abdoulaye Ndiaye and Abdulkhalid Salihu
AI Startups in Africa
with Abdoulaye Ndiaye
Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Transaction Time
with Ji Hye Heo, Joel Rodrigue, and Walter Steingress
Courses
My teaching emphasizes how entrepreneurs navigate regulated markets and cross-border complexity.
Launching Global Ventures
2025–PresentPreparing entrepreneurs to navigate international markets and build global businesses.
The Entrepreneurial Manager
2022–2025Core curriculum course on entrepreneurial decision-making and venture management.
Executive Education
Instructor, Harvard Business School
- Launching New Ventures2023–2026
- Family Office Wealth Management Virtual Program2024
- EO: Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy2024
- Senior Executive Program—Africa2024
Guest Teaching
Guest instructor, Harvard Business School MBA electives, 2024
- Immersive Field Course Ghana
- Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent
Cases & Teaching Materials
Omio: Mapping the Future of Global Travel
Reza Satchu, Ebehi Iyoha, Andrew Kosc, and Alexis Lefort.
Harvard Business School Case 826-036, April 2026.
GridX: Building Global Biotech Ventures from Latin America
Ebehi Iyoha, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal.
Harvard Business School Case 826-224, March 2026.
Havenly: Owning the Room
DJ DiDonna, Ebehi Iyoha, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone.
Harvard Business School Case 826-140, February 2026.
Gigbanc: Building for Africa’s Digital Workforce
Ebehi Iyoha and Juan Alcacer.
Harvard Business School Case 826-190, January 2026.
Wordle
Karen G. Mills, Christina Wallace, Ebehi Iyoha, Gabriella Elanbeck, and Morgane Herculano.
Harvard Business School Case 323-032, September 2022. Revised November 2023.
Wordle — Teaching Note
Ebehi Iyoha and Christina Wallace.
Harvard Business School Teaching Note 824-004, July 2023. Revised October 2023.
Cases in Progress
Kyivstar: Survival Is Insufficient
DJ DiDonna, Ebehi Iyoha, and David Allen.
Harvard Business School Case 826-141, under review.
Moove
Ebehi Iyoha, Natalia Rigol, Benjamin Roth, Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Opeoluwa Awosan.
Harvard Business School Case, forthcoming.
Tulip: An Operating System for Operations
Ebehi Iyoha and Todd Lensman.
Harvard Business School Case, forthcoming.
Stears: Building Africa’s Bloomberg
Ebehi Iyoha.
Harvard Business School Case, forthcoming.
In the Media
Selected coverage, commentary, and expert analysis on global trade, firm networks, technology, and emerging markets.
Video
For media inquiries, speaking engagements, or expert commentary, please get in touch.
Get in Touch
For research collaborations, speaking inquiries, or media requests.
eiyoha (at) hbs (dot) edu
Harvard Office
Rock Center 212
Harvard Business School

