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551• Scaling Up: Gender Equality in Primary Education in Bangladesh, February2006, Dhaka: Unnayan Onneshan[co-author with Rashed Titumir]• Bangladesh Public Policy Watch 2005, Millennium Development Goals: AReality Check, September 2005,Dhaka: Unnayan Onneshan• Bangladesh Case Study: Status of MDG Implementation and CanadianContribution, Chapter Contribution tothe Canadian Development Report 2005, Ottawa: North South Institute(September 2005) [co-author withRashed Titumir]• Bangladesh: Poverty and Employment, Lost in the Queue, March 2005, Dhaka:Unnayan Onneshan [coauthorwith Rashed Titumir]• Globalisation and Vulnerability of Female Workers in the Era of Globalisation,Dhaka: Karmajibi Nari,February 2005 [co-author with Rashed Titumir and Mahbubul Kabir]• Riding on the Road: Policy Options for LDCs in the 6th WTO Ministerial,Dhaka: Unnayan Onneshan,December 2005, available in English and Bengali [co-author with Rashed Titumirand Iqbal Ahmed]• Listening to People Living in Poverty: Oral Testimony of Dhaka Slum-dwellers, Dhaka: Unnayan Onneshan,December 2005, available in English and Bengali [co-author with RashedTitumir]• Barriers to Access Public Services for Urban Poor: A Study of Dhaka Slum-dwellers, Journal of the Instituteof Bangladesh Studies, Vol. XXVII, July 2004 [co-author with Rashed Titumir]• Encountering Exclusion: Primary Education Policy Watch, Dhaka: TheInnovators and Samabesh, 2004 [coauthorwith Rashed Titumir]• Orderly and Humane Migration: An Emerging Development Paradigm,Rajshahi: Institute of BangladeshStudies and International Organisation for Migration, March 2004) [co-editorwith Priti Mitra]• Learning for Employability and Skills Formation: A Strategic Framework forInformal Sector in Bangladesh,Journal of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies, Vol. XXVI, July 2003 [co-authorwith Rashed Titumir].• Whither Poverty Alleviation: Refocusing Bangladesh’s Development Agenda,Journal of the Institute ofBangladesh Studies, Vol. XXV, June 2002.KEY SKILLS

552Research & Analytical Data collection, surveys, social indicators, forecasting,cost-benefit analysis,project appraisal, monitoring and evaluation, report writingManagement Project management, Administration, Strategic Planning,Performance Monitoringand EvaluationLanguage Proficient in Bengali and English, Conversational RussianComputing: Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, AccessSound understanding of the Internet and World Wide Web.General: Effective interpersonal and social communication skills, with capacity towork independently and in team.Zafrul Quadir SiddiquePlacement Director: Lance Lochner(519) 661-2111 Ext: 85281

[email protected] InformationDepartment of EconomicsThe University of Western OntarioLondon, Ontario, N6A 5C2, CanadaPhone: (519) 777-3069Fax: (519) 661-3666E-mail: [email protected]: http://publish.uwo.ca/~zsiddiquCitizenshipBangladesh, Permanent Resident of CanadaEducationDegree Field Institution YearPh.D. Economics University of Western Ontario 2009 (expected)M.A Economics Carleton University 2001M.S.S Economics University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 1997B.S.S Economics University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 1996DissertationTitle: Essays on Gender Disparities in Earnings and EducationCommittee: Lance Lochner (Supervisor), Terry Sicular, Aldo ColussiResearch FieldsDevelopment Economics, Labour Economics, Applied EconometricsResearch Papers“Shocks to Family Income and Gender Differences in Child Schooling ResponseinRural India” (Job market paper)“Trends in the Gender Wage Differentials and Selection Bias: 1975-2000”Work in Progress“Intrafamily Time Allocation in Rural India and Weather Shocks”Teaching FieldsUndergraduate: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics. Development Economics,Labour Economics, EconometricsGraduate: Microeconomics, Development EconomicsTeaching ExperienceLecturer, Department of Economics, University of Western OntarioIntermediate Microeconomic Theory II, Summer 2008Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory, Winter 2008Macroeconomic Policy , Summer 2007 (Online)Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I, Fall 2006Econometrics I, Summer 2006Labour Economics- Theory, Summer 2005 (Online)Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Western OntarioGraduate Course

554Macroeconomics (MA stream) 503, Fall 2004Undergraduate coursesComparative International Business (Winter 2006)Project Evaluation (Fall 2005)Econometrics 1 (Winter 2005)Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2003, Winter 2004)Mathematical Economics (Fall 2002, Winter 2003)Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Carleton UniversityUndergraduate coursesIntroductory Economics (Winter 2001)International Trade (Fall 2001)Research AssistantshipResearch Assistant, Department of Economics, University of western OntarioResearch Assistant for Professor Terry Sicular, 2007Research Assistant for Professor Lance Lochner, 2004Research Assistant for Professor Srihari Govindan, 2003Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Carleton UniversityResearch Assistant for Professor Stanley Winer, 2002Professional ExperienceEconomist, Sodev Consults, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1998-2000Worked in various technical assessment projects of donor agencies (The AsianDevelopment Bank, SIDA etc.). Responsibilities included conducting fieldsurveys,preparing reports, preparing research papers etc.Academic Awards and ScholarshipsSpecial University Scholarship, The University of Western Ontario, 2002- 2006International Graduate Student Scholarship, The University of Western Ontario,2002- 2006Commonwealth Association Award, Carleton University, 2001Professor T.N. Brewis Scholarship in Applied Economics, Carleton University,2001Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka, 1993-1997Conference PresentationCanadian Economics Association, 40th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Presented“Trendsin the Gender Wage Differentials and Selection Bias: 1975-2000”ServiceGraduate Affairs Committee, Department of Economics, U.W.O. 2004-2005Society of Graduate Students, Economics Representative, U.W.O. 2004-2005Moderator, Bangladeshi Young Economists GroupAssociationsBangladesh Economic AssociationCanadian Economics Association

555LanguagesEnglish, Bangla (Native)