Modhurima.Amin_CV

Education

• Ph.D. in Economics, Washington State University, Expected 2020
  • Advisor: Jill J. McCluskey, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation: Choices and Safety in the U.S. Retail Industry
• M.S in Statistics, Washington State University, May 2020
  • Advisors: Abhishek Kaul, Ph.D. and Nairanjana Dasgupta, Ph.D.
  • Project: Detection of Multiple Change Points in High Dimensional Models
• M.S. in Applied Financial Economics, Illinois State University, 2013-2015
  • Advisor: Hassan Mohammadi, Ph.D.
  • Capstone: Long-run relation and short-run dynamics in energy consumption-output relationship: International evidence from country panels with different growth rates
• B.S. and M.S. in Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2004-2009

Research Interests

• Applied Econometrics
• Industrial Organization
• Energy and Resource Economics

Publications

• Amin, M.D., Badruddoza, S., and Rosenman, R., 2018. Quality Differentiation Under Mixed Competition in Hospital Markets. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, pp.1-12.
• Mohammadi, H., and Amin, M.D., 2015. Long-run relation and short-run dynamics in energy consumption–output relationship: International evidence from country panels with different growth rates. Energy Economics, 52, pp.118-126.

Dissertation

• “Can Income Predict Food Safety Risk in Retail Food Environments?”
• “Predicting Access to Healthy Food in the United States with Machine Learning”
• “Exclusivity and Impact of Releasing a New Variety in the U.S. Apple Market”

Presentations and Working Papers

• Amin, M.D., Gallardo, R., K., McCluskey, J.J., “Exclusivity and Impact of Releasing New Variety in the U.S. Apple Market”
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Track Session. Kansas, July 2020
• Amin, M.D., Badruddoza, S., McCluskey, J.J., “Predicting Access to Healthy Food in the United States with Machine Learning”
  • ASSA Annual Meeting–American Economic Association, Selected Paper Session. San Diego, California.  January 2020
• Amin, M.D., McCluskey, J.J., Mittelhammer, R.C., Oliver, H., Wu, T.S., “Socioeconomic Influences on Food Safety Risks in Retail Food Environment”
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Paper Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia. July 2019
  • Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society, Invited Paper Presentation, Melbourne, Australia. February 2019
• Amin, M.D., Badruddoza, S., Rosenman, R., “Corporate Social Responsibility and Product Differentiation under Mixed Competition”
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Poster Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia. July 2019
  • Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, Paper Presentation, Seaside, Oregon. May 2019
• Badruddoza, S., Amin, M.D., “Determining the Importance of an Attribute in a Demand System: Structural versus Machine Learning Approach”
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Poster Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia. July 2019
• Badruddoza, S., Amin, M.D., “Investment Decision and Portfolio Diversification by the U.S., Dairy Farmers”
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Poster Presentation, Atlanta, Georgia. July 2019
• Amin, M.D., McCluskey, J.J, “Does Conventional Energy Pricing Induce Innovation in Renewable Energy? New Evidence from a Non-Linear Approach”
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Invited Paper. Kansas, July 2020
  • Western Economic Association International, Paper Presentation, San Francisco, California. June 2019
• Badruddoza, S., Amin, M.D., “Personal and Social Effects in Food Choice: The Case of GMO and Non-GMO Foods”
  • Western Economic Association International, Annual Conference Paper Presentation, San Francisco, California. June 2019
• Badruddoza, S., Amin, M.D., “Farmer’s Access to Finance and Agricultural Production: A Bayesian Approach”
  • Academy of Economics and Finance, Annual Conference Paper Presentation, St. Petersberg, Florida. February 2019
• Amin, M.D., Badruddoza, S., “Country Income, Sources of Carbon Emission, and Counterfactuals”
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Annual Conference Poster Presentation, Washington D.C. August 2018

Teaching Experience

• Lead Instructor — Washington State University
  • EconS 102– Fundamentals of Macroeconomics: Summer 2019, (See Student Commentary)
  • EconS 335– Business Finance Economics: Spring 2019
  • EconS 101– Fundamentals of Microeconomics (Online): Summer 2017, Summer 2018
• Co-Instructor — Washington State University
  • EconS 311– Introductory Econometrics: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019. Spring 2020
  • EconS 311– Introductory Econometrics (Online): Fall 2018, Fall 2019
• Co-Developer — Washington State University
  • EconS 311– Introductory Econometrics (Online): Fall 2017- Summer 2018
• Teaching Assistant — Washington State University
  • EconS 500– Macroeconomic Theory I, Fall 2016
• Teaching Assistant — Illinois State University
  • Eco 438– Microeconometrics, Fall 2014
  • Eco 439– Applied Time Series Econometrics and Forecasting, Spring 2015

Research Experience

Research Assistant — Washington State University

• Jill J. McCluskey, PhD., Spring 2017
  • Investment on renewable energy
• Randall T. Fortenbery, PhD., Fall 2015-Spring 2016
  • Input pricing of barley and organic wheat, industrial hemp, cannabis and marijuana

Research Assistant — Illinois State University

• Hassan Mohammadi, PhD., Fall 2013-Summer 2014, Summer 2015
  • Dynamics of energy consumption and output relations

Professional Experience and Service

• Management Trainee, United Commercial Bank Limited, Bangladesh, 2012-2013
  • Credit and Foreign Exchange
• Abstract Review, Association of Environment and Resource Economists, Summer Conference 2019
• Book Review
  • Intermediate Microeconomic Theory: Tools and Step-by-Step Examples, Espinola-Arredondo, Ana, and Felix Muñoz-Garcia, The MIT Press, 2019
  • Practice Examples to Intermediate Economic Theory, Espinola-Arredondo, Ana, and Felix Muñoz-Garcia, The MIT Press, 2019
  • Advanced Microeconomic Theory: An Intuitive Approach with Examples, Felix Munoz-Garcia, The MIT Press, 2017
  • Strategy and Game Theory$-$Practice Exercises with Answers, Felix Munoz-Garcia and Daniel Toro, Springer, 2016

Scholarships and Awards

• GPSA Award of Excellence for Teaching Assistant, Washington State University, 2020
• H. Delight and Orlo H. Maughan Scholarship, Washington State University, 2019
• School of Economic Sciences Excellence in Research Award, Washington State University, 2019
• Dr. Krautkraemer “Pay It Forward” Scholarship, Washington State University, 2019
• Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant, Washington State University, 2019, 2020
• CAHNRS Fall Festival Scholarship, Washington State University, 2018
• Scott M. Elliot Graduate Research Award for Best Capstone Project, Illinois State University, 2015
• Economics Endowment for Graduate Student Excellence, Illinois State University, 2014
• Sweden-Bangladesh Trust Fund Scholarship, Bangladesh, 2014
• Government of Bangladesh Merit-based Scholarship, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 2004-2009

Skills

• Computer: R, Stata with Mata, SAS, SQL, Mathematica, Latex
• Languages: English (Fluent), Bangla (Native)

References

• Jill McCluskey, PhD., (Advisor for Econ. PhD), Regents Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, WA 99164, mccluskey@wsu.edu
• Vicki McCracken, PhD. (Teaching Advisor), Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Chair, Department of Apparel Merchandising Design and Textiles, Washington State University, mccracke@wsu.edu.
• Abhishek Kaul, PhD., (Advisor for Stat. M.S), Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Washington State University, WA 99164, abhishek.kaul@wsu.edu
• Ron C. Mittelhammer, PhD., Regents Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, WA 99164, mittelha@wsu.edu
• R. Karina Gallardo, PhD., Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, School of Economic Sciences, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, WA 98371, karina_gallardo@wsu.edu
• Robert Rosenman, PhD., Professor, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, WA 99164, yamaka@wsu.edu