Muhammad Imran Chaudhry

PhD-Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics Ohio State University May 2016 (expected), USA.

• Dissertation: Three essays on agricultural and financial markets in Pakistan

Publications

Consulting Projects (ongoing)

• “Understanding the pricing mechanics and causes of excessive price volatility in the poultry value chain in Pakistan” ($8500 funded by the Pakistan Poultry Association)

Research & Teaching Interests:

• Teaching:
  • Primary: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Agricultural & Development Economics​
  • Secondary: Applied Econometrics and Finance/Accounting.

• Research:
  • ​Primary: Application of economic models and econometric techniques to examine policy relevant issues pertinent to less developed countries in the fields of agriculture, development and finance.
  • Secondary: Institutional economics, political economy and economic history.

Work Experience

• Teaching Fellow at Karachi School for Business & Leadership (KSBL) from August 2014 to July 2015
  • I taught (5) courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics and management accounting in the MBA and EMBA programs with an average student evaluation score of 4/5
• Lecturer at School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Beacon House National University (BNU) from April 2014 to July 2014
  • I taught a semester lenght course on institutional economics in the M-Phil Development Economics Program.
• Research Associate at  Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) from June 2010 to June 2011
  • I worked on several business related research projects in collaboration with Suleman Dawood Business School (SDSB) and Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC).
• Teaching Assistant at Suleman Dawood Business School (SDSB)-Lahore University of Management Sciences, Dec-2007 to May-2008
  • I served as teaching assistant for Principles of Financial Accounting (Freshman Course) and Intermediate Finance (Junior Course). I was responsible for conducting tutorials, designing/grading quizzes and helping students during office hours.

Research Presentations

• “When More is Less: Microfinance Institutions and Suboptimal Equilibrium in Less Developed Countries” at the Annual Midwest Economics Association Conference Chicago USA April 2016.
• “Endogenous Price Fluctuations in Vertically Linked Agricultural Value Chains-A Simple Model & Empirical Evidence from the poultry sector in Pakistan” presented at the Graduate Student Seminar Department of Applied Economics Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, February 2016.
• “Market Power and Price Transmission in the poultry sector- -Empirical Evidence from Pakistan” presented at the Graduate Student Seminar Department of Applied Economics, Ohio State University, USA September 2015.
• “Structural Determinants of Adoption of Artificial Insemination among Livestock Farmers in Pakistan” presented at the Annual Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Conference July 2015 San Francisco, USA.
• “Corporate Earnings and Stock Market Performance in Pakistan: An Empirical Study of the Karachi Stock Exchange” presented at the Graduate Student Seminar Department of Applied Economics, Ohio State University, October 2013.

Conferences/Workshops

• Annual Midwest Economics Association Conference 1^st-3^rd April 2016, Chicago, USA.
• Annual Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Conference 26^th_28^th July, 2015 San Francisco USA
• Rapid Agri-Food System Transformation, Globalization, and International Development 25^th July 2015 San Francisco USA
• CERP Evidence Based Program Design Workshop 8-12^th June 2015 Karachi Pakistan

Honors & Awards

• Gamma, Sigma Delta Ohio State University (Academic Honor Society) inducted January 2014.
• Awarded the runner up award for the best 2^nd year research paper by the Department of Applied Economics, Ohio State University July 2013.
• Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship to complete a fully funded PhD in Applied Economics from 2011 to 2016 at Ohio State University, USA.
• Awarded the best finance case award at the International Case Conference of Asian Journal of Management Cases, Lahore University of Management Sciences May 2011.
• Graduated on the Deans Honor List with a C-GPA of 3.82/ S-GPA 3.91, Lahore University of Management Sciences Ranked amongst the top 5 students in the Accounting & Finance Program
• Gold medalist in O-Levels (10 As Beacon House Defence) and silver medalist in A-levels (3 As Beacon House Defence)

Softwares

• STATA & SAS: Econometrics: Time series data and Panel data model.
• MATLAB: Economic modeling: Numerical solutions and simulations.

Dissertation Committee & References:

• Mario J Miranda-Professor of Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics (Advisor)
• Abdoul G Sam-Associate Professor
• Ani L. Katchova-Associate Professor and Farm Income Enhancement Chair
• Joyce Chen-Assistant Professor