Curriculum Vitae

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      T M Tonmoy Islam


Department of EconomicsMartha and Spencer Love School of BusinessElon University2075 Campus BoxElon, NC 27244Koury Business Center #138Email: tislam at elon dot eduTel: (336) 278 5297

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2012            Dissertation: Essays on the Persistence of Poverty           Advisor: Dr. James P. Ziliak
M.A., Economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2008
B.A., Economics and Business Administration, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY, 2006

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Elon University, Elon, NC (Fall, 2022 – present, tenured)
Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Elon University, Elon, NC (Fall, 2014 – present)
Assistant Professor of Economics (tenure track), Urban and Regional Studies Program, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Green Bay, WI (Fall, 2012 – Spring, 2014)
Visiting Research Scholar, The George Washington University, Washington, DC (Summer, 2012)
Research Assistant, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (UKCPR) (May, 2009 – April, 2012)
Research Assistant, National Bureau of Economic Research and Vanderbilt University (Summer, 2007 – Summer, 2008)

NON-ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

Short-term Consultant, South Asia Region, The World Bank, Washington DC (Summer, 2012; 2016 – 2018)
Short-term Consultant, Africa Gender Innovation Lab, The World Bank, Washington DC (2022-2023)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Labor Economics, Economics of Poverty, Empirical Econometrics, Regional Economics       

PUBLISHED PAPERS

“Military Dictatorships and the Provision of Public Goods” (with Shabana Mitra) forthcoming, Oxford Development Studies
“Precautionary Savings and Rural-to-Urban Migration: Evidence from Chinese Hukou Status” (with Guowen Chen and Steve DeLoach) forthcoming, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change        “Despairing Communities in the United States” (with Tom Tiemann) forthcoming Economics Bulletin    “Home-based Work Decisions among Bangladeshi Women” (with Aphichoke Kotikula) Asian Development Review Vol. 40, No. 1, March, 2023: 79-111
“College Readiness, Early Post-Secondary Academic Performance and the GED Degree: Evidence from Kentucky” (with Katy Rouse) The BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. Vol. 22, No. 1, 2022: 67-98
“International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia.” (with David Newhouse and Monica Yanez-Pagans) Asian Development Review. Vol 38, No. 1, March 2021. 
  • (also available as World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8683)

"The impact of population agglomeration of an area on its neighbors: evidence from the USA" Annals of Regional Science. Vol 65, Issue 1, August 2020: 1-26
“Multidimensional Human Opportunity Index” (with Shabana Mitra) Social Indicators Research.Vol 130, Issue 2, January 2017: 523-535
“Investigating Inequality of Income in the United States” Journal of Income Distribution. Vol. 25, No. 3-4, 2016
“Estimating the Elasticity of Growth in the US Using the Generalized Means of Income”  Social Indicators Research. Vol 129, No. 1, October, 2016: 95-112
“On Persistent Poverty in a Rich Country” (with Jenny Minier and James Ziliak) Southern Economic Journal. Vol. 81, Issue 3. January, 2015: 653-678
“An Exercise to Evaluate an Anti-Poverty Program with Multiple Outcomes Using Program Evaluation” Economics Letters Vol. 122, No. 2. February, 2014: 365-369 
“Childhood Neighborhood Conditions and the Persistence of Adult Income” Regional Science and Urban Economics Vol. 43, No. 4. July, 2013: 684-693

WORKING PAPERS“Exploring the Factors Affecting Differences in Height Between Infant Boys and Girls in Bangladesh”
“The Impact of Foreign Aid on Growth” (with Brandon Sheridan)

POLICY PAPERS 

Solotaroff, Jennifer L.; Kotikula, Aphichoke; Lonnberg, Anna Tara; Ali, Snigdha; Pande, Rohini P.; Jahan, Ferdous. 2019. Voices to Choices: Bangladesh's Journey in Women's Economic Empowerment (English). Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group. (Provided technical assistance for the project)
“Islam, Tonmoy; Newhouse, David; Yanez-Pagans, Monica. 2018. "International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia." Policy Research Working Paper No. 8683. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. 2018. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/31085 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
A Decade of Progress in Reducing Poverty, 2000-2010.  Eds.Gimenez, L., Faiz Ahmed, Iffath Sharif, I. and Dean Jolliffee, Bangladesh Development Series. No. 31. Washington, DC: The World Bank. 2013. (Research Assistance Provided)
Ziliak, James P. Alternative Poverty Measures and the Geographic Distribution of Poverty in the United States. Report Prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2010 (Research Assistance: Bradley Hardy, Charles Hokayem, and T M Tonmoy Islam). 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Presenter, The 48th Annual Meeting of The Eastern Economic Association, Montego Bay, Jamaica (May, 2022)
Presenter, The 46th Annual Meeting of The Eastern Economic Association, Boston, MA (March, 2020)
Presenter, The 89th Annual Meeting of The Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, FL (November, 2019)
Invited Speaker, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (November, 2019)
Presenter, The 45th Annual Meeting of The Eastern Economic Association, New York, NY (February-March, 2019)
Presenter, Conference on Long-run Perspectives on Home-based Industrial Work, Huddinge, Sweden (May, 2018) 
Presenter, The 92nd Annual Meeting of The Western Economic Association International, San Diego, CA (June, 2017)
Presenter, The 43rd Annual Meeting of The Eastern Economic Association, New York, NY (February, 2017)
Invited Speaker University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin (November, 2016).
Participant, Workshop on “The Roles and Opportunities for Private Sector in Agro-processing Industry of Bangladesh”, Dhaka, Bangladesh (June, 2016)          -     Hosted by Innovision, Katalyst, and Swisscontact; funded by UKaid and Swiss Agency for                  Development and  Cooperation 
Presenter, The 85th  Annual Meeting of The Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA (November, 2015)
Presenter, The 83rd  Annual Meeting of The Southern Economic Association, Tampa, FL (November, 2013)
Invited Speaker, St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin (February, 2013)
Invited Discussant, Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific: Workshop on Poverty Dynamics and Inclusive Growth Measurement, George Washington University, Washington, DC (December, 2012)        -    Hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with Institute for International               Economic Policy (IIEP,  George Washington University) and Oxford Poverty and Human               Development Initiative (OPHI, University of Oxford).
Presenter, The 82nd  Annual Meeting of The Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA (November, 2012)
Presenter, The 2012 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference, Baltimore, MD (November, 2012)-          presented a poster in a poster session and it was judged to be the best poster
Presenter, International Conference on "The Economics of Ultra-poverty: Causes and Remedies," George Washington University, Washington, DC (March, 2012)
Presenter, The 81st  Annual Meeting of The Southern Economic Association, Washington, DC (November, 2011)
Presenter, International Poverty Solutions Collaborative Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (October, 2011)
Presenter, Kentucky Economic Association, Frankfort, KY (October, 2011)
Presenter, The 80th Annual Meeting of The Southern Economic Association, Atlanta, GA (November, 2010)
Presenter, Kentucky Economic Association, Lexington, KY (October, 2005)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Referee, Applied Economics Letters; Asian Development Perspectives; Contemporary Economic Policy; Economic Alternatives; Economics Bulletin; Economic Inquiry; Economic Modelling; Growth and Change; Journal of Biomedical Analytics; Journal of Economic Studies; Journal of Population Economics; Journal of South Asian Development; PLOS ONE; Population Research and Policy Review; Review of Development Economics; Social Indicators Research; Southern Economic Journal; World Development
Member, American Economic Association; Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh

SERVICE


Chair, Love School of Business Technology Committee, Elon University (Spring, 2023 -)
Member, Advancing Equity Requirement Committee, Elon University (Fall, 2022 - )
Member, Trustee Chair of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Elon University  (Spring, 2023)
Co-Chair, United Way Fundraising Campaign, Elon University (Fall, 2021 -)-                 Raised $105,000 for Alamance County, NC between 2021-2023
Member, Advisory Board of Policy Studies Program, Elon University (Spring, 2021 - )
Member, Advisory Board of Peace Corp Prep Steering Committee, Elon University (Fall,  2017 - )
Faculty Advisor, Elon Microfinance Initiative (EMI), Elon University (Fall, 2016 - )
Member, Search Committee for the Director of Internships, Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, Elon University (Spring, 2023 – Summer 2023)
Member, Undergraduate Research Program Advisory Committee (URPAC), Elon University (Fall, 2016 – Spring, 2023)
Member, Advisory Board of the International and Global Studies Major, Elon University (Spring, 2015 – Spring, 2023)
Member, Quality Enhancement Plan Data Competency Working Group, Elon University (Spring, 2022 – Fall, 2022)
Member, Economics Faculty Search Committee, Elon University (Fall, 2021; Fall, 2022)
Member, MBA Revision Committee, Elon University (Fall, 2021)
Member, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce, Love School of Business, Elon University (Fall, 2020 – Spring, 2022)
Faculty Advisor, Circle K – Elon University Chapter (Fall, 2015 – Spring, 2022)
Member, Principles of Economics (ECO 111) Content Areas Revision Committee, Elon University (Fall, 2018 – Fall, 2019)
Volunteer Teacher, Summer in the Village Program, Elon University (Summers 2015, 2017 - 2019)
Member, Residential Life Advisory Committee, Elon University (Fall, 2017 – Spring, 2019)
Member, Enrollment for the Future Community Working Group (part of 2030 Strategic Planning) Elon University. Spring, 2019
External Dissertation Reviewer, Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore (March 27, 2018)
Volunteer, The Village Project, Burlington, North Carolina (run by Elon University, Fall, 2014 – Spring, 2017)
Member, Distinguished University Professor Selection Committee, Elon University (Spring, 2017)
Member, Economics Faculty Search Committee, Elon University (Fall, 2016)
Member, “FR&D Reassigned Time Sub-Committee” Elon University (Fall, 2016)
Guest Speaker, “Poverty and Inequality in the United States” United Church of Chapel Hill (October 9, 2016)
Presenter, “Tobacco Farmers of Appalachia/North Carolina” Elon University (September 5, 2016)
Guest Speaker, Symposium for Students of Physician Assistant Studies, Elon University  (October 22, 2015)
Panelist, “Forced Migration, Violence, and Poverty in a Global Society: A Panel Discussion” Elon University (March 4, 2015)
Moderator on economic inequality, filming of “Southern District (Zona Sur)” Elon University (November 21, 2014)
Panelist, “Living on a Dollar a Day” University of Wisconsin – Green Bay (February 18,  2014)
Interview on President Obama’s Proposal for Minimum Wage Increase, CBS affiliate in Green Bay, WI (January 29, 2014)
Senator, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay Faculty Senate (Winter, 2013)

COURSES TAUGHT

At Elon University            ECO 1000: Principles of Economics (in-class and online)            ECO 3410: Gender and Development            ECO 3300: Introduction to Econometrics             ECO 4210: Urban Economics and Planning            ECO 4998: Advanced Research in Economics             HNR 4998: Honors Thesis Research in Economics             MBA/MSBA 6430: Analytics I: Quantitative Methods
At the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay             ECO 202: Macroeconomic Analysis               ECO 310: Introduction to Quantitative Methods and Econometrics                                    ECO 342/URS 342: Community Economic Development               UR RE ST 205: Urban Social Problems               UR RE ST 100: Introduction to Urban Studies 
At the University of Kentucky              ECO 391: Economics and Business Statistics               ECO 202: Principles of Microeconomics  

FELLOWSHIP AND HONORS

Dean’s Award in the Excellence of Service, Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, Elon University (Spring, 2023)



Dean’s Award in the Excellence of Teaching, Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, Elon University (Spring, 2021)
CATL Diversity and Inclusion Grant, Elon University (Fall, 2020) - $5,000 grant (with Kate Upton, Brandon Sheridan, Margarita Kaprielyan, and Adam Aiken)
CATL Diversity and Inclusion Grant, Elon University (Fall, 2018) - $5,000 grant (with Kate Upton, Brandon Sheridan, Margarita Kaprielyan, and Adam Aiken)
Love School of Business Summer Research Award, Elon University (Summer, 2018) - $3,750 grant (with Brandon Sheridan)
Faculty Research and Development Summer Fellowship, Elon University (Summer, 2017) - $8,700 grant
Best Practices in Writing Pedagogy Grant, Center for Writing Excellence, Elon University (Spring, 2017) - $1,000 grant
Faculty Research and Development Summer Fellowship, Elon University (Summer, 2016) - $8,000 grant
Best Practices in Writing Pedagogy Grant, Center for Writing Excellence (with Jennifer Platania, 
Katy Rouse and Douglas Redington), Elon University (Spring, 2016) - $4,000 grant
New Faculty Summer Research Fund, Elon University (Summer, 2015) - $4,500 grant
Love School of Business Summer Research Award, Elon University (Summer, 2015) - $3,000 grantTeaching Sabbatical, Elon University (Fall, 2015)
2013 Online Teaching Fellowship, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay (March, 2013)
The 2011 Graduate Student Award, Southern Economic Association (November, 2011)
Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of Kentucky (Summer, 2011 - Summer, 2012)
Director’s Research Assistantship Award, University of Kentucky (Fall, 2009 – Summer, 2011)
Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship, University of Kentucky (Winter, 2009)
Kentucky Graduate Scholarship, University Of Kentucky (Fall, 2008)
Tuition Scholarship, Vanderbilt University (Fall, 2007 – Winter, 2008)
University Fellowship Vanderbilt University (Fall, 2006 – Winter, 2007)
David and Betty Jones Faculty Development Fund, Transylvania University (Summer, 2005)
Morrison Scholarship, Transylvania University (Winter, 2003 – May, 2006)

LANGUAGES KNOWN

Bengali (excellent), English (excellent), Hindi (very good), Urdu (very good)