Yale School of Management - Faculty - Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

Assistant Professor of Economics

Mushfiq Mobarak is a development economist with interests in political economy and environmental issues. He joined the Yale faculty in 2007 with previous work experience at the World Bank, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and at the International Monetary Fund. He has several ongoing field research projects in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Brazil, and his current research interests include the functioning of marriage markets in developing countries, the contributions of foreign students in the United States, and how to induce people in developing countries to adopt new environmental and health improving technologies. He is currently advising several PhD Economics candidates working on development issues, and he won the 2006 Most Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award at the University of Colorado. Professor Mobarak received his PhD from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Selected Publications
"Does Rising Income Increase or Decrease Damage Risk from Natural Disasters?" (with D. Kellenberg), Journal of Urban Economics, forthcoming

"The Impact of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in the United States," (with A. Bento, M. Cropper, K. Vinha), The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 87, No. 3, August, 2005

"Democracy, Volatility and Development," The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 87, No. 2, May, 2005

Working Papers
"Protection For Sale to Firms: Evidence From Indonesia" (with D. Purbasari)

"Marriage Market Effects of a Wealth Shock in Bangladesh" (with R. Kuhn and C. Peters)

"Foreign Graduate Students and Knowledge Creation at U.S. Universities: Evidence from Enrollment Fluctuations" (with E. Stuen and K. Maskus)

"The Costs of Decentralization: Water Pollution Spillovers from the Re-drawing of County Boundaries in Brazil" (with M. Lipscomb)

"The Political Economy of Health Service Provision and Access in Brazil" (with A. Rajkumar, M. Cropper)

"Partner Search by Multinational Corporations in a Corrupt Environment" (with D. Purbasari)

"Does Income Inequality Hinder the Diffusion of Technology? Information Exchange Between Pakistani Farmers" (with U. Serajuddin)

Education
PhD University of Maryland at College Park, 2002
MA University of Maryland at College Park, 1999
BA Macalester College, 1997