Yale School of Management - Faculty - Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

Assistant Professor of Economics

Mushfiq Mobarak is a development economist with interests in public finance (environmental and political economy) issues. He joined the Yale School of Management 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 and Brazil, and his current research interests include projects on water management and hydropower in Brazil, and field experiments exploring ways to induce people in developing countries to adopt technologies or behaviors that are likely to be welfare improving. 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. He teaches an elective course focused on the challenges to doing for-profit or non-profit business in developing countries. He also leads MBA international experience trips to developing countries.

Selected Publications
"Does Rising Income Increase or Decrease Damage Risk from Natural Disasters?" (with D. Kellenberg), Journal of Urban Economics, May, 2008

"The Impact of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in the United States" (with A. Bento, M. Cropper, and K. Vinha), 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)

"Development Effects of Electricity: Evidence from the Geologic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil" (with M. Lipscomb and T. Barham)

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