CURRICULUM VITA Manouchehr (Mitch) Mokhtari, Ph.D.

ADDRESS Office: Department of Family Science School of Public Health University of Maryland - College Park College Park, Maryland 20742 (30l) 405-4014 mokhtari@umd.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Houston, Houston, Texas Major: Economics Emphasis: International Comparisons Date: 1986 M.A. University of Houston, Houston, Texas Major: Economics Emphasis: Economic Development Date: 1984 B.S. University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Major: Economics Minor: Management Date: 1977 Languages In order of fluency: English, Persian / Tajik / Dari, Russian, Arabic Computer Literacy Statistical Software (SAS, STATA, SPSS, Eviews,

STATPRO, TSP), Web Publishing (HTML), Spreadsheets Analysis, Microsoft Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Academic – University of Maryland – College Park 1995-Present Associate Professor Department of Family Science (formerly Family Studies) School of Public Health (formerly College of Health and Human

Performance) 1992-1995 Assistant Professor (Regular Member of the Graduate Faculty)

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Department of Family Studies (formerly Family and Community Development), College of Human Ecology 1989-1992 Assistant Professor (Regular Member of the Graduate Faculty) Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, College of Human Ecology Academic – University of Houston, Houston, Texas 1986-1989 Assistant Professor Department of Finance, Accounting and Computer Information Systems College of Business, University of Houston -Downtown 1985-1986 Lecturer (Full Time) Department of Finance, Accounting and Computer Information Systems College of Business, University of Houston -Downtown 1982-1985 Teaching Fellow Department of Economics, College of Social Sciences University of Houston 1980-1982 Research Fellow Department of Economics, College of Social Sciences University of Houston Academic – Visiting Positions 2000-2001 Visiting Professor (By invitation)

Eurasia University, Astana, Kazakhstan 1998-1999 Visiting Research Professor (By invitation)

New Economic School, Moscow, Russia 1996-1997 Visiting Associate Professor

Department of Economics Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

1995-1998 Adjunct Associate Professor (By invitation) College of Education University of Houston, Houston, Texas

1988-1989 Visiting Assistant Professor (By invitation) Department of Economics College of Social Sciences University of Houston, Houston, Texas International Development (Poverty Reduction) – Positions July 2006 – May 2008 Chief of Party

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USAID – Tax Improvement Program Armenia January 2006 – May 2006 Economist Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Reducing Poverty Through Growth

Sri Lanka, Mali, and Senegal

June 2000 – July 2002 Acting Chief of Party and Senior Economic Adviser USAID – Fiscal reform Project

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt June 1998 – July 1999 Team Leader USAID – Fiscal reform Project

Russian Federation Editorial Positions

• Associate Editor on Health: Journal of Family and Economic Issues (2010-present) • Guest Editor: Journal of Family and Economic Issues (2009-2011)

Special Issue on: Health and Family Economic Issues • Co- Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Journal, 2007 – present • Associate Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Periodical, 2006 – 2007

RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES [* denotes senior authorship; ¶denotes alphabetical arrangement of the authors name] Articles in Refereed Journals/Publications A. Chapters in Books

1. ¶Collier, I. & Mokhtari, M. (1989). Comparisons of Consumer Market Disequilibria in

Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia and the German Democratic Republic. in D. Child, T. Baylis, and M. Rueschemeyer (Ed.), East Germany in Comparative Perspective (pp. 137-162). New York: Routledge.

B. Published Papers (refereed)

2. *Mokhtari, M. & Rassekh, F. (1989). Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the OECD. Review of Economics and Statistics, 71(4), 636-642.

3. *Mokhtari, M. (1990). Are We Estimating A Life Cycle Model or an Error Correction

Model? American Council on Consumer Interests, 36, 70-74.

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4. ¶Baltagi, B. & *Mokhtari, M. (1990). Inter-country Evidence on the Performance of the Simple Error Correction Mechanism Model of Consumption. Empirical Economics, 15, 303-314.

5. *Mokhtari, M. (1992). An Alternative Model of U.S. Expenditure. Journal of Consumer

Affairs, 26(2), 305-323. 6. ¶Gregory, P. & Mokhtari, M. (1993). State Grain Purchases, Relative Prices, and the

Soviet Grain Procurement Crisis. Explorations in Economic History, 30(2), 182-194. 7. *Mokhtari, M. & Gregory, P. (1993). Backward Bends, Quantity Constraints, and Soviet

Labor Supply: Evidence From the Soviet Interview Project. International Economic Review, 34(1), 221-242.

8. *Mokhtari, M. & Asgary, N. (1993).The Wealth-Age Relationship Among the Elderly of

the Former Soviet Union. Economic Systems, 17(1), 1-28. 9. *Mokhtari, M. (1994). Testing for Liquidity Constraints Among Households: An

International Analysis. Empirical Economics, 19(4), 709-715. 10. *Mokhtari, M. (1995). Do Wages and Trade Follow an Equilibrium Path? Journal of

Economic Integration, 10(2), 256-273. 11. Simon, J., Mokhtari, M., & Simon, D. (1996). Are Mergers Beneficial or Detrimental?

Evidence from Advertising Agencies. International Journal of the Economics of Business, 3(1), 71-84.

12. *Mokhtari, M. (1996). Savings Under Quantity Constraints: What Can We Learn From

the Former Soviet Union? Journal of Policy Modeling, 18(5), 561-582. 13. *Mokhtari, M., Wagner, J., & Ashtari, M. (1996). Are Consumers Forward-Looking,

Backward-Looking and/or Liquidity Constrained? Consumer Interest Annual, 42, 189-196.

14. ¶Gregory, P. & *Mokhtari, M. (1997). Fertility and the Household Economy: Evidence

from the Russian Longitudinal Survey. in J. Fleishhacker and R. Muenz (ed.), Gesellschaft und Bevoelkerung in Mittel-und Osteuropa im Umbruch (Berlin: DGBw, 1997).

15. ¶Asgary, N., Gregory, P., and Mokhtari, M. (1997). Demand for Money Under Quantity

Constraint. Economic Inquiry, 35(2), 365-377.

16. ¶Gregory, P., *Mokhtari, M., & Schrettl, W. (1999). Do the Russians really save that much? Alternate estimates from the Russian longitudinal monitoring survey. Review of Economics and Statistics, 81(4), 694-703.

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17. Wagner, J. & Mokhtari, M. (2000). The Moderating Effect of Seasonality on Household Apparel Expenditure. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 34(2). 314-329.

18. ¶Caner, S & *Mokhtari, M.,. (2000). Arrears and Their Implications for Economic

Performance in the Russian Federation," Russian and Eastern European Finance and Trade, 36(5), 27-53.

19. *Mokhtari, M., Caner, S. & Kontrovich, V. (2000). An Econometric Analysis of

Nonpayment in Russia. Economic Journal, HSE, 4(1) C. 3–16.

20. *Mokhtari, M. & Grafova, I. (2003). Tax Collection, Transfers, and Corruption: the Russian Federation at the Cross Roads. Economic Journal, HSE, 7(1), 3-19. [Lead Article]

21. ¶Abdoulhamid, D. & *Mokhtari, M. (2004). Globalization and the Effect of Interest

Group Pressure on Firm Entry. Economic Journal, HSE, 8(4), C. 520–541.

22. *Mokhtari, M. & Asgary, N. (2006). A Microeconometric Approach to the Incentive Effect of Shortage on Fertility. Economic Journal, HSE, 10(1), 33-47.

23. *Mokhtari, M. (2007). Limits to Tax Administration” The Dynamics of Taxpayer and

Tax Inspectors Behavior. Economic Policy & Poverty Journal, 4(1), 22-24. 24. *Mokhtari, M. & Grafova, I. (2007). Corruption: Theory and Evidence from the Russian

Federation. Economic System, 31(4), 412- 422. 25. *Mokhtari, M., (2008). Economic Disruption and Fertility: Theory and Evidence from

Recent Armenian Experience. Economic Policy & Poverty Journal, 4(2), 2-7. 26. *Mokhtari, M. & Abdoulhamid, D. (2008). Neocapture: Regulatory Competition in an

Open Market World. International Economic Journal, 22(1), 1-24. [Lead Article] 27. *Mokhtari, M. & Asgary, N. (2009). Effects of consumer goods shortages on fertility in

Post-Soviet economy. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 30, 160-170.

28. *Mokhtari, M. (2009). Health, Economics, and Family Role. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 30(4), 440-441.

29. ¶Benson, L. & Mokhtari, M. (2011). Parental Employment, Shared Parent–Child Activities and Childhood Obesity. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, (June 2011), 1-12.

30. *Mokhtari, M. & Ashtari, M. (2011, forthcoming), Understanding Tax Reform: Lessons from Economies in Transition. Journal of Asian Economics.

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31. *Mokhtari, M. & Ashtari, M. (2011, forthcoming), Role of Information in Reducing Informal Payments; Evidence from Moldova. Journal of Asian Economics.

C. Selected Published Abstracts (refereed) 32. *Mokhtari, M., & Rassekh, F. (1990). Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in

the OECD. Journal of Economics Literature, Selected Abstract, June. 33. *Mokhtari, M. & Gregory, P. (1991). Backward Bends, Quantity Constraints, and Soviet

Labor Supply. the Sixth World Congress of the Econometric Society: Book of Abstracts, August.

34. *Mokhtari, M., & Gregory, P. (1993). Backward Bends, Quantity Constraints, and

Soviet Labor Supply: Evidence From the Soviet Interview Project. Journal of Economics Literature, Selected Abstract, September.

35. *Mokhtari, M. (1994). Family Saving Under Quantity Constraints: What Can We Learn

From Former Soviet Families. National Council on Family Relation: 55th NCFR Conference Proceedings.

36. *Mokhtari, M. (1995). Wives' Perception of Consumer Goods Shortage and

Employment: Female Labor Supply in the Former Soviet Union. National Council on Family Relation: 56th NCFR Conference Proceedings.

37. *Mokhtari, M. & Wallen, J. (1995). The Economics of Drug Use in Rural Families.

National Council on Family Relation: 56th NCFR Conference Proceedings. D. Other Publications

38. *Mokhtari, M. (2001). Intergovernmental Finance in Economies in Transition. The Bulletin of Eurasia University, 2001.

39. *Mokhtari, M. (2001). The Role of Budget and Tax Analysis Unit in the

Parliamentary/Budgetary Process. in Budgetary Policy and Legislative Process, United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

40. *Mokhtari, M. (1995). Money, Banking and Financial Institutions: Transition to Market

Economy, Washington, D.C: Barents, (also in Russian).

41. *Mokhtari, M. (2004). Fiscal management Strategies in transition, with (M. Ashtari & A. Hoitink), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (also in Russian).

42. *Mokhtari, M. (2010). “Health, Economics, and Family Role.”

E. Publications in Armenian (Translation of English version)

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43. *Mokhtari, M., (2008). Economic Disruption and Fertility: Theory and Evidence from

Recent Armenian Experience. Economic Policy & Poverty Journal, 4(2), 2-7, (also in English).

44. *Mokhtari, M. (2007). Limits to Tax Administration” The Dynamics of Taxpayer and

Tax Inspectors Behavior. Economic Policy & Poverty Journal, 4(1), 22-24, (also in English).

F. Publications in Russian (Translation of English version)

45. *Mokhtari, M. (1995). Money, Banking and Financial Institutions: Transition to Market

Economy, Washington, D.C: Barents, (also in English). 46. *Mokhtari, M. (2004). Fiscal management Strategies in transition, with (M. Ashtari &

A. Hoitink), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, (also in English). G. Working Papers and Reports

47. *Mokhtari, M. (1990). Intercountry Evidence on the Performance of the Simple Error Correction Mechanism Model of Consumption. (with B. Baltagi), Texas A&M Department of Economics, Working Paper 89-02, 1-12.

48. *Mokhtari, M. (1998). The Personal Income Tax Gap and Proposed Stabilization

Measures in Russia, USAID - Fiscal Reform Project Moscow, Russia.

49. *Mokhtari, M. (1999). Tax Expenditures In Russia: Concepts and Estimates, (with S. Caner) United States Government Technical Assistance (USGTA), Moscow, Russia.

50. *Mokhtari, M. (1999). International Comparisons of Tax Burdens: Are Russian Taxes

Too High? (with S. Caner) United States Government Technical Assistance (USGTA), Moscow, Russia.

51. *Mokhtari, M. (1999). The Problem of Arrears in the Russian Federation, (with Selcuk

Caner) United States Government Technical Assistance (USGTA), Moscow, Russia.

52. *Mokhtari, M. (1999). Economic Consequences of Introducing Tax on Gas Stations: An Econometric Model of Gasoline Market in Russia, USAID/GSU - Fiscal Reform Project Moscow, Russia.

53. *Mokhtari, M. (2001). The Role of Budget and Tax Analysis Unit in the

Parliamentary/Budgetary Process, Parliament of Kazakhstan and UNDP, USAID Fiscal Reform Project-Kazakhstan.

54. *Mokhtari, M. (2001). A Comparative Study of Tax Burdens: Are Kazakhstani Taxes

Too High? USAID Fiscal Reform Project-Kazakhstan.

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55. *Mokhtari, M. (2002). Tax Policy Options for Stimulating Investment in Egypt. USAID

Corporate Tax Project – Egypt.

56. *Mokhtari, M. (2002). Understanding Sales Tax Collection in Egypt: A Concept Paper. USAID Corporate Tax Project – Egypt.

57. *Mokhtari, M. (2002). Sales Tax Collection in Egypt: Does Econometric Modeling

Explain the 2001 Shortfall? USAID Corporate Tax Project – Egypt.

58. *Mokhtari, M. (2002). Uzbekistan’s Currency Liberalization and its Possible impact on Kyrgyzstan’s Currency and Trade, The Prime Minister’s Office, USAID Fiscal Reform Project-Kyrgyzstan.

59. *Mokhtari, M. (2002). Tax Expenditures In Kyrgyzstan: Concepts and Estimates for

Corporate Income Taxes, USAID Fiscal Reform Project – Kyrgyzstan.

60. *Mokhtari, M. (2004). A Training Manual for the Profit Tax Simulation Model, (with M. Ashtari), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

61. *Mokhtari, M. (2004). A Training Manual for the VAT Simulation Model, (with M.

Ashtari), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

62. *Mokhtari, M. (2004). Assessing the Revenue Impact of the (Draft) New Tax Code in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

63. *Mokhtari, M. (July 2008). National Fund and Its Role in the Budget of Turkmenistan,

European Commission, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

64. *Mokhtari, M. (July 2008). Macroeconomic Framework for the Medium Term Budget Framework in Turkmenistan European Commission, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

65. *Mokhtari, M. (July 2009). Cost-Benefit Analysis of Introducing a Risk Management

System. Millennium Challenge Corporation, Governance Threshold Country Program.

66. *Mokhtari, M. (2009). Econometric and Quantitative Models for Reform, (with M. Ashtari), forthcoming Book.

67. Pollock, E. D., Shenassa, E., Epstein, N., Hofferth, S. & Mokhtari M. (2009). “Body

Weight and Marital Satisfaction: Money Matters, " (with Pollock, E. D., Shenassa, E., Epstein, N., & Hofferth, S.)

68. *Mokhtari, M. (2009). "Globalization and Health: Inter-Regulatory Competition among

Health Care Regulators."

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69. *Mokhtari, M. (2009). “Patient Satisfaction and Informal Payments: Evidence from the Former Soviet Union”

H. Submissions

70. "Health Insurance: Inter-Regulatory Competition among Health Care Regulators" 71. “Patient Satisfaction and Informal Payments: Evidence from the Former Soviet Union”

72. “Body Weight and Marital Satisfaction: Money Matters, " (with Pollock, E. D., Shenassa,

E., Epstein, N., & Hofferth, S.) I. Simulation Models Developed

73. “Corporate Income Tax Simulation Model,” USAID-FRP: Astana, Kazakhstan, 2001. 74. “VAT Simulation Model,” USAID-FRP: Astana, Kazakhstan, 2001.

75. “Profit Income Tax Simulation Model,” USAID-FRP: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2002

PRESENTATIONS

1. "Econometric Modeling of the Relationship Between Consumption Expenditure and Income: An International Analysis," Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1985.

2. "Are Consumers Forward-Looking or Backward-Looking," UHD-Business Seminars,

University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas, 1985.

3. "An Error Correction Model of Household Expenditures," Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, 1985.

4. "Effective Purchasing Power and Standard of Living in Poland, Romania, Hungary,

Yugoslavia and German Democratic Republic," presented at the Johnson Foundation Wingspread Conference, Racine, Wisconsin, September 19, 1986.

5. "Wage Movements and Trade Openness in the OECD," presented at the Western

Economic Association International Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July 9, 1987.

6. "Empirical Testing of Factor Price Equalization Theorem," the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1987.

7. "Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the OECD," Central Michigan

University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1988. 8. "Are Households Forward-Looking," Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois,

1989.

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9. "Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the OECD," Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland – College Park, 1989.

10. "Comparisons of Consumer Market Disequilibria in Hungary, Poland, Romania,

Yugoslavia and the German Democratic Republic," Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland – College Park, 1989.

11. "Error Correction and Random Walk Models of Household Expenditure," University of

Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 1989.

12. "An Econometric Model of the Relationship Between Household Expenditure and Income: An International Analysis," Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 1989.

13. "Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the OECD," University of Hartford,

West Hartford, Connecticut, 1989.

14. "The Random Walk and Error Correction Models of Consumers' Expenditure: A Multi-Country Analysis," presented at the Econometric Society 1989 Summer Meetings, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 23, 1989.

15. "Soviet Household Saving Under Quantity Constraints: Evidence From The Soviet

Interview Project," presented at the Econometric Society 1989 Winter Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia, December 28, 1989.

16. "The Error Correction and Random Walk Models of Consumers' Expenditure: An

International Analysis," presented at the Econometric Society 1989 Winter Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia, December 28-30, 1989.

17. "Are We Estimating A Life Cycle Model or an Error Correction Model?" presented at the

American Council on Consumer Interests, (ACCI) New Orleans, March 29, 1990.

18. "Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the OECD," Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland – College Park,1990.

19. "The Random Walk and Error Correction Models of Consumers' Expenditure: A Multi-

Country Analysis," Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland – College Park,1990.

20. "Backward Bends, Quantity Constraints, and Soviet Labor Supply: Evidence From the

Soviet Interview Project," presented at the Sixth World Congress of the Econometric Society, Barcelona, Spain, August 22-28, 1990.

21. "Soviet Labor Supply Under Conditions of Shortage," presented at the American

Economic Association Meetings, Washington, D.C., December 28-30, 1990.

22. "Do Wages and International Trade Follow an Equilibrium Path?" presented at the

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Econometric Society European Meetings, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, September 2-6, 1991.

23. "Do Wages and International Trade Follow an Equilibrium Path?" Department of

Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland – College Park, 1991.

24. "Backward Bends, Quantity Constraints, and Soviet Labor Supply: Evidence From the Soviet Interview Project," Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Maryland – College Park, 1992.

25. "The Error Correction and Random Walk Models of Consumers' Expenditure: An

International Analysis," Department of Economics, University of Maryland – College Park,1992.

26. "The Wealth-Age Relationship Among Soviet Families," presented at the Southwestern

Economics Association, Austin, Texas, March 18-21, 1992. 27. "The Effect of Health Insurance and Physician Characteristics on Patient Choice of

Physician Type: Comments," Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1992.

28. "Gender, Parental Roles and the Concept of Family: Comments," (by Stella Quah)

International Sociological Association, Committee on Family Research, Annapolis, Maryland, November 6-9, 1993.

29. "Political Parenthood Among Men and Women in Sweden: Comments," (by Ulla

Bjornberg) International Sociological Association, Committee on Family Research, Annapolis, Maryland, November 6-9, 1993.

30. "Fathers and Company Culture in Sweden: Comments," (by Linda Haas and Philip

Hwang) International Sociological Association, Committee on Family Research, Annapolis, Maryland, November 6-9, 1993.

31. "An Economist's Perspective on the Family," Department of Sociology, University of

Maryland – College Park,1993. 32. "Family Saving Under Quantity Constraints: What Can We Learn From Former Soviet

Families," National Council on Family Relation, Baltimore, Maryland, November 10-15, 1993.

33. "Policy Analysis, Household Awareness and Research Methods in the U.S.A" Istanbul

Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1993.

34. "Household Expenditure, Research Methods and Policy Analysis in the U.S.A" University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey, 1993.

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35. "Wives' Perception of Consumer Goods Shortage and Employment: Female Labor Supply in the Former Soviet Union," National Council on Family Relation, Minneapolis, MN, November 10-13, 1994.

36. "The Economics of Drug Use in Rural Families," National Council on Family Relation,

Minneapolis, MN, November 10-13, 1994. 37. "Financial Institutions and Transition to Market Economy" the Academy of Economic

Studies, Moldova (the Former Soviet Union), 1995. 38. "Money, Banking and Financial Institutions: Transition to Market Economy" Bankers

Training Center, Vladivostok, Russia, 1996. 39. “Russian Savings Rate After Transition,” presented at Harvard University, Davis

Research Center, March 5, 1997. 40. “Do Russian Households Save That Much?” presented at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow,

July 9, 1997. 41. “Fertility and the Household Economy: Evidence from the Russian Longitudinal Survey,”

(with Paul Gregory), presented at 31st Annual Conference of the German Population Studies Association, (DGBW), Transformations of Society and Population in Central and Eastern Europe, Berlin, Germany, April 24-25, 1997.

42. “Measuring Russian Household Performance Under Transition,” American Economic

Association, Chicago, IL, January 3-5, 1998. 43. “Fiscal Federalism: Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationship and Finance of Subnational

Government in the Russian Federation.” Invited presentation, Conference on: “Transforming Government in Economies in Transition,” Moscow, Russia, April, 1999.

44. “Application of Tax Models for Revenue Estimation,” Seminar, Ministry of Finance,

Moscow, Russia, April, 1999. 45. “Arrears, Contract intensive Money, and Liquidity Shortage in Russia”, Invited lecture,

German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin (DIW), May 1999. 46. “The Russian Federation at Crossroads: Tax Collection, Transfers, and Corruption,”

Invited lecture, Transforming Government in Economies in Transition Conference, Moscow, Russia, October 1999.

47. “The Russian Federation at the Crossroads: Tax Collection, Transfers, and Corruption,”

Invited paper, IMF, Washington, DC, June 2000.

48. “The Role of Budget and Tax Analysis Unit in the Parliamentary/Budgetary Process,”

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United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Astana, Kazakhstan, October, 2000. 49. “Macroeconomic Forecasting in the Context of a Medium Term Expenditure Framework

(MTEF),” Ministry of Finance, Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 2000. 50. “A Macroeconomic Framework for the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)

in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan,” USAID, Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 2001. 51. “Tax Reform in Central Asia: Programs and Process.” The 4th Annual USAID

Conference on Fiscal Reform, Istanbul, April 15 –20, 2002. 52. “Tax Reform in Central Asia: Programs and Process.” The 4th Annual USAID Fiscal

Reform Workshop, Istanbul, April 15 –20, 2002. 53. “Forecasting Methodologies for Revenue Forecasting” USAID Fiscal Reform Project in

the Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 2002. 54. “A Model of Household Service Production,” (with J. Wagner) A.M.A. ServSig

Conference, Reims, France, June 2003. 55. “Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationship: Decentralization and Transfers problems in the

Central Asian Republics,” Tashkent, Uzbekistan, November 2003. 56. “Designing A New Tax Code for the Kyrgyz Republic”, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic,

August 2004. 57. “Macroeconomic Forecasting in an International Context,” Tashkent, Uzbekistan, May

2004. 58. “Household Surveys: Monitoring and Evaluation,” Millennium Challenge Corporation:

Reducing Poverty Through Growth, Washington, DC, March 13, 2006. 59. "Armenia Tax Improvement Program: Challenges, Strategy, and Achievements," USAID

, Yerevan, Armenia, January, 2007. 60. "Managing for Results and Performance Management: Applying Modern Management to

Tax Administration," the State Tax Service, Yerevan, Armenia, March 2007. 61. "Adult Learning: Train the Trainer Methodologies," the State Tax Service, Yerevan,

Armenia, March 2007. 62. "Change Management and Organizational Change: Theory and an Application," Armenia

Tax Improvement Program -the State Tax Service of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, June 2007.

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63. "An Unprecedented Opportunity for Restructuring The State Tax Service in Armenia," USAID, Yerevan, Armenia, December, 2007.

64. "Personal Finance Awareness Among Youth." The Quality Enhancement Systems and

Teams (QUEST) Honors Fellows Program. R.H. Smith School of Business. Fall 2008.

65. “Financial Management ”A. James Clark School of Engineering and CMPS Scholarship Program -(College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences, CMPS) - A. James Clark School of Engineering and CMPS CSEM Scholarship Program. Fall 2008.

66. "Public Investment Analysis and Poverty Alleviation", the Turkmen State Institute for

Economics and Management, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, January 2009. [Chaired, by Invitation and Funded]

67. "Globalization and Health: Inter-Regulatory Competition among Health Care

Regulators", the 12th World Congress on Public Health, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 29-May4, 2009.

68. “Understanding Tax Reform: Lessons from Economies in Transition. ADB Workshop,

East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 18, 2011.

69. “Role of Information in Reducing Informal Payments; Evidence from Moldova. ADB Workshop, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 18, 2011.

70. RESEARCH FUNDING A. Funded Mokhtari, Manouchehr, National Council for Soviet and East European Research, "Microeconomic Behavior of Soviet Citizens," (PI: Paul Gregory), 1988, $73,348. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, National Science Foundation, " Soviet Economic Performance During Period of New Economic Policy, 1921-1928," (PI: Paul Gregory), 1989, $37,913. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, National Science Foundation, "High Level Decision Making in the Soviet Economic Bureaucracy," (PI: Paul Gregory), 1991, $8,500. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "Use of Alcoholism Treatment Services By Women," (Co-Principal Investigator) National Institute of Health (NIH), (PI: Jacqueline Wallen), 1994, $561,000. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, Organized Research Grant (UHD/ORG), University of (Principal Investigator) Houston - Downtown, "An International Test of the Wage Equalization Theorem," 1987, $1,750.

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Mokhtari, Manouchehr, Organized Research Grant (UHD/ORG), University (Principal Investigator) of Houston - Downtown, "Econometric Modeling with Cointegrated Variables: An International Analysis of the Aggregated Time Series Between Consumers' Expenditure and Income," 1987b, $1,100. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, Graduate School, University of Maryland, Summer 1989, "Life Cycle and Error Correction Models of Household Behavior," $8,000. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, College of Human Ecology (DRIF), University of Maryland, (Principal Investigator) "An Alternative Model of U.S. Clothing Expenditure," 1991, $2,500. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "Economic Consequences of Illicit Drug and (Principal Investigator) Alcohol Use in Rural and Urban Areas," (Co-PI: Jacqueline Wallen) College of Health and Human Performance, HLHP, 1994, $1,800. B. Solicited Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "Intergenerational Transfer, Accumulation of (Principal Investigator) Wealth and Demand for Money in the Soviet Union: Evidence From Soviet Interview Project," National Council for Soviet and East European Research (NCSEER), $11,380.51. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "The Consequences of Shortage on the Fertility in the Successor (Principal Investigator) States of the USSR," National Council for Soviet and East European Research (NCSEER), $3840.00. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "The Determinants and Economic Consequences of Drug Use in (Principal Investigator) Rural Areas," (Co-PI: Jacqueline Wallen), USDA, $2,5000. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "The Economic Consequences of Shortage on Fertility," (Principal Investigator) Harvard University, Russian Research Center. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "An Economic Analysis of Drug and Alcohol Use (Principal Investigator) in Rural and Urban Areas," University of Maryland-GRB,. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "Conducting a Workshop on Privatization of Educational (Principal Investigator) Institutions at Khazar University in Baku, Azerbaijan, $9,550 Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "Establishment of a Center for Development at (Principal Investigator) Khazar University in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1994, $122,331. Mokhtari, Manouchehr, "Use of Alcoholism Treatment Services By Midlife and Elderly (Co-Principal Investigator) Women," Andrus Foundation (AARP), (PI: Jacqueline Wallen), $75,000, 1995. TEACHING

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University of Maryland • Family Economics (FMSC290, formerly FMST290, formerly FMCD290) • Personal and Family Finance (FMSC341, formerly, FMST341, formerly FMCD341) • Research Methods (FMSc302, formerly FMST302) • Research Methods in Family Science (FMSC610, formerly FMST610) • Advanced Topics: Family Economics (FMSC698E, formerly FMST698E) • Family Economics (FMSC498E, formerly FMST498E) • Consumer Finance (CNEC410) • Independent Study (FMSC399, formerly FMCD399) • Research Methods (TXCE600) • Special Problems (TXCE608) • Economics of Consumption (CNEC435) • Computer Data Analysis (TXCE608A) • Consumption Analysis (TXCE700) University of Maryland - Courses Developed and Taught • Advanced Topics: Family Economics (FMSC698E, formerly FMST698E) • Topics: Family Economics (FMSC498E, formerly FMST498E) • Family Economics (FMSC290, formerly FMST290, formerly FMCD290) Princeton University • Economics of Transition (ECO440) • Microeconomics (ECO100) • Macroeconomics (ECO101) Princeton University – Course Developed and Taught • Economics of Transition University of Houston • Economics I (ECON2301) • Economics II (ECON 2302) • Microeconomic Analysis (ECON6375) • Macroeconomic Analysis ( ECON6385) • Economic Measurement Analysis (Houston ECON2370) • Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON3332) • Macroeconomics (ECON3334) • Economics of Money and Banking (ECON3371) DISSERTATION AND MASTER'S THESES COMMITTEES

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A. Masters Committees Served (Thesis) 1. Thomas P. Keane, M.S., 1992, "Risk-Benefit Analysis of Cigarette Smoking"

2. Claire S. Munter, M.S., 1992, "Evaluating Color Change in Carpet Due to Wear"

3. Dilip Kumar Patro, M.S., 1992, "The Determinants of Consumer Expenditures on Leisure

Activities"

4. Tamara S. Humphrey, M.S., 1993, "That Great Maintainer of Domestic Comfort" An

Analysis of Nineteenth Century Fictional Home Sewing Machine Advertisements"

5. Tamara Balch, M.S., 1993, "Constant Market Share Analysis of Man-Made Fibers"

6. Adriana P. Jannuzzi, M.S., 1993, "Consumer Loss from Price Dispersion in the

Consumer Electronics Market"

7. Mikyung Lim, M.S., 1994, "Constant-Market-Share Analysis of United States, European

Community, and Far East Textile Exports"

8. Elizabeth Ann Park, M.S., 1994, "Use of Family Services in a Methadone Clinic"

9. Anna Kolesar, M.S., "Comparing Young Single Mothers to Young Married Mothers"

10. Byron D. Breland, M.S., "An Analysis of Single Parent Teenage African American

Children"

11. Irina Slinko, M.S., 1999, “Multiple jobs, wage arrears, tax evasion and labor supply in

Russia” (Selected as the Best Paper)

12. Rodion A. Skovoroda, M.S., 1999, “Estimation of Demand Responses to a Price Change

Under the Paucity of the Data” (Selected as the Best Paper)

13. Irina Grafova, M.S., 1999, “Revenue Assignment Model of Russian Fiscal Federalism”

14. Amy Lynn Sterner-Djangali, M.S., 2005, “What happens if I say no: Attitudes and

prevalence of emotional coercion in sexual dating relationships”

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15. Elizabeth Davenport Pollock, M.S., 2006, “The Relationship between Mental Health,

Physical Health, Physical Appearance and Marital Dissatisfaction.”

16. Leanne Juzaitis M.S., 2010, “Depression and the course of couple therapy.”

B. Doctoral Committees Served (Dissertation) 17. Gail H. Kirby, Ph.D., 1990, "U.S. Textile Fiber Demand in Major End-use Markets" 18. Sandra L. Chadwick, Ph.D., 1990, "An Economic Analysis of U.S. Apparel Imports" 19. Hae Won Han, Ph.D., 1991, "The Effect of Social Status on the Demand for Apparel" 20. Zhiming Zhang, Ph.D., 1991, "The Determinants of Household Service Expenditures in

the United States" 21. Patricia Wilson, Ph.D., 1991, "Residential Response to Price Changes in Natural Gas

Service: a Short-run Analysis" 22. Nader Asgary, Ph.D., 1991, "Three Essays on Consumer Behavior in the Soviet Union" 23. Pamela Turner, Ph.D., 1992, "An Economic Analysis of U.S. Cotton Exports" 24. Mary Yoshiko Hama, Ph.D., 1993, "Food and Nutrient Consumption Patterns of

Households in Puerto Rico" 25. Arathi Narayan, Ph.D., 1993, "The Patterns and Determinants of Intra-industry Trade in

Textiles" 26. Yang J. Jeon, 1994, "International Trade Patterns in Man-Made Fibers" 27. Amita Goyal, Ph.D., 1994, "Incremental Growth and Reorganization in Distributed

Database Systems" 28. Kate Parparian, Ph.D., 1994, "Expenditure Patterns of Older American" 29. Jonathan J. Fox, Ph.D., 1994, "Household Demand System Analysis: Implications of

Unit Root Econometrics for Modeling, Testing, and Policy Analysis" 30. Kathy M. Jung, Ph.D., "Textile Consumption in the Colonial Chesapeake Region: 1760-

1775" 31. Karen H. Hyllegard, Ph.D., 1998, “An Analysis of Consumer Gift Expenditures for Cash

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and Clothing,” 32. Tienan Zhao, Ph.D., "Economic Consequences of Alcoholism on Disadvantage Families" 33. Aparna Mathur, Ph.D., 2005, “Essays in Spatial Econometrics” 34. Li Tang, Ph.D., 2010, “The Impact of Health Insurance on Cancer Prevention” Doctoral Student Directed 35. Jonathan J. Fox, Ph.D., 1994, "Household Demand System Analysis: Implications of

Unit Root Econometrics for Modeling, Testing, and Policy Analysis" [National Award: American Council on Consumer Interest Award for the Best

Dissertation] 36. Karen H. Hyllegard, Ph.D., 1998, “An Analysis of Consumer Gift Expenditures for Cash

and Clothing” [Co-chaired] 37. Tienan Zhao, Ph.D., "Economic Consequences of Alcoholism on Disadvantage Families" 38. Lisa Benson, Ph.D., “The Role of Parental Employment in Childhood Obesity” C. Postdoctoral Student Directed 39. Dr. Jean B. Sabuhoro, Postdoctoral, "Analysis of Family Expenditures on Alcohol and

Other Consumer Goods, " from Laval University, Canada 40. Directed a Fulbright Associate Professor’s (Dr. Nazim Tajaddinov) research, from Khazar University, Republic of Azerbaijan D. Ph.D. Candidacy/Qualifying Examination Committees 41. Patricia Wilson Fuats

42. Arathi Narayan

43. Jonathan J. Fox (chaired)

44. Yang J. Jeon

45. Jean L. Parsons

46. Youngjoo Na

47. Vishvaroop Agarwal

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48. John B. Jacob

49. Ann Beth Jenkins

50. Bin Yu

51. Bugao Xu

52. Wynn K. Wacker

53. Shaoyun Zhu

54. Kathryn E. Fell (chaired)

55. Sanjeev Gandi (chaired)

56. Kelly Ferguson (chaired)

57. Jaesung Shim (chaired)

58. Youngjoo Na

59. Karen H. Hyllegard (co-chaired)

60. Kate Riera

SERVICE A. Professional Positions

• American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), Local Arrangements Committee, Co-chair, 1995 Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C.

• American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), the Student Research Award Committee, Chair, 1994-97.

• American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), International Committee, Member, 1994.

• American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), ACCI Friends of Consumer Award-Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 1994.

• Fulbright: Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Faculty Associate, 1993-present

• National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Public Policy, Member • Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family, Member • District of Columbia (D.C.) Council on Family Relations, Member • America Economic Association,1984-present

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• European Union/ European Commission: Senior Economic Adviser / Acting Team Leader 1998

• USAID: Chief of Party, Team Leader, and Senior Adviser 1998-present (various years) • Visiting Professor: Princeton University, New Economic School, Eurasia Univ. (1996-97,

98-99, 00-01) • Reviewer: Various scholarly journals • Guest Editor: Journal of Family and Economic Issues • Co- Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Journal, 2007 – present • Associate Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Periodical, 2006 – 2007

B. Refereed Journals

• Review of Economics and Statistics • Empirical Economics • The Canadian Journal of Economics • Journal of Consumer Affairs • American Council on Consumer Interests • Journal of Economic Integration • Southern Economic Journal • Journal of Consumer Research • Journal of Comparative Economics • Southern Economic Journal • International Economic Review • Journal of Money, Credit and Banking • Comparative Economics • Business Ethics • Economic System • Policy and Poverty Journal • Journal of Family and Economic Issues

C. Software and Books (Reviewed / Refereed)

• SAS Institute Inc. • Richard D. Irwin Inc. • Houghton Mifflin Company • Praeger Publisher • The Dryden Press • Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. • Harper Collins College Publishers • McGraw Hill

D. Grant Giving Organization (Recent Reviews)

• The Caucasus Research Resource Centers program (CRRC)-Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan

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• National Scholarships Office: Fulbright Applications • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

E. Departmental: UMCP Committees (various years):

• Computer (chaired) • Research and Grants • Human Subjects • Library (chaired) • Human Subject • Qualifying Examination (chaired) • Graduate CNEC Seminars (chaired) • Search Committees / Recruiting Committee (for staff and faculty member) • Departmental Representation (Conference on Faculty Role and Rewards, Towson State

Univ.) • Fulbright Scholar: Contact and Faculty Associate • Graduate Committee • Awards Committee (Chaired) • Research and Grants Committee • Undergraduate Committee • Post-Tenure Review Committee

F. College: UMCP Committees (various years):

• Committees (various years): • Computer Committee/HUEC • Computer Utilization Advisory/HLHP • International Strategic Planning/HLHP • College Educational Policies/HLHP • Awards Committee • PCC Committee

G. University: UMCP Committees (various years):

• Committees (various years):: • General Committee on Faculty Affairs • Senate Committee on Research • Senate Committee on Human Relations • Elected to Senate

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• University Honor Code PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES MEMBERSHIP

• Royal Economic Society • Western Economic Association International • National Council on Family Relations • International Sociological Association • American Economic Association • Econometric Society • American National Standards Institute • Southern Economic Association • American Council on Consumer Interests • European Society for Population Economics • Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family (Invited and Proposed) • DC Council on Family Relations • American Economic Association

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Associate Editor: Journal of Family and Economic Issue • Guest Editor: Journal of Family and Economic Issue • Co- Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Journal, 2007 – present • Associate Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Periodical, 2006 – 2007 • Visiting Professor, Princeton University, New Economic School-Russia • Offered Fellowship of the Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University. • Senior Research Associate, Andrew Young School of Public Studies, Georgia State University. • Ph.D. advisor to the recipient of American Council on Consumer Interests' Best Dissertation, 1994 • Author/co-author of grants totaling more than $600,000 • Delivered invited/funded lectures in Russia, the Netherlands, Norway, Moldova, Turkey, Spain, Canada, U.S. (Harvard University), England (Cambridge University), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Armenia, and Turkmenistan. • Millennium Challenge Corporations (MCC) Economist responsible for more than $1.2 billion proposed poverty reduction projects in:

1) Sri Lanka 2) Mali 3) Senegal

• Chief of Party: USAID – Armenia • Team Leader: USAID-Russia • Acting Team Leader: European Commission - Turkmenistan

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• Senior Advisor to the governments/parliaments of: 1) Russian Federation 2) Republic of Kazakhstan 3) Republic of Kyrgyzstan 4) Republic of Turkmenistan 5) Republic of Armenia 6) Arab Republic of Egypt

• Fellow of The Caucasus Research Resource Centers program (CRRC)-Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan [by Invitation]

• Faculty Associate –Fulbright Program: Council for International Exchange of Scholars • Commissioner on the New Tax Code, Kyrgyz Republic; Appointed by President. • Recipient of 2006 George F. Kramer Outstanding Practitioner Award – Poverty

Reduction • Recipient of award for outstanding service to the American Council on Consumer Interests. • Recipient International Development Awards From the Governments of:

1) Russia Federation 2) Republic of Kazakhstan 3) Republic of Kyrgyzstan 4) Republic of Armenia