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Curriculum Vitae

Mokhtari, Manouchehr, Ph.D.

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I. Personal Information

I.A. Contact Information

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PHONE: (301) 405-4014; Email: [email protected]

URL: http://sph.umd.edu/people/manouchehr-mitch-mokhtari

I.B. Academic Appointments at UMD

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Associate Professor: 08/17/1995 – present

Year for Tenure Review: 1997

Date Tenured Awarded: 08/17/1995

Assistant Professor: 08/17/1989 - 08/17/1995

Original Hire Date to the INSTITUTION: 08/17/1989

I.C. Administrative Appointments at UMD

I.D. Other Employment

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University of Houston, Houston, Texas

1980-1985 Research Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Houston

University of Houston - Downtown, Houston, Texas

1985-1986 Instructor (Full Time), Department of Finance, Accounting and Computer

Information Systems, College of Business

1986-1989 Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Accounting and Computer

Information Systems, College of Business

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

1988-1989 Visiting Assistant Professor (By invitation), Department of Economics

1995-1998 Adjunct Associate Professor (By invitation) College of Education

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

1996-1997 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics

New Economic School, Moscow, Russia

1998-1999 Research Professor (By invitation), New Economics School

Eurasia National University, Astana, Kazakhstan

2000-2001 Visiting Professor (By invitation, honorary), Faculty of Economics

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

June 1998 – July 1999 Senior Research Associate, Andrew Young School of Public

Studies

mailto:[email protected]

http://sph.umd.edu/people/manouchehr-mitch-mokhtari

USAID Fiscal Reform Projects, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan

June 2000 – July 2002 Acting Chief of Party & Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of

Finance & Parliament (Funded by USAID)

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC, MBO), Washington, DC

January 2005 – May 2006 Economist, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC, MBO),

State Department, USA

USAID Armenia Tax Improvement Project, Yerevan, Armenia

July 2006 – July 2008 Chief of Party & Senior Fiscal Reform Adviser, State Tax Service

of Armenia (Funded by USAID)

USAID Enabling Equitable Health Reforms, Tirana, Albania

November 2010 – March 2011 Chief of Party & Senior Health Policy Adviser, Ministry of

Health (Funded by USAID)

USAID Azerbaijan Competitiveness and Trade, Baku, Azerbaijan

April 2011- September 2011 Senior Economic Adviser, Azerbaijan (Funded by USAID)

EU Strengthening Modeling and Forecasting in Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

October 2011- February 2012 Senior Adviser, Ministry of Economy & Trade, Tajikistan

(EU Funded)

USAID/Georgia Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) PLUS project, Tbilisi,

Georgia

July 2014 Senior Adviser, Ministry of Finance (USAID Funded)

EU Support to Employment and Technical Vocational Education Training

June 2014 Senior Adviser, Ministry of Labor (EU Funded)

EU Supporting Public Financial Management, Tbilisi, Georgia

June 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Senior Adviser, Parliament of Georgia (EU Funded)

I.E. Educational Background

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Ph.D. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1986

Major: Economics (Emphasis: Econometrics & International Economics)

M.A. University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1984

Major: Economics (Emphasis: Quantitative Economics)

B.S. University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 1977

Major: Economics

Minor: Management

II. Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities

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II.A. Books (include full citation information and ISBN)

Mokhtari, M. ^*, Hoitink, A., Ashtari, M. (2014). Transforming Labor Market through

Investing in the E-TVET Sector: Health care Services, Pharmaceutical, Construction, and

Tourism in Perspective, Publisher: EU / GOPA, Amman, Jordan.

Ashtari, M., Hoitink, A. & Mokhtari, M. ^* (2004). Fiscal management Strategies in transition,

Publisher: BearingPoint, USAID FRP, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

II.B. Chapters

II.B.1. Books

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.

II.C. Articles in Refereed Journals

Kavtaradze, L. & Mokhtari, M. (2017). Factor Models and Time-Varying Parameter

Framework for Forecasting Exchange Rates and Inflation: A Survey. Journal of Economic

Surveys (in press).

Mokhtari, M. ^*, Kondracki, A. Kavtaradze, L., Wallen, J., Ashtari, M., Topuridze, M.,

Sturua, L., Piralishvili, G., Todadze, K., Kiladze, L. and Gachechiladze, N. (2017). Prevalence

and Correlates of Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy in Georgia: Evidence from a

National Survey. Journal of Global Drug Policy & Practice (in press).

Mokhtari, M. (2016), Affordable Health Care. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 37(2),

135–139.

Mokhtari, M. ^*, Kondracki, A. Wallen, J., Kavtaradze, L., Ashtari, M., Topuridze, M.,

Sturua, L., Piralishvili, G., Todadze, K., Kiladze, L. and Gachechiladze, N. (2016). Binge

Drinking in the Oldest Wine Country: Evidence from the Noncommunicable Disease Risk

Factor Surveillance. Journal of Global Drug Policy & Practice. 10(3), 1-32.

Mokhtari, M.^*, Pollock E. (2015). Weight, Mental Health, Income and Marital Satisfaction:

Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss,

1(1), 1-8.

Mokhtari, M.^*, Abdelhamid, D., Ashtari, M. & Shenassa, D. (2015). Do Competing Health

Insurance Licensors Provide Pro-patient Effects? International Economic Journal, 29(4), 571-

596. DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2015.1081261

Mokhtari, M.^*, Pollock, E., & Blick, R. (2014), Does Health Effect Marital

Dissatisfaction?" International Journal of Health Sciences, in press, vol. 3(1), 1-25.

Dolan, E., & Mokhtari, M.^*, (2013). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

(ACA): Pros and Cons. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 34(1), 1-2.

Mokhtari, M.^*, & Ashtari, M. (2012), Reducing Informal Payments in the Health Care

System: Evidence from a Large Patients Satisfaction Survey. Journal of Asian Economics,

23(2), 189-200.

Mokhtari, M.^*, & Ashtari, M. (2012), Understanding Tax Reform: Lessons from Economies

in Transition. Journal of Asian Economics, vol. 23(2), 168-178.

Benson, L. & Mokhtari, M.^*, (2011). Parental Employment, Shared Parent–Child Activities

and Childhood Obesity. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 32(2), 233-244.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). Introduction to the Thematic Issue on Health, Economics, and Family

Role, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 32(2), 1-3.

Mokhtari, M. (2009). Health, Economics, and Family Role. Journal of Family and Economic

Issues, Springer, vol. 30(4), 1-5.

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.

Mokhtari, M.^*, & Abdoulhamid, D. (2008). Neocapture: Regulatory Competition in an

Open Market World. International Economic Journal, 22(1), 1-24. [Lead Article]

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

Armenian Experience. Economic Policy & Poverty Journal, 4(2), 2-7.

Mokhtari, M.^*, & Grafova, I. (2007). Corruption: Theory and Evidence from the Russian

Federation. Economic System, 31(4), 412- 422.

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

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

Mokhtari, M.^*, & Asgary, N. (2006). A Microeconometric Approach to the Incentive Effect

of Shortage on Fertility. Economic Journal, HSE, 10(1), 33-47.

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

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

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]

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

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

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.

Wagner, J. & Mokhtari, M. (2000). The Moderating Effect of Seasonality on Household

Apparel Expenditure. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 34(2). 314-329.

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.

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

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

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).

Mokhtari, M.^*, Wagner, J., & Ashtari, M. (1996). Are Consumers Forward-Looking,

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

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

Former Soviet Union? Journal of Policy Modeling, 18(5), 561-582.

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.

Mokhtari, M. (1995). Do Wages and Trade Follow an Equilibrium Path? Journal of Economic

Integration, 10(2), 256-273.

Mokhtari, M. (1994). Testing for Liquidity Constraints Among Households: An International

Analysis. Empirical Economics, 19(4), 709-715.

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

Former Soviet Union. Economic Systems, 17(1), 1-28.

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.

Gregory, P. & Mokhtari, M. (1993). State Grain Purchases, Relative Prices, and the Soviet

Grain Procurement Crisis. Explorations in Economic History, 30(2), 182-194.

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

Affairs, 26(2), 305-323.

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.

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

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

Mokhtari, M.^ & Rassekh, F. (1989). Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the

OECD. Review of Economics and Statistics, 71(4), 636-642.

II.D. Published Conference Proceedings

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.

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.

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

Council on Family Relation: 56th NCFR Conference Proceedings.

II.E. Conferences, Workshops, and Talks

II.E.1. Keynotes

II.E.2. Invited Talks

Mokhtari, M. (1985). "Econometric Modeling of the Relationship Between Consumption

Expenditure and Income: An International Analysis," Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.

Mokhtari, M. (1985). "Are Consumers Forward-Looking or Backward-Looking," UHD-

Business Seminars, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas.

Mokhtari, M. (1985). "An Error Correction Model of Household Expenditures," Southwest

Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.

Mokhtari, M. & Rassekh, F. (1987). "Empirical Testing of Factor Price Equalization Theorem,"

the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.

Mokhtari, M. & Rassekh, F. (1988). "Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the

OECD," Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Mokhtari, M. (1989). "Are Households Forward-Looking," Southern Illinois University,

Carbondale, Illinois.


OECD," Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland – College

Park.

Mokhtari, M. (1989). "Error Correction and Random Walk Models of Household Expenditure,"

University of Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.

Mokhtari, M. (1989). "An Econometric Model of the Relationship Between Household

Expenditure and Income: An International Analysis," Kansas State University, Manhattan,

Kansas.


OECD," University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut.

Mokhtari, M. (1990). "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.

Mokhtari, M. (1991). "Do Wages and International Trade Follow an Equilibrium Path?"

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

Mokhtari, M. (1992). "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.

Mokhtari, M. (1992). "The Error Correction and Random Walk Models of Consumers'

Expenditure: An International Analysis," Department of Economics, University of Maryland –

College Park.

Mokhtari, M. (1993). "An Economist's Perspective on the Family," Department of Sociology,


Mokhtari, M. (1993). "Policy Analysis, Household Awareness and Research Methods in the

U.S.A" Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Mokhtari, M. (1993). "Household Expenditure, Research Methods and Policy Analysis in the

U.S.A" University of Uludag, Bursa, Turkey.

Mokhtari, M. (1996). "Money, Banking and Financial Institutions: Transition to Market

Economy" Bankers Training Center, Vladivostok, Russia.

Mokhtari, M. (March 5, 1997). “Russian Savings Rate after Transition,” presented at Harvard

University, Davis Research Center.

Mokhtari, M. & Gregory, P. (July 9, 1997). “Do Russian Households Save That Much?”

presented at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

Mokhtari, M. (April 1999). “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.

Mokhtari, M. (April 1999) “Application of Tax Models for Revenue Estimation,” Seminar,

Ministry of Finance, Moscow, Russia.

Mokhtari, M. (May 1999). “Arrears, Contract intensive Money, and Liquidity Shortage in

Russia”, Invited lecture, German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin (DIW).

Mokhtari, M. (October 1999). “The Russian Federation at Crossroads: Tax Collection,

Transfers, and Corruption,” Invited lecture, Transforming Government in Economies in

Transition Conference, Moscow, Russia.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2000). “The Russian Federation at the Crossroads: Tax Collection,

Transfers, and Corruption,” Invited paper, IMF, Washington, DC.

Mokhtari, M. (October 2000). “The Role of Budget and Tax Analysis Unit in the

Parliamentary/Budgetary Process,” United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Astana,

Kazakhstan.

Mokhtari, M. (November 2000). “Macroeconomic Forecasting in the Context of a Medium

Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF),” Ministry of Finance, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Mokhtari, M. (March 2001). “A Macroeconomic Framework for the Medium Term Expenditure

Framework (MTEF) in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan,” USAID, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2002). “Improving Revenue Forecasting in Egypt,” Cairo, Egypt.

Mokhtari, M. (July 2003). “Reforming Tax System in the Kyrgyz Republic,” Bishkek, the

Kyrgyz Republic.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2004). “Revenue Forecasting in the Kyrgyz Republic,” Bishkek, the Kyrgyz

Republic.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2006). “Survey Analysis,” MCC, Washington DC.

Mokhtari, M. (November 2007). “Organization and Organizational Change: Improving State

Tax System,” Yerevan, Armenia.

Mokhtari, M. (Fall 2008). "Personal Finance Awareness among Youth." The Quality

Enhancement Systems and Teams (QUEST) Honors Fellows Program. R.H. Smith School of

Business.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2009). "Informal Payments in the Health Care System of Moldova,”

Chisinau, Moldova.

Mokhtari, M. (November 2010). "Enabling Equitable Health Reforms in Albania," Tirana,

Albania.

Mokhtari, M. (April 2011). "The Impact of Tax Policy Reform on the Consumption of Tobacco

and Alcohol in Azerbaijan," Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2012). "Financial Planning and Policy Modeling in Tajikistan,"

Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2013). "Parliamentary Budget Office and Its Roles in the Parliament of

Georgia," Tbilisi, Georgia,

Mokhtari, M. (August 2014). “Investing and Empowering Women in the Technical Vocational

Education Training (TVET) Sector of Jordan,” Al-Balqa University, Amman, Jordan.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2015). “Creating a Think Tank for Georgia,” Tbilisi State University,

Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (August 2015). “Preliminary Findings about Alcohol Use and Abuse in Georgia,”

Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (September 2016). Invited/Funded speaker/Panellist on “Fiscal Policy: Moving

towards Predictability” at the 26th Economic Forum, which was held in Krynica, Poland, from

September 6 to 8, 2016.

II.E.3. Refereed Presentations

Mokhtari, M. & Rassekh, F. (July 9, 1987). "Wage Movements and Trade Openness in the

OECD," presented at the Western Economic Association International Conference, Vancouver,

B.C., Canada.

Mokhtari, M. (June 23, 1989). "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.

Mokhtari, M. (December 28, 1989). "Soviet Household Saving Under Quantity Constraints:

Evidence From The Soviet Interview Project," presented at the Econometric Society 1989 Winter

Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (December 28-30, 1989). "The Error Correction and Random Walk Models of

Consumers' Expenditure: An International Analysis," presented at the Econometric Society 1989

Winter Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. Wagner, J., & Ashtari, M. (March 1990). "Are We Estimating A Life Cycle

Model or an Error Correction Model?" presented at the American Council on Consumer

Interests, (ACCI) New Orleans.

Mokhtari, M. (August 22-28, 1990). "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.

Mokhtari, M. (December 28-30, 1990). "Soviet Labor Supply Under Conditions of Shortage,"

presented at the American Economic Association Meetings, Washington, D.C.

Mokhtari, M. (September 2-6, 1991). "Do Wages and International Trade Follow an

Equilibrium Path?" presented at the Econometric Society European Meetings, Cambridge

University, Cambridge, UK.

Mokhtari, M. & Asgary, N. (March 18-21, 1992). "The Wealth-Age Relationship Among

Soviet Families," presented at the Southwestern Economics Association, Austin, Texas.

Mokhtari, M. (November 18, 1992). "The Effect of Health Insurance and Physician

Characteristics on Patient Choice of Physician Type: Comments," Southern Economic

Association, Washington, D.C.

Mokhtari, M. (November 6-9, 1993). "Gender, Parental Roles and the Concept of Family:

Comments," (by Stella Quah) International Sociological Association, Committee on Family

Research, Annapolis, Maryland.

Mokhtari, M. (November 6-9, 1993). "Political Parenthood Among Men and Women in

Sweden: Comments," (by Ulla Bjornberg) International Sociological Association, Committee on

Family Research, Annapolis, Maryland.

Mokhtari, M. (November 6-9, 1993). "Fathers and Company Culture in Sweden: Comments,"

(by Linda Haas and Philip Hwang) International Sociological Association, Committee on Family


Mokhtari, M. (November 10-15, 1993). "Family Saving Under Quantity Constraints: What Can

We Learn From Former Soviet Families," National Council on Family Relation, Baltimore,

Maryland.

Mokhtari, M. (November 10-13, 1994). "Wives' Perception of Consumer Goods Shortage and

Employment: Female Labor Supply in the Former Soviet Union," National Council on Family

Relation, Minneapolis, MN.

Mokhtari, M. (November 10-13, 1994). "The Economics of Drug Use in Rural Families,"

National Council on Family Relation, Minneapolis, MN.

Mokhtari, M. & Gregory P., (April 24-25, 1997). “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.

Mokhtari, M. (January 3-5, 1998). “Measuring Russian Household Performance Under

Transition,” American Economic Association, Chicago, IL.

Wagner, J. & Mokhtari, M. (June 2003). “A Model of Household Service Production,” A.M.A.

ServSig Conference, Reims, France.

Mokhtari, M. (April 29-May 4, 2009). "Globalization and Health: Inter-Regulatory Competition

among Health Care Regulators", the 12th World Congress on Public Health, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Mokhtari, M. (February 18, 2011). “Understanding Tax Reform: Lessons from Economies in

Transition. ADB Conference: Preparing for Transition: Lessons from Economies in Transition,

East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Mokhtari, M. (February 18, 2011). “Role of Information in Reducing Informal Payments;

Evidence from Moldova. ADB Conference: Preparing for Transition: Lessons from Economies

in Transition, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Mokhtari, M. & Kondracki, A. (Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2016) "Binge Drinking in the Country of

Georgia: Evidence from Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor Surveillance", APHA 2016

Annual Meeting & Expo.

II.E.4. Refereed Abstracts

Mokhtari, M.^*, & Rassekh, F. (1990). Tendency Towards Factor Price Equalization in the

OECD. Journal of Economics Literature, Selected Abstract, June.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Council on Family Relation: 56th NCFR Conference Proceedings.

II.E.5. Refereed Posters

Collier, I. & Mokhtari, M. (September 19, 1986). "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.

Mokhtari, M. & Rassekh, F. (July 9, 1987). "Wage Movements and Trade Openness in the

OECD," presented at the Western Economic Association International Conference, Vancouver,

B.C., Canada.

Mokhtari, M. & Collier, I. (1989). "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.

Mokhtari, M. (June 23, 1989). "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.

Mokhtari, M. (December 28, 1989). "Soviet Household Saving Under Quantity Constraints:

Evidence From The Soviet Interview Project," presented at the Econometric Society 1989 Winter

Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (December 28-30, 1989). "The Error Correction and Random Walk Models of

Consumers' Expenditure: An International Analysis," presented at the Econometric Society 1989

Winter Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. Wagner,J., & Ashtari, M (March 1990). "Are We Estimating A Life Cycle Model

or an Error Correction Model?" presented at the American Council on Consumer Interests,

(ACCI) New Orleans.


OECD," Department of Textiles and Consumer Economics, University of Maryland – College

Park.

Mokhtari, M. (August 22-28, 1990). "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.

Mokhtari, M. (December 28-30, 1990). "Soviet Labor Supply Under Conditions of Shortage,"

presented at the American Economic Association Meetings, Washington, D.C.

Mokhtari, M. (September 2-6, 1991). "Do Wages and International Trade Follow an

Equilibrium Path?" presented at the Econometric Society European Meetings, Cambridge

University, Cambridge, UK.

Mokhtari, M. & Asgary, N. (March 18-21, 1992). "The Wealth-Age Relationship Among

Soviet Families," presented at the Southwestern Economics Association, Austin, Texas.

Mokhtari, M. (November 18, 1992). "The Effect of Health Insurance and Physician

Characteristics on Patient Choice of Physician Type: Comments," Southern Economic

Association, Washington, D.C.

Mokhtari, M. (November 6-9, 1993). "Gender, Parental Roles and the Concept of Family:

Comments," (by Stella Quah) International Sociological Association, Committee on Family


Mokhtari, M. (November 6-9, 1993). "Political Parenthood Among Men and Women in

Sweden: Comments," (by Ulla Bjornberg) International Sociological Association, Committee on

Family Research, Annapolis, Maryland.

Mokhtari, M. (November 6-9, 1993). "Fathers and Company Culture in Sweden: Comments,"

(by Linda Haas and Philip Hwang) International Sociological Association, Committee on Family


Mokhtari, M. (November 10-15, 1993). "Family Saving Under Quantity Constraints: What Can

We Learn From Former Soviet Families," National Council on Family Relation, Baltimore,

Maryland.

Mokhtari, M. (November 10-13, 1994). "Wives' Perception of Consumer Goods Shortage and

Employment: Female Labor Supply in the Former Soviet Union," National Council on Family

Relation, Minneapolis, MN.

Mokhtari, M. (November 10-13, 1994). "The Economics of Drug Use in Rural Families,"

National Council on Family Relation, Minneapolis, MN.

Mokhtari, M. & Gregory P., (April 24-25, 1997). “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.

Mokhtari, M. (January 3-5, 1998). “Measuring Russian Household Performance Under

Transition,” American Economic Association, Chicago, IL.

Mokhtari, M. (April 15 –20, 2002). “Tax Reform in Central Asia: Programs and Process.” The

4th Annual USAID Conference on Fiscal Reform, Istanbul.

Mokhtari, M. (April 15 –20, 2002). “Tax Reform in Central Asia: Programs and Process.” The

4th Annual USAID Fiscal Reform Workshop, Istanbul.

Mokhtari, M. (July 2002). “Forecasting Methodologies for Revenue Forecasting” USAID Fiscal

Reform Project in the Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Wagner, J. & Mokhtari, M. (June 2003). “A Model of Household Service Production,” A.M.A.

ServSig Conference, Reims, France.

Mokhtari, M. (November 2003). “Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationship: Decentralization and

Transfers problems in the Central Asian Republics,” Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Mokhtari, M. (August 2004).“Designing A New Tax Code for the Kyrgyz Republic”, Bishkek,

Kyrgyz Republic.

Mokhtari, M. (May 2004). “Macroeconomic Forecasting in an International Context,”

Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Mokhtari, M. (March 13, 2006). “Household Surveys: Monitoring and Evaluation,” Millennium

Challenge Corporation: Reducing Poverty Through Growth, Washington, DC.

Mokhtari, M. (January, 2007). "Armenia Tax Improvement Program: Challenges, Strategy, and

Achievements," USAID, Yerevan, Armenia.

Mokhtari, M. (March 2007). "Managing for Results and Performance Management: Applying

Modern Management to Tax Administration," the State Tax Service, Yerevan, Armenia.

Mokhtari, M. (March 2007). "Adult Learning: Train the Trainer Methodologies," the State Tax

Service, Yerevan, Armenia.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2007). "Change Management and Organizational Change: Theory and an

Application," Armenia Tax Improvement Program -the State Tax Service of Armenia, Yerevan,

Armenia.

Mokhtari, M. (December, 2007). "An Unprecedented Opportunity for Restructuring The State

Tax Service in Armenia," USAID, Yerevan, Armenia.

Mokhtari, M. (Fall 2008). “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.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2009). "Public Investment Analysis and Poverty Alleviation", the

Turkmen State Institute for Economics and Management, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. [Chaired, by

Invitation and Funded]

Mokhtari, M. (April 29-May 4, 2009). "Globalization and Health: Inter-Regulatory Competition

among Health Care Regulators", the 12th World Congress on Public Health, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Mokhtari, M. (February 18, 2011). “Understanding Tax Reform: Lessons from Economies in

Transition. ADB Workshop, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Mokhtari, M. (February 18, 2011). “Role of Information in Reducing Informal Payments;

Evidence from Moldova. ADB Workshop, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Mokhtari, M. (April 2011). “Tax Policy Reform to Improve Trade and Competitiveness,”

American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (May 2011). “Tariff liberalization Impact Assessment - WTO Accession,”

Institute for Economic and Trade Research, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (July 2011). “Excise Tax Harmonization Impact Assessment - WTO Accession,”

Institute for Economic and Trade Research, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (July 2011). “VAT Exemption Impact Assessment - WTO Accession,” Institute

for Economic and Trade Research, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (September 2011). “Export Duties Elimination Impact Assessment - WTO

Accession,” Ministry of Economy & Trade, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (September 2011). “Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption and Excise Tax

Harmonization Impact Assessment - WTO Accession”, USAID Azerbaijan Competitiveness and

Trade, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (September 2011). “Tariff Liberalization Impact Assessment, Modelling,

Simulation, Analysis, and recommendations USAID Azerbaijan Competitiveness and Trade,

Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2012). “Financial Programing for Tajik Economy,” Seminar Series in

the Ministry of Trade and Economy, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2012). “Macroeconomic Modelling, Forecasting, and Policy Analysis”

Seminar Series in the Ministry of Trade and Economy, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Mokhtari, M. (February 2012). “A Multi-Agency Approach for Developing and Implementing

the Medium Term Budget Framework,” Seminar Series For the National Bank, Ministry of

Finance, and the Ministry of Trade and Economy, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2013). “A Macroeconomic Modelling Approach for Policy analysis and

forecasting in Georgia,” Joint Seminar Series of the Ministry of Finance & the Parliament of

Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2013). “Role of Budget Office in the Parliament of Georgia”, Parliament

of Georgia, Kutaisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (May 2013). “Assessing Macroeconomic framework of Jordan,” Ministry of

Finance, Amman, Jordan.

Mokhtari, M. (January 2014). “Macroeconomic and Human Performance, Jordan,” Ministry of

Labor, Amman, Jordan.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2014). “A Framework for Analyzing Jordanian Labor Market:

Macroeconomic Modeling in the Presence of the TVET sector,” Amman, Jordan.

Mokhtari, M. (July 2014). “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investing in the Technical Education

and Vocational Training,” Aqaba, Jordan.

Mokhtari, M. (August 2014). “Modeling Exchange Rate, Imports, and Exports in Georgian

Economy,” Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (August 2014). “Investing and Empowering Women in the Technical Vocational

Education Training (TVET) Sector of Jordan,” Al-Balqa University, Amman, Jordan.

Mokhtari, M. (July 2014). “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investing in the TVET in Georgia,”

Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (August 2015). “Preliminary Findings about Alcohol Use and Abuse in Georgia,”

Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2016). “Risk Management: Strategy and Tools for Better Public Investment

Using PPP,” Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (June 2016). “Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy in Georgia,” Tbilisi,

Georgia.

II.F. Professional Publications

II.F.1. Reports and Non-Refereed Monographs

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.

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

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

Mokhtari, M. (1998). The Personal Income Tax Gap and Proposed Stabilization Measures in

Russia, USAID - Fiscal Reform Project Moscow, Russia.

Mokhtari, M. (1999). Tax Expenditures In Russia: Concepts and Estimates, (with S. Caner)

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

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

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

Russia.

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

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

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.

Mokhtari, M. (2001). Intergovernmental Finance in Economies in Transition. The Bulletin of

Eurasia University, 2001.

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).

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.

Mokhtari, M. (2001). A Comparative Study of Tax Burdens: Are Kazakhstani Taxes Too High?

USAID Fiscal Reform Project-Kazakhstan.

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

Corporate Tax Project – Egypt.

Mokhtari, M. (2002). Understanding Sales Tax Collection in Egypt: A Concept Paper. USAID

Corporate Tax Project – Egypt.

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

2001 Shortfall? USAID Corporate Tax Project – Egypt.

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.

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

Income Taxes, USAID Fiscal Reform Project – Kyrgyzstan.

Mokhtari, M. (2004). A Training Manual for the Profit Tax Simulation Model, (with M.

Ashtari), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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

Commission, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Mokhtari, M. (July 2008). Macroeconomic Framework for the Medium Term Budget

Framework in Turkmenistan European Commission, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

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

Millennium Challenge Corporation, Governance Threshold Country Program.

Mokhtari, M. (2009). Econometric and Quantitative Models for Reform, (with M. Ashtari),

forthcoming Book.

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

Care Regulators."

Mokhtari, M. (2009). “Patient Satisfaction and Informal Payments: Evidence from the Former

Soviet Union.”

Mokhtari, M. (2010). “Health, Economics, and Family Role.” Journal of Family & Economic

Issues.

Mokhtari, M. (2010). “Internal Capacity Assessment, International Best Practice, and

Recommendations”, Ministry of Economy (World Bank), Armenia, 2010.

Mokhtari, M. (2010). “Piloting Models for Enterprise Competitiveness,” Ministry of Economy

(World Bank), Armenia.

Mokhtari, M. (2010). “Training and Support for Capacity Building in Promoting Export

Analysis,” Ministry of Economy (World Bank), Armenia, 2010.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “Understanding Reform in Economies in Transition”, Asian

Development Bank (ADB).

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “Informal payments in the Health Care System: Preparing for

Transition/Reform”, Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “Tariff liberalization Impact Assessment - WTO Accession”, USAID

Competitiveness and Trade, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “Excise Tax Harmonization Impact Assessment - WTO Accession”,

USAID Competitiveness and Trade, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “VAT Exemption Impact Assessment - WTO Accession”, USAID

Competitiveness and Trade, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “Export Duties Elimination Impact Assessment - WTO Accession”,

USAID ACT, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption and Excise Tax Harmonization

Impact Assessment - WTO Accession”, USAID ACT, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “Tariff Liberalization Impact Assessment, Modelling, Simulation,

Analysis, and recommendations”, USAID ACT, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (2012). “Informal payments in the Health Care System: Preparing for

Transition/Reform”, Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Mokhtari, M. (2012). “Understanding Reform in the Central Asian Republics”, Asian

Development Bank (ADB).

Mokhtari, M. (2012). “Macroeconomic Modelling, Forecasting, and Policy Analysis Manual”,

Tajikistan, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2012). “Multi-Agency Work plan for Developing and Implementing the MTEF /

MTBF”, Tajikistan, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2013). “Macroeconomic Modelling, analysis and forecasting”, Georgia, MOF,

Georgia, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2013). “Role of Budget Office in the Parliament of Georgia”, Parliament,

Georgia, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2013). “Revenue Forecasting”, Ministry of Finance, Georgia, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2013). “Selection Criteria for Staffing the Budget Office of Parliament”,

Georgia, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2013). “Assessing Macroeconomic framework of Jordan”, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2014). “A framework for Analyzing Jordanian Labor Market and Providing

Policy Simulation for the Employment - TVET sector”, Jordan, EU / EC.

Mokhtari, M. (2014). “Profit Tax Policy Analysis in Georgia”, Ministry of Finance, Georgia,

USAID.

Mokhtari, M. (2014). “Macroeconomic Modeling of Exchange Rate, Imports, and Exports in

Georgian Economy”, Ministry of Finance, Georgia, USAID.

Mokhtari, M.^*, et al. (2014). “Jordan’s Macroeconomic Framework: the E-TVET Sector in

Perspective,” in Mokhtari, et al. (2014) Transforming Labor Market through Investing in the E-

TVET Sector, EU / GOPA.

Mokhtari, M.^*, et al. (2014). “Public Investment in the E-TVET Sector of Jordan: Economic

Rate Return Analysis,” in Mokhtari, et al. (2014) Transforming Labor Market through Investing

in the E-TVET Sector, EU / GOPA.

Mokhtari, M.^*, et al. (2014). “Impact of TVET Programs on Labor Market Attributes:

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Construction, and Tourism in Perspective,” in Mokhtari, et al.

(2014) Transforming Labor Market through Investing in the E-TVET Sector, EU / GOPA.

Mokhtari, M.^*, et al. (2014). “Improving E-TVET Financing in Jordan: Pharmaceutical &

Healthcare, Construction, and Tourism in Perspective,” in Mokhtari, et al. (2014) Transforming

Labor Market through Investing in the E-TVET Sector, EU / GOPA.

Mokhtari, M. (2016). “Risk Management: Strategy and Tools for Better Public Investment

Using PPP,” EU, Tbilisi, Georgia.

II.H. Completed Creative Works

Mokhtari, M. (1990s) “Department of Family Studies” Website (The first FMST’s website for the in

HTML).

II.H.27. Other

Mokhtari, M. (2001). “Corporate Income Tax Simulation Model,” USAID-FRP: Astana,

Kazakhstan.

Mokhtari, M. (2001). “VAT Simulation Model,” USAID-FRP: Astana, Kazakhstan.

Mokhtari, M. (2002). “Profit Income Tax Simulation Model,” USAID-FRP: Bishkek,

Kyrgyzstan.

Mokhtari, M. (2011). “TRIST Simulation Model For Trade Competitiveness in Azerbaijan,”

USAID-ACT: Baku, Azerbaijan.

Mokhtari, M. (2014) “Investment Simulation for Zeroing Corporate Income Tax Rate,”

USAID: Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mokhtari, M. (2015) “Fiscal Risk Simulation Model,” EU: Tbilisi, Georgia.

II.J. Sponsored Research

Mokhtari, M. "An International Test of the Wage Equalization Theorem," Organized Research

Grant UHD/ORG, (PI: Manouchehr Mokhtari), Grant: $1,750.

Mokhtari, M. "Econometric Modeling with Cointegrated Variables: An International Analysis

of the Aggregated Time Series between Consumers' Expenditure and Income," Organized

Research Grant UHD/ORG, (PI: Manouchehr Mokhtari), Grant: $1,100

Mokhtari, M. "Economic Consequences of Illicit Drug Use in Rural and Urban Areas," (PI:

Manouchehr Mokhtari, Co-PI: Jacqueline Wallen), HLHP, $1,800.

Mokhtari, M. "An Alternative Model of U.S. Clothing Expenditure," COHE-DRIF, (PI:

Manouchehr Mokhtari), $2,500.

Mokhtari, M. "Microeconomic Behavior of Soviet Citizens," National Council for Soviet and

East European Research (PI: Paul Gregory, Total Grant $73,348), Grant Proceeds: $8000

Mokhtari, M. "Soviet Economic Performance during Period of New Economic Policy, 1921-

1928," National Science Foundation (PI: Paul Gregory, Total Grant $37,913). Grant Proceeds:

$8000

Mokhtari, M. "High Level Decision Making in the Soviet Economic Bureaucracy," National

Science Foundation, (PI: Paul Gregory, Total Grant $40,000), Grant Proceeds / contract: $8,500.

Mokhtari, M. "Life Cycle and Error Correction Models of Household Behavior," Graduate

School of the University of Maryland, (PI: Manouchehr Mokhtari), Grant/contract: $8,000.

Mokhtari, M. "Use of Alcoholism Treatment Services by Women," National Institute of Health

(NIH), (PI: Jacqueline Wallen, Co-PI: Manouchehr Mokhtari), Grant: $561,000.

II.K. Fellowships, Gifts and Other Funded Research

Harvard University – Davis Center: Was accepted as the Fellow of Davis Center Harvard

University

Princeton University: Was invited as Visiting Associate Professor – Russian Family Savings

Project

II.L. Submissions and Works in Progress

List press, journal, or granting agency.

II.L.1. Current Grant Applications

II.L.2. Manuscripts in Preparation

Mokhtari, M.. “Impact of Quantity Constraint on Alcohol Consumption.” (Invited Editorial: Drug Abuse

& Substance Dependence)

II.L.3. Manuscripts under Review (indicate status: submitted or revising to resubmit)

Mokhtari, M. (2016). Rational Choice, Obesity, and Happiness. Journal of Women’s Health and

Emancipation.

Mokhtari, M.^*, Kondracki, A., Wallen, J., et al. (2016). Prevalence and predictors of Alcohol Use by

Pregnant Women: Evidence from the Noncommunicable Diseases Risk Factor Surveillance in Georgia.

The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice.

Mokhtari, M.^*, Pollock, E. (2016). Do Family Trends Follow a Stable Path? Evidence from the United

States Census (1920-2008). Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Mokhtari, M. ^*, Ashtari, M. & Pollock, E. (2016). Are American Families Stable? , Submitted, Revised

and Re-submitted to: Family Relations. (Manuscript ID FR011615).

Mokhtari, M.^*, Benson, L. (2016). Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity Risk: Evidence from the

Panel Study of Income Dynamics on the Child's Health. Submitted to: International Journal of Health

Economics and Management.

Kavtaradze, L. and Mokhtari, M. (2016). A Survey of Forecasting Models. Journal of Economic

Surveys

II.L.4. Working Papers in Preparation

II.L.5. Designs in Preparation

Mokhtari, M., Wallen, J., et al. (2015-2016). “Sampling Design for Collecting Data (Survey) of Alcohol

Use in the Country of Georgia.” (Preparing for a grant application to NIAAA / NIH).

III. Teaching, Mentoring and Advising.

III.A. Courses Taught

Include courses taught in the last five years. Indicate approximate enrollments and any unusual formats.

2016 (Fall) FMSC 290 Family Economics 63

FMSC 341 Personal & Family Finance 56

FMSC 399 Independent Study 3

2016 (Spring) FMSC 290 Family Economics 70


FMSC 399 Independent Study 11 FMSC 498 Family Studies 2



FMSC 399 Independent Study 3 FMSC 498 Family Studies 1







FMSC 879 Preparing Future Faculty & Professionals 10




FMSC 879 Preparing Future Faculty & Professionals 10







2012 (Spring) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Tajikistan)

2011 (Fall) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Azerbaijan / Tajikistan)

2011 (Spring) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Albania / Azerbaijan)

2010 (Fall) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Albania)









2008 (Spring) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Armenia)

2007 (Fall) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Armenia)

2007 (Spring) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Armenia)

2006 (Fall) Leave of Absence Without Pay (Armenia)

III.B. Teaching Innovations

FMSC / FMST / FMCD 698E / 498E / FMSC 290 Family Economics

TXCE 608A Computer Data Analysis

TXCE 700 Consumption Analysis

ECO 414 Economic Reform in Central and Eastern Europe (Spring 1997, Princeton University)

III.C. Advising: Research or Clinical

This refers to students whose projects the faculty has supervised as adviser, committee chair, or

committee member (indicate role). The name of student, academic year(s) involved, and the name of

institution if other than UMD should be indicated, as well as placement of the student(s), if the project is

completed. List completed work first.

III.C.1. Undergraduate

Three Student Theses, 1996 – 1997, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public &

International Affairs (as Visiting Associate Professor, the Department of Economics)

III.C.2. Master’s

Gail H. Kirby, Ph.D., 1990, "U.S. Textile Fiber Demand in Major End-use Markets"

Thomas P. Keane, M.S., 1992, "Risk-Benefit Analysis of Cigarette Smoking"

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

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

Activities"

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

of Nineteenth Century Fictional Home Sewing Machine Advertisements"

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

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

Electronics Market"

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

Community, and Far East Textile Exports"

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

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

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

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

(Selected as the Best Paper), New Economic School, Moscow, Russia. Placement: Ph.D

in Finance, Stockholm School of Economics. Position: Head of Quantitative Modeling

and Research.

Rodion A. Skovoroda, M.S., (Chaired) 1999, “Estimation of Demand Responses to a Price

Change Under the Paucity of the Data,” (Selected as the Best Paper). New Economic

School, Moscow, Russia. Placement: University of Michigan. Position: Assistant

Professor Nottingham University.

Irina Grafova, M.S., (Chaired) 1999, “Revenue Assignment Model of Russian Fiscal

Federalism,” New Economic School, Moscow, Russia. Placement: PhD in Economics,

University of Michigan. Position: Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Rutgers,

the State University of New Jersey.

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

emotional coercion in sexual dating relationships”

Elizabeth Davenport Pollock, M.S., (Chaired) 2006, “The Relationship between Mental Health,

Physical Health, Physical Appearance and Marital Dissatisfaction.” Placement: Ph.D.,


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

III.C.3. Doctoral

(Chaired/Directed*, Co-Chaired**)

Sandra L. Chadwick, Ph.D., 1990, "An Economic Analysis of U.S. Apparel Imports"

Hae Won Han, Ph.D., 1991, "The Effect of Social Status on the Demand for Apparel"

Zhiming Zhang, Ph.D., 1991, "The Determinants of Household Service Expenditures in the

United States"

Patricia Wilson, Ph.D., 1991, "Residential Response to Price Changes in Natural Gas Service: a

Short-run Analysis"

Nader Asgary, Ph.D., 1991, "Three Essays on Consumer Behavior in the Soviet Union"

Pamela Turner, Ph.D., 1992, "An Economic Analysis of U.S. Cotton Exports"

Mary Yoshiko Hama, Ph.D., 1993, "Food and Nutrient Consumption Patterns of Households in

Puerto Rico"

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

Textiles"

Yang J. Jeon, Ph.D., 1994, "International Trade Patterns in Man-Made Fibers"

Amita Goyal, Ph.D., 1994, "Incremental Growth and Reorganization in Distributed Database

Systems"

Kate Parparian, Ph.D., 1994, "Expenditure Patterns of Older American"

Jonathan J. Fox, Ph.D., (Chaired*) 1994, "Household Demand System Analysis: Implications of

Unit Root Econometrics for Modeling, Testing, and Policy Analysis." (Best Dissertation

Award by American Council on Consumer Interest, ACCI). Placement: Iowa State

University, Ruth Whipp Sherwin Endowed Professor.

Kathy M. Jung, Ph.D., "Textile Consumption in the Colonial Chesapeake Region: 1760-1775"

Ali Faegh,, Ph.D., (Co-Chaired**) 1998, “Analysis of Demand for Education.” University of

Houston, Texas.

Karen H. Hyllegard, Ph.D., (Co-Chaired**) 1998, “An Analysis of Consumer Gift

Expenditures for Cash and Clothing,” Placement: Associate Professor, Colorado State

University.

Tienan Zhao, Ph.D., "Estimation of an Efficiency Frontier"

Aparna Mathur, Ph.D., 2005, “Essays in Spatial Econometrics”

Li Tang, Ph.D., 2010, “The Impact of Health Insurance on Cancer Prevention,” Department of

Economics, University of Maryland.

Lisa Benson, Ph.D., (Chaired*) 2010, “The Role of Parental Employment in Childhood

Obesity.” Placement: Stanford.

Yolandé van Heerden (Yolande Jordaan), Ph.D., 2013, “Tax reform to secure the South African

revenue base using a micro-simulation tax model,” Faculty of Economic and

Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Tiffani Stevenson Lloyd, Ph.D., 2014, “Post-Birth Marriage and Children's Behavior in Fragile

Families.”

Craig Holden, Ph.D., 2015, “Preventive Services Use - Disparities and Changes Following

Health Care Reform,” Health Services Administration, School of Public Health,

University of Maryland.

III.C.4. Post-doctoral

Dr. Jean B. Sabuhoro, (Directed). "Demand for Coffee," Laval University, Canada

III.C.5. Other Research Directions (K-12 Interactions)

Dr. Nazim Tajaddinov (Directed) Fulbright Associate Professor of Khazar University, Republic

of Azerbaijan)

III.D. Mentorship

III.D.1. Junior Faculty

III.D.2. Other

III.E. Advising: Other than Research Direction

III.E.1. Undergraduate

III.E.2. Master’s

III.E.3. Doctoral

III.E.4. Post-doctoral

III.E.5. Other Advising Activities

(Include advising student groups, special assignments, recruiting, etc.)

III.F. Professional and Extension Education

III.F.1. Professional Programs Established

III.F.2. Major Extension Programs

III.F.3. Workshops

III.F.4. Other

III.G. Other Teaching Activities

Mokhtari, M. Teaching Seminar in Personal Finance Literacy on Health Insurance (Graduate School)

Mokhtari, M. Teaching Seminar in Personal Finance Literacy on Budgeting (Graduate School)

IV. Service and Outreach

IV.A. Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities

Include participation for journals and other learned publications (print and electronic).

IV.A.1. Editorships

Edited a Special Issue: Affordable Health Care, Journal of Family and Economic Issues

(Volume 37, Issue 2, June 2016)

Edited a Special Issue: Health, Economics, and Family Role, Journal of Family and Economic

Issues (Volume 32, Issue 2, June 2011)

Co- Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Journal (2007 – 2008)

Associate Editor (Health): Journal of Family and Economic Issues (2010-present)

Associate Editor: Journal of Women’s Health and Emancipation (2016 – present)

Associate Editor: Economic Policy and Poverty Periodical, 2006 – 2007

IV.A.2. Editorial Boards

Editorial Board: JSM Health Education and Primary Health care

Editorial Board: The Madridge Journal of Women’s Health and Emancipation (MJWH).

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Substance Dependence

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Bioterrorism and Biosafety

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Family Practice Reports

Editorial Board Member: British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Studies in Social Sciences

Editorial Board Member: Advances in Applied Sociology

Editorial Board Member: Advances in Sociology

Editorial Board Member: JSM Health Education and Primary Health care (2016-present)

Editorial Board Member: The Madridge Journal of Women’s Health and Emancipation

(MJWH) (2016-present)

IV.A.3. Reviewing Activities for Journals and Presses

Universal Journal of Public Health

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Central Asian Survey

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss

British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science

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

Economic System

Policy and Poverty Journal

Business Ethics

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Advances in Applied Sociology

Economic Policy and Poverty Periodical

Economic Policy and Poverty Journal

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

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

IV.A.4. Reviewing Activities for Agencies and Foundations

External Reviewer for the Tenure Package of Dr. Patrick Richard: Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics

(requested by the Dr. Boris Lushniak, Chair of PMB), 2016

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

National Scholarships Office: Fulbright Applications

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

IV.A.5. Reviewing Activities for Conferences

American Council on Consumer Interest

IV.A.6. Historical Editorships, etc. (10+ years ago)

IV.A.7. Other

IV.B. Committees, Professional & Campus Service

IV.B.1. Campus Service – Department

Scholarship Committee Member Department 2016

Tenure Subcommittee Member Department 2016

Qualifying Exam Member Department 2015- 2016

Scholarship Committee Member Department 2014- 2016/Ongoing

Undergraduate

Committee Chair Department 2013- 2016/Ongoing

Search Committees /

Recruiting Committee Member Department 2013 2014

Fellowships/Awards

(Students) Member Department 2013- 2016/Ongoing

Search Committee-

Faculty Member Department 2013 2014

Undergraduate

Learning Outcome

Assessment Plans

Chair Department 2013- 2016/Ongoing

Student Awards

Committee Member Department 2012 Ongoing

Undergraduate

Learning Outcome

Assessment Plans

Member Department 2012 2013

Undergraduate Program Member Department 2011 2012

Faculty Award

Committee Chair Department 2010 -

IV.B.2. Campus Service – College

SPH IT Advisory Committee Member SPH 2016 Ongoing

SPH Undergraduate Academic

Programs Committee (UAPC)

Member SPH 2016 Ongoing

SPH UG Scholarship

Committee Member College 2014 Ongoing

SPH IT Advisory Committee

(ITAC) Member College 2014 Ongoing

Scholarship Advisory

Committee/SPH Member College 2014 Ongoing

Awards Committee Member College 2012 2014

Senate Executive Committee Member College 2012 2014

SPH Senate Member College 2012 2013

Awards Committee/SPH Member College 2009 Ongoing

PCC Committee/SPH Member College 2009 -

Technology Advisory

Committee/SPH Member College - -

Computer Utilization

Advisory/HLHP Member College - -

International Strategic

Planning/HLHP Member College - -

College Educational

Policies/HLHP Member College - -

IV.B.3. Campus Service – University

IV.B.4. Campus Service - Special Administrative Assignment

IV.B.5. Campus Service - Other

IV.B.6. Offices and Committee Memberships

Financial Literacy Committee

for Graduate Students Member University 2013 2014

Banneker/Key Scholarship

Committee Member University 2013 2016

System-wide Financial Literacy

Committee Member University 2012 2014

University Honors Code Member University 2010 ongoing

IV.B.7. Leadership Roles in Meetings and Conferences

IV.B.8. Other Non-University Committees, Memberships, Panels, etc.

IV.B.9. Historical Committees, etc. (10+ years ago)

Graduate CNEC Seminars

(chaired) Chair Historical - -

Search Committees / Recruiting

Committee Member Historical - -

Departmental Representation Member Historical - -

Fulbright Scholar: Contact and

Faculty Associate Other Historical - -

Graduate Committee Member Historical - -

Research and Grants Committee Member Historical - -

Post-Tenure Review Committee Member Historical - -

General Committee on Faculty

Affairs Member Historical - -

Senate Committee on Research Member Historical - -

Senate Committee on Human

Relations Member Historical - -

University Senate Member Historical - -

IV.B.10. Other

IV.C. External Service and Consulting

IV.C.1. Community Engagements, Local, State, National, International

Expert Panel: The 26th Economic Forum, Poland, (CASE Funded), 2016

Advising NGOs / think tanks on collection health data/survey in the Republic of Georgia,,

2016.

Senior Adviser to the Parliament of the Republic of Georgia, 2016

Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Georgia, 2016

Commissioner on the New Tax Code, Kyrgyz Republic; Appointed by President. (USAID

Funded), 2003 - 2004

Member of Commission on Reorganization of State Tax Service of Armenia, Appointed by

the Head of State Tax Service. (USAID Funded), 2006 - 2008

American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), Local Arrangements Committee, Co-chair,

1995 Conference, Washington, D.C., 1995

American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), the Student Research Award Committee,

Chair, 1994-97.

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

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

Senior Advisor on Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions in Transition, Moldova &

Russia (USAID), 1995

Senior Finance & Enterprise Finance Advisor, IRIS, Kyrgyz Republic, (University of

Maryland and USAID), 1998

Team Leader & Senior Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, Russia (USAID) 1998 -

1999

Acting Chief of Party & Senior Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance & Parliament,

Kazakhstan (USAID), 2000-2001

Acting Chief of Party & Corporate Income Tax Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, Egypt

(USAID), 2001 - 2002

Acting Chief of Party & Senior Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance & Parliament,

Kyrgyz Republic (USAID), 2002, 2003-2004

Economist, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), State Department, USA , 2006

Chief of Party & Senior Adviser to the State Tax Service, Armenia (USAID), 2006-2008

Senior Adviser on Cost-Benefit Analysis, Consumer / Patient Satisfaction, & forecasting,

Ministry of Finance, Moldova (USAID / MCC), 2009

Chief of Party & Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Health, Albania (USAID), 2010 - 2011

Senior Trade and Competitiveness Adviser, Azerbaijan (USAID), 2011

Senior Economic Adviser, Ministry of Economy & Trade, Tajikistan (EU), 2011 – 2012

Senior Economic Adviser, Ministries of Labor, Education, Finance, Jordan (EU), 2013, 2014

Senior Adviser, Parliament and Ministry of Finance, Georgia (EU, USAID), 2013, 2014, 2015

IV.C.2. International Activities

Provided technical assistance on economic development and health system strengthening to the following

countries:

Republic of Georgia, 2016

Russian Federation

Republic of Kazakhstan

Republic of Kyrgyzstan

Republic of Turkmenistan

Republic of Armenia

Arab Republic of Egypt

Republic of Azerbaijan

Republic of Tajikistan

Republic of Georgia 2012-2016

Republic of Albania

Kingdom of Jordan

Republic of Moldova

Sri Lanka

IV.C.3. Corporate and Other Board Memberships

IV.C.4. Entrepreneurial Activities

IV.C.5. Consultancies (to local, state and federal agencies; companies; organizations)

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)

Booz Allan Hamilton (BAH)

Abt Associates

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Peterson Institute for International Economics

Chemonics

Safraco SAS

GOPA Consultants

Louise Berger

SAFEGE SAS

IV.C.6. Historical External Service and Consulting (10+ years ago)

BearingPoint

KPMG

Barents

IV.C.7. Other

IV.D. Non-Research Presentations

IV.D.1. Outreach Presentations

Delivered invited/funded lectures at the various forums in the following countries:

Poland 2016

Georgia 2016

USA

Russia

Netherlands

Norway

Moldova

Turkey

U.S.

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Egypt

Armenia

Turkmenistan

Armenia

Georgia

Jordan.

IV.D.2 Other

IV.E. Media Contributions

IV.E.1. Internet

IV.E.2. TV

TV interview on regional exchange rate development issues, TV channel in Tbilisi, Georgia (2015)

(Rustavi 2 TV)

IV.E.4. Digital Media

Interviewed by Diamondback on (elasticity of) alcohol sales in Maryland.

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/local/article_e6fbae5c-391d-11e2-a686-0019bb30f31a.html

IV.E.5. Print Media

Quoted in the American Chamber of Publication in Baku, Azerbaijan (2011) & Trend News Agency

http://en.trend.az/business/economy/1868253.html

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/local/article_e6fbae5c-391d-11e2-a686-0019bb30f31a.html

http://en.trend.az/business/economy/1868253.html

V. Awards, Honors and Recognition

V.1. Research Fellowships, Prizes and Awards

Fellow of The Caucasus Research Resource Centers program (CRRC)-Armenia, Georgia, and

Azerbaijan [by Invitation]

Was accepted as the Fellow of Davis Center Harvard University

Was accepted as the Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University

Faculty Associate –Fulbright Program: Council for International Exchange of Scholars

Visiting Associate Professorship – Princeton University

Research Professorship (by invitation), New Economic School, Russia

V.2 Teaching Awards

V.3 Service Awards and Honors

Recipient Appreciation / Certificate Awards From the Governments of:

Russia Federation

Republic of Kazakhstan

Kyrgyz Republic

Republic of Armenia

Recipient of 2006 George F. Kramer Outstanding Practitioner Award

Recipient of award for outstanding service to the American Council on Consumer Interests.

V.4 Recognition in Media

V.5 Other Special Recognition

VI. Other Information (2016)

Google Apps Background Data Migration Committee, 2016

Tenure Subcommittee - Tenure Package Review & Evaluation Committee - Dr. Marian

Jones,

Teaching Observation - FMSC 410 - Dr. Edmond Shenassa

Drafted the LOA Report for 2016

FMSC Scholarship Review Committee

Mentored Graduate Student: Naheed Ahmed on mental health disparity, 2016

Published 2 papers with graduate student (Anthony Kondracki), 2016-2017

External Evaluator for the Tenure Package of Dr. Patrick Richard: Preventive Medicine

and Biostatistics (requested by the Dr. Boris Lushniak, Chair of PMB, 2016)

by invitation by invitation, honorary · april 2011- september 2011 senior economic adviser,...

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