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K A Z I F A I S A L B I N S E R A J

BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)

75, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Daytime Phone: +88-02-9881265 Ext-2709, After Hours: +88-01715331901

Fax: +880-2-8823542 , 8823614

E-mail: FAISAL.K@BRAC.NET, KAZI.SERAJ@GMAIL.COM

PERSONAL DATA:

CITIZENSHIP: Bangladeshi

LANGUAGE: English, Bangla

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Economics of Climate Change, Environment and Development

TEACHING INTERESTS: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Econometrics, Statistics

EDUCATION 2008 (FEB)-2008(APR) PhD coursework on Natural Resource Economics and Environmental

Economics Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden Funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)

2004(MAR)-2006(MAR)

Master of Commerce with major in Environmental Economics University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

• Masters Project: “The concept of additionality in the context of the Clean Development Mechanism”

• Project Supervisor: Associate Professor Anthony D. Owen Major Courses: Environmental Economics; Natural Resource Economics; Topics in Business Economics: Economics of Climate Change, Project Analysis; Basic Econometrics; Financial Econometrics; Project Report (Equivalent to two standard courses).

1998 (JUL)-2003(OCT) Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hon’s) with major in Economics

University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh Fourth Year Courses: Advance Macroeconomics; Advance Microeconomics; Advance Econometrics; Environment and Natural Resource Economics; CGE and Macroeconomic modeling.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009 (MARCH+) Coordinator, Environment Research Unit, BRAC Research and

Evaluation Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2008 (AUG+) Senior Research Associate, BRAC Research and Evaluation

Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 (MAY)-2008 Research Associate, BRAC Research and Evaluation Division,

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(JUL) Dhaka, Bangladesh 2001 (MAY-JUL) Research Assistant of Iqbal Ahmed Syed, University of Dhaka,

Dhaka, Bangladesh 1999-2003 Tutor (IELTS, Economics, Math), Gateway Education Consultants,

Dhaka, Bangladesh

RESEARCH REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS BOOK CHAPTERS

• Seraj.K., “Willingness to Pay for Improved Sanitation Services and its Implication on Demand Responsive Approach of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme”. To be published in “The Role of Public Toilets in Urban Sanitation”, Icfai University Press. Expected date of publication, October, 2009.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

• “Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation Study in South Asia (ESPASSA): A Situation Analysis for India and the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region, Regional Analysis”. As a consortium member for project report prepared for NERC, DFID, and ESRC (2008).

http://www.espassa.org/documents/ESPASSA_report.pdf INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

• Arun, T, Hulme, D, Moore, K and Seraj, K 2009 ‘Assisting the poorest: Learning from an International Experience’ BNUIF Annual Conference, March 23-25, 2009.

http://www.cds.edu/admin/homeFiles/Arun%20T%20G.pdf • Hulme, D, Moore, K and Seraj, K 2009, ‘Assisting the poorest in

Bangladesh: Learning from BRAC’s Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme’, Escaping Poverty Traps: Connecting the Chronically Poor to Economic Growth, February 26-27, Washington, D.C.

http://www.basis.wisc.edu/ept/presentations/Hulme%20draft%20paper.pdf • Seraj, K 2008 ‘Willingness to Pay for Improved Sanitation Services and

its Implication on Demand Responsive Approach of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program’ paper accepted for the third South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-III), New Delhi, 18-21 November.

• Seraj, K 2008 ‘Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction (CFPR): Research and Evaluation’ paper presented to the conference on Social Protection for the Poorest in Africa: Learning From Experience, Entebbe: Uganda, 8-10 September, 8-10th September.

BRAC PUBLICATIONS

• Seraj, K and Misha, F 2009 ‘Natural, Physical and Financial Assets’, in Pathways out of Extreme Poverty: Findings from round I survey of CFPR phase II, Dhaka: BRAC

http://www.bracresearch.org/publications/CFPRII_Baseline.pdf • Das, NC and Seraj, K 2009 ‘Socio-demographic Profile’, in Pathways out

of Extreme Poverty: Findings from round I survey of CFPR phase II, Dhaka: BRAC

http://www.bracresearch.org/publications/CFPRII_Baseline.pdf • Seraj, K 2008 ‘Willingness to Pay for Imrpoved Sanitation Services and

its Implication on Demand Responsive Approach of BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme’, RED Working Paper Series 1, Dhaka: BRAC http://www.bracresearch.org/workingpapers/REDWP_1.pdf

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• Seraj, K 2008 ‘Towards a Poverty Oriented Analysis of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene’, in WASH Programme of BRAC: Towards Attaining the MDG Targets, Dhaka: BRAC

http://www.bracresearch.org/publications/WASH_Baseline_findings.pdf • Seraj, K 2008 “Survey Design and Methods”, in WASH Programme of

BRAC: Towards Attaining the MDG Targets, Dhaka: BRAC http://www.bracresearch.org/publications/WASH_Baseline_findings.pdf • Akter, N., Seraj K and Neelim, A 2008. “Status of Water, Sanitation and

Hygiene in Social and Religious Institutes”, in WASH Programme of BRAC: Towards Attaining MDG targets, Dhaka: BRAC http://www.bracresearch.org/publications/WASH_Baseline_findings.pdfAkter,

• Akter, N., Seraj K and Neelim, A 2008. “Status of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Educational Institutes”, in WASH Programme of BRAC: Towards Attaining MDG targets, Dhaka: BRAC http://www.bracresearch.org/publications/WASH_Baseline_findings.pdf

PROJECT EXPERIENCE 2008 (MAY+) Title

Research Project on Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction, Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme: Phase II (CFPR-TUP II) Brief Project Overview CFPR-TUP is an effective model in strengthening the livelihoods of ultra poor households through asset transfer, training, special health services, social capital development, subsistence allowance and microfinance loans. The Ultra Poor Programme has been established worldwide as one of the most innovative and successapproaches to reducing extreme poverty. Evaluation of the programme is going to follow both randomized control and treatment methodology and propensity score matching. Project Website http://www.brac.net/research

2007 (AUGUST)-2008 (MARCH)

Title Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation Study in South Asia (ESPASSA): A Situation Analysis for India and the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region Brief Project Overview The Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation Study in South Asia (ESPASSA) project is one of four regional projects commissioned by UK agencies (NERC, DFID and ESRC) to facilitate the development of an “Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA)” programme. Concurrent Situation Analyses are being undertaken in four of the World’s poorest regions (China, Amazon, Africa and India & the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region). The Situation Analyses will establish baselines to define the current status of and relationships between ecosystems and poverty in each region. The baselines will then be used to underpin the development of strategic initiatives to instigate changes, as well as to assist in measuring their impact. Project Website http://www.espassa.org

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2006 (MAY)+ Title Research project on BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme Brief Project Overview The objective of this research project is to provide research support to the BRAC Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (WASH). The WASH programme is a five year long project supported by The Government of Netherlands and aims to facilitate in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh and other stakeholders, the attainment of the relevant MDGs especially for underprivileged people in rural Bangladesh and thereby improve their health situation and enhance equitable development. Project Website http://www.brac.net/downloads_files/WASH_Proposal.pdf

GRADUATE LEVEL TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2007 (JAN-APRIL) DEV604-Environment and Development (Spring, 2007), Teaching

Fellow of Dr. Kazi F. Jalal (Harvard Extension School), Master of Development Studies Programme, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

ADDITIONAL TRAININGS 2007 (MAR-APR) “Introductory Course on Epidemiology and Biostatistics”

Training provided by International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

2007 (FEB-MAR) “Poverty Analysis and Mapping” Training provided jointly by The World Bank and Bangladesh Beauro of

Statistics (BBS)

RELATED SKILLS ECONOMETRICS SOFTWARE USE SKILLS

Stata Shazam

E-views SPSS

REFEREES Anthony D. Owen Professor of Energy Economics School of Economics and Finance Curtin University Perth, Australia e-mail: tony.owen@cbs.curtin.edu.au

Nazmun Nahar Ratna Leturer in Economics Lincoln University Christchurch, New Zealland e-mail: ratnan@lincoln.ac.nz

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DATE: 30th March, 2009