3963 Persimmon Drive, Apt 103 Fairfax, VA 22031 Tel: +1 (571) 282-5387 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://scholar.harvard.edu/rizalshidiq/ Akhmad Rizal Shidiq Research Economist by training and currently working on Ph.D dissertation on financial crisis, Interest credit market, firms, and political connections in Indonesia. Primary fields are monetary theory and public choice. Extensive research experience especially in development mi- croeconomics, political economy, and trade. Conducted field researches and large-survey analysis in Indonesia, with substantial experience in working with government and inter- national agencies. Taught intermediate micro and macroeconomics for undergraduate. Education George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia USA Ph.D., Economics (expected Spring 2015) Dissertation Topic: \Essays on Firms and Political Connections in Indonesia" SOAS, University of London, UK M.Sc., Development Economics 2002 University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia Sarjana (B.A.), Economics 1999 Academic Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Experience Research Fellow 2011 - 2013 Pre-doctoral research fellowship George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia USA Graduate Lecturer 2010 Intermediate Macroeconomics for undergraduate Department of Economics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta Indonesia Lecturer 2006-2007 Indonesian Economic Policy and Poverty, Income Distribution, and Public Policy courses in Master of Public Policy Program Lecturer 2002-2007 Intermediate Micro and Macroeconomics for undergraduate Teaching Assistant 2002-2007 Recitation/section class, Intermediate Micro and Macroeconomics for undergraduate Laboratory Assistant 1997-1998 Recitation/section class, Quantitative Method for diploma program Publications What Happened in the Early Years of Democracy: Indonesia's Experience (with Philips J. Vermonte), Middle East Development Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2013. (Also a chapter in Diwan, Ishac (ed.), Understanding The Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings, World Scientific Publishing, 2014) Does Asymmetric Information Model Help in Explaining Sharecropping in Agrarian Economy? A Literature Survey, Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia, No 1, 2007 1 Decentralization and Rent Seeking in Indonesia, Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia, Vol LI, No 2, June 2003 Quarterly Indonesian Economy Analysis, (with Mohamad Ikhsan and Vid Adrison), Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia, XLVIII No 1, March 2000 Quarterly Indonesian Economy Analysis, (with Mohamad Ikhsan) Ekonomi dan Keuan- gan Indonesia, XLVII No 4, December 1999 Quarterly Indonesian Economy Analysis, (with Mohamad Ikhsan, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Arie Damayanti), Ekonomi dan Keuangan Indonesia, XLVII No 2, June 1999 Working Papers/ Sharing Prosperity: The Poverty, Growth, and Equity Nexus in Thailand, (with Em- Unpublished manuel Skoufias and Sailesh Tiwari), working paper, 2014 Papers What A Difference A Little "COLA" Makes: Evidence from Inequality and Shared Prosperity Measurement in Thailand, (with Emmanuel Skoufias, Sailesh Tiwari, and Reena Badiani), working paper, 2014 What Make A Bad Municipal Government in Indonesia, working paper, Faculty of Eco- nomics, University of Indonesia, 2010 ASEAN Trade in Services: Issues and Prospect, paper presented at 29th Federation of ASEAN Economist Association (FAEA) Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2004 Who Wants Decentralization: Political Economy of Indonesian Regional Decentraliza- tion, unpublished paper, the Institute of Social Science, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2004 Indonesia: Health Services Trade, paper presented at the ASEAN Economic Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004 Country Studies: The Development of Indonesia Corporate Bonds Market (with Urip Suprodjo) presented at the Workshop on Developing Corporate Bonds Market in Asia, ADB Institute, Japan, 2001 Professional The World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia USA Experience Short Term Consultant Poverty, Growth, and Inequality in Thailand Poverty Reduction and Equity Department, 2013 Malaysia Human Resources Skills Development East Asia and Pacific Region, Human Development (EASHD), 2013 Thailand: Impact of Minimum Wage East Asia and Pacific Region, Human Development (EASHD), 2011 Malaysian Minimum Wage and Labor Productivity East Asia and Pacific Region, Human Development (EASHD), 2010 Private Saving in Egypt, Preliminary Data Finding Development Research Group (DECRG), 2009 Indonesia's Growth and Exports Trends: Macro and Sectoral Perspective Development Research Group (DECRG), 2008-2009 The Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia, (LPEM-FEUI) Research Associate (on study leave) 1999-now Conducted following research activities: 2 Analysis on Services Sector Liberalization: Tourism, Distribution, and Construc- tion Sectors in Indonesia. Indonesian Ministry of Trade, 2007 Study of Financial Services Liberalization in Indonesia within ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS). Indonesian Ministry of Finance, 2007 Domestic Trade Barriers: A Case of Transportation Cost. The World Bank and The Asia Foundation, 2006 Indonesia Rural Investment Climate, Analytical Survey. The World Bank, 2006 Capacity Building for Trade and Business Regulatory Reform, Indonesian Ministry of Trade and The USAID, 2005 Energy Subsidy Removal and Its Dissemination to Energy Stakeholders. Indonesia Ministry of Mineral and Natural Resources, 2005 The Studies on Services Trade-Related Development Strategies in Tourism and Construction Services in Indonesia. The UNCTAD and Indonesian Ministry of Finance, 2004 Road Map for Infrastructure Development. Committee for Infrastructure Devel- opment Acceleration, Indonesia Coordinating Ministry for Economy, 2004 Blueprint of Indonesia Investment Plan. Indonesian Investment Coordinating Agency, 2004 WTO-Trade in Services. The World Bank and Indonesian Ministry of Industry and Trade, 2004 Impact of Regional Taxes and Levies Interregional Trade, and Regional Cost of Doing Business on Poverty Reduction. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), 2003 Preliminary Study of Macroeconomic Policy Impact on Poverty. Japan Interna- tional Cooperation Agency (JICA), 2003 Socio-economic Impact of Electricity Scarcity. Indonesian State Electricity Com- pany. (PT PLN), 2003 Analysis of Free Trade Area in Indonesia. Indonesian Ministry of Industry and Trade, 2001 Profile and Structure of Regional Food and Non-Food Consumption, PT. Indofood Sukses Makmur, Tbk., 2001 Consultant for Indonesian People Representative Council (National Legislative Body). The Asia Foundation, 2000 Restructuring Local Government Water Enterprise. Indonesian Local Government Enterprise Association (Perpamsi), 2000 Indonesian Macroeconomic Review for Semester I/2000. Bank Niaga, 2000 Impact of Levy Charges on Beverage Industry. Indonesian Beverage Industry Association (ASRI), 2000 The Proposal of Law 18 of 1997 Revision on Local Taxes. Indonesian National Economic Council (DEN), 2000 Analysis of Local Government Capacity to Implement Indonesian Law 22 and 25 on Decentralization and Local Autonomy. International City/County Management Association (ICMA), 2000 Indonesian Macroeconomic Report and Review. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), 1999 3 Study on Government Bonds Issuance in Indonesia. Indonesian National Planning Agency (Bappenas), 1999 Poverty and Social Protection. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 1999 Honors and Fulbright Scholarship Award, US 2007-2010 Awards Fellowship, The Netherlands Fellowship Programs, The Netherlands 2004 British Chevening Award, United Kingdom 2001-2002 Visiting Student Fellow, Singapore International Foundation 1998 Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia 1998 Outstanding Student of the University of Indonesia 1997 Scholarship for Undergraduate Student, Sanwa Bank, Japan 1996 - 1997 Special Courses Cambridge Advance Program on Rethinking Development Economics, Queens College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2004 Post Graduate Diploma Course, Governance and Public Policy, Institute of Social Sci- ence, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2004 Course on Services Trade and International Negotiations, The World Bank Washington DC, United States, 2004 Workshop on Developing Corporate Bonds Market in Asia, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan, 2001 Other Proficient in Stata, familiar with R Experienced in working with large survey data set and conducting field research Wrote several op-eds for The Jakarta Post daily Updated: October 3, 2014 4.