Monetary Theory and Policy, Open Economy Macroeconomics, International.
Finance ... Assisted in preparing the solution's manual for his graduate text –.
HAMZA ALI MALIK November 2004
PERSONAL Address:
3016-C Regional Centre Department of Economics Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1
Telephone:
(807) 343-8638 (office) (807) 345-4033 (home)
E-mail:
[email protected]
Citizenship:
Pakistani and Canadian Landed Immigrant
Date of Birth: January 14th, 1975
EDUCATION Ph.D. (Economics) McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, (2004) M.A. (Economics) McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, (1998) M.Sc. (Economics) Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, (1996) B.Sc. (Economics, Mathematics and Statistics) Government College, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, (1994)
RESEARCH AREAS Monetary Theory and Policy, Open Economy Macroeconomics, International Finance, International Development.
AWARDS • • • • •
McMaster Graduate Scholarship, 1997-2002. Silver Medal for securing second position in the Economics Department, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan, 1996. President Talent Farming Scheme Scholarship at M.Sc level, National Academy of Higher Education, University Grants Commission, Pakistan, 1995-96. Silver Medal for securing second position in Government College, Lahore, Punjab University, Pakistan, 1994. President Talent Farming Scheme Scholarship at B.Sc level, National Academy of Higher Education, University Grants Commission, Pakistan, 1993-94.
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Merit Scholarship, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, 199394.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY •
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Lakehead University, September 2003 --- to-date. Involved in teaching Intermediate Macroeconomics, Money and Banking, International Finance and Graduate Macroeconomics. •
Lecturer, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, September 2002 – August 2003. Taught Intermediate Macroeconomics II, International Finance, Advanced Macroeconomics and Introductory Macroeconomics at the undergraduate level and Topics in Monetary Economics at the graduate level. •
Part-Time Lecturer, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Winter 2002. Taught Advanced Macroeconomics at the undergraduate level. •
Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Economics, McMaster University, Summer 2001, Fall 2001, Summer 2002. Taught Intermediate Macroeconomics II and Monetary Economics at the undergraduate level. •
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Fall 1997 – Winter 2001. Assisted in grading assignments, tests and exams in various undergraduate and graduate courses. •
Editorial Assistant: Professor William Scarth, Department of Economics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Fall 1999. Assisted in preparing the solution’s manual for his graduate text – Macroeconomics: An Introduction to Advance Methods. •
Lecturer, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore, Pakistan, March 1997 – August 1997. Taught Intermediate Macroeconomics and Cost Benefit Analysis to M.B.A class. •
Research Assistant, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan, January 1997 – February 1997. Worked on a two-month project – Water and Sanitation Problems in Rural Areas. •
Research Assistant, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad, Pakistan, June 1996 – August 1996.
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Assisted a senior research economist in his work on Smuggling and Underground Economy.
JOURNAL PUBLICATION Malik, Hamza A., “Calculation of the Real Exchange Rate of Pakistan”, The Lahore Journal of Economics, Vol.2, No.1, (1997).
UNPUBLISHED PAPERS 1)- “Monetary Policy Analysis in an Open Economy with Incomplete Asset Markets”, May 2003. Submitted for Publication. 2)- “Price Level Versus Nominal Income Targeting and the Cost Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission”, November 2003. Submitted for Publication. 3)- “Is Price Flexibility De-Stabilizing? A Reconsideration”, (Joint work with William Scarth), July 2003. Submitted for Publication. 4)- “The Cost Channel in the New Keynesian Model: Comparing Inflation Targeting and Price-level Targeting”, April 2004. Submitted for Publication. 5)- “On Implicit Interest Rate Rules Under Commitment”, May 2004. Submitted for Publication. 6)- “Optimal Discretionary Monetary Policy: Choosing Between CPI Inflation and Domestic Inflation”, August 2004. 7)- “Comparing Bank Lending Channel in Pakistan and India: An Econometric Investigation”, (Joint work with Abhay Gupta), August 2004. 8)- “Endogenous Investment and Monetary Policy”, (Joint Project with William Scarth), Under Progress. 9)- “Timeless-Perspective Commitment In an Open Economy”. Under Progress. 10)- “Optimal Interest Rate Rules for an Open Economy”. Under Progress. 11)- “Modelling Currency Crises in the New Keynesian Open Economy Models”, Under progress. 12)- “Interaction of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in a New Keynesian Model”, Under progress. 13)- “Solving Non-linear Dynamic Stochastic Monetary Models”, October 2000.
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14)- “Foreign Currency Options: An Application of Black-Scholes Formula”, December 1999. 15)- “Real Exchange Rates: An Econometric Analysis”, December 1998. 16)- “Asian Currency Crises”, July 1998. M.A. paper.
PRESENTATIONS and PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY “Monetary Policy Analysis in a Small Open Economy with Incomplete Asset Markets”, Canadian Economic Association Meetings, University of Calgary, June 2002 and ZEI Summer School, July 16th, Bad Honeff, Germany. Attended a two week summer school (July 14 – July 23, 2003) on Monetary Theory and Policy lead by Prof. Carl Walsh and Prof. Dale Henderson, Centre for European Integration Studies, ZEI, Bad Honeff, Germany. "The Cost Channel in the New Keynesian Model: Comparing Inflation Targeting and Price-level Targeting", Canadian Economic Theory Conference (May 7th May 9th, 2004), Montreal, Quebec. Member - Canadian Economic Association. Refereeing for "International Economic Journal". Reviewed a Popular Intermediate Macroeconomics Textbook, "Macroeconomics" by Oliver Blanchard, David Johnson and Angelo Melino.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Topics in Monetary Economics (Graduate) Econ 5415, Lakehead University, Fall 2003 Econ 610D, Wilfrid Laurier University, Spring 2003. Advanced Macroeconomics Econ 450, Wilfrid Laurier University, Winter 2002, Winter 2003. Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 7 (excellent)): My score ---6.10 and 6.15 Faculty score in all the same level courses --- 5.40 Topics in Monetary Economics Econ 3K03, McMaster University, Fall 2001 and Summer 2002. Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 10 (excellent)): My score --- 9.00 and 8.46 Faculty score in all the same level courses in 1999 and 2000 --- 7.12
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International Finance Econ 349, Wilfrid Laurier University, Fall 2002. Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 7 (excellent)): My score ---6.40 Faculty score in all the same level courses --- 5.40 Econ 3114, Lakehead University, Fall 2004. Money and Banking Econ 3215, Lakehead University, Winter 2004 Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)): My score --- 4.6 Faculty score in all the courses --- 4.2 Intermediate Macroeconomics Econ 2203, Lakehead University, Fall/Winter 2003-04 Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)): My score --- 4.7 Faculty score in all the courses --- 4.2 Intermediate Macroeconomics II. Econ 390, Wilfrid Laurier University, Fall 2002. Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 7 (excellent)): My score ---6.30 Faculty score in all the same level courses --- 5.40 Econ 2HH3, McMaster University, Summer 2001. Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 10 (excellent)): My score --- 8.83 Faculty score in all the same level courses in 1999 and 2000 --- 7.46 Principle of Macroeconomics Econ 140, Wilfrid Laurier University, Winter 2003 Mean Student Rating (1 (poor) to 7 (excellent)): My score --- 6.00
REFERENCES Professor William M. Scarth Department of Economics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4N2 Phone No. (905) 525-9140 ext. 23807
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Professor Kenneth Chan Department of Economics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4N2 Phone No. (905) 525 9140 ext.23808
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Associate Professor Alok Johri Department of Economics McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4N2 Phone No. (905) 525-9140 ext.23830
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Associate Professor Mike Shannon Chair, Department of Economics Lakehead University Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1 Phone No. (807) 344-9502
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