Curriculum Vitae. 1. Name Asmerom Kidane Professor of Economics and Statistics, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

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1 Curriculum Vitae 1. Name Asmerom Kidane Position Professor of Economics and Statistics, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Tel.Office /8 Ext 2262 Mobile (+255) (Dar es Salaam) or Date and place of birth , Adikeih, Eritrea 2. Educational Background Institution From to Field of Specialization Haile Selassie 1 st University, Ethiopia B.A. Economics University of Colorado U.S.A. New Mexico State University USA Summer 1969 Certificate, Quantitative Economics M.A. Economic Statistics Pennsylvania State University U.S.A.* M.A. Mathematical Statistics Pennsylvania State University USA* Ph.D. Econometrics Princeton University USA Certificate, Demography University of Michigan USA 1983(2 months) Certificate, Survey Sampling * Concurrent candidate 1

2 3. Employment Position Institution Date Professor of Economics and University of Dar es Salaam, Statistics Tanzania Professor of Applied Statistics University of Asmara, Eritrea Professor of Applied Statistics Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Associate Professor of Applied Statistics Addis Ababa University Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics Lecturer of Applied Statistics Graduate Assistant in Statistics Instructor: Introductory Economics* *Ethiopian University Service 4. Courses Taught Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa University Haile Selassie I University, Ethiopia Bahr Dar Polytechnic Institute, Ethiopia Undergraduate Statistical Methods Econometrics Time Series Sample Surveys Mathematical and Technical Demography Micro and Macro Economics Probability Graduate Mathematical Economics Econometrics Linear models Economic Demography Technical Demography Micro Economics Sampling Theory 5 M.Sc and Ph.D thesis supervision & appointment as external examiner Supervised more than ten MS thesis in the Departments of Statistics and Demography at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Supervised eight MA theses in the Department of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam Supervised an Ethiopian Ph.D. candidate from Wagningen University and an Eritrean Ph.D candidate from Groningen University, the Netherlands (1994, 2000). 2

3 Supervised and supervising seven Ph.D CPP candidates the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2008-) External examiner for Ph.D candidate, University of Ghana External examiner for Ph.D candidate, George Washington University 1996 External examiner, Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Kampala Uganda, External reviewer, promotion cases, Universities of Nairobi, Ibadan, Makerere and Sokoine University of Agriculture, Research 6.1 Research interest Economic Demography modelling Quality of African Macro Economic and Demographic data Economics of Tobacco Control 6.2. Current research undertaking Tobacco Control Policy, Analysis and Intervention Evaluation in China and Tanzania (funded by The United States National Institute of Health-NIH) Awards and Fellowships Type Sponsor Date American Field Service Exchange Urbana High School, Urbana, Programme Illinois, USA AFGRAD Fellow- graduate study in economics US government and New Mexico State University, USA Emicron Delta Epsilon Academic Honor Society in 1970 Economics, USA AFGRAD Fellow- graduate study in economics US government and Penn State University, USA Visiting Fellow, Princeton University Ford Foundation Visiting Scholar, University of University of Michigan, USA Summer 1982 Michigan Visiting Scholar, Boston University IDRC-Canada Fall 1985 Visiting Fellow, International Center of International Center of Theoretical Summer 1986 Theoretical Physics Physics-Energy Economics, Trieste, Italy Visiting Fellow, Princeton University Ford foundation Summer, 1986 Visiting Scholar, University of Minnesota* Rockefeller foundation Summer 1989, 1990 Visiting Fellow, Penn State University UNFPA 1991 Visiting Scholar, Boston University AERC** Summer

4 Visiting Scholar, George Washington Rockefeller Foundation, AERC University Visiting Scholar, Michigan State University AERC Summer 1999, 2002 Visiting Scholar International Monetary Fund Summer 1998,2000 Visiting Professor University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Visiting Professor University of Cape Town, South Africa Visiting Summer Ph.D lectureship- Micro econometrics II AERC, Nairobi, Kenya 2003, 2004, 2005,2006, ,2012 Resource Person AERC, Nairobi Kenya 2003,2004, Alien of extraordinary ability*** *With Professor Mark Rosenzweigh ** AERC = African Economic Research Consortium ** *For purpose of acquiring permanent residence in the USA 8. Professional Activities 8.1.Editorial Board member Name of Journal Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies and US Department of Justice; Immigration and Naturalization Service 2007,2011, Dates participated Development Journal of Business and Economics Tanzania Economic Review Eastern African Economic Review SINET Ethiopian Journal of Science & Ethiopian Journal of Development Research Ethiopian Journal of Education Editor and referee for journals and related activities Chief Editor, Tanzania Economic Review: Deputy Chief Editor, Tanzanian Journal of Population and Development Referee for: Tanzanian Journal of Population and Development (2012) Tanzanian Economic Trend (2010) The African Review (2009, 2010) Eastern African Economic Review ( ) African Development Review (1990) SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science (1978, 1990) 4

5 Ethiopian Journal of Development Research ( ) Ethiopian Journal of Education ( ) Social Science Research Review (1994) Reviewing research proposals for AERC (1993, 1997, 2006) 8.3 Membership in Professional Associations and Civic Duties Name of the Association Date President, Family Reproductive Health Association of Eritrea Dec Secretary General, Family Reproductive Health Association of Eritrea Vice president, Eastern and Southern Africa Economic Association Council Member, African Statistical Association Member, Population Association of America Member, International Association of Survey Statisticians Founding Member, Ethiopian Statistical Association Member, Ethiopian Economic Association Member, Programme Committee, Eastern and Southern Africa Economic Association Meetings and Conferences Attended more than 60 meetings in more than 20 countries; presented scientific papers in most of them. Some of the countries visited include Botswana, Canada, China, Cote D Ivoire, France, Djibouti, Great Britain, Italy, Kenya(many times), Ghana, Nigeria, The Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, The Soviet Union, Tanzania, (many times) Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States (many times) and Zimbabwe. 10. Administrative Duties* Position Place Date Dean, College of Arts and Social Science, University of Asmara Acting Director, Law School University of Asmara 1998 Chairman, Statistics Department, University of Asmara 1997 Chairman, Statistics Department Addis Abeba University

6 * Served as Acting President of the University of Asmara on three occasions during the absence of the University President. 11. Consultancy World Bank UN and UNDP Sponsor Topic Date Ministry of Health, State of Eritrea Measures of Effective Exchange Rate Structural Adjustment and Poverty Resource person, Preparation of scientific research proposals, preparation of survey instruments and statistical analysis for Eritrean specialist physicians Environment and Economic Development Macroeconomic and Demographic Consequences of HIV-AIDS in Ethiopia Statistical consultant HIV-AIDS Survey Statistical consultant Health Surveys Ministry of Labor-State of Eritrea Female Research Group, University of Asmara, Eritrea Statistical consultant-resettlement of orphans 2000 Statistical Consultant-Needs Assessment Government of Eritrea- Emergency Reconstruction Programme Design and Analysis expert-monetary estimates of the war damage Administration of Central Zone, Eritrea WHO Analysis of KAP surveys on HIV-AIDS awareness Resource person, Preparation of scientific research proposals, preparation of survey instruments and statistical analysis for Physicians and Other Health personnel , 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 USAID, TASC Consultant, health system research 2001, 2002 UN, AIDS HIV-AIDS awareness among UNMEE

7 13. Publications I. Articles in Refereed Journals 1. Kidane, A. H. Eggert and Greaker, M. Trade and resources: Welfare effects of the Lake Victoria fisheries boom: Fisheries Research. Vo. 167 (2015) 2. Kidane,A., V. Leyaro and M. Chegere Poverty Effects of Fuel and Food Price Changes in Tanzania Vol. 10 No.2 UTAFITI (2015) 3. Kidane, A. A.Mduma. A. Naho E. Ngeh and T. Hu The Demand for Cigarettes in Tanzania and Implications for Tobacco Taxation Policy; Advances in Economics and Business 3(10): , Kidane, A. A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh and T. Hu Healthcare Cost of Smoking Induced Cardiovascular Disease in Tanzania Journal of Health Science, 3 (2015) Kidane, A. A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh and T. Hu. A Comparative Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Tobacco and Maize Farmers in Tabora, Tanzania. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics Vol 7 (2015) 6. Kidane, A. A.Mduma and T. Hu Impact of Smoking on Food Expenditure Among Tanzanian Households. African Journal of Statistics Vol Kidane, A. A.Mduma and T. Hu Impact of Smoking on Nutrition and the Food Poverty Level in Tanzania Journal of Poverty Alleviation and International Development, 6:1(2015) 8. Kidane, A. A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh and T. Hu Agricultural Input and Efficiency in Tanzania Small Scale Agriculture: A comparative Analysis of Tobacco and Selected Food Crops; Tanzania Economic Review Vol ) 9.Kidane, A. H. Bariagaber Patterns and Determinants of Age at First Birth in Botswana- Duration Analysis Approach Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies and Development Vol. 19, 1-2 (2012): 10. Kidane, A. Determinants of child survivorship- A comparative Analysis of Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies and Development Vol. 18 No.2 (2011) pp Kidane, A. Regression with Dummy Explanatory Variables: Some Methodological Issues Tanzanian Economic Review Vol. 2 No.1 (2012) pp

8 12..Kidane, A. Digit Preference in Tanzanian Survey Data and their impact on Parametric Estimates, Tanzanian Economic Trends. Vol. 20 No. 2, 2009: pp Kidane, A. Demographic and Macroeconomic Consequences of HIV-AIDS in Eritrea-Possible Scenarios Tanzania Journal of Population Studies and Development Vol. 16 No.2 (2009) pp Kidane, A. The Poverty Demography Trap in Third World Countries: An Empirical Evidence from Tanzania. The African Review Vo. 36 no pp Kidane, A. Demographic Impact of Family Planning Services in Eritrea: An Empirical Investigation, Eritrean Studies Review 4: pp Kidane, A. Real Exchange Rate, Prices and Agricultural Supply Response: The case of Perennial crops African Economic Research Consortium. Research Paper No. 99, Kidane, A. Exchange Rate Policy and Economic Reform in Ethiopia. African Economic Research Consortium, Research paper No. 54/ Kidane, A. Female Employment and Fertility in Selected Ethiopian Communities: A Microeconomic Analysis. UNION OF AFRICAN POPULATION STUDIES / L'UNION POUR L'ETUDE DE LA POPULATION AFRICAINE, RESEARCH : UAPS 95002, Kidane, A. and D. Abler. Production Technologies in Ethiopian Agriculture. Agricultural Economics Vol.12:1, pp Kidane, A. Indices of Effective Exchange Rate: A Comparative study of Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan. African Economic Research Consortium Research Paper No. 28, Kidane, A. Macroeconomic and Demographic Models: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia. African Journal of Economic Policy. Vol. 1. No.1, Kidane, A. Determinants of multiple Cropping in Ethiopia. An Application of Qualitative Response Models; Eastern Africa Economic Review : New Series Vol pp Kidane, A. A Macro Economic Demographic Model of Ethiopia Specification, Estimation and Simulation African Economic Research Consortium Research No. 7,

9 24. Kidane, A. The Demand for Energy in Rural and Urban Centres of Ethiopia. An Econometric Analysis Energy Economics 13:2 pp , Kidane, A. Mortality Estimates of the Ethiopian Famine Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine Vol 8 pp Kidane, A. Regional Variation in Fertility, Mortality and Population Growth in Ethiopia GENUS 46:1,2 pp , Kidane, A. et al. Students Dropout in Institutions if Higher Learning in Ethiopia Magnitude, Causes and Cures. The Ethiopian Journal of Education. Vol. 10 No.2 pp Kidane, A. Demographic Consequences of the Ethiopian Famine Demography 26:7 pp , Kidane, A. and A. Haile Determinants and Consequences of Marital Instability in North West Ethiopia, Social Science Research Review 4:1 pp Kidane, A. A review of Indirect Techniques of Demographic Estimation SINET An Ethiopian Journal of Science 11:2 pp , Kidane, A, Determinants of Savings in Ethiopia with Reference to the role of Demographic Variables, Eastern Africa Economic Review: New Series 3:1p Kidane, A. Re estimating the Ethiopian Population by age and Geographic Distribution North East African Studies 9:8 pp 59-73, Kidane, A. The Quality and Consistency of Addis Ababa Demographic Censuses and Surveys, SINET An Ethiopian Journal of Science 19:1, 2 pp Kidane, A. Unwanted Fertility and the demand for family planning services in Northwest Ethiopia. Demography India 15:2 pp , Kidane,A Economic Growth and the demographic Transition; The Case of African Countries. The African Review. 15: Kidane,A. and G. Kocklaeuner A Macroeconometric Model for Ethiopia Specification Estimation Forecast and Control: Eastern Africa Economic Review: New Series 1:1 pp Kidane, A. Sampling Errors from Socio-economic Baseline Survey in an Ethiopian Setting. Social Science Research Review 1:1 pp

10 38. Kidane, A. A Critical Look at the Demography of urban Centres in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Development Research 5-7:2 pp 1-16, Kidane, A. Incidence of Under nutrition in an Ethiopian Community. A Statistical Study SINET Ethiopian Journal of Science 2:1 pp Kidane, A. The Demand and Price Structure for Selected food products in Ethiopia: An Econometric and Spectral Analysis: Ethiopian Journal of Development Research 1:1 pp II Chapters in a Book 41. Kidane, A The Eritrean Economic Performance, potential and constraints In Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa Ed. E. Aryeety et al: Oxford University Press, 2010., London 42. Kidane, A. Demographic Responses to Recurring Famines in Ethiopia; Some Preliminary Indicators: In Proceedings of the 12 th. International Symposium on Ethiopian Studies East Lansing, Michigan, The Red Sea Press pp Kidane, A. Land Tax and Government Revenue in Economic Management in Africa (pp ) East African Educational Publishers, Nairobi, Kidane,A. Determinants of Savings in Ethiopia in: Resource Mobilization in Africa ed. Frimpong Ansah and B. Ingham, James Currey: London, 1989 III. Submitted articles 45. Kidane, A. (et al) Comparative earnings and costs of cigarette maize and groundnuts in Tabora, Tanzania (2014) IV Working papers 46. Kidane, A. (et al). Trade and Resources: Welfare Effects of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Boom: Working papers in Economics No. 534 University of Gothenburg Kidane, A. (et al). Welfare Effects of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Boom: Working papers No. 9 Department of Economics University of Dar es Salaam 2012 V. Papers Presented in Proceedings and Conferences 10

11 48. Kidane, A. A. Hepelwa K. Mdadila T..W. Hu Time Share of Women Tobacco Farmers in Tabora, Tanzania Workshop in Arusha, Tanzania October 31-November Kidane, A. A. Hepelwa K. Mdadila T..W. Hu Health status of women tobacco farmers in Tabora region, Tanzania Workshop in Arusha, Tanzania October 31- November Kidane, A. A. Hepelwa K. Mdadila T..W. Hu : Time Share, Productivity and Empowerment Among Women Tobacco Farmers-Tabora, Tanzania Workshop in Arusha, Tanzania October 31-November Kidane, A. (2015) 47.Kidane, A, A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh,R.W. Hu Health Care Costs Attributable to Smoking Induced Cardiovascular Diseases in Tanzania. 16 th World Conference on tobacco or Health Abu Dhabi March Kidane, A, A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh,,J. Mduma A. Naho.W. Hu The Demand for Cigarettes in Tanzania and Implications for Tobacco Taxation Policy. International Organization for Research and Development (ICORD) Istanbul February 2015Book of Proceedings 53. Kidane, A, A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh,,J. Mduma A. Naho.W. Hu Te Demand for cigarette in Tanzania "Tobacco control research in Africa" Capetown, July Kidane, A, A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh,R.W. Hu Agricultural Input and Efficiency in Tanzania Small Scale Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis of Tobacco and Selected Food Crops: Center for International Tobacco Control; Oakland California, August Kidane, A, A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh,R.W. Hu Health Care Costs Attributable to Smoking Induced Cardiovascular Diseases in Tanzania. Center for International Tobacco Contro;, Oakland California, August Kidane, A, A. Hepelwa E. Ngeh,R.W. Hu Health Care Costs Attributable to Smoking Induced Cardiovascular Diseases in Tanzania. : International Conference: Voice of Social Science, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania November Kidane, A., A. Naho, J Mduma and Tei Wei Hu. Economic returns and costs of Tobacco, Maize and Groundnuts: the Case of Tabora Region, Tanzania. A paper presented at an International Workshop on Tobacco Farming and Crop Substitution Research in Chengdu, China,

12 58 Kidane, A. The Poverty Demography Trap in Third World Countries: An Empirical Evidence from Tanzania. A paper presented at a Regional conference on Endogenous Development as an alternative for Africa s Development in Tamale, Ghana, Kidane, A. Macroeconomic Economic performance of Eritrea A Paper presented at a Conference of Eritrean Studies Association; Asmara, Eritrea Kidane, A. Some Issues on Research Methods in Social Science. A paper presented at Regional Workshop on Research Methodology OSSREA Addis Ababa Kidane, A. The Need for Data That Ignore Boundaries. A Paper presented at th Joint IAOS/AFSA Conference; Addis Abeba May, Kidane, A. Structural Adjustment Programs and the Plight of the Poor in Ethiopia CARI, Arusha, Tanzania Kidane, A. Methodological Issues in the construction of Effective Exchange Rates; in Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on the Ethiopian Economy. Addis Ababa pp Kidane, A. A model of Economic Demographic Interaction Within a Household: The Ethiopian Setting. Presented at the International Symposium on Economic Modelling. The Work Bank, Washington DC, Kidane A. Population Growth and Labour supply in Ethiopia; Conceptual Issues and Empirical Evidence. Presented at the Third Annual Conference on the Ethiopian Economy, Addis Ababa. December Kidane, A. Birth Spacing, Fertility and Child Survival. An Empirical Study from Central Ethiopia. In Proceedings of the Second National Congress of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa Kidane, A.. A Macroeconomic Demographic Model for Ethiopia. Presented at the International Symposum on Economic Modelling. University of Urbino, Italy Kidane, A. The Relation Between Fertility and Mortality in Rural Ethiopia Beyond Correlations. In Proceeding of the 11 th International Congress of Ethiopian Studies. pp Addis Ababa Kidane, A. Demand for household Energy in Ethiopia.. Presented at the International conference on Energy Economics.. Bergen, Norway, Kidane, A. Fertility Variation in Rural Ethiopia: A paper presented at the First National Conference on Ethiopian Studies Addis Ababa, April 11-13,

13 71.Kidane, A. Regional Variation in Fertility, Mortality and Population Growth in Ethiopia 10 th International Congress of Ethiopian Studies. Paris, France, Kidane, A. Re estimating the Ethiopian Population by Age and Geographival Distribution, th International Congress of Ethiopian Studies. Moscow, USSR, Kidane, A. and A. Hailemariam Some Demographic Characteristics of Settler population in Metekel and Gambella. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Famine Experience and Settlement in Ethiopia pp Addis Ababa (1988) 74..Kidane, A. and A, Hailemariam, Mortality, Fertility and Population Projection of Famine Affected Regions of Ethiopia: In Proceedings of the Workshop on Famine Experience and Settlement in Ethiopia pp Addis Abeba (1988). 75. Kidane, A. Gender Difference in Educational Opportunity in Rural Ethiopia. Paper presented at the 1989 Conference on Gender Issues; Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 76. Kidane, A. The adequacy of some statistical methods in Analyzing test Results : A paper presented at a seminar on ESLC by the Institute of Educational Research, Addis Ababa University, Nazareth, Ethiopia, Kidane, A. Training Statistician at a professional level for Statistical Services in Africa: A paper presented at the First Scientific Conference of African Statistical Association, Abuja, Nigeria, 1989 VI. Books and monographs 78. Kidane, A. And H. Eggert; Welfare Effects of Fisheries Boom in Lake Victoria 1993, 2008 Research Monograph, University of Gottenburg, Sweden Kidane, A. Econometric Methods. Completed writing a 350 pages graduate level textbook and searching for publishers, Kidane A, A. and Habtemariam, R. Reproductive Behaviour in Post war society: The case of Eritrea (manuscript) Kidane, A. Unwanteed fertility and Unmet Demand for reproductive Health services in selected urban centers of Eritrea (Monograph) Kidane, A. African Macroeconomic and Price Data: Quality, Reliability and Internal 13

14 Consistency A book Accepted for publication by the Red Sea Press Kidane A. Demographic Responses to Recurring Famines in Northern Ethiopia. A 75 page research monograph partially funded by Rockefeller Foundation Kidane, A. The Quality Reliability and Internal Consistency of African Macroeconomic Data: Some Methodological Issue African Economic Research Consortium Kidane, A. The Economic Demography of Ethiopia. A manuscript based on empirical findings; (manuscript) Kidane,A. Demographic and Macroeconomic Consequences of HIV-AIDS in Ethiopia A final Manuscript Submitted to UNDP (48 pages) Kidane, A. Teaching and Research in Statistics at Addis Ababa University; Past, Present and Future (Manuscript) Kidane, A. Women s Activities in Agriculture. Theory and Some Evidence from Ethiopia (manuscript) Kidane, A. The Economic Demography of Ethiopia Manuscript (based on a research project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation-186 pages) Kidane, A. et.al Science Technology English Amharic Dictionary Statistics. Academy of Ethiopian Languages. Addis Ababa, Kidane,A. and Others, Participation of rural Community in the identification of technological problems in Ethiopia. A case study from WelmeraWerda. United Nations University HSDP-RD Series(1988). 92. Kidane, A. Towards the Development of Alternate Economic Indicators for Developing Countries. United Nations University: Economic Aspects of Human Development (65 pages), Kidane, A. and T. Astatkie: Statistical Methods Part I (A 200 page Intermediate level statistics text )