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Resham Thapa-Parajuli Lecturer/ Part Time

Hull University Business School, Faculty of Business, Law, and Politics

University of Hull, HU6 7RX, Hull, UK

E-mail(s): r.b.thapa-parajuli@2014.hull.ac.uk

Mobile: (+44) 07478658677, Personal email: resham3@gmail.com

Skype id: resham.thapa3 Research Gate : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Resham_Thapa-Parajuli

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Academic Degree

2018 PhD in Economics (2014-2018), Hull University Business School, University of Hull, UK

2018 Certified in Quantitative Risk Management (CQRM), Accredited by IIPER, AACSB, and PMI

2016 PG Certificate in Research, Hull University Business School, University of Hull, UK

2007 Course in Econometrics, Kathmandu University, Nepal (Fall Semester Taught Programme)

2004 M.A. in Economics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2-Years Taught Programme)

2000 B.A. in Mathematics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (3-Years Taught Programme)

Professional Degree

2018 Associate Fellow, UK Higher Education Academy / Submitted

2015 Postgraduate Researchers Introduction to Teaching (PGRITT) Course

2015 The Challenges of Global Poverty (MITx: 14.73x; a 12 weeks long edX online course)

2014 Course on Evaluating Social Programs (MITx: 101 xs; a four weeks long edX JPAL online course)

Research Engagement and Current Teaching

2015 Onwards Teaching Assistant and Researcher, Hull University Business School, UK

Teaching (a) Undergraduate: Quantitative Techniques; Business Environment; Development

Economics; and Principles of Economics

(b) Postgraduate: Microeconomies (MSc), Macroeconomics (MSc), and Econometrics

(PhD).

(c) Supervised: MSc Economics (2) and BSc Economics theses (5)

Research Research Assistant to Professor Gerald Midgley on a ‘Global Research Project’ called ‘Systems Thinking Positive Peace Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals

Era’. The project is funded by University of Hull under the ‘Pump Priming’ research fund.

Academic Admin Contact person for the partnership among the University of Hull (Dr. Haseeb Shabbir)

and the University of Peace, Costa Rica (Professor Manish Thapa) to develop possible

research and teaching partnership between ‘United Nations University for Peace’ and

‘University of Hull. We are developing two joint MS Programmes.

Research Interest

Development Economics, CGE modelling, General Equilibrium, Climate Change, Agriculture, Food Security (Poverty and Livelihood implications), Natural Resource Economics (Climate Change, Valuation and ‘Payment for Environmental Services’), Growth, Employment and Income Distribution (CGE Modelling, Time-series and Panel Analysis) and Development Econometrics (Impact Study on Health, Education and Nutrition related programs), Foreign Direct Investment, SDGs, and Positive Peace

High Level Policy Making Experience

October 2011 to February 2013 Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Member Secretary Name and address of employer Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of

Ministers, Simhadarbar, Kathmandu

Selected Journal Articles

Under Review/Forthcoming: (All in ABS 3*)

Financial Globalization, Institutional Development and Growth. (With Keshab Bhattarai) Forthcoming

Finance, Growth and Redistribution: A CGE Model of Nepal. (With Keshab Bhattarai) Forthcoming

Unequal Gains from International Trade. (With Keshab Bhattarai) Forthcoming

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Accepted:

Employment, Mark-ups and Institutions: Green Economy Trade-offs. Sustainability Accounting,

Management and Policy Journal (Special Issue on Sustainable Indicators for Managing Global Green

Growth), 2019. Vol. 10 (3). (With Mohamed Elheddad, Syed AJamil and Faris Alshubiri ) (Accepted)

(ABS 2* and Impact Factor: 2.200)

Do Natural Resources Attract FDI? Evidence from GCC Countries. Economic Modelling (With Mohamed

M Elheddad and Keshab R Bhattarai) (In press 2018) (ABS 2* and Impact Factor: 1.696)

Published:

Community Perception and Prioritization of Invasive Alien Plants in Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape,

Nepal. Journal of Environmental Management. Volume 229, 1 January 2019, Pages 38-47 (with Bharat B.

Shrestha, Uttam B. Shrestha, Krishna Prasad Sharma, Anjana Devkota and Mohan Siwakoti)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.034 (ABS 3*, ABCD A and Impact Factor: 2.197)

Willingness to Pay and Demand for Water Hyacinth Control in Nepal. American Journal of Environmental

Science. 2018. 14(5):226-233 (With Umesh Khatri & Uttam Paudel)

https://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajessp.2018.226.233 (SCImago H-Index 22)

Scenario Development and Foresight Analysis: Exploring Options to Inform Choices. Annual Review of

Environment & Resources. Vol (43), 2018 (With Keith Wiebe; Natalia Brzezina; Gnel Gabrielyan; Peter

Havlik ; Ariella Helfgott; Jessica Libertine ; Adam Loch; Steven Lord; Igor Nikolic ; Joost Vervoort; Henk

Westhoek; Monika Zurek) https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-102017-030109

(Impact Factor: 6.025)

A Preference-based Analysis of Community Level Flood Early Warning Techniques in the West Rapti

River Basin, Nepal. Journal of Geography and Natural Disaster 2018, Vol(8: 230). (With Rohini prasad

Devkota, Utsab Bhattarai and Tek Narayan Maraseni). htpp://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-0587.1000230

(Impact Factor: 0.800)

Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Production in Nepal. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension,

Economics & Sociology. 2016; 9 (2) (With Niranjan Devkota).

http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22555 Economic and Ecological Comparison of Organic and Non-organic Farming: A Case of Green Economy

in Nepal. International Journal of Green Economics. 2015; 9(3/4): 226-241. (With Pabitra, P., Bhuju, D.R., & Scott J Meiners, S. J.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJGE.2015.075194. (SCImago H-Index 11)

Nepal’s Green Economy Initiatives and Framework Proposed: Policy Review. Nepal Journal of Environment Science, Vol (2), page (15-25), 2015. (With Bhuju D.R.; P. Sharma and P. Aryal.)

Climate Change and Its Impact on Tourism in the Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal. Tourism Planning & Development. 2015; 12(2):225-37. (With Anup KC). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2014.933122 (SCImago H-Index 22)

Determinants of Informal Employment and Wage Differential in Nepal. The Journal of Development and Administration Studies. 22(1-2), pp (37-50), 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jodas.v22i1-2.13463

Tourism and its Impact on Livelihood in Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2014. (With Anup KC). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-013-9512-7 (Impact Factor: 1.379)

Sources of Growth in Nepal: A Comparative Analysis of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors. Economic Literature. Vol. (x): August-2012 (65-72), 2012. (With Timsina, Maya).

Better Target Length of Stay Rather Than Arrival: An Employment Responsiveness Analysis of

Nepalese Tourism, Journal of Economic Concern, Year (3), Vol. (2): July- December. 2012 Public Spending and Outcomes in School Education Attainment: Does Governance Matter? The

Journal of Development and Administration Studies. 20(1).2011.

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Socio-Economic Cost of Crime: an Analysis of Social Insecurity as a Dazzling Constraint to Growth and

Development in Nepal. Finance and Management Review, 2(2): April-June (270-278). 2011. Determinants of Money Supply in Nepal. PYC Nepal Journal of Management. Vol. (III), No. (1): August

(172-178). 2010. Demand for Health Institution Delivery in Nepal: A Case Study of Kanchanpur District, the Economic

Journal of Nepal, 32(4): October –December (250-261).2009. (With Neupane, Sumanta) Does Prevailing Natural Resource Pool Nearby Matter? A Case Study on Determinants of Participation

on Yarshagumba Collection in Dolpa, Nepal, the Economic Journal of Nepal, 31(4): October –December (222-234). 2008. (With Neupane, Sushil).

Book Chapter

2010 “An Alternative Approach to Economic Diplomacy”, Chapter 4 in the book titles “Economic Diplomacy: Practical Aspects for Nepal” edited by Nischal Nath Pandey published by Sangam Institute.

2013 “Consumed but Not Invested: an Inquiry into Remittance-Growth Nexus in Nepal”, Chapter 13 in Nepal’s National Interests: Secularism, Free and Responsible Media and Foreign Employment edited by Nischal N. Pandey and Tomislav Delinic and published by Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) jointly.

2018 “Understanding the misunderstanding of Conflict and Development”, Chapter XX in Peacemaking and Peace-building in Nepal: From Bullet to Ballot edited by Manish Thapa and published by Routledge. 2018 Forthcoming

Teaching Experience

2007-2014 Lecturer Name and address of employer Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Course Taught Econometrics, Statistical Methods, Mathematical Methods and Macroeconomics

(Taught MA Level; Supervised more than 40 Master’s theses)

2011 – 2014 Lecturer

Name and address of employer Central Department of Environment Science, Tribhuvan University

Course Taught Microeconomics, Natural Resource Economics (Valuation and Cost Benefit

Analysis) and Statistics using SPSS (Taught M.Sc. Level; Supervised 5 MSc

theses)

2012-2014 Lecturer

Name and address of employer Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, Nepal

Course Taught Microeconomics, Natural Resource Economics (Externalities, Market Failure,

Valuation and Cost Benefit Analysis) (Taught M.Sc. Forestry; Supervised 2 MSc

Theses)

2013-2014 Lecturer

Name and address of employer Master's on International Cooperation and Development (MICD), Nepal

(University of Pavia, Italy and Mid-western University, Nepal)

Course Taught Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (Taught Master’s level and Supervised 3

theses)

2006- 2009 Lecturer Name and address of employer National College, Kathmandu University, Nepal

Course Taught Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Development Economics, and

Econometrics (Taught undergraduate level; Developed research proposals and

supervised more than 40 undergraduate theses)

Selected Research and Consultancy Experience

2009- 2014 Onwards Researcher (Economist & Econometrician)

Name and address of employer Research Inputs for Development Action (RIDA), Nepal

2013-2014 Economist (Monitoring and Evaluation of Feed the Future (FTF) programme;

an experimental study)

Name and address of employer USAID, Centre for Economic and Development Administration (CEDA),

Tribhuvan University; Research Inputs for Development Action (RIDA), Nepal

and Master's in International Cooperation and Development (MICD), Mid-

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Western University, Nepal

2013-2014 PI (CBA Analysis of Community based flood adaptation strategy in west Nepal)

Name and address of employer Practice Action and Kathmandu Model Research Foundation (KMRF), Nepal

2013-2014 M&E Expert (Supporting the Education of Marginalized Girls in Kailali

(STEM)", an experimental study)

Name and address of employer Mercy Corps Scotland and RIDA International, Nepal

June 2013 to October 2013 Co-PI (Impact evaluation of parental Vocational and Skill Development

Training on Child Centric Community Development (CCCD) in Nepal)

Name and address of employer PLAN Nepal and Kathmandu Model Research Foundation (KMRF), Nepal

May 2013 October 2013 Quantitative Analyst (Socio-economic Impact of Social Securities Fund: A

quasi-experimental study on Karnali Child Grants)

Name and address of employer ODI, EU and NEPAN- Nepal

April 2013 to 14 February Researcher/Mini-Research Grants (Sources of Growth, Employment and

Factor Returns in Nepal (A Comparative Study of Primary, Secondary and

Tertiary Sectors).

Name and address of employer Tribhuvan University, Research Division, Nepal

February 2013 to March 2013 Researcher (Gap Analysis of Public Service Delivery in Nepal

Name and address of employer Institute for Governance and Development (IGD), Nepal for Action Aid

International Nepal (AAIN), Nepal)

December 2012 to Jan 2013 Researcher (Developing Green Economy Framework for Nepal

(A Policy Brief Paper for NPC)

Name and address of employer National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal, Nepal

February 2012 to July 2012 Researcher (Study on Demand and Supply of Wood Products in Different

Physiographic Regions of Nepal)

Name and address of employer Nepal Foresters Association (NFA) and REDD-Cell, DoF, Nepal

September 2011 to Jan 2012 Researcher (Determinants of Informal Employment and Human Capital Formation in Nepalese Agriculture sector: A Glimpse)

Name and address of employer Friedrich Ebert Atiftung (FES), Nepal and CLASS Nepal jointly Key duties and

responsibilities Proposal writing, Field survey, Data analysis and Report writing

January 2011 to May 2012 Researcher (Sources of Growth, Factor Returns and Sustained Growth: An

Analysis)

Name and address of employer IDPR, Nepal and UNESCAP/ARTNeT, Bangkok

Key duties and responsibilities Proposal writing, Field survey, Data analysis and Report writing

June 2011 to October 2011 Researcher (Promoting Employment-Intensive Growth in Nepal: Policy

Analysis of Employment by Sectors)

Name and address of employer Tribhuvan University and ILO

Key duties and responsibilities Data Analysis and Report writing (Tourism Sector)

December 2010 to June 2011 Researcher (Processes and Utilization of Constituency Development Funds in

Nepal: A Case Study on Three Districts)

Name and address of employer IDPR and WB, Washington DC.

Key duties and responsibilities Field survey, Data analysis and Report writing

October 2010 to April 2011 Researcher (Mapping District Level Budgetary Priorities and Actual

Allocations in Nepal: A Case Study of Three Pilot Districts in Nepal)

Name and address of employer IDPR and WB, Washington DC.

Key duties and responsibilities Field survey, Data analysis and Report writing

July 2010 to April 2011 Researcher (Socio Economic Impact Study of the Micro-Hydro in Nepal: A

Quasi Experimental Study)

Name and address of employer AEPC/ Ministry of Environment, Government of Nepal.

Key duties and responsibilities Proposal writing, Field survey, Data analysis and Report writing

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March 2010 to May 2010 Researcher (Educational Need Assessment: Education Development Project in

Himalayan Region of Nepal)

Name and address of employer RIDA, Nepal & CTAC, USA

Key duties and responsibilities Data analysis and Report writing

February 2010 to Jane 2010 Researcher (Global Financial Crises and its Impact on Nepalese Household

Health Expenditure)

Name and address of employer Nepal Health Economics Association (NHEA) and the WHO.

Key duties and responsibilities Field survey and Data analysis

July 2009 to January 2010 Researcher (Economic Appraisal: DFID Proposed Public Security Support

Program in Nepal)

Name and address of employer IPRAD and the DFID.

Key duties and responsibilities Data analysis and Report writing

July 2009 to January 2010 Researcher (Impact Assessment of Quality Education Resource Package

(QERP) in Nepal)

Name and address of employer RIDA, World Education and UNICEF

Key duties and responsibilities Field survey, Data analysis and Report writing

Selected Seminar Presentations

2017 “Unequal Gains from International Trade” Development Economics conference, organized by

University of Lincoln.

2016 “Financial Globalization, Institutional Development and Growth” Brown bag presentation University

of Hull.

2015 “Finance, Growth and Redistribution: A CGE Model of Nepal”. PhD experience conference RES

2013 “Regional Socio-economic Scenarios Development Workshop” organized by CGIAR programme on

Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and University of Oxford in November 29th to

December 1st at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2012 “International Issues for the Nepalese Economy: In search of Robust Economic Diplomacy”, a seminar paper presented at the one-day lecture Series on the theme of “Issues and Challenges Nepalese Economy" organized by Army Command and Staff College and Tribhuvan University at Shivapuri Staff

College in 15th

October, 2012.

2012 “Size of Unobserved Economy, Determinants of Informal Employment and Human Capital Formation in Nepal: A Glimpse”, a seminar paper presented at the one-day seminar on the theme of “Growing Informalization of Work and Impact on National Economy and Working People” organized by Friedrich Ebert Atiftung (FES), Nepal and CLASS Nepal jointly at SAP Falcha, Babarmahal, Kathmandu in 24 the September, 2012.

2011 “Consumed but Not Invested: an Inquiry into Remittance-Growth Nexus in Nepal”, a seminar paper presented at the one day seminar on the theme of “Issues and Challenges Concerning Foreign Employment" organized by Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) jointly at Hotel Summit, Lalitpur in 16 December, 2011.

2011 “Promoting Employment-Intensive Growth in Nepal: Policy Analysis of Tourism-Employment Sector with Potential for Growth and Employment”, a seminar paper presented at the two days seminar on the theme of “Poverty Reduction through Sustainable Development of Tourism Sector in Nepal” organized by ILO Nepal at Hotel Summit, Lalitpur in 24-25 November, 2011. [Jointly with Prof. Rudra Prasad Upadhyay, PhD]

2011 “Public Spending and Outcomes in School Education Attainment: Does Governance Matter?” a seminar paper presented at the two days seminar on the theme of “Developing Efficient Service Delivery Mechanism through Governance” organized by Centre for Economic Development and Administration (CEDA) and FES Nepal jointly at DEDA Auditorium, Tribhuvan University in November 21-22, 2011.

2010 “An Alternative Approach to Economic Diplomacy”, a seminar paper presented at the one day seminar on the theme of “Economic Diplomacy: Practical Aspects for Nepal” organized by Sangam Institute in August 29, 2010.

2010 “Prospects and Problems to Develop „Chitwan-Region‟ as a Global City”, a research paper presented

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at RATNA NAGAR MAHOTSAB in 16 January, 2010. [Jointly with Prof. Rudra Prasad Upadhyay, PhD]

2008 “Access to Formal Credit Market Participation”, a research report presented at Centre for Development Studies, Baluwatar. 6th January, 2009

Selected Training Attended

2016 “CGE modelling training workshop” organized by HM Revenue department and University of Sussex

November 29th to December 1st at London.

2016 “Modelling food system for resilient and sustainable nutrition and health on a changing planet”

organized by University of Oxford in July 16-21 at the Oxford.

2011 “Advanced Training on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling” jointly organized by South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM), Bangladesh and South Asian Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal at Kathmandu, Nepal from 20 to 23 September;2011.

2011 “A Workshop on Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (DCGE) Modelling” jointly organized by University of Laval, Canada, on the behalf of Centre for inclusive Growth and Central Department

of Economics, TU Central Department of Economics on 18th

August ;2011.

2010 “A Training Workshop on Research Methodology” jointly organized by Central Department of Economics (CEDECON), TU and University Grant Commission (UGC) at Central Department of Economics from April 18 to April 24;2010

2010 “Advanced Training in STATA for Analysing Large Dataset” organized by South Asian Institute for Policy Analysis and Leadership (SAIPAL) at Kathmandu, Nepal from January 05 to 20; 2010.

2009 “The Science, Economics and Institutions of Managing and Paying for Eco-system Services” jointly organized by EEPSEA, South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics (SANDEE) and World Agro-forestry Centre (ICRAF) at Chiang Mai, Thailand from April 21 to 29 April; 2009.

2008 “Regional Training on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling” jointly organized by South Asian Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal and South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM), Bangladesh, at Kathmandu, Nepal from 14 to 18 July;2008.

2008 “Fundamentals in Basic Econometrics: Theory and applications in Environmental Economics” organized jointly by South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics (SANDEE) and The Economist Group (TEG) at Dhulikhel, Nepal from 18 February to 05 March ;

2008. “Advanced Econometrics: Dummy Dependent Variables, Survey Design and Evaluation Method” organized by South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics (SANDEE) at Kathmandu, Nepal from 03 to 07 July; 2007.

2007 “An Introductory Course on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics” organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Regional Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific (RRC. AP) and South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) at AIT Centre, Bangkok, Thailand from 30 April to 17 March; 2007.

2007 “Advanced Econometrics: Dummy Dependent Variables, Survey Design and Evaluation Method” organized by South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics (SANDEE) at Kathmandu, Nepal from 03 to 07 July; 2007.

2007 “An Introductory Course on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics” organized by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Regional Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific (RRC. AP) and South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) at AIT Centre, Bangkok, Thailand from 30 April to 17 March; 2007.

2007 “A Training Course in Fundamentals of Microeconomics for Environmental Economics” organized by South Asian Network for Development and Environment Economics (SANDEE) at Dhulikhel, Nepal from 02 January to 21 January; 2007.

2005 “Economics Teachers Training Program” organized by Curriculum and Training Division, Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) at NIC College, Dillibazar, Nepal from 22 March to 28 March; 2005.

2005 “An Introductory Course on Econometrics” organized by Professional Educators Limited (PRO-ED) at Global College of Management, Kathmandu, Nepal from 21 December to 07 January; 2005

Grants and Awards

2018 Pump Priming (£20,000) / University of Hull Research Department, for GCRF preparation. 2018 CQRM (£2600) / OSL Risk Management, Hull 2016 Co-PI (£75,000)/ US Government for GCE Modelling exercise for US 2014-2018 PhD Bursary and Scholarship (£48,000)/ University of Hull Graduate School 2015 Need Based Studentship (£5000)/ Earth-quack relief program, Student Union, University of Hull 2014 Mini-Research Grant (£1500)/ University Grant Commission, Government of Nepal 2013 Faculty Research Grant (£1500)/ Faculty of humanities and Social Sciences, TU, Nepal

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Others

Data Analysis Skill Excel, Risk Simulator, Project Economic Analysis Tool (PEAT), STATA,

R, SPSS, GAMS, E-Views, GreatL and OxMetrix Language English (Professional), Nepali (Native), Hindi (Speaks Fluently) Country Visited Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, China, India, Netherland, Pakistan, Sri

Lanka, Thailand, and UK

Membership of the Professional Organisation

Associate-fellow (Applied) DARTE / UK Higher Education Academy

Member American Economic Association (AEA)

Member Royal Economic Society (RES)

Member Chinese Economic Society (CES)

Member Nepal Economic Association (NEA)

Sports

2015-2017 Plays Volleyball / Hull University BUCS Team and Helfire Team