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ABDOULAYE OUEDRAOGO, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Economics, The College of Business, Mail Stop 0030, University of Nevada,
Reno, Reno, NV 89557 Phone: +1 775-378-5660 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. candidate in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno
(Fall 2012-Spring 2016).
Dissertation Committee: Mehmet Serkan Tosun (Chair), John Dobra, Mark Nichols,
Danny L Taylor, Sonja Pippin.
Research Fields: Regional Economics, Development Economics, Public Economics
and Natural Resource Economics.
Master of Science in Economics, University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
(Fall 2002-Spring 2006).
EMPLOYMENT
 Short Term Consultant (STC) at the Global Practice for Macroeconomics & Fiscal
Management Department, The World Bank Group – Novem 2016 — March, 2017.
 Teaching and Research assistant in Economics, University of Nevada, Reno – Fall
2012— present
 Letter of Appointment ( LOA): Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University
of Nevada, Reno---Fall 2015
 Koubri Girls’ Interning Secondary (High) School, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Fall
2006 to Spring 2009
PUBLICATIONS, WORKING PAPERS and RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Ouedraogo, Abdoulaye, Mehmet Tosun, & Serdar Yilmaz. Forthcoming “Cyclicality of
Public Investment in Africa.” International Journal of Public Policy (IJPP).
Ouedraogo, Abdoulaye. Forthcoming “Local Economic Impact of Boom and Bust in
Mineral Resource Extraction in the United States: A Spatial Econometrics Analysis.”
Job Market Paper. Resources Policy Journal.
Ouedraogo, Abdoulaye, Mehmet S. Tosun and JingJing Jong. (2015). “Population Policy of
Governments and Fertility Trends.” Under review at Population Horizons (Journal).
Ouedraogo, Abdoulaye. (2015). “Mineral Resource Extraction in Canadian Provinces: An
Analysis of Employment Impacts and Price Elasticities.” Under review at the Journal
for Labour Market Research.
Abdoulaye Ouedraogo
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Dobra, John, and Abdoulaye Ouedraogo. (2015). “Does mineral development provide a
basis for sustainable economic development?” Under review at Resource Policy
Journal.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) 72nd Annual Congress of the IIPF
organized by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany and the University of Nevada, Reno,
USA in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA (August 9-11, 2016). Presentation accepted. Paper title:
“Cyclicality of Public Investment in Africa.”
GIZ Master Class: Public Finance scholars from Africa who are at they early stage of the
careers. Organized by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany at the University of Nevada,
Reno, USA (August 8, 2016). Presentation accepted. Paper title: “Cyclicality of Public
Investment in Africa.”
Public Policy and Economic Freedom colloquia, February 27 to March 1, 2015. Arlington,
VA. Co-sponsored by Liberty Fund, Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation, and led by Dr.
Russell Sobel, a professor of Entrepreneurship at The Citadel.
American Statistical Association (ASA) Symposium, October, 2015, University of Nevada,
Reno, NV
OTHER PROJECTS
African Peer Review Mechanism, Feb-Mar, 2008. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Conducting some surveys and collecting data, preparing reports, tables, and charts that
present research results about Burkina Faso’s political and good governance.
SKILLS
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Proficient in several econometrics and statistical modelling programs including:
Stata, Statistical Analysis System (SAS), UNIX, Lyx, Minitab, Math lab,
ArcGIS, ArcGIS map, Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibuim Model
(DSGE), Computable General Equilibuim Model (CGE).
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word) and Latex
Language proficiency: Fluent in English, French, and Mossi.
Effective research and analysis skills regarding econometrics, Spatial Econometrics,
Operational Research, Micro-econometrics, Panel Data, Cross Sectional Models,
Time Series, data analysis, etc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
University Courses Taught
Instructor: Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Nevada, Reno
 Econ 102 ( Principles of Microeconomics): Summer 2016
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Econ 102 ( Principles of Microeconomics): Spring 2016
Econ 262 R ( Principles of Statistics): Summer 2014 & 2015
Letter of Appointment (LOA): Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of
Nevada, Reno---fall 2015
 Math 181: Calculus I; Fall 2015 (140 students)
Independently taught as the instructor at the undergraduate level by:
 Developing an instructional plan and course outline for 50 to 140 students that meet
college and department standards.
 Strive for continual improvement of student success by planning an optimal learning
environment; providing high quality instruction and advising; participating in the
development of learning outcomes and in the assessment of students as well as of self
and applied teaching techniques in order to increase effectiveness; and engaging in
ongoing professional development.
 Manage learning environments by ensuring that accurate syllabi are developed that
incorporate departmental, college and instructor requirements; maintaining attendance
records, submitting grades, and providing constructive feedback as well as other
relevant information to students throughout the semester; and conducting classes
punctually and in accordance with the prescribed meeting schedule.
 Deliver effective instruction by assuming primary responsibility for curriculum
development in conjunction with the University's policies and procedures, ensuring
both rigor and the quality of instruction; by considering individual differences of
students in order to design and support a range of appropriate learning activities; by
using the College's digital learning solution to meet the objectives of courses; and by
communicating clearly to students the expectations concerning the use of the
University's digital learning solution and other available technologies.
 Assessing students’ progress by grading papers, tests, and other work.
 Enhance the student's learning experience by integrating concrete, real-life situations
into learning experiences to encourage critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills and
teamwork; by employing methods that develop student understanding of disciplinespecific thinking, practices and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary applications,
to create academic literacy; and by working with students and employers in
occupational settings as required by or appropriate to the academic discipline.
Instructor: Koubri Girls’ Interning Secondary (High School), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
Fall 2006 to Spring 2009: Independently taught as the instructor for Calculus and geometry.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV,
Fall 2012-2015.
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Math 181 ( Calculus I): Fall 2016
Econ 103 (Principles of Macroeconomics): Fall 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
Econ 102 (Principles of Microeconomics): Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall
2015, Spring 2016.
Econ 303 (Intermediate Macroeconomics): Spring 2014
Econ 463/663 (International Monetary & Finance): Spring 2014
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Econ 307 (Environmental Economics): Spring 2014
Responsibilities include grading papers, monitoring exams and quizzes, and holding review
sessions for students.
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno, Fall
2012-Present.
 The Role of Dollar Exchange Rates in Commodity Prices, Spring 2016. Under the
supervision of Dr. John Dobra.
 Explaining the pro-cyclicality of Public Investment and Public Expenditure in
WAEMU: Fiscal rules, institutional risk and demographic impact under the
supervision of Dr. Mehmet Tosun. My responsibilities include collecting data,
analyzing data using econometrical models and statistical techniques, preparing
reports, tables, and charts that present research results, interpreting and designing
policies or making recommendations for solving the pro-cyclicality of Public
Investment and Public Expenditure in West African Economic and Monetary Union
(WAEMU) countries.
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Research Northern Nevada Residential and commercial Water Demand Elasticities
sponsored by Nevada Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR) and led by Dr. Kimberly Rollins. The aim of this research was to estimate
the sensitivity of water use to water price, income, quantity of water users; some
climatic variables (e.g., average temperature and precipitation); property
characteristics (e.g., acreage and building year of construction); and others by
commercial users from different economic sectors in Northern Nevada. Spring 2014Summer 2014.
REFERENCES available upon request
Mehmet Serkan Tosun, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Phone: 775-784-6678 Email: [email protected]
Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Nevada, Reno
John L. Dobra, Ph.D.
Director of Natural Resource Industry Institute and Associate Professor of Economics
Phone: 775-784-6859 Email: [email protected]
Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Nevada, Reno
Mark Nichols, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Economics Graduate Programs
Phone: 775-784-6936 Email: [email protected]
Department of Economics, College of Business, University of Nevada, Reno
Sonja Pippin
Associate Professor, ACC
Abdoulaye Ouedraogo
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Phone: (775) 784-1337 Email: [email protected]
Department of Accounting, College of Business, University of Nevada, Reno
Abdoulaye Ouedraogo
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