Rabbani, Atonu – CV
2012-02-20
ATONU RABBANI
Department of Economics,
University of Dhaka
Dhaka, 1000
Phone: 01730 441787 (C)
Email: [email protected]
AREAS OF INTEREST
Applied microeconomic and econometric research. Program evaluation.
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. (July, 2010 – present)
Research Fellow, Institute of Microfinance (InM), Dhaka, Bangladesh. (November, 2009 – June, 2010).
Post-Doctoral Scholar, Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL. (October, 2007 – September, 2009).
Summer Internship, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, D.C. (June, 2004 - August, 2004).
Research Associate, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh. (November, 2000 - March, 2001).
OTHER AFFILIATION
Visiting Fellow, Institute of Microfinance (InM), Dhaka, Bangladesh. (July, 2010 - present).
Fellow, Economics Research Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (December, 2009 – present).
EDUCATION
PhD (2007) and MA (2003) in Economics, University of Chicago. MSS (2000) and BSS (Honors, 1998) in
Economics, University of Dhaka.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
 [Co-Researcher] Improving Rural Effective Total Sanitation through Female Local Government Members
of Union Parishad Led Intervention in Bangladesh. (March 1, 2012 – March 31, 2014)
 [Team Leader] Impact of PRIME Intervention in Greater Rangpur: 4th Phase. (November, 2011 – April,
2012)
 [Team Member] Do the Extra Hours of Tuition Pay off? An Evaluation of the CDIP Education Support
Program (ESP). (April, 2011-September, 2011)
 [Co-Investigator] Travel Mode Choice Preferences of Urban Commuters in Dhaka: A Pilot Study. (October,
2011-March, 2012)
 [Team Leader] Impact of PRIME Intervention in Southern Bangladesh: A Baseline Survey. (June, 2010 –
October, 2011.)
 [Team Leader] Impact of PRIME Intervention in Greater Rangpur: 3rd Phase. (October, 2010 – May, 2011.)
 [Core Team Member] Impact of PRIME Intervention in Greater Rangpur: 2nd Phase. (January, 2010 – June,
2010.)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Course Instructor at the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka for:
 Econ 502 (Advanced Macroeconomics, Graduate course for Masters Students)
 Econ 303 (Real Analysis)
 Econ 304 (Dynamic Optimization)
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Teaching Assistant at the University of Chicago Department of Economics for:
 Econ 201 (Economic Analysis II, Spring, 2006);
 Econ 202 (Economic Analysis III, Winter, 2004);
 Econ 210 (Econometrics, Fall, 2004; Winter, 2006);
 Econ 212 (Time Series Econometrics, Winter, 2003; Spring, 2005; Fall, 2005; Fall, 2006).
Grader/Teaching Assistant at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business for:
 International Financial Policy (Winter, 2003; Fall, 2004; Spring, 2005); Macroeconomics (Summer, 2005).
Adjunct Professor of Economics in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Dhaka, (March,
2001 – August, 2001).
PUBLISHED PAPERS
Cohen A, Rabbani A, Shah N, Alexander GC. Changes in Glitazone Use among Office Based Physicians, in the
United States, 2003-2009. Diabetes Care. 2010 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]
Dorsey ER, Rabbani A, Gallagher SA, Conti R, Alexander GC. Impact of FDA Black Box Warnings on
Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Use. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 11;170(1):96-103.
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Invited commentary: Rochon PA, Anderson GM. Prescribing optimal drug therapy for older people:
sending the right message. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 11;170(1):103-6.
Rabbani A, Alexander GC. Cost Savings Associated With Filling A Three-Month Supply Of Prescription
Medicines: Evidence From The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000-2005. Appl Health Econ Health Policy.
2009; 7(4):255-64.
Rabbani A, Alexander GC. Impact of Family Structure on Stimulant Use among Children with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Health Serv Res. 2009 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print].
Rabbani A. Household structure and other determinants of health care demand for children in rural
Bangladesh. J Biosoc Sci. 2009 Sep;41(5):645-59. Epub 2009 Jun 17.
Rabbani A, Alexander GC. Out-of-pocket and Total Costs of Fixed-dose Combination Antihypertensives and
Their Components. Am J Hypertens, 2008.
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Editorial: Arredondo A. Out-of-pocket costs to users: Medicine options for hypertension. Am J Hypertens
2008 04/18;21(5):492.
Yin W, Basu A, Zhang J, Rabbani A, Meltzer DO, Alexander GC. Impact of the Medicare Part D Prescription
Drug Benefit on drug utilization and out-of-pocket expenditures. Annals of Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med,
February 5, 2008; 148(3):169-177.
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Editorial: Stuart, B. Where Are the Medicare Part D Claims Data? Ann Intern Med, 2008 148(3):239-240.
BOOK CHAPTER
Rabbani A. Status and Prospect of For-Profit Private Health Insurance in Bangladesh. Prepared for Bangladesh
Health Watch Report, 2010.
ABSTRACTS
Rabbani A, Yin W, Zhang J, Alexander GC. Differential Take-up of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug
Benefit. Journal of General Internal Medicine, March, 2008, 23(S2):282.
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WORKING PAPERS
Khan A, Rabbani A. Assessing Spatial Accessibility of MFIs in Kurigram & Lalmonihat: A GIS Analysis.
Hasan M, Rabbani, A. Determinants of MFI Branch Sustainability under a Subsidized Ultra-poor Credit
Program.
Rabbani A, Hasan, M. Microcredit Parcipation and Agricultural Contract Choice among Ultra-poor
Households.
Rabbani A, Khalily B. Dynamics and Determinants of Overlapping Borrowing from Microfinance Institutions.
Currently under review.
Rabbani A. A Time-Series Analysis of Per Capita GDP of Bangladesh and Associated Implication on Poverty
Reduction.
Conti RM, Dorsey ER, Rabbani A, Alexander GC. Effect of FDA advisory on pharmaceutical promotion of
Atypical Antipsychotics to physicians and the public.
Rabbani A, Lauderdale DS, Alexander GC. Impact of State Prescription Monitoring Programs on Deaths from
Unintentional Drug Poisoning.
Rabbani A, Conti R, Alexander GC. Pharmaceutical firm promotion response to black box warnings for
atypical antipsychotics for elderly patients with dementia.
OTHER WORKS
State of Microfinance in SAARC Countries. (Background Report for an International Seminar to be held at SAARC
Secretariat, November 30-December 1, 2010). Final version submitted in September, 2010.
An Assessment of Poverty, Inequality and Employment Related MDGs in Bangladesh. (Background Paper on Assessment
of MDG 1.A and MDG 1.B Related Indicators for Bangladesh). Final version submitted in July, 2010.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Rabbani A. Borrowing Choice among Urban Microfinance Participants.
 Department of Economics and Social Sciences (ESS), BRAC University, April 1, 2010.
Rabbani A, Khalily B. Dynamics and Determinants of Overlapping Borrowing from Microfinance Institutions.
 Economics Research Group, Saturday Seminar Series, January 23, 2010.
 Warwick Summer Program on Households and Firms in Developing Countries, Centre for Competitive
Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), Department of Economics, University of Warwick, UK,
July 15, 2010.
Rabbani A, Alexander GC. Psychotropic Drug use Among Children with Mental Disorder: Evidence from
NHIS/MEPS Linkfiles.
 Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, October, 2008. Outcomes Research Workshop (ORW)
Rabbani A, Yin W, Zhang J, Alexander GC. Differential Take-up of the Medicare Part D Prescription
Drug Benefit.
 ISPOR 13th Annual International Meeting, May, 2008. Podium Session II: Research on Medicare Part D
and Reimbursement Policies II. Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting, April, 2008. Abstract Session F1: Health Policy, Pittsburg,
PA.
Rabbani A. Medicare, Doctors and Mortality.
 Southern Economic Association Meeting, November, 2006. Conference Paper, Session 194P: Natural
Disasters, Labor and Health, Charleston, SC.
Rabbani A. Election and Voting in the US Senate.
 Midwest Economics Association meeting, March, 2006. Conference Paper, Session 1H: Voting and
Compromise, Chicago, IL.
Rabbani A. Market Size and Optimal Choice of Specialization.
 Midwest Economics Association meeting, March, 2006. Conference Paper, Session 4E: Topics in Health
Economics, Chicago, IL.
Rabbani A. Labor Market and International Trade: An Analysis of Wage Inequality.
 Department of Economics, University of Chicago, May, 2004. Workshop on Applications of
Economics.
POSTER PRESENTATION
Dorsey ER, Rabbani A, Sarah A. Gallagher SA, Conti R, G. Caleb Alexander. Impact of FDA Black Box
Warnings on Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Use.
 Department of Medicine Research Day, University of Chicago, March, 2009. Awarded Best Abstract in
Health Services Category Fellow.
Yin W, Basu A, Zhang J, Rabbani A, Meltzer DO, Alexander GC. Impact of the Medicare Part D Prescription
Drug Benefit on drug utilization and out-of-pocket expenditures. Annals of Internal Medicine.
 Central Society for Clinical Research, Combined Annual Meeting of CSCR and MWAFMR, April, 2008.
Moderated Poster Presentation, Chicago, IL.
Rabbani A, Yin W, Zhang J, Alexander GC. Differential Take-up of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug
Benefit.
 Department of Medicine Research Day, University of Chicago, March, 2008.
INVITED DISCUSSANT
Seminar on "Findings from Microcredit & Health Services Experiment in Rural Bangladesh", jointly organized
by Institute of Microfinance (InM) and Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of
Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA at BRAC Center Auditorium, Dhaka on December
30, 2010.
The Regional Conference on “Microfinance in SAARC Countries: Sharing Lessons and Way Forward”, jointly
organized by the Institute of Microfinance (InM) of Bangladesh and Rural Microfinance Development Centre
Ltd. (RMDC) of Nepal in cooperation with the SAARC Secretariat from November 30 to December 01, 2010 in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
 Presented country paper on the “State of Microfinance in Afghanistan”.
 Acted as a designated discussant at the session on “State of Microfinance in Pakistan”.
Workshop on Microinsurance and Vulnerability of the Poor, organized by Institute of Microfinance (InM) and
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 22, 2009.
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AD HOC REVIEWER
 American Journal of Managed Care
 Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
 Archives of Internal Medicine
 BMC Health Services Research
 Health Affairs
 Journal of American Medical Association
 The Lahore Journal of Economics (as a part of Editorial Advisory Board)
 Medical Care
 PharmacoEconomics
 Social Science Review
HONORS AND AWARDS
 University Scholarship from the Department of Economics, University of Chicago, 2003-2006.
 Japan-IMF Scholarship, 2001-2003.
 Scholarships and Gold Medals for securing top position in the Social Science Faculty, University of
Dhaka, 1997.
REFERENCE
Fahad A. Khalil, PhD
Professor, Corkery Distinguished
Scholar
Department of Economics
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
Ph : 206 543 5836
Fax : 206 685 7477
Email: [email protected]
G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS
Johns Hopkins School of Public
Health
Department of Epidemiology
615 N. Wolfe Street W6035
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: 410 955 8168
Fax: 410 955 0863
Email: [email protected]
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Minhaj Mahmud, PhD
Research Fellow
Bangladesh Institute of
Development Studies (BIDS)
E-17 Agargaon, Sher-e- Bangla
Nagar,
GPO Box # 3854, Dhaka-1207,
Bangladesh
Ph: +8801732763436
Fax: 880-2-8113023
Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]