Curriculum Vitae

Dr. TARIQ MASOOD

Assistant Professor (Economics)
Department of West Asian & North African Studies
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Mob: +919997063208
Email: tariqmasood8@gmail.com
CURRENT STATUS
Assistant Professor (Economics), Department of West Asian & North African Studies, Aligarh
Muslim University, Aligarh from 1 June, 2015.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Economics) in 2015, Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
on the topic Role of Microfinance in Poverty Alleviation in India under the Supervision of
Prof. Mohd Izhar Ahmad.
UGC-NET/JRF in Economics in June 2009.
M.A. in Economics with 1st Division (2008), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
B.Sc. (Mathematics) with 1st Division (2004), Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University, Faizabad.
H.S.S (12th) with 1st Division (2001), U.P. Board.
H.S (10th) with 1st Division (1999), U.P. Board.
FIELD OF TEACHING
Applied Econometrics
Mathematical Economics
Statistical Methods
Computer Applications in Economics
Rural Banking
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
Rural Banking and Microfinance
Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
Impact Evaluation of Anti-Poverty Programmes
Poverty and Inequality Analysis
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, in the Department of Economics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar,
Jammu and Kashmir from 25th April, 2013 to 31st May 2015.
Academic Associate, Economics Area, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad,
from 14-10-11 to 26-12-11.
INVITED LECTURES
1. Delivered Two Lectures on Impact Assessment Analysis in Ten Days Workshop on
Quantitative Techniques in Social and Allied Sciences Department of Economics,
University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir from 16-25, December, 2013.

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2. Delivered One Lecture on Statistical Analysis Using MS-Excel in Ten Days Workshop
on Quantitative Techniques in Social and Allied Sciences Department of Economics,
University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir from 16-25, December, 2013.
3. Delivered One Lecture on Data Analysis Using STATA in Seven Days (One Week)
Short Term Workshop on Research Methodology for Research Scholars organized by
UGC Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
from 25-30, August, 2014.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Published
1. Mohd. Izhar Ahmad and Tariq Masood. Macroeconomic Implications of Capital Inflows in
India, International Review of Business Research Papers, Vol. 5 No. 6, 2009.
2. Mohd. Izhar Ahmad and Tariq Masood, Institutional credit and Agricultural Production in
India, Journal of World Economic Review, Vol. 5 No.1, 2010.
3. Tariq Masood and Mohd. Izhar Ahmad, Technical Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions
in India: A Stochastic Frontier Approach, Prajanan - Journal of Social and Management
Sciences, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2010.
4. Tariq Masood and Mohd. Izhar Ahmad, Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions in India for
Poverty Alleviation, American Journal of Entrepreneurship, Vol.5, No.2, 2012.
5. Tariq Masood and Mohd. Izhar Ahmad, Dynamics of Muslim Employment during Last
two Decades in India, The Indian Economic Journal, Special Issue, December 2012

Book Chapters
1.

Microfinance and Livelihood Diversification of Rural Poor in India in Shollapur, M.R. &
Shetty, N.K. (eds.), Microfinance and Sustainable Livelihood Promotions in India, Excel Books,
New Delhi.
2. Impact of Institutional Credit on Aggregate Agricultural Production in India in Thakur,
A.K. & Sinha, M.K. (eds.), Structural Reform and Agriculture, Deep & Deep Publications
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
3. Determinants of Inter-state Variation in Womens Labour Force Participation in India, in
Gnanadhas, M.E. & Jegan, P. (eds.) ,Exploring Issues of Women in Unorganized Sector Novel
Corporation, Chennai.
Papers in Conference and Seminar Proceedings
1. Macroeconomic Implications of Capital Inflows in India included in the conference
proceedings of Annual London conference on Money, Economy and Management, 9-10
July, Imperial College, London. Organized by: World Business Institute Australia.
Available online at: www.wbiconpro.com/16.Izhar.pdf
2. Impact of Institutional Credit on Aggregate Agricultural Production in India during Post
Reform Period included in the conference volume of Indian Economic Association Annual
Conference 2009, Organized by KIIT university Bhubaneswar.
Working Paper
1.
Direct Benefits of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India- Empirical
Evidences Based on NSS Micro level Data.
2.
Efficiency and Productivity of South Asian Microfinance Institutions- A Stochastic
Frontier Approach.
3.
Poverty and inequality in Jammu and Kashmir- An in-depth Investigation using NSS
Consumption Surveys.
4.
Convergence in Agricultural Growth among Indian States.

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PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCES & SEMINARS

1. Impact of Institutional Credit on Aggregate Agricultural Production in India during
the Post Reform Period a paper presented at 92nd Indian Economic Association
Conference, December 27-29, 2009. Organized by: KIIT School of Management, KIIT
University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha (India).
2. Problems and Prospects of Islamic Banking: A Case Study of Takaful a paper
Presented at International conference on Interest Free Banking as a means of Inclusive
Finance in India 19th -20th March 2010. Organized by: Poona College of Arts, Science and
Commerce, Pune (India).
3. Impact of Institutional Credit on Agribusiness and Production Presented at
International Seminar on Rural Marketing: The Changing Scenario February 17-18 2010.
Organized by: University Commerce College University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (India).
4. An Econometric Analysis of Interstate Variations in Womens Labour Force
Participation in India Presented at 52nd annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour
Economics, December 17-19, 2010. Organized by: Department of Economics, Karnataka
University, Dharwad.
5. Determinants of Inter-state Variation in Womens Labour Force Participation in India
Presented at UGC Sponsored National Seminar on New Vistas: Exploring Issues of Women
in Unorganized Sector, April 5-6, 2011. Organized by: Research Centre in Commerce, Scott
Christian College, Nagercoil.
6. Dynamics of Muslim Employment during Last Two Decades in India Presented at 95th
Indian Economic Association Conference, December 27-29, 2012. Organized by: Gitam
University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
7. Poverty Outreach of Microfinance Institutions in India: Empirical Evidences from
Nationally Representative Micro Data presented at 4th International Conference on
Applied Econometrics (ICAE-IV), 20-21, March, 2014 organized by IBS Hyderabad in
collaboration with The Indian Econometric Society.
8. Trade-off between Financial Performance and Poverty Outreach: Evidences from Panel
of Indian Microfinance Institutions presented at Two Day National Seminar on
Applications of Panel Data, 25-26th March, 2014 organized by Centre for Economic and
Social Studies, Hyderabad.
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. Participated in six day workshop (From 3 March 2010 to 8 Marche 2010) on Research
Methodology in Economics/Commerce/Management organized by UGC academic staff
college, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
2. Participated in five day Research Methodology Course (October 29 2012 to November 02
2012) on Various Methods in Microfinance Research Organized by V.V. Giri National
Labour Institute, NOIDA.
3. Participated in Ten day Workshop on Quantitative Techniques in Social and Allied
Sciences (December 16-25, 2013) Organized by Department of Economics, University of
Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Participated and was Rapporteur in one day workshop (August, 12, 2014) on Census Data
Dissemination Organized by Department of Economics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar
in collaboration with Directorate of Census operations, J and K, Government of India.
5. Participated in five day workshop on Extraction, Transformation, Processing and
Presentation of Micro-level Data of NSSO and ASI organized by P.G. Department of

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Economics, University of Kashmir in collaboration with Ministry of Statistics and

Programme Implementation, GOI, June, 12-16th, 2014.
STATISTICAL SOFTWARE
Microsoft Excel, STATA, SPSS, EVIEWS, Gretl and LIMDEP.
Developed a STATA Code for productivity measurement using stochastic frontier
approach.
Prepared a systematic programming in STATA for extraction of NSS and ASI data.
Additional Duties
Supervisor and Superintendent (Examinations), M.A. Economics, Department of
Economics, 2013-14.
Member of Board of Post-Graduate Studies, Departmental Research Committee,
Department of Economics, University of Kashmir.
Teacher in charge and Supervisor, Project Reports, M.A. 4th Semester Department of
Economics, University of Kashmir, 2013.
Member of Departmental Purchase Committee.
Support Incharge, Census Work Station, Govt. of India at Department of Economics,
University of Kashmir.
Workshop Coordinator Extraction, Transformation, Processing and Presentation of
Micro-level Data of NSSO and ASI organized by P.G. Department of Economics,
University of Kashmir in collaboration with Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation, GOI, June, 12-16th, 2014.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
UGC NET-Junior Research Fellowship, June, 2009.

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