School of Economic Sciences > Dipanwita Barai

Dipanwita Barai

  1. Ph.D. Graduate Student 
Email Addressdipanwita.barai@wsu.edu
Location0101 Clerical/Reception Office

Biography

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, Washington State University, expected 2025
    • Advisors: Dr. Thomas L. Marsh and Dr. Jeffrey Luckstead
    • Dissertation: Econometrics, energy economics, international trade, and AgEcon
  • B.S. in Economics (Summa Cum Laude), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, 2014
  • M.Sc. in Economics, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) with Thesis, 2017
  • M.A. in Economics, University of New Hampshire (UNH), 2020

Research Interests

  • Primary: Econometrics
  • Secondary: International trade
  • Other: Energy Economics, AgEcon

Publications

Presentations

  • Agricultural and Applied Economic Association (AAEA) 2022 and 2023
  • Academic Showcase & GPSA Expo, WSU 2022 and 2023
  • Paper presentations 2019 at the University of New Hampshire
  • Thesis Paper presentations 2017 at the University of Texas at El Paso

Working Papers

  • Determinants of Uncompleted Oil Wells. (D. Barai and T. Marsh)
  • Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. Meat and Grain Exports. ( Barai, Dr. J. Luckstead, and Dr. T. Marsh)
  • Optimal Investment and International Transfers for Transboundary Disease. ( Barai and Dr. T. Marsh)
  • Fertility, Air Pollution, and Unemployment Rate. (D. Barai)
  • The Effect of Wildfires on Fertility (D.Barai)

Research Experience

  • Research Assistant — School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University (WSU), U.S., Summer 2021

Teaching Experience

  • Lead Instructor — Washington State University
    • ECONS 311 Introductory Econometrics Fall 2024
    • ECONS 101 Introduction of Microeconomics: Fall 2023
    • ECONS 302 Inter Macroeconomic Analysis Spring 2023 and 2024
    • EconS 428 Global Capitalism Today : Spring 2022
    • ECONS 335 Business Finance Economics Fall 2022
    • EconS 305 Microeconomics: Summer 2022 and 2023, Fall 2024
  • Teaching Assistant
    • Washington State University Course: EconS 510 Statistics for Economists (Ph.D. level)
    • John Hopkins CTY Course: Probability and Game theory
    • Department of Economics, UNH & Department of Economics and Finance, UTEP Courses: Microeconomic Theory, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomic Theory, Managerial Economics, Public Sector Economics. Conducting evening classes, reviewing classes, helping students with assignments, and grading 300 students.
  • Received high evaluation scores, median of 4.5 with a mode of 5 out of 5 for courses like ECONS 302 and ECONS 305.

Scholarships, Grants, and Awards

  • Awarded AAEA 2022 and 2023 Travel Grant
  • SES (WSU) Endowment for Sustainable Development(ESD) 2023 Fellowship
  • Scott & Betty Lukins Graduate Fellowship –Foley 2023
  • SES (WSU) Travel Grant 2022
  • Awarded Vice-Chancellor Award at SUST in 2020 for academic excellence
  • Awarded Prime Minister Gold Medal in 2018 for academic excellence.
  • Allien and Paul C. Davidson Scholarship in Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 for academic excellence.
  • UTEP James Foundation Scholarship in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016.
  • Awarded University Grant Commission (UGC) Bangladesh scholarship in 2009-2013. 

Skills, SERVICES, and LEADERSHIP

  • Programing Language:  MATLAB, Python, R, EViews, Mathematica
  • Data Analysis: STATA, SAS, EViews, Advanced Analysis (Alteryx)
  • Database Management System: MS Access
  • Others: LaTeX
  • Vice-president of the School of Economic Sciences Graduate Student Association (SES) at WSU 2023
  • Class representative in 2009-2011
  • Executive member of the Debate Club 2007
  • Diverse skills, qualifications, and theoretical knowledge contribute to creating an inclusive workspace.
  • Committed to fostering diversity and inclusive culture for overall work quality.
  • Language: English (Fluent), Bangla (Native)

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