REPORTS, research Papers, BOOKS and

Conference/Seminars

Septmber, 2009

 

 

 

 

Selected Recent Government-Sponsored Project Reports

 

·         “Fasten Your Seat Belts: Major Turbulence Ahead for the US Airline Industry” (with R. Schaufele, FAA), September, 2008.

 

·          “Impact of United States-European Union (US-EU) Open Aviation Area Treaty on US Aviation: A Parametric Analysis with Simulation” (with R. Schaufele, FAA), August, 2008.

 

·         “Economic Intelligence in Conflict Zone”, chapter in the Book of Intelligence Methods: Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, for US Marine Corps, June, 2008.

 

·         “Estimated Performance and Costs of Approach Procedures with Vertical Guidance (APV) in Australia” (with T. Cashin, J. Fernow, D. Hashemi, T. Hsiao, R. Lejeune, V. Massimini, M. McLaughlin, F. Moreno-Hines, and F. Niles), February, 2008.

 

·         “A Business Case Analysis for Interim Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (IACAA)”, for ISAF/USCENTAF&NATO in Afghanistan, May 2007.

 

·         “Indian Civil Aviation: Opportunities and Challenges” (with M. Dobbs), briefing book for US Trade Development Agency/FAA-sponsored US-India Civil Aviation Summit during April 23-25, 2007. 

 

·         “Costs and Performance at the FAA’s En Route Centers: An Empirical Analysis and Strategy Perspective” (with D. Chin, K. Harback, and T. Dziepak), MITRE Product (forthcoming), 2007.

 

·         “Two Methodologies for Timetable Forecasts: Future Demand Schedules (FDS) and the Future Air Traffic Timetable Estimator (FATE) (with G. Lin, and G. Foster), MITRE Product # F066-B06-050, September, 2006.

 

·         “Probabilistic Forecasts for Terminal Area Total Operations: Review of Available Methodologies and Proposed Alternatives” (with R. Schaufele), MITRE Product #F066-B06-045, June, 2006.

 

·         “Improving Aviation Forecasts for the Federal Aviation Administration’s En Route Facilities”, (with B. Hogan and R. Schaufele), MITRE Product # MP06W0000118, June 2006.

 

·         “Future Aviation Timetable Estimator (FATE): Passenger, Aircraft Operations, and Timetable Forecasts for 2005-2025” (with J. Gentry, J. Kee, G. Lin, L. Smith, and M. Wells), MITRE Product #F066-B05-023, September, 2005.

 

·         “Forecasting Terminal Area Forecasts (TAF) Activities at Second-Tier Airports and Detecting Outliers” (with J. Kee, S. Mills; and D. Taylor, and P. LeBoff), MITRE Product # F66-B05-025, September, 2005.

 

·         “Enhancing the FAA’s Terminal Area Forecasting (TAF) Capabilities for 59 Second-Tier Airports” (with J. Kee, M. Wells; and P. LeBoff, C. Miner, R. Schaufele, and D. Taylor), MITRE Product #MP04W0000207, September, 2004.

 

·         “TFM-M Workload Analysis” (with E. Beaton, and S. Mayer), MITRE Product #F045-B05-010, October, 2004.

 

·         “Capacity Needs in the National Airspace System: An Analysis of Airport and Metropolitan Area Demand and Operational Capacity in the Future” (with G. Solomos, S. Urlass, D. Guffey, J. Kee, E. King, J. McMahon, W. Swedish, and M. Wells), MITRE Report #MP04W0000109, May 2004.

 

·         “CNS/ATM Master Plan Study” (with C. Fremberg, J. P. Fernow, Y-S Hoh, T. Y. T. Hsiao, C.C. Hsin, B. T. Hong, W. P. Kuhn, P. S. Murphy, D. R. Owen, D. Peed, and Bruce Smith), US Trade Development Agency (USTDA)-sponsored MITRE Study for the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB), January, 2004.

 

·         “Egyptian Aviation Demand Forecast” (with G. Nelson), for the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, Government of Egypt, MITRE Product #MP01W0000119, June, 2001.

 

·         “Framework for Business Case Analysis of Regional Initiatives for Air Navigation Services”, (with Dr. O. Atia), for Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, Government of Egypt, MITRE Product #MP01W0000124, June, 2001;

 

 

 

Professional Journals and Other Papers

 

Ø       “You (Expect to) Get What You Pay For: A System Approach to Delays, Fare and Complaints”, paper presented at the NEXTOR/FAA National Aviation System Performance Workshop, Available at: http://www.nextor.org/Conferences/. Revised paper is forthcoming at the Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2009.

 

Ø       “Impact of US-EU Open Area Aviation Treaty on US Aviation: A Parametric Analysis with Simulation”, (with R. Schaufele), paper to be presented at the 8^th ATIO/AIAA annual conference, Anchorage, Alaska, September 2008; Revised paper published at Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Summer, 2009.

 

Ø       “Race to the Bottom or Swimming Upstream: Performance Analysis of U.S. Airlines”, Journal of Air Transport Management, 2009.

 

Ø       “Aerospace Sector: Year in Review”, (invited) article, December, 2008 issue of Aerospace America, AIAA.

 

Ø       “India’s Civil Aviation: Great Opportunities and Many Challenges: Part II: CNS/ATM, Human Resources and Institutions.” Paper forthcoming at the Journal of Airport Management, Volume 3 Number 2, December, 2008.

 

Ø       “India’s Civil Aviation: Great Opportunities and Many Challenges: Part I: Airport Sector Liberalization.” Paper forthcoming at the  Journal of Airport Management, Volume 3 Number 1, September, 2008.

 

Ø       “Fasten Your Seat Belts: Major Turbulence Ahead of the Airline Industry” (with R. Schaufele), invited paper (forthcoming) at the Journal of Airport Management, Volume 3 Number 1, September, 2008.

 

Ø       “Analysis of Cost at FAA’s En Route Centers: An Empirical Perspective”, (with D. Chin, A. Dziepak, and K. Harback), paper presented at the 7^th ATIO/AIAA Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 17-21, 2007, AIAA/ATIO Conference proceedings, Paper No. AIAA-2007-7850; revised version is forthcoming at the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Fall, 2008.

 

Ø       “Choice of Route Networks: A Qualitative Choice Model for Over-Land and Over-Water Routes”, (with Brendan Hogan), paper presented at the 6^th Annual ATIO/AIAA meeting, Wichita, Kansas, Sept. 24-27, 2006; revised version published at the Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 45(1), January-February 2008, pp. 56-63.

 

Ø       “Structure and Dynamics of the Core US Air Travel Markets:  An Empirical Analysis of Domestic Passenger Demand” (with J. Kee), paper presented at the 27^th annual International Symposium on Forecasting, New York city, June 2007; revised paper published at the Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol. 14(2008), pp. 27-39.

 

Ø       “Probabilistic Forecasts for Aviation Traffic at FAA’s Commercial Terminals: A Suggested Methodology and an Example”, (with Roger Schaufele), paper presented at the annual meetings of the INFORMS, Pittsburgh, November 5-8, 2006; and at the 86^th annual meetings of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) during Jan. 24-27, 2007. Revised paper published at Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2007-2007 issue, pp. 37-46. 

 

Ø       “Air Traffic Performance by Market Segments”, Proceedings of the 4^th Annual ATIO/AIAA meeting (No. 2004-6495), September 20-23, 2004; revised version appeared at the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, vol. 46(2), 2007, pp. 47-62.

 

Ø       “Determinants of Network: A Preliminary Analysis of US Air Transportation” (with Brendan Hogan), Proceedings of the 5^th Annual ATIO/AIAA meeting, September, 2005; under revision for publication in a Journal, 2007.

 

Ø       “India’s Civil Aviation: Sector Overview and A Look Ahead” (with M. Dobbs), paper presented at the 2007 World Conference of Air Transport Research Society in UC-Berkeley, California, during 21-24 June, 2007.

 

Ø       “Transforming the National Airspace System: The Role of Uncertainty”, (with David Knorr), paper presented at the annual meetings of the INFORMS, Pittsburgh, November 5-8, 2006; and also presented at the 48^th Annual Conference of the Transportation Research Forum, Boston University, March 15-17, 2007.  

 

Ø       “Aviation Sector: Year in Review”, (invited) article, December, 2006 issue of Aerospace America, AIAA.

 

Ø       “A Qualitative Choice Model of the U.S. Airline Network” (with Brendan Hogan), paper presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the INFORMS, Nov. 12-16, San Francisco, 2005; revised version submitted for publication, 2007.

 

Ø       “Analysis of System-wide Investment in the National Airspace: A Portfolio Analytical Framework and an Example” (with Fred Morser), Proceedings of the 5^th Annual ATIO/AIAA meeting, September, 2005; revised paper published at the Journal of Air Transportation, vol. No. 11, Number 1, pp. 1-26, 2006; Recipient of the Sorenson Best Paper Award of the Journal, 2006.

 

Ø       “Improving Aviation Forecasts for FAA’s En Route Facilities” (with Brendan Hogan and Roger Schaufele), Journal of Air Traffic Control, April-June, 2006, pp. 42-47.

 

Ø       “Civil Aviation in China: Background and Forecast Scenarios”, MITRE white paper, April, 2006. 

 

Ø       “Choice of Aircraft Fleets in the US Domestic Scheduled Air Transportation System: Findings from a Multinomial Logit Analysis”, Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Vol. 44(3), Fall, 2005, pp. 143-162.

 

Ø       “Aviation Sector: Year in Review”, (invited) article, December, 2005 issue of Aerospace America, AIAA.

 

Ø       “Regional Air Travel: Determinants and Contributions”, (with Michael T. Wells), Public Works Management and Policy, Vol. 10(2), October, 2005, pp. 119-137.

 

Ø       “Future Air Traffic Timetable Estimator” (with Jennifer Gentry, Brendan Hogan, and Michael T. Wells), Journal of Aircraft, vol. 2 (42), pp. 320-328, April, 2005 (0021-8669).   

 

Ø       “Aviation Sector: Year in Review”, (invited) article (with A.C Charania), December, 2004 issue of Aerospace America, AIAA.

 

Ø       “Airline networks: An Econometric Framework to Analyze Domestic US Air Travel” (with Pamela A. Texter), Journal of Transportation and Statistics, vol. 7, no. 1, December, 2004, pp. 87-102.

 

Ø       “Airlines Entry and Exit and the Impact on Air Traffic Management: An Analytical Framework for Zero-Sum and Positive-Sum Outcomes” (with T. Berry, J. Gentry, and G. Nelson), Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, October, 2004, pp. 139-158.

 

Ø       “A Process for Estimating Cost/Benefits of Future Air Transportation System Operational Concepts Based on 4D Navigation”, (with S.Mohleji, P.A.Ostwald, and F.P. Wieland), Annual Proceedings of the 23rd Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), October, 2004.

 

Ø       “Determinants of Airport Hubbing in the US: An Econometric Framework” (with D. Hechtman), Public Works Management and Policy, Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2004, pp. 26-50.

 

Ø       “Air Travel in Small Communities: An Econometric Framework and Results”, Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, vol. 43, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 19-37.

 

Ø       “Aviation Sector: Year in Review”, (invited) article, December, 2003 issue of Aerospace America, AIAA.

 

Ø       “Building the Time Table from Bottom Up Demand: A Microeconometric Approach” (with Jennifer Gentry, Brendan Hogan, and Michael T. Wells), Annual proceedings of the 13^th Federal Forecasters’ Conference (FFC'03).

Ø       “Demand for Air Travel in the United States: Bottom-Up Econometric Estimation and Implications for O&D Forecasts by O&D pairs”, Journal of Air Transportation, Volume 8, number 2, September, 2003, pp. 19-56. 

 

Ø       “Choice of Aircraft Fleets in the US NAS: A Logit Analysis of the Last Decade”, Proceedings of the 3^rd Annual ATIO/AIAA meeting, vol. 8, no. 4, 2003. 

 

Ø       “Transportation Needs of the Medium- and Small-sized Communities: Bottom-Up Estimation and Forecasts with an Application to the Aviation Sector”, Conference Proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, 2003.

 

Ø       “Egypt's Aviation System: An Econometric Framework with Forecasts Outlook” (with A. Boretsky and G. Nelson), Conference Proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, 2002.

 

Ø       “Urbanization” (with Md. Rumi Shammin), Bangladesh Environment Outlook: 2001 (ed. by A. Nishat, M. Ullah, and A.K.E. Haque, Centre for Sustainable Development), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2001.

 

Ø       “Spatial Organization of Urban Vending and Its Impact on Women’s Economic Lives”, (with L. J. Bhadra), mimeo, Department of Economics, American University, Washington, D. C., mimeo, August, 2000.

 

Ø       “Women’s Work in the Informal Sector of Developing Countries: Empirical Evidences and Review of Issues” (with G. Duron), mimeo, Spring, 2000; International Center for Research on Women, April, 2000.

 

Ø       Bangladesh Municipal Finance Management Sector Study (with J. Kamkwalala, J. Martinez, J. Alm, H. Huckaby, R. McHugh, and L. J. Bhadra), internal green cover, Infrastructure Operations Division, Country Department 1, South Asia Region, The World Bank, Washington, D. C., May, 1997.

 

Ø       “Substitution Elasticities and Returns to Scale in LDC Manufacturing: Evidence from West Bengal in India,” (with S. Chattopadhyay), Indian Economic Journal, vol.45, no.2 (Oct.-Dec. 1997-1998): 64-84.

 

Ø       “Urbanization, Agriculture, Land Allocation and Role of Public Policies: A Review of Literature” (with A. S. P. Brandao), Bangladesh Urban Studies, Vol. 2, No. 3, June, 1995, pp. 5-48.

 

Ø       “Nonparametric Tests of Cost Minimizing Behavior: A Study of Indian Farms.” (with S. C. Ray), American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 2, No. 4, November, 1993, 990-99; also presented at the annual meetings of the Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) held in Washington, D.C. December, 1990.

 

Ø       “Urbanization, Agricultural Development, and Land Allocation” (with A. S. P. Brandao), World Bank Discussion Papers No. 201, The World Bank, Washington, D. C., May, 1993.

 

Ø       “Migration, Urban Poverty and Policy Coordination in LDCs: A Case Study of the Dhaka (Bangladesh) Metropolitan District,” Annual Report: Abstracts, 1992 Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program, Economic Development Institute of the World Bank, Washington, D. C.,

 

Ø       “Migration and Urban Poverty: A Case Study of Bangladesh.” Part I: Final Report of the McNamara Fellowship Research Project submitted to the Economic Development Institute, The World Bank, Washington, D. C., October, 1992.

 

Ø       “A Computable General Equilibrium Model of the Dhaka (Bangladesh) Metropolitan District,” Part II: Final Report of the McNamara Fellowship Research Project submitted to the Economic Development Institute, The World Bank, Washington, D. C., October, 1992.

 

Ø       “Conversion of Agricultural Land into Urban Uses: An Analytical Framework with an Application,” mimeo, September, 1997; also presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Economics Association held in St. Louis, Missouri, April, 1991.

 

Ø       “External Economics of Scale and the Process of Urbanization in the LDCs: An Analytical Framework with an Application,” (with Dennis R. Heffley), mimeo, June, 1997; also presented at the North American annual meetings of the Regional Science Association held in Boston, Ma., November, 1990.

 

Ø       “Distribution of Population in a Dual Economy: A General Equilibrium Analysis with an Application to an Asian Megalopolis,” mimeo, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Fall, 1994.

 

Ø       “Functional Industry Classification System: An Alternative Methodology with an Application to the State of Maryland” (with M. Conte and F. Sharokh), mimeo, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Spring 1994.

 

 

Books

§         Book of Intelligence Methods: Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, (with Marianne Abbot, Deanna Caputo, et. al), MITRE/US Marine Corps, Quantico, VA, 2008. 

 

§         Red and Green: A Bangladesh Collage

Publisher: University Press Limited  ISBN: 984 05 1387 7

 

§         BANGLADESH 2020: A LONG-RUN PERSPECTIVE STUDY: The World Bank and Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies. 1998, xv, 127 p., tables, figs., ISBN 984-05-1450-4;

 

 

 

Conference/Seminars

 

o         “Impact of US-EU Open Area Aviation Treaty on US Aviation: A Parametric Analysis with Simulation”, paper to be presented at the 8^th ATIO/AIAA annual conference, Anchorage, Alaska, September 2008.

 

o         “Technical and Allocative Efficiencies of U.S. Airlines” Paper presented at the 49^th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Forum, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, March 18, 2008.

 

o         “EU-US Open Skies and US Air Travel”, paper presented at the 33^rd Annual FAA Forecast Conference, Washington, D.C., March 11, 2008; presentation can be accessed at: http://www.faa.gov/news/conferences_events/aviation_forecast_2008/agenda_presentation/media/dipasis_bhadra.pdf

 

o         “Race to the Bottom or Swimming Upstream: Performance Analysis of US Airlines”, paper presented at the 87^th Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, January 14, 2008; e-session available here: http://onlinepubs.trb.org/webmedia/trbmedia/AM2008/271bhadra/softvnetplayer.htm

 

o         “Performance of US Airlines Over Time: Inter-Temporal and Peer Group Analysis”, paper presented at the annual INFORMS meeting, Seattle, November 4-7, 2007.

 

o         Chair, “Performance and Productivity of the NAS: Domain Analyses”, Annual INFORMS meeting, Seattle, November 4-7, 2007.

 

o         Chair, “Weather Impacts on Capacity and Delay”, 7^th ATIO/AIAA Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sept 17-20, 2007.

 

o         “Analysis of Cost at FAA’s En Route Centers: An Empirical Perspective”, Paper presented at the 7^th ATIO/AIAA Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 17-21, 2007.

 

o         “Delay, Complaints, and Fare in a Simultaneous Model of Domestic NAS,” paper presented at the NEXTOR/FAA National Aviation System Performance Workshop, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, September 4-7, 2007.

 

o         “Structure and Dynamics of the Core US Air Travel Markets:  An Empirical Analysis of Domestic Passenger Demand” (with J. Kee), paper presented at the 27^th annual International Symposium on Forecasting, New York City, June 2007.

 

o         “India’s Civil Aviation: Sector Overview and A Look Ahead” (with M. Dobbs), paper presented at the 2007 World Conference of Air Transport Research Society in UC-Berkeley, California, June, 2007.

 

o         Chair, Next Generation Air Transportation System session, Annual meetings of the INFORMS, Pittsburgh, November 5-8, 2006.

 

o         Chair, Airspace System Demand/Delay Modeling II session, Annual meetings of the ATIO/AIAA, Wichita, KS, Sept. 24-27, 2006.

 

o         “Benefit Estimation in Presence of Demand Uncertainty” (with Dave Knorr), paper presented at the Annual meetings of the INFORMS, Pittsburgh, November 5-8, 2006.

 

o         “Probabilistic Forecasts for Aviation Traffic at FAA’s Commercial Terminals: A Suggested Methodology and an Example”, (with Roger Schaufele), paper presented at the Annual meetings of the INFORMS, Pittsburgh, November 5-8, 2006.

 

o         “Choice of Route Networks By Market Pairs: Do Jet Fuel Prices and Airspace Design Matter?” (with Brendan Hogan), paper presented at the 6^th Annual ATIO/AIAA meeting, Wichita, Kansas, Sept. 24-27, 2006.

 

o         “An Alternative Methodology to Forecast Aviation Activities: O&D Approach”, invited presentation at the FAA Aviation Forecasting Methodology workshop, Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), January, 2006.  

 

o         “A Qualitative Choice Model of the U.S. Airline Network” (with Brendan Hogan), paper presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the INFORMS, Nov. 12-16, San Francisco, 2005.

 

o         “Retrieving Value of the US Air Traffic Control Services and Its Significance” (with B. Hogan, M. Wells; and D. Chin and D. Knorr), paper presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the INFORMS, Nov. 12-16, San Francisco, 2005.

 

o         “Operational Capacity Needs in the National Airspace System: Summary of the FACT Report”, (invited) paper presented at the 25^th Annual International Symposium on Forecasting, San Antonio, Texas, June 12-15, 2005.

 

o         “US Airline Network: A Framework for Analysis and Some Preliminary Findings”, (invited) paper presented at the Spring meetings of the Economics Technical Committee of the AIAA, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, April 25-26^th, 2005.

 

o         “Air Traffic Performance by Market Segments”, paper presented at the 4th ATIO/AIAA conference (Session No. 76- ATIO-29), Chicago, Illinois, September 20-23, 2004. 

 

o         Chair, Economics of Design: Aircraft, Communications, and Network Session, Session No. 10- ATIO-6, 4th ATIO/AIAA conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 20-23, 2004. 

 

o         “Airlines entry and exit and its impact on ATM: Southwest and USAir in BWI and PHL” (with T. Berry, J. Gentry, and G. Nelson), (invited) paper presented at the 30^th Annual Conference of the Eastern Economic Association, Washington, D.C., February, 20-22, 2004; also, chair a session in Transportation Economics session. Paper presented at the 45^th Annual Forum of the Transportation Research Forum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, March 21-23, 2004. Invited paper presented at the Economics Technical Committee meeting of the AIAA, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, April 23, 2004.  

 

o         “Airline network: A Time Series Analysis of US Domestic Air Travel” (with Pamela A. Texter), (invited) paper presented at the 83^rd Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, 2004.

 

o         “Restructuring the Airline Business Model and Its Impact on Air Traffic Management” (with T. Berry, J. Gentry, and G. Nelson), (invited) paper presented at the the 83^rd Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, 2004.

 

o         “Air Travel in the U.S.: Econometric Estimations Using Origin and Destination Data and Forecasts” (with M. Wells), (invited) presentation at the Today's Aviation Capacity Issues and Solutions session of the the 83^rd Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, 2004.

 

o         “Choice of Aircraft Fleets in the US NAS: A Logit Analysis of the Last Decade”, paper presented at the 3^rd ATIO/AIAA conference (Session No. ATIO-20), Denver, Colorado, November 17^th-19^th, 2003. 

 

o         “What Can Government Do to Serve Small Communities with Air Services”, paper presented at the Commercial Aviation Policy in the United States session of the 25^th Annual Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Research Conference, November 7^th, 2003 in Washington, DC. 

 

o         “Air Travel in the United States: Econometric Estimation and Forecasts by O&D Pairs and their Impact on ATM Performance”, paper presented at the 13^th Annual Federal Forecasters Conference, BLS Training Center, Washington, DC, October 27^th, 2003.  

 

o         “Changing Network: A Time Series Analysis of US Domestic Air Travel”, Paper presented (with Pamela Texter) at the Forecasting in Transportation session of the 23rd International Symposium on Forecasting, Mérida, Mexico, June 15-18, 2003.

 

o         “Building the Time Table from Bottom Up Demand: A Microeconometric Approach”, paper presented (with Jennifer Gentry) at the NEXTOR-FAA Conference on Air Traffic Management and Control, Virginia Tech Graduate Center, June 2-3, 2003. 

 

o         “Bottom-Up Econometric Modeling of the O&D Pairs in the NAS: Background, Analytical Framework, and some Preliminary Results”, presented at the MITRE/CAASD Tech Talk, May 9, 2003.

 

o         “Nation's Airports: Who Lost Following 9/11? What Can be Done? Looking Ahead”, Invited talk at the Economics Technical Committee Meeting of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Dept. of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 16-17^th, 2003.

 

o         Chair, Economics of Transportation Industries session (No. 110), 29^th Annual conference of the Eastern Economic Association (session #142: Aviation Economics), New York, February 21-23, 2003.

 

o         “If You Build It, They Will Come:  Economic Rationale for Building Infrastructure in the US National Airspace, A Case Study of New Runways at the DFW Airport”, paper (with Tom Berry) presented at the 29^th Annual conference of the Eastern Economic Association (session #142: Aviation Economics), New York, February 21-23, 2003.

 

o         “Transportation Needs of the Medium- and Small-sized Communities: Bottom-Up Estimation and Forecasts with an Application to the Aviation Sector”, paper presented at the 82^nd Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference (Session # 291) to be held during Jan. 12-16, 2003.

 

o         “Demand for Air Travel in the United States: Bottom-Up Econometric Estimation and Implications for Forecasts by Origin-Destination Pairs”, presented at the 6^th Air Transport Research Society Conference (ATRS 2002) hosted by the Boeing Corporation during July 14-16^th, 2002, in Seattle, Washington; presented also at the 2^nd ATIO/AIAA conference, Los Angeles, Oct. 1-3, 2002.

 

o         “Determinants of Airport Hubbing in the US: An Econometric Framework” (with D. Hechtman), presented at the 28^th annual conference of the Eastern Economic Association in Boston, March 15-17^th, 2002.

 

o         “Egypt's Aviation System: An Econometric Framework with Forecasts Outlook”, paper presented (with G. Nelson) at the 81^st Annual Conference of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington, DC, Jan. 13-17, 2002.

 

o         "Financial Services for the Poor in the Urban Areas with special reference to Bangladesh: An Analysis of CARE-Bangladesh Program for Associations Serving Small Enterprises Toward Sustainability” (with L. J. Bhadra), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, June 14, 2000.

 

o         “Equity in Financial Resources and Enterprise Development”, final PROWID conference entitled And Justice for All: Lessons for Development in the 21^st Century, ICRW and CEDPA, Washington, D. C., April 12-13, 2000.

 

o         “Population, Consumption, and Environment: Linkages Inside and Outside Borders”, Final Conference on Population, Consumption, and Environment, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, ICRW, CEASDES, and CODDEFFAGOLF, San Salvador, El Salvador, March 22, 2000.

 

o         “Building the Capacity of Indian NGOs to Develop a Financially Viable Micro Enterprise Programme for Low Income Household Women” (with FWWB/India), USAID mission in New Delhi, October, 1999.

 

o         "The Role of NGOs, CBOs, and the Private Sector in Delivering Municipal Goods" (with L. J. Bhadra), Paper presented at the seminar jointly organized by the Local Government Division of the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 17-18, 1997.

 

o         ”The Bangladesh Economy: A Comparative Scenario” with L. J. Bhadra. Paper presented at the Bangladesh Economic Association seminar “Current Macroeconomic and Sectoral Trends” held on December 9, 1995.

 

o         “Migration Behavior and Sectoral Responses to Pollution in Agriculture and Industry: A Study of Dhaka (Bangladesh) Metropolitan District,” (with L. J. Bhadra and Zahid Hussain), Paper presented at the symposium “Environment and Sustainable Development with Special Reference to Bangladesh,” jointly sponsored by the Institute of Development, Environment and Strategic Studies and the World Bank, January 14 and 15, 1995.

 

o         Discussant, “The Economics of Garbage” session, annual meetings of the Midwest Economics Association held in St. Louis, Missouri, April, 1991.

 

o        Discussant, “Industry and Sectoral Studies” session, annual meetings of the ASSA held in Atlanta, Ga., December, 1989.

 

Professional Reviewer:

Journal of Aircraft, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Transportation Research Board

Journal of Transportation and Statistics, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, US Department of Transportation.

Journal of Air Transportation, Aviation Institute, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Air Traffic Control Quarterly, Air Traffic Control Association, Virginia.

Tourism Management, Elsevier Publications.

 

Professional Membership:

            Vice President (2006-2008), Chapter Relations, Transportation Research Forum.

Chair, Economics Technical Committee of the AIAA, 2006-2008. 

Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Member, INFORMS.

Member, American Economic Association.

            Member, Eastern Economic Association.

            Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB). .

            Member, Air Transportation Research Group (ATRG).  

Member, Aviation Economics and Air Transportation Forecasting Group, TRB.

Member, Airport Cooperative Research Programs (ACRP), TRB.

 

Also attend as observer/participant at the following recent workshops/conferences:

• Economics Technical Committee meetings held during Winter and Spring.
• Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conferences, Washington, D.C., March-April each year. 
• Annual TRB/FAA Workshop on Aviation Forecast.
• SpeedNews sponsored 17th Annual Aviation Industry Suppliers’ Conference, Los Angeles.
• AIAA-sponsored “Aerospace Markets: The Decade Ahead”, Washington, D.C..
• Annual conference of the Allied Social Sciences Association, Washington, D.C., January.
• Boyd Group Forecasting Conference.
• ICAO-ACI Global Outlook Conference, ICAO, Montreal, Canada.