Maksud Bekchanov - ZEF

Curriculum Vitae
Maksud Bekchanov
PhD Research Fellow
Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Walter-Flex-Str. 3
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49228/73-1799 (w)
E-mail: maksud@uni-bonn.de
ZEF-profile: http://www.zef.de/staff/963.html
EDUCATION
PhD (ongoing), Economics (Agriculture), Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn
University, Bonn, Germany, October 2009 – present
M.Sc., Economics (Water Resources Management and Agriculture), Tashkent Institute of
Irrigation and Melioration (TIIM), Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 2005 - June 2007
B.S., Economics (Macroeconomics), Urgench State University (UrSU), Urgench, Uzbekistan,
September 2001 - June 2005
THESES
• PhD thesis: Efficient Water Allocation and Water Conservation Policy Modeling in the
Aral Sea Basin.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun; ZEF - Center for Development Research
Abstract: Increased water demand due to population growth and economic development under the mounted investment costs
for developing new water sources calls for efficient, equitable and sustainable management of water resources in many
developing countries. This is more essential in the Aral Sea Basin where the tremendous development in irrigation since the
1960s combined with unbalanced water resource management led to the destruction of the ecosystems in the delta zone and the
gradual desiccation of the Aral Sea, once the fourth biggest lake of the world with a surface area of 68,000 km 2 and total water
volume of 53.4 km 3 . Disintegration of the Central Asian states after the collapse of the Soviet Union also increased the conflicts
over water and infrastructure sharing among the riparian countries. Insufficient private and public investment on agricultural
machinery and irrigation infrastructure, lack of economic incentives to adopt water-wise approaches, inefficient water governance
and institutions, and less changed old mindset under new conditions of market economy have been the main reasons of
decreased water use efficiency in the post-Soviet period. Integrated hydro-economic model was applied in this study to examine
the role of benefit sharing based water allocation for water use efficiency improvement in the Aral Sea basin as an alternative to
the traditional administrative water allocation. Preliminary results indicated a huge potential of water productivity and economic
welfare improvement through introducing benefit sharing based water transfers.
• Master thesis: Assessing Comparative Advantages of National Agricultural
Commodities in the World Market Using Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) Method:
evidence from the Khorezm region, Uzbekistan. Tashkent, Uzbekistan: TIIM, 2007.
Supervisor: Dr. Sandjar Djalalov; SDC - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Abstract: Climate, soil, and water conditions in Uzbekistan are very convenient to produce a wide variety of agricultural
commodities. However, inefficient input use, underdeveloped market infrastructure, and government intervention impede to attain
the potential yields and employ the full production capacities in the agricultural sector. Two main market policies - price
liberalization and open market establishment - in the agricultural sector are of utmost importance in the country due to its
willingness to obtain WTO membership rights. Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) method is used in this study to analyze comparative
advantages of the agricultural commodities produced in Uzbekistan and to assess incentives for farmers to use resources more
efficiently under the conditions of liberalized input and output prices. High competitive advantages of national agricultural
commodities in the world market are estimated using Domestic (DRC) and Private (PRC) Resource costs. Successful use of
these competitive advantages for agricultural development can be reached by (i) improving agricultural input and output markets,
(2) developing market infrastructure including storage, transport, and distribution systems, (3) reviving agro-processing industries,
and (4) liberalizing agricultural commodity markets.
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• Bachelor thesis: Temporal-Spatial Cluster Analysis and Econometric Modeling of
Small Business Development in the Khorezm Region. Urgench, Uzbekistan: UrSU,
2005
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Sanatbek Salaev; Economics Faculty of Urgench State University
Abstract: Small business and private entrepreneurship plays a pivotal role for economic development in the post-Soviet
transition countries through providing sustainable incomes to the middle income group of the population and maintaining rapid
adoption of innovations. However, due to uneven development of SB across the regions and economy sectors governments
usually face the questions of where they have to invest and what is the optimal rate of tax for sustainable development of SB. In
order to determine the priority of different districts to allocate small business maintenance investments, the districts of the
Khorezm, north-western region in Uzbekistan, were classified into three groups according to the level of small business
development using advanced cluster analysis tools. To analyze the impact of tax policies on the small business development and
determine tax rate, which is optimal in terms of benefits for both the entrepreneurs and the government, simultaneous regression
equations system, which includes general economic relationships of SB development, was constructed.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP)
• Junior researcher at ZEF (Center for Development Research) / Bonn University,
Bonn, Germany; 1) Developed hydro-economic model to test the role of water trading
for efficient water use in the Aral Sea Basin; 2) Constructed national input-output table
of Uzbekistan to assess intersectoral virtual water flow; 10/2009 - present
• Junior researcher at ZEF/UNESCO (Khorezm) project, Urgench, Uzbekistan; 1)
Developed national and regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) models to
assess the impact of the agricultural policies on water and land use and
macroeconomic situation in Uzbekistan; 2) Developed linear programming model to
assess economic and technical efficiency and adoptability of different water saving
technologies in Western Uzbekistan (Khorezm); 10/2007-09/2009
• Lecturer & Tutor of the course on “Principles of Economics” (Part time), Industry &
Transport College, Urgench, Uzbekistan; 01/2008-07/2008
• Accountant in Tashkent Region Branch of Joint-Stock Company “Matbuot
Tarqatuvchi”, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 05/2007-10/2007
• Teaching Assistant (Part time) in International Educational Center (IEC), REI
(Resource Exchange International) - English Language courses, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan, 10/2005– 04/2007
• Internship in the Department of Statistics. Urgench, Uzbekistan, 04/2005-05/2005
AWARDS:
• IPSWAT (International Post-graduate Studies on Water Technologies) scholarship for
PhD studies, 2009-2012
• ZEF/UNESCO (Khorezm) project scholarship for Master studies, 2005-2007
• Al-Khorezmi Scholarship of Urgench State University, 2003-2005
• First prize award in several national and regional Olympiads on Mathematics, 1999-2001
MEMBERSHIP:
• International Input-Output Association (2012-2013)
• Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V. (2010-2011)
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COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows, MS Office, GAMS, SPSS, STATA
LANGUAGES:
English (Fluent), Uzbek (Native), Russian (Good), German (Basic), Turkish (Basic)
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Water Resources Management, Water Markets, Virtual Water, Agro-Industrial Systems,
Irrigation technologies, Climate Change, Food Security, Hydro-economic Modeling, Input -
Output analysis, General Equilibrium Modeling, Economic modeling, Macroeconomics,
Trade
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• Bekchanov M., A. Bhaduri, M. Lenzen, and J.P.A Lamers, 2012. The role of virtual
water for sustainable economic restructuring: evidence from Uzbekistan, Central Asia.
ZEF Discussion Paper No. 167.
• Bekchanov M., A. Bhaduri, M. Lenzen, and J.P.A Lamers. 2012 (submitted). The role
of virtual water for sustainable economic restructuring in Uzbekistan, Central Asia.
Journal of Water Resources Management.
• Bobojonov I., J.P.A Lamers, M. Bekchanov, C. Martius, 2012 (under review). Options
and constraints for crop diversification: a case study in sustainable agriculture.
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture.
• Bekchanov, M., J.P.A. Lamers and C. Martius, 2012 (accepted). Coping with water
scarcity in the irrigated zones of a lower Amudarya region, Central Asia. In: A.
Khamzina, I. Rudenko, J.P.A. Lamers, P.L.G. Vlek (Eds.), ZEF book III.
• Bekchanov M., J.P.A Lamers, A. Karimov, M. Müller, 2012. Estimation of spatial and
temporal variability of crop water productivity with incomplete data. Ch. 20. In: C.
Martius, I. Rudenko, J.P.A. Lamers, P.L.G. Vlek (Eds.), Cotton, Water, Salts and
Soums: Economic and Ecological Restructuring in Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Springer.
329-344
• Bekchanov M., M. Müller, J.P.A Lamers, 2012. A Computable General Equilibrium
Analysis of Agricultural Development Reforms: National and Regional Perspective.
Ch. 21. In: C. Martius, I. Rudenko, J.P.A. Lamers, P.L.G. Vlek (Eds.), Cotton, Water,
Salts and Soums: Economic and Ecological Restructuring in Khorezm, Uzbekistan.
Springer. 347-370
• Ibragimov N., Y. Djumaniyazova, J. Ruzimov, R. Eshchanov, C. Scheer, K. Kienzler,
J.P.A. Lamers, and M. Bekchanov, 2012. Optimal Irrigation and N-fertilizer
Management for Sustainable Winter Wheat Production in Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Ch.
11. In: C. Martius, I. Rudenko, J.P.A. Lamers, P.L.G. Vlek (Eds.), Cotton, Water, Salts
and Soums: Economic and Ecological Restructuring in Khorezm, Uzbekistan.
Springer. 171-180
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• Bekchanov, M., J.P.A. Lamers and C. Martius, 2010. Pros and Cons of Adopting
Water-Wise Approaches in the Lower Reaches of the Amu Darya: A Socio-Economic
View. Water, 2, 200-216.
• Bekchanov M., 2009. Econometric Modeling and Prediction of Small Business
Development. Uzbek Journal of Economics and Education, #4/ 2009, TSEU,
Tashkent; pp. 101-104.
• Bekchanov M. and J. Djanibekov, 2009. Statistical Modeling of Lower Amu Darya
Water Flow Volatility and its Impact on Water Availability in Irrigated Agriculture. In:
Soliev A. et al. (eds), Information Bulletin of Uzbekistan Geographic Society, Volume
34. Uzbekistan Geographic Society, Tashkent.
• Bekchanov M., Kan E. and Lamers J., 2009. Options of agricultural extension
provision for rural development in Central Asian transition economies: the case of
Uzbekistan. Proceedings of international conference "Research for Sustainable
Development" held in 14th May 2009. Westminster International University in
Tashkent - British Council - TEMPUS, Tashkent.
• Bekchanov M., Sharipov A., 2008. Water Use Efficiency and Financial Feasibility of
Different Water Saving Technologies. Proceedings of international conference on
Water and Soil Conservation Agro-technologies in the Agriculture of Uzbekistan.
UzPITI- ICARDA- IWMI, Tashkent.
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
• Workshop on “Leadership and Change”; Tutored by Holger Nauheimer (Change
Facilitation Group); Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn; May 29 – June 2,
2012.
• Workshop on “Topics in Econometrics and Statistics: Microeconometric Analysis”;
Lectured by Frank Vella (Georgetown University); Institute for the Study of Labor
(IZA), Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn; May 21-25, 2012.
• International Winter School 2012 “GIS in Water Resources Management”; Institute for
Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtopics (ITT); Cologne
University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany; January 16-20, 2012.
• Lecture series on “Time Series Econometrics”; BGSE, University of Bonn, Bonn,
Germany. Sommer semester, 2011.
• Lecture series on “Development Economics”; ILRI, University of Bonn, Bonn,
Germany. Sommer semester, 2011.
• Seminar on “GIZ Development Cooperation in the Water Sector”, organized by GIZ
and DWA, Eschborn, Germany, June 15, 2011.
• Workshop on “Reverse Degradation by Innovation: New Pathways of Sustainable
Natural Resource Management”; RLC-Rural Livelihood College; Bonn, Germany;
June 1, 2011.
• Workshop on “Instruments of Optimal Irrigation Water Using”; SIC-ICWC, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan; November 22-23, 2010.
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• Workshop on “Phase Space Reconstruction from Time Series Data”, Instructors: Prof.
Dr. Ray Huffaker, Prof. Dr. Ernst Berg, Theodor-Brinkmann-Graduate School,
University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 22-25 March 2010.
• Lecture series on “Labor Economics” organized by IZA (Institute for the Study of
Labor), Bonn (Germany), 10-12/2009
• Workshops on “Game Theory and Econometric Modeling” organized by BGSE (Bonn
Graduate School of Economics), Winter Semester, 2009-2010, University of Bonn.
• Lectures Series - Dependence Modelling by Lévy Processes with Applications to
Mathematical Finance, Insurance and Econometrics, Claudia Klüppelberg (Technical
University of Muenchen), November 16 - December 2, 2009
• Workshop on “Learning Intercultural Competence”, by Bonn Interdisciplinary Graduate
School for Development Research (BiGS-DR) of ZEF (Bonn University) and
SYNERGIE Soziale Bildung (funded by DAAD), Windeck-Rosbach, Germany,
December, 2009
• Workshop on “Financial Mathematics meets Econometrics”, Stefan Ankirchner,
Claudia Klüppelberg, Christian Pigorsch, Robert Stelzer (organizers),November 30 -
December 1, 2009
• Training program on “Mathematical Modeling of Agro and Food Systems” (Lecture
Series) by Theodor-Brinkmann-Graduate School, Bonn, Germany, Winter Semester,
2009-2010
• Training workshop on Strategic Planning and Team Work, STRATAGEM by GTZ
(Germany), Bonn, Germany, October, 2009
• Training program on “Managerial Accounting in Farm Enterprises in terms of market
economy” by Vayenshtefan University and GTZ, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2007
• Training program on “Business planning” by OBSE, Urgench, Uzbekistan, 2005
• Lectures Series – Economic Mathematical Modeling and Econometrics, Economics
Department of Urgench State University, Urgench, Uzbekistan, winter semester,
2004-2005
REFERENCES:
Dr. Anik Bhaduri; Senior Researcher at Center for Development research (ZEF);
Tel.: +49 (0) 228 / 73 4967(w);
Email: abhaduri@uni-bonn.de
Dr. John Lamers; Senior Researcher at Center for Development research (ZEF);
Coordinator of ZEF/UNESCO (Khorezm) Project;
Tel.: +49 (0) 228 / 73-4926 (w), Bonn; (+998-62) 226-21-19 (w), Urgench;
Email: j.lamers@uni-bonn.de
Dr. Christopher Martius; Senior Fellow at Center for Development research (ZEF);
Tel.: +49 (0) 228 / 73-1816 (w);
Email: c.martius@uni-bonn.de
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