CONSULTANT: UNCTAD (September 2009 – April 2010)

“Dr. Siddig was recruited as a consultant by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) during the period October 2009- April 2010. The consultancy assignment included updating a comprehensive economic database, re-estimating a macro-econometric model and simulating various policy scenarios to inform macroeconomic policy.

Dr. Siddig was able to successfully update the database, produce a detailed supporting user guide, and estimate the model as well as simulating various scenarios, and assessing their policy implications. Dr. Siddig was also able to produce a comprehensive report integrating the database, the econometric estimation results and their policy relevance.

Dr. Siddig carried out the assignment in Geneva; working as member of a team in an international organization within a multicultural context and has demonstrated competence, dedication, commitment and hard work. ”

Dr. Mutasim Elagraa, UNCTAD, August 25, 2011

Mutasim Elagraa, Economist, UNCTAD. Managed Khalid H. A. indirectly at United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

 

Database Contributor to GTAP Africa Database

Center of Global Trade Analysis (GTAP), Purdue University, USA

 

“Khalid contributed the Sudanese I-O table for GTAP Data Base. He worked very hard for the same, since there was no official SAM available. He started with numerous governmental sources and combined them meticulously to produce the I-O table for us. He has also presented a few well-researched papers at GTAP conferences. I’m sure he has a wonderful future in his research career. My best wishes to him in all his endeavors.” August 17, 2011

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, On Time

Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Database Construction Specialist at Purdue University, USA. Hired Khalid Siddig as a Sudanese Data contributor in 2008.