Khondoker Mottaleb (Kam) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Texas Tech University. His research focuses on household economics, international trade and development economics, focusing on price linkages in the global commodity markets as well as smallholders’ decision-making process under risk and uncertainty. In his research,  Dr. Khondoker applies a combination of quantitative and nonparametric approaches in a machine learning environment  Dr. Khondoker is an expert in ex-ante impact assessments.

        Before joining Texas Tech, Dr. Khondoker was a Research Scientist at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Arkansas USA. He previously worked with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and an MA and Ph.D. in International Development Studies from GRIPS, Tokyo, Japan.

Research Interests: Price linkages, market integration, adoption, food security and nutrition, international trade.