Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Idaho Boise
322 E Front St, Suite 222C
Boise, ID 83702
Western Rural Development Center
Ph.D., Economics, Utah State University, 2018
M.P.A., Environmental Policy, Cornell University, 2025
M.A., Economic Development, International University of Japan, 2007
B.B.A., Finance, University of North Georgia, 2005
Community Development
Economic Diversification for the West
Outdoor Recreation
Wildfire Resilience
Kibria, A. and Krista, S., 2025. How rural roots shape rural brain drain or brain gain
(work in progress).
Kibria, A., 2025. Achieving SDG 4 in Nigeria: Role of institutional entrepreneurs as focal
points (under review).
Kibria, A., 2025. Applying the Agent Based Approach (ABA) to analyze the risks of mining
on biodiversity and the livelihood of the indigenous community in the Congo Basin (under review).
Kibria, A., Oladi, R., and Bosworth, R., 2021. Political economy of aid allocation: The
case of Arab donors. The World Economy, 44(8), pp.2460-2495. doi: 10.1111/twec.13139.
Kibria, A., Oladi, R., and Akhundjanov, S.B., 2020. FDI and civil violence in Sub-Saharan
Africa. The World Economy, 43(4), pp.948-981. doi: 10.1111/twec.12904.
Kibria, A., Akhundjanov, S.B. and Oladi, R., 2019. Fossil fuel share in the energy mix
and economic growth. International Review of Economics & Finance, 59, pp.253-264. doi:
10.1016/j.iref.2018.09.002.
Kibria, A., Bosworth, R.C. and Hunter, A., 2017. The value of a statistical life: Economics
and politics. STRATA: Logan, UT, USA.
