PROF BENSON AKONG'O ATENG' :: :: STAFF EPORTAL - THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA

Faculty:	Kenya Poly(Before 2009)
School:	Social and Development Studies
Department:	Economics and Regional Studies
Current Designation:	Associate Professor, ECONOMICS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (DERM)
Office Telephone:	+254(020) 2219929, 3341639, 3343672
Official Email:	bateng'@tukenya.ac.ke
Consultation Hours:	8AM-5PM MON - FRI

Level	Qualification Name	Institution	Year
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	ECONOMICS	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI(Kenya)	1987
Masters of Arts (MA)	ECONOMICS	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI(Kenya)	1977
Postgraduate Diploma	ECONOMICS	GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY(United States)	1997
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)	ARTS	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI(Kenya)	1975
Certificate	MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROBLEM	HARVARD UNIVERSITY(United States)	2008

Period	Institution	Position
01/07/2013 - TO DATE	TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA	SENIOR LECTURER
2008 - 2011	WORLDBANK	COUNTRY MANAGER- YEMEN
2005 - 2008	WORLDBANK	COUNTRY MANAGER- PAPUA NEW GUINEA
2002 - 2005	WORLDBANK	LEAD OPERATIONS OFFICER/ACTING COUNTRY MANAGER, TANZANIA
1997 - 2002	WORLD BANK	SENIOR ECONOMIST, USA
1987 - 1997	WORLD BANK	INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIST, USA
1982 - 1987	WORLDBANK	ECONOMIST, USA

I am passionate about studies in general economics and implications of economic behavior on society, environment and sustainable development.

Fostering Social Cohesion for Regional Integration	Social Cohesion and Regional Integration
Master Plan for Homa Bay County Fish Industrial Cluster	Fishing, Business and Industrial Clustering
Review of Kenyan Coffee Value Chain	Business, Policy and Supply Chain
Challenges Facing Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya	Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Yemen Joint Social and Economic Assessment: Services and Institutional Infrastructure	Disaster and Conflict Management
Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge System: The Case of Ramogi Hill, Kenya	Indigenous Knowledge, Biodiversity and Knowledge Management

Title	Link to publication	Year
Ateng’, B. A. (2009). Republic of Yemen - Country assistance strategy for the period FY 2010-2013. Washington, DC: World Bank.	View online
Ateng’, B. A. (2007). Papua New Guinea - Country assistance strategy. Washington, DC: World Bank.	View online
Ateng’, B. A. and Arunga, R. (October 2017). Constraints to Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Kenya: Stakeholders’ Perspective, International Journal of Education and Research, Vol. 5, No. 10, Contemporary Research Center - CRC Publications.	View online
Shisia, E. W., Ateng’, B. A. and Nelima, F. (June 2018). Linkages Between Sustainable Biodiversity and Cultural Values: A Case Study of Ramogi Hill Forest and Its Environment, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Volume 9, No. 12 (2018), The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE).	View online
Ateng’, B. A. (September 1993). Constraints to Diversification in Bangladesh: A Survey of Farmers’ Views, The Quarterly Journal of The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Volume XXI, No. 3, Dhaka.	View online
Ateng’, B. A. and Nelima, F. (September 2017). Economic Performance in East Africa: Perceived Impact on Subjective Wellbeing, International Journal of Education and Research, Vol. 5, No. 9, Contemporary Research Center - CRC Publications.	View online
Ateng’, B. A. (March 1987). Food Marketing Activities of Low-Income Households, in J. Price Gittinger, et al. (editors). Food Policy: Integrating Supply, Distribution and Consumption, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.	View online
Ateng’, B. A., Shisia, E. W. and Nelima, F. (September 2017). Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge System: The Case of Ramogi Hill, Kenya, International Journal of Education and Research, Vol. 5, No. 9, Contemporary Research Center - CRC Publications.	View online
Ateng’, B. A., Aduda, K. W. and Nelima, F. (September 2017). Foreign Direct Investment Destination in Kenya: Bench Marking the Causal Factors, International Journal of Education and Research, Vol. 5, No. 9, Contemporary Research Center - CRC Publications.	View online
Ateng’, B. A. and Arunga, R. (October 2017). Constraints to Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Kenya: Stakeholders’ Perspective, International Journal of Education and Research, Vol. 5, No. 10, Contemporary Research Center - CRC Publications.	View online
Ateng’, B. A. (1999). Bangladesh - Fourth Fisheries Project. Washington, DC: World Bank.	View online
Ateng’, B. A. (March 1978). Science and Technology for Rural Development: Increase of Productivity of Rural Population, in Science and Technology for Development in C.P.M. Khamala (editor). Science and Technology for Development: Proceedings of a seminar of the Kenya National Academy for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya.	View online

Name	Description	Period
Intermediate Microeconomics	This course explores fundamentals of microeconomics theory, focusing on the behavior of individuals and firms, and their interaction in and with the market. It further considers the effects of government policies, market power and externalities on market efficiency.	2013 - TO-DATE
Intermediate Macroeconomics	The course provides learners with detailed knowledge of principal theoretical models used in macroeconomics,especially covering the debates and controversies of recent years. It exposes students to tools used in macroeconomic theory to analyze ongoing macroeconomic debates, theories and models that the learners can then use in investigating and answering some of the most complex questions of modern macroeconomics.	2013 - TO-DATE
Development Studies	Theories, models and emerging issues in development, with particular emphasis on sustainable development in emerging economies.	2013 - TO-DATE
Economic Growth and Development	The course exposes learners to economic growth theories and models, factors inhibiting growth in different types of economies, causes and impacts of growth and development among nations, International Trade and its impacts on the economies of nations.	2013 - TO-DATE

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NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY APPOINTMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Central Bank of Kenya – August 24^th, 2018 to date
Chairman, Board of Directors, Consolidated Bank of Kenya Limited – January 2014 to January 2017
· Member, Board of Management, Bondo Mixed Secondary School – February 2016 to date
· Patron, Kirongo Primary School, Homa Bay County
· Elder, Nairobi Central SDA Church

CONSULTANCIES

I have served as a consultant to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, World Bank, National Economic and Social Council of Kenya, Kenya Coffee Producers Association, and Homa Bay County Government in recent times.

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