Dr. Nor Yasmin Mhd Bani is a Senior Lecturer in School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She received her Bsc in Economics from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and graduated with Master in Economics from The University of Adelaide, South Australia . Her doctoral degree was awarded by the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Her research area is Development Economics and Applied Econometrics. Specifically, her interest includes poverty and income inequality, human capital and issues related to Developing Economies.