Economics

    Faculty Profile

    Monir Uddin Ahmed

    Assistant Professor

    Contact Information:

    • Phone: 880 821 713491, 714479, 713850, Ext-252, 01712673224
    • Email: monir-eco@sust.edu

    Education:

    • M.S.S in Economics, SUST

    Research Interests:

    • Macroeconomic Policy
    • Time Series Analysis
    • Energy Economics

    Active Research Project

    1. Determinants of the Livelihood Strategy Choices of Rural Households in Tourist Destinations, Funded By SUST Research Center, FY: 2022-23. Principle Investigator: Monir Uddin Ahmed, Co-Investigator: Esrath Sadiya

    Previous Research Project

    1. Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of the People Republic of Bangladesh, “Forests to the People: Does Decentralization Ensures Improved Forest Health and Socio-economic Condition? – An Ecological and Economic Analysis of Sustainable Forest Management in Bangladesh.” Under “GARE, BANBEIS”, 2017/18 – 2019/20 (3 Years), BDT 17 lac. Role: Co-Investigator; PI: Dr. Mohammad Belal Uddin, Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
    2. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Research Center, “Brand Switching or Consumption Curtailing? Exploring the Adaptation Strategy of Tobacco Smokers in the face of Taxation in Sylhet Metropolitan Area” under “SUST Research Centre Research Grants for the FY 2017-18”, BDT 1.5 lac. Role: Principle Investigator, Co- investigator: Amit Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.

    Awards & Recognition:

    • Vice Chancellor Award for Research (Social Science and Business), 2015
    • University Grants Commission (UGC) Research Award (Business and Economics), 2015

    Journal Publications

    1. Joarder, M. A. M., & Ahmed, M. U. (2023). Does natural resource abundance breed corruption? The role of political institutions. SN Business & Economics, 3(9), 178.
    2. Ahamad, M., Ahmed, M., & Uden, D. (2022). Public Search Interests Related to COVID-19: Insights from Google Search Trends in Bangladesh. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 116, S35.
    3. Ahamad, M. G., Tanin, F., Talukder, B., and Ahmed, M. U. (2020). Officially Confirmed COVID-19 and Unreported COVID-19–Like Illness Death Counts: An Assessment of Reporting Discrepancy in Bangladesh. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, tpmd201205.
    4. Hojjat, T. A. & Ahmed, M. U. (2018). Obesity, Poverty and Income Inequality in USA: Evidence from Panel Cointegration and Mixed Model Methodology. Journal of Applied Business and Economics. Jul2018, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p126-157. 32p
    5. Joarder, MAM., Hossain, AKMN. & Ahmed, M. U. (2016). Does the central bank contribute to the political monetary cycles in Bangladesh? Economic Change and Restructuring, 49(4), 365-394.
    6. Ahmed, M. U., Muzib, M. M & Hasan, M. M. (2016). Inflation, Inflation Uncertainty and Relative Price Variability in Bangladesh. Eurasian Economic Review, Springer, 2016.
    7. Hojjat, T. A. & Ahmed, M. U. (2015). The employment impact of changing energy price. Pennsylvania Economic Review, Volume 22, Number 1, 2015.
    8. Ahmed, M. U., Das, D. L. & Dey, M. (2015). Policies and their Effectiveness on Price in Bangladesh: Evidence from ARDL Bound Testing Approach. Journal of International and Global Economic Studies, Volume 8, Number 2, December 2015.
    9. Ahmed, M. U., Hossain, AKMN & Hasanuzzaman, S. (2015). Exploring the Depth of Energy Penetration in Economic Advancement: Perspective of Bangladesh. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, Vol. 49, pp. 1033-1047, 2015.
    10. Joarder, M. A. M., Ahmed, M. U., Hasanuzzaman, S. & Haque, T. (2014). An Empirical Testing of Informational Efficiency in Bangladesh Capital Market. Economic Change and Restructuring, February 2014, Volume 47, Issue 1, pp 63–87.
    11. Ahmed, M. U., Muzib, M. M. & Roy, A. (2013). Price-Wage Spiral in Bangladesh: Evidence from ARDL Bound Testing Approach. International Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. 10. Number. 2. September 2013.

    Conference Proceedings

    1. Joarder, MAM. & Ahmed, M. U. (2019). Does Natural Resource Abundance Breed Corruption? The Role of Political Institution. BDP Conference on Issues in Economic Justice and Morality, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
    2. Hossain, M. A., Hasanuzzaman, S. & Ahmed, M. U. (2013). Monetary Policy Shocks and Bank Deposits in Bangladesh: A Cointegration Analysis. Annual Banking Conference-2013, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 24-25 November, 2013.
    3. Joarder, MAM., Ahmed, M. U. & Haque, T. (2011). An Empirical Testing of Random Walk Hypothesis in Bangladesh Capital Market." National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economics (NCCIE), SUST, 2011. 23-24 February 2011.
    4. Joarder, MAM. & Ahmed, M. U. (2011). How Mighty is the Corruption to Perish Environment? : An Econometric Analysis. National Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economics (NCCIE), SUST, 2011. 23-24 February 2011.

    Teaching

    • Macroeconomics
    • International Economics
    • Econometrics

    Graduate Supervision

    1. Supervisor: Syed Fahad Al Amin (Session: 2019-20, MSS) Supervisor: Mir Shatil Anaholy (Session: 2014-15, MSS)
    2. Co-Supervisor: Esrath Sadiya (Session: 2014-15, MSS)