Dr. Iftekharul Huq

Chairperson , Associate Professor
Department of Economics

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Address

A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Office

Ext: 140 || Room No# 347
ihuq@ewubd.edu

Academic Background

Ph.D. in Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

M.Sc. in Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.

B.Sc. in Economics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Professional Experience

Chairperson and Associate Professor (May 2025 – Present) Department of Economics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Associate Professor (October 2020 – Present) Department of Economics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Assistant Professor (May 2017 – Sep 2020 & Apr 2010 – Aug 2011) Department of Economics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Part time Faculty (Jan 2016 – Aug 2016) Department of Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Senior Lecturer (Jan 2006 – Mar 2010) Department of Economics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Adjunct Faculty (Jan 2009 – Dec 2010) School of Business, Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Lecturer (Jan 2004 – Dec 2005) Department of Economics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research Interest

Health Economics

Labor Economics

Behavioral Economics

Urban Economics

Nargis, N., Faruque, G.M., Ahmed, M., Huq, I., Parven R., Wadood, S.N., Hussain, AKM G. and Drope, J. (2022). A Comprehensive Economic Assessment of the Health Effects of Tobacco Use and Implications for Tobacco Control in Bangladesh, Tobacco Control, Published Online First: 21 January 2021. Doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056175
Anjum, S., Mallik, B.A. and Huq, I. (2021). A different perspective on rationality: Rational econs or rational humans? International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, 15(1): 11-22. Doi: 10.3923/ijaef.2021.11.22
Jahan, S., Mahmud, S.A.S., Huq, I., Islam, M., Mohsin, M., Ahamed, M.S., Siddiqquee, A.A., Sanzida, Z., Shozib, H.B. and Siddiquee, M.M. (2021). Formation of Rice Based Low Cost Balanced, Nutritious and Safe Diet for the Malnourished Street Children in Capital City Dhaka, ACTA Scientific Nutritional Health, 5(7): 97-106.
Islam, S. and Huq, I. (2021). Economic Cost of Dengue: A Selective Case in Bangladesh, International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, 15(1): 1-10. Doi:10.3923/ijaef.2021.1.10
Huq, I., Nargis, N., Lkhagvasuren, D., Hussain, A.K.M.G. and Fong, G.T. (2018). The Impact of Income and Taxation in a Price-Tiered Cigarette Market – findings from the ITC Bangladesh Surveys, Tobacco Control, Published Online First: 25 April 2018. Doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054053
Nargis, N., Ruthbah, U.H., Hussain, A.K.M.G., Fong, G.T., Huq, I. and Ashiquzzaman, S.M. (2014). The Price Sensitivity of Cigarette Consumption in Bangladesh: Evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Bangladesh Wave 1 (2009) and Wave 2 (2010) Surveys. Tobacco Control, Volume 23. BMJ Publishing Group. Doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050835
Muzaffar, A.T., Huq, I. and Mallik, B.A. (2009) “Entrepreneurs of the Streets: An Analytical Work on the Street Food Vendors of Dhaka City” International Journal of Business and management, Vol. 4, No. 2. Doi:10.5539/ijbm.v4n2p80
Huq, I., Rabbani, M. and Mallik, B.A. (2008). Programs for the Hard Core Poor – Preliminary Assessment of the Alternative Approaches. The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, Vol 19.
Mallik, B.A., Huq, I. and Rabbani, M. (2007) “Understanding Exclusion – An Analytical Approach” East West Journal, Vol I, No I, January 2007.

Huq, I (2018). Factors affecting smoking initiation among the youth in Bangladesh: An empirical analysis, presented at Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT) at Bali on September 13-15, 2018.
Huq, I., Nargis, N., Lkhagvasuren, D., Hussain, A.K.M.G. and Fong, G.T. (2018). An empirical analysis of the impact of income change and cigarette taxation in a price-tiered cigarette market of Bangladesh, presented at World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) 2018 at Cape Town on March 7-9, 2018.
Huq, I., Nargis, N., Hussain, A. K. M. G., Fong, G. T. (2018). Does change in perception of tobacco risk affect smokers’ behaviour? – An empirical analysis, presented at World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) 2018 at Cape Town on March 7-9, 2018.
Jamil, Gazi H.M., Lkhagvasuren, Damba and Huq, I. (2016). The Effects of Local Market Conditions on Provincial Labor Mobility in Canada: An Evidence from Survey of Labor and Income Dynamics, presented at Canadian Economic Association Conference at Ottawa on June 3-5, 2016.
Huq, I., Mallik, B.A., Driezen, P., Nargis, N., Ruthbah, U.H., Quah, A.C.K., Ashiquzzaman, S.M., Fong, G.T. and Hussain, A.K.M.G. (2012). Comparing Socio- demographic Characteristics and Economic Burden among Cigarette and Bidi Smokers in Bangladesh: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Bangladesh Wave 2 Survey, presented at World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) 2012 at Singapore on March 20-24, 2012.

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Teaching Materials

Undergraduate courses:

ECO7101: Principles of Microeconomics

ECO7220: Behavioral Economics

ECO7301: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I

ECO7304: Health Economics

ECO7449: Economics of Information

ECO7450: Labor Economics

ECO7467: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II

ECO7490: Research Methodology

MAT7211: Mathematics for Business and Economics II

Graduate courses:

ECO550: Advanced Labor Economics: Theory and Evidence

ECO593: Advanced Health Economics

ECO650: Advanced Labor Economics: Theory and Evidence II

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