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Journal Publications
Working Papers
  • Haque, A.K.E., A.M.T. Hussain and A. Siddica. (2023). Impact of Climate Disasters on Human Trafficking in Vulnerable Coastal Districts of Bangladesh
  • Banerjee, P., K. Basu, D. Chakrabarti, S. Datta, A.M.T. Hussain and R. Pal. (2021). Bidding behavior in second-price, BDM, and random nth-price auctions with interval private values. Under review
  • Hussain, A.M.T., B. Huang and S. Baumgärtner. (2017). Synthesizing economic values of COMTESS ecosystem services
  • Baumgärtner, S., W. Chen and A.M.T. Hussain. (2016). Willingness to pay for environmental goods under uncertainty
Reports
  • Hussain, A.M.T., and E. Bari. (2023). Economic Valuation of Loss and Damage in the Crop Sector of Bangladesh. Final report submitted to Oxfam in Bangladesh
  • Haque, A.K.E., A.M.T. Hussain, and A. Siddica. (2023). Impacts of Climate Change on Human Trafficking in Vulnerable Districts. Economic assessment report for the Ashshash project submitted to Winrock International
  • Hussain, A.M.T., and A. Zaman. (2022). Flood Recovery Emergency Assistance Project (FREAP). Review and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors (RRP) submitted to the Asian Development Bank
  • Haque, A.K.E., A.M.T. Hussain, B.A. Mallik, E. Bari, and A. Siddica. (2022). Development of the methodology for ecosystem valuation as contribution to the SCD/CPF, natural capital accounting and nature-based solutions. Final report submitted to the World Bank
  • Zaman, A., and Hussain, A.M.T. (2022). Emergency Assistance Project – Additional Financing (EAP-AF). Project completion report (PCR) submitted to the Asian Development Bank
  • Zaman, A., and Hussain, A.M.T. (2020). Participatory Small Scale Water Resources Sector Project (PSSWRSP). Project completion report (PCR) submitted to the Asian Development Bank
    • Baumgärtner, S., B. Huang and A.M.T. Hussain. (2017). Sustainable Coastal Land Management: Trade-offs in Ecosystem Services (COMTESS). Final report submitted to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
  •  Abdallah, W., S.M. Hashemi, B. Hassan, and A.M.T. Hussain. (2012). Food Security for the Ultra Poor (FSUP) Second Annual Outcome Survey Report. Final report submitted to the United Nations World Food Programme
Conferences & Workshops
  • Attended the inception workshop Economics of Forest Restoration as Carbon Mitigation and Nature-Based Solution organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, March 2024)
  • Invited to join the consultation workshop Material Footprint (MF) and Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) organized by the Strengthening Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Statistics (ECDS) Project of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS, November 2023)
  • “Shadow-price valuation of multifunctional natural capital under different conceptions of sustainability”. Paper presented at the 20th Annual BIOECON Conference – Land-use, Agriculture and Biodiversity: Spatial and Temporal Issues, King’s College, Cambridge, UK (September 2018)
  • “Shadow-price valuation of multifunctional natural capital under different conceptions of sustainability”. Paper presented at the AURÖ Young Researchers Workshop “Environmental and Resource Economics”, University of Osnabrück, Germany (February 2018)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Invited presentation at the Laboratoire d'Economie Forestière, Nancy, France (October 2017)
  • “Shadow-price valuation of multifunctional natural capital under different conceptions of sustainability”. Paper presented at the 2017 World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling, Barcelona, Spain (June 2017)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Paper presented at the AURÖ Young Researchers Workshop “Environmental and Resource Economics”, University of Basel, Switzerland (February 2017)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Poster presented at the Foundations of Utility and Risk (FUR) Conference, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK (June 2016)
  • Attended the 22nd Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Zürich, Switzerland (June 2016)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Invited presentation at the Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop, Department of Economics, University of Manchester, UK (May 2016)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society, University of Freiburg, Germany (March/April 2016)
  • “Insurance Value of Land Management Scenarios under Climate Change: Trade-offs between Ecosystem Services and between Stakeholder Groups”. Paper presented at envecon 2016, London, UK (March 2016)
  • “Insurance Value of Land Management Scenarios under Climate Change: Trade-offs between Ecosystem Services and between Stakeholder Groups”. Poster presented at the BMBF Sustainable Land Management Final Conference 2016, Berlin, Germany (March 2016)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Paper presented at the 17th Annual BIOECON Conference – Experimental and Behavioral Economics and the Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Kings College, Cambridge, UK (September 2015)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Helsinki, Finland (June 2015)
  • “Insurance Value of Land Management Scenarios under Climate Change: Trade-offs between Ecosystem Services and between Stakeholder Groups”. Paper presented at ISEE 2014: Well-being and Equity within Planetary Boundaries, Reykjavik, Iceland (August 2014)
  • “Willingness to Pay for Public Environmental Goods under Uncertainty”. Poster presented at the Summer School in Sustainability Economics: Intergenerational Equity and Efficiency under Uncertainty, Camp Reinsehlen, Germany (August 2014)
  • Attended the 5th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Istanbul, Turkey (June/July 2014)
  • Attended the Research and Writing Workshop in Environmental Economics and Policy. Jointly organized by the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economists (SANDEE) and the Economics Research Group (ERG), Jamuna Resort, Tangail, Bangladesh (September 2011)
  • “Optimal Harvesting when Harvesting Success is Uncertain”. Paper presented at the 84th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (June/July 2009)
Journal Publication
  • 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.
  • Munim, S.S., Mallik, B.A. and Huq, I. (2009). Conceptualizing Social Capital in Lieu of the Market – viewing literature through a new framework. Journal on Business and Technology, Vol. 2, No. 2.
  • 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.
  • Zohir, S., Rabbani, M., Mallik, B.A., Huq, I. and Afsana, R. (2008). Exclusion and Poverty: An analytical approach for understanding exclusion and assessing programs targeting the very poor in Bangladesh. BRAC and Economic Research Group Publication, Dhaka, Bangladesh.





Conference & Seminars
  • 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.
Journal Publication
International

Sinha, A.K., Muntasir Chaudhury, A.H.M.R. Imon, “Income Elasticity of Time Deposit in the Context of Bangladesh”,International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 3, No. 12 , 2008

Basanta Kumar Barmon, Muntasir Chaudhury and Saiyeeda S. Munim, “Value Chain and Marketing Channels of Shrimp/Prawn Sector of Gher Farming System in Bangladesh”; World Review of Business Research, Vol. 1. No. 1. March 2011. Pp. 10-24, 2011

Basanta Kumar Barmon, Muntasir Chaudhury, “Impact of Price and Price Variability on Acreage Allocation in Rice and Wheat Production in Bangladesh”; The Agriculturists, A Scientific Journal of Krishi Foundation, 10(1); Pp 23-30, May 2012

National

Chaudhury, Muntasir; “Import Demand Function and Elasticities of Crude Oil for Bangladesh”; The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, Vol. 23, June 2012

Nandi B Kumar Nandi, Muntasir Chaudhury and Gazi Quamrul Hasan, “Univariate Time Series Forecasting: A Study on Monthly Tax Revenue of Bangladesh”; East West Journal of Business and Social Studies, Vol. 4, January 2015; Pp 1-28.

Other

“Estimates of the values of services of Hill forest, wetland and mangrove ecosystems in Bangladesh”. Research completed and submitted to IUCN Bangladesh Dec 2015, as co-author with Professor A. K. Enamul Haque

Mahtab Mamun, Fazle Akbar, Muntasir Chaudhury and Salimur Rahman; “Economic Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus in Bangladesh” (PP09-091) presented in „The 22nd Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver’ (16-19 February 2012, Taipai, Taiwan); for the journal “Hepatology International” (Official journal of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of Liver)

“Demand for Water in DWSA Zones (2005-2030)” Research completed (and published) as co-researcher with Professor A. K. Enamul Haque, (Date November 24, 2006)

Working Paper
"Hi-Tech Sexism? Evidence from Bangladesh," with Bryan Boulier, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2020, vol. 20, issue 3.
Journal Publication
National

“Effect of Trade Liberalization on Economic Growth of Developing Countries”,- The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Sciences, Vol. XXXVI, pp. 125-140, 2012 printed in June 2015, ISSN 1682-422.

“A Comparative Study on the Cost of Higher Education in Private and Public Universities in Bangladesh”, – East West Journal of Business and Social Studies (EWJBSS), Vol. 3, pp. 47-67, 2013

“Economics of Mushroom (Agricus bisporus) Production in a Selected Upazilla of Bangladesh.” – “The Agriculturists”: A Scientific Journal of Krishi Foundation, Vol. 10, No. 2, Page- 77-89, December 2012, ISSN 1729 – 5211.

“Socio-economic Benefits of Rickshaw-pulling with Special Reference to Income, Employment and Services: A Study in Dhaka city”, Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 4, No. 1 & 2; (page 71-85), December, 2009.

Journal Publication
International

Basanta K.Barmon ,Muntasir Chaudhury,Saiyeeda Saniya Munim, “Value Chain and Marketing Channels of Shrimp /Prawn Sector of Gher Farming System in Bangladesh”, World Review of Business Research, Vol-1 ,No-1,pp:10-24, 2011

National

Saiyeeda Saniya Munim Biva Arani Mallik Iftekharul Huq , “Conceptualizing Social Capital in lieu of market: Viewing Literature through a New Framework”, Journal of Business and Technology , vol:2, No:2,, 2009

Journal Publication
National

Siddica, M. T. (2017). Does Institution Affect the Inflow of FDI? A Panel Data Analysis of Developed and Developing Countries. International Journal of Economics and Finance,Vol. 9, No. 7; 2017

Journal Publication
International

1. Nandi, B. K., Hasan, G. Q. and Kabir, M. H. (2021), "A tale of the financial inclusion-growth nexus and the degree of financial inclusion: a dynamic panel approach on selected developing countries", Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFEP-03-2021-0071. 

2. Nandi. K. B., Kabir. H. and Roy. N. “Automation of VAT System: A Pathway of Domestic Resource Mobilization” Global Challenges and Strategic Disruptors in Asian Business and Economics, pp.214 – pp.223, September, 2019

3. Nandi.K.B. and Khondker.H.B. “Cost-Benefit Analysis: Strengthening the Tax Base in Bangladesh” Bangladesh Priorities, Copenhagen Consensus Centre (CCC), Volume-II, pp. 1 –pp.36, August 2017

4. Mansur H. Ahsan, Yunus Md and Nandi.K.Biplob, “An Evaluation of the Tax System in Bangladesh “,International Growth Week,(IGC), Oxford University, London , Working Paper-17, 2011

National

1. Nandi.K.B. and Gazi. H. Q. “The Bitcoin Saga” Policy Insight, Policy Research Institute (PRI), Volume-I, April 2018

2. Nandi.K. B., Chaudhury. M. and Gazi. H. Q. “Univariate Tax Revenue Forecasting: A Case Study in Bangladesh” East West Journal of Business and Social Studies, Volume 4, November 2, 2015

3. Haque.N. and Nandi.K. B. “Does Economic Performance Influence Necessarily VAT Efforts? A Panel Analysis among Asian and African Countries” The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, Volume-24, June 2012.







Journal Publication
National
  1. Karim and Gazi Q.H. , “Motor Vehicle Agreement Between Bangladesh Bhutan India and Nepal: Implications and Challenges”, BIISS Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, April 2015, pp. 165-180
  2. B.K. Nandi, M. Chaudhury and Gazi Q.H., “Univariate Time Series Forecasting: A Study on Monthly Tax Revenue of Bangladesh” East West Journal of Business and Social Studies, Vol. 4, January 2015, pp. 01-28
Journal Publication
International

  1. ”Why is the South Korean growth experience different? An analysis of the differences of per capita GDP between South Korea and South Asian countries”, Economic Change and Restructuring, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 41- 69, Springer, NY, USA
  2. “Resource Structure and Imports: An Analysis of the Relationship between Skill Intensive Imports and Skill Endowment” The International Trade Journal, Vol. 26, no. 2. Routledge, Taylor and Francis, UK.
  3. ”The Effect of Economic Freedom on Corruption: The Case of South Asian Countries”, International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Vol. 5, No 2, Inderscience Publications, Switzerland.
  4. “Protecting human development: a search for an effective policy – a comparative cross country study of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia”.International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 5, no. 2. Inderscience Publications, Switzerland.
  5. “In Search of the Reasons of the Great Recession: Time for a Change in Policies?” World Review of Business Research, Vol. 1, no. 1. World Business Institute, Australia.
National
  1. “Constraints and Challenges of SME Development – Evidences from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh” International Journal of SME Development, Vol. 1, no. 1. SME Foundation, Bangladesh.
  2. “Effect of South Asian Free Trade Area on Readymade Garments Trade” BUFT Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1. BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology.
  3. “Trends in the Growth Rate of RMG Exports of Bangladesh.”AIUB Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 10, no. 1.American International University Bangladesh.
  4. “Business Environment and Economic Growth in Bangladesh: A Comparative Overview of Economic Freedom as an Element of Business Environment.” Southeast University Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 6, no. 1.  Centre for Business Research, Southeast University Bangladesh.
  5. “Commercial Banking in a Developing Economy.” ASA University Review, Vol. 5, no. 1. ASA University Bangladesh.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles:

"Economic Profitability and Supply Chain of Mango Production: Evidence and Agribusiness Insights from Bangladesh", 2025, World Food Policy (Wiley), Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wfp2.70003  

"Crop Diversification and Its Impact on Income Diversification and Crop Income in Bangladesh", 2025, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (Taylor and Francis, Q1), Vol. 49 (1), 269-295. Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/10.1080/21683565.2024.2416010?scroll=top&needAccess=true

"The Threshold Effect of Institutional Quality on Sovereign Debt and Economic Stability", 2024, Journal of Policy Modelling (Elsevier, Q1), Vol. 46 (1): 39-59. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016189382300131X

"An Investigation into the Spatial Rice Market Integration in Bangladesh: Application of Vector Error Correction Approach", 2023, Asian Development Perspectives (Journal of the Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Yonsei University, South Korea), Vol.14(1):1-15, Link: https://www.dbpia.co.kr/Journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE11444116

"An Analysis of the Impacts of Inflation, Trade Openness and Exchange Rate on Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh and Some Selected Emerging Countries" (with Dr. Sayera Younus), 2017, Thoughts on Banking and Finance (Journal of the Bangladesh Bank Training Academy), Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 9- 45.

"Inclusive Growth: Dimensions of Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh" (with Md. Omor Faruq), Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy (Journal of the Bangladesh Economic Association), 2015, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 151-172.

"An Analysis of the Impacts of Temperature on Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh", International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research,2017, Vol.2.No.11. pp- 5040-5049.

"What Factors Affect the Household's Decision to Send Children to Formal School? The Case of Bangladesh", Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2017, Vol. 31(2).

"An Analysis of the Demand for Money in Bangladesh: Partial Adjustment and Vector Error Correction Approach", Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2017, Vol. 5(10).

Conference Papers:

"Inclusive Growth: Dimensions of Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh",19th Biennial Conference of the Bangladesh Economic Association, 08-10 January, 2015.

"An Analysis of the Impacts of Inflation, Trade Openness and Exchange Rate on FDI in Bangladesh and Selected Six Emerging Countries", International Conference for Bankers and Academics 2016 (in association with the Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, USA), 25-26 September, 2016.

Newspaper Article:

"Gig Economy: The Rise of Self Employed Workers". The Independent Bangladesh, 2021.

Research Contributions:

Toufique, K.A. (2015). Some Thoughts on Hilsha Exports and Management in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Development Studies. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). XXXVIII(2).

Centre for Policy Dialogue. (2016). An Analysis of the National Budget for FY 2016-17. 



Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of depression, anxiety, and co-morbidity during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study among public and private university students of Bangladesh

Jeenat Mehareen, Mahir A. Rahman, Tahia Anan Dhira, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Volume 5, 2021, 100179, ISSN 2666-9153 ,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100179.

Journal Publication

International ( Referred Journal Articles )

  • Impact of Commercial Floodplain Aquaculture on Common-pool Resource Dependent Community (with Tanzina Nazia). Journal of Fisheries Science, Vol. 03, Issue 02, September 2021.

https://doi.org/10.30564/jfsr.v3i2.3371

  • Long-run Impact of Globalization, Agriculture, Industrialization and Electricity Consumption on the Environmental Quality of Bangladesh (with Mobasshir Anjum, Md. Raied Arman, Tanzina Nazia, Nadir Shah). International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Vol. 11, Issue 06, November 2021. 

https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11817 

Journal Publication

(International Peer Reviewed Article)

  1. Mubin, N., Bin Abdul Baten, R., Jahan, S. et al. (2021). “Cancer related knowledge, attitude, and practice among community health care providers and health assistants in rural Bangladesh.” BMC Health Services Research. Vol. 21, Article number: 191. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06202-z 
  2. Jahan, S. and Serletis, A. (2019). “Business Cycles and Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids Prices.” Journal of Economic Asymmetries- Elsevier. Vol. 19, Article# e00115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeca.2019.e00115.


(National)

  1.  Ahmed, Z.U., Zabin, N. and Jahan, S. (2013). “Primary Education in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study of Metropolitan City, Suburb, and Rural Areas in Sylhet.” Journal of Social Science; 2(1). P 177.
Book Chapter
  1. Bhattacharya, D. and Jahan, S. (2020). “Initial Challenges of SDG implementation: regional trends and country experiences”. Global State of the SDGs: Three layers of critical action (Report 2019). Southern Voice. P 29. http://southernvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Initial-challenges-SDGs-Chapter-2-Bhattacharya-and-Jahan-2019.pdf.
  2. Bhattacharya, D. and Jahan, S. (2020). “Understanding the second-generation challenges of SDG implementation”. Global State of the SDGs: Three layers of critical action (Report 2019). Southern Voice. P 55. http://southernvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Second-generation-challenges-Chapter-3-Bhattacharya-and-Jahan-2019.pdf.
Journal Publication


  1. Chowdhury, P. P. (2020). Does Bad News Affect Trade? MSc. Thesis. Lund University. Available at https://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/search/publication/9031549

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