MOHAMMAD IFTEKHER HOSSAIN, PHD (YORK, UK)
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS,
UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA
Current
Positions
Associate Professor,
Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Part-Time Faculty
Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Email
[email protected]
[email protected]
EMPLOYMENT AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Date
2014 to date
2011 to date
2007- 2013
2003-2007
2009-2011
EDUCATION
2009-2013
2006-2007
2001-2002
1999-2000
1995-1999
Job Title
Associate Professor, Department of
Economics, University of Dhaka,
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Part-time Faculty, North South
University, Dhaka
Assistant Professor, Department of
Economics, University of Dhaka,
1000, Bangladesh
Lecturer, Department of Economics,
University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000,
Bangladesh
Teaching Fellow, Department of
Economics, University of York,
United Kingdom
Courses Offered
Introduction to Mathematical
Economics
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics,
and Research Methodology
Health Economics
And Introduction to Mathematical
Economics
Health Economics, Principles of
Economics, and Introduction to
Mathematical Economics
Microeconomics and Economic
Policy 1
PhD in Economics, Department of Economics, University of York,
York, United Kingdom, YO10 5DD
Supervisor: Professor Andrew Jones and Professor Nigel Rice
MSc in Health Economics, Department of Economics and Related
Studies, University of York, York, United Kingdom,
MSc in Health Economics, Institute of Health Economics, University of
Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
MSS in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
BSS in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Principal Researcher
Principal Researcher
Principal Researcher
Principal Researcher
Co-Researcher
Co-Researcher
Co-Researcher
Co-Researcher
Co-Researcher
ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Member, Editorial Board
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Student Advisor
Member
Coordinator
Member
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
Analysis of the Budget from the Perspective of the
Indigenous People, funded by Oxfam, from May 2008 to
June 2008
Reflection of the Child Rights on the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper and Annual Development Programmes of
Bangladesh, funded by Save the Children Sweden-Denmark,
from May 2005 to December 2005.
Public Support for Reproductive Health of Youth, funded by
UNFPA 2015
Impact of Government Program and Policies in Developing
Countries, funded by Bureau of Economic Research 2014-15
Assessment of Public Support in the Fisheries Sector,
Funded by Bangladesh Fish and Shrimp Foundation, 2015
Assessing the need of sexual and reproductive health
services for the youth population and the scale of
investments that are necessary to harness the demographic
dividend, funded by UNFPA, 2015
Urban Health Bangladesh: Strengthening Care for Poor
Mothers and Newborns: Value for Money Assessment and
VfM Strategy, funded by DFID 2016
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in Bangladesh:
Improved Management through Community Clinics, funded
by Ministry of Health and Welfare, Bangladesh, 2016
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Rooppur Atomic Power Plant in
Bangladesh, funded by Atomic Energy Commission, 2016
Dhaka University Studies Part-D, Between 2005 and 2007.
Dhaka University Economics Alumni Association
Bureau of Economic Research (CDR), Dhaka University
Orthiniti Somiti, Dhaka
Economics Study Group, Dhaka University
Health and Econometric Data Group (HEDG), York
Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka
23rd, 24th & 25th Training Program on Research
Methodology Organized by the Bureau of Economic
Research
Teachers Recruitment Team of National University,
Bangladesh
Applied Economic Analysis for Bangladesh Bank Officials,
2015
Training on Research Methodology for Bangladesh Bank
Officials 2015
Training Program on Influences and Negotiation 2015, to be
organised by FAO
Training Program of Project Planning and Appraisal 2015,
to be organised by FAO
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
Hameed A. and Hossain I. 2003. Financing and Delivery of Health Care in Bangladesh; Some
Potential Alternatives. Journal of Social Sciences, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D, vol. 20.
Sumsuddin A. and Hossain I. 2004. Responsiveness in Delivery Care for the Poor: A case study
on Two Public Hospitals in Dhaka City. Journal of Social Sciences, The Dhaka University Studies,
Part-D, vol. 21, no. 2, December 2004
Akash M., Hossain I and Khatoon R. 2005. Share of Children in Annual Development Program-A
case with Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Social Science, vol.3, no. 2, 2005
Hossain I., Firdous Z. and Shahadat S. 2008. Accounting for Response Bias in Job Satisfaction
analysis of General Practitioners in England: Use of Heckman Sample Correction Methods. Social
Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2008
Gravelle H., Arne R. and Hossain I. 2008. Response Bias in Job Satisfaction Surveys: English
General Practitioners. Discussion Papers in Economics, Department of Economics, University of
York, W/P No. 2008/24
Hossain I., Firdous Z. and Israt K. 2009. Role of Socio-Economic Factors on the Utilization of
Maternal Care in Bangladesh. Social Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies, 2009
Firdous Z., and Hossain I. 2009. Demand-side Financing: an Urgent Need of Poor Mothers’
Maternal Care in Bangladesh. Empowerment. Vol 16, P 1-10. 2009
Hossain I. 2010. The Impact of Macroeconomic Policies on the Anthropometric Measures of
Children: Evidence from Bangladesh. HEDG Working Paper, University of York, 2010, WP 10/07
Hossain I. 2010. Inequality in the Utilization of Maternal Care and the Impact of a
Macroeconomic Policy: Evidence from Bangladesh. HEDG Working Paper, University of York,
2010, WP 10/08
Hossain I. 2010. Impact of BRAC Healthcare Programme on the Health Status of Women: Urban
Areas in Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Studies. 2010
Firdous Z., and Hossain I. 2010. Demographic and Socio-economic Factors in the Prevalence of
Stunting of Children in Bangladesh. Social Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D,
Vol. 27, December 2010
Hossain I. and Firdous Z. 2012. Socio-economic Status of Indigenous People in Bangladesh.
Social Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D, Vol. 29, June 2012
Hossain I. 2012. The Demand-Side Impact of the Maternal Health Care Voucher Programme in
Bangladesh. Social Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D, Vol. 29, December
2012
Qamrun Nehar Taslim & Iftekher Hossain. 2014. Impact of the PRSP on the Anthropometric
Measures of Bangladeshi Children. The Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 68, No. 2, December 2011
(Published in March 2014)
Mohammad Iftekher Hossain, Qamrun Nehar Taslim & Nayeema Nusrat Chodhury. 2014.
Measuring the Horizontal Inequality in the Utilization of Maternal Care Services in Bangladesh.
The Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 69, No. 1, June 2012 (Published in July 2014)
Qamrun Nehar Taslim & Iftekher Hossain. 2014. The Impact of Higher Quality Maternal Care
Services on Children’s Health in Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D, Vol. 30, No.
2, December 2013
Qamrun Nehar Taslim, Iftekher Hossain & Asif Chowdhury. 2014. A Study of Maternal Health
Care in Bangladesh- Significance of Socio-Economic and Supply-Side Factors. The Dhaka
University Studies, Part-D, Vol. 31, No. 1, June 2014
Mohammad Iftekher Hossain. 2014. Econometric Evaluation of Health Programmes in
Developing Countries Using Experimental Framework and Broad Health Data. The Dhaka
University Studies, Vol. 70, No. 1, December 2012 (published in December 2015)
Shafique uz Zaman, M M Akash, Bazlul Haque Khondker and Iftekher Hossain. 2015. Editor of
BER Edited Volume I, Selected Papers on Rural Economy in Bangladesh (1952-1971). Bureau of
Economic Research, University of Dhaka
Shafique uz Zaman, M M Akash, Bazlul Haque Khondker and Iftekher Hossain. 2016. Editor of
BER Edited Volume II, Selected Papers on Industrial Sector in Bangladesh (1952-1980). Bureau
of Economic Research (BER), University of Dhaka
REFERENCES
Professor Andrew Jones, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of
York, York, UK. Phone: +44 01904 43 3766 Email: [email protected]
Professor Shafique uz Zaman, Director, Bureau of Economic Research, University of
Dhaka, Phone +8801552471518, Email: [email protected]