PROFESSOR AMINUR RAHMAN
Address
Professor Aminur Rahman
Department of Economics
School of Business
Independent University, Bangladesh
Plot 16. Block B ,Aftabuddin . Road.Bashundhara .Dhaka -1229
Tel: 9894879 (H). 8431654-53. Ext: 2160 (O).
0171156 50 53 (Mobile)
E mail: [email protected]
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Born
Residence: House No.13. Road No. 9. Gulshan. Dhaka 1212.
October , 1954
Nationality
Bangladeshi /Swedish
Abilities and areas of
Interest :
Got extensive experiences in teaching Macro & Micro economics,
International Trade Theory, International Finance, Development Economics,
Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Economics, at the
University level.
Areas of interest include – Environmental Economics, Natural Resource
Economics, Transport Economics, EIA study, Micro economic theory,
mathematical economics, econometrics, development economics,
Managerial Economics (MBA) and Business Economics (EMBA) etc. The
policy instruments in combating environmental degradation and specially
the use of Market Based Instruments (MBI) and Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) are of special interest.
Macroeconomics and monetary economics, international trade and finance.
Interested in exchange rates and trade issues in the context of developing
economics and countries where the issues of population and poverty are
addressed.
Capable environmental economist having requisite qualification and work
experience in the field of academic research and studies, project appraisal
and monitoring and impact assessment of different environment projects;
Expert in rendering professional consultative services to government,
industry, private individuals and international donor agencies working in
Bangladesh;
Capable of developing and engaging in original research projects
individually and collaboratively.
Proficient in Environmental Accounting and Supervision of entire project
work including case studies using CVM and TCM for valuation studies.
Achievements:
Have been teaching economics and environmental economics at the
School of Business, Independent University, Bangladesh for more than 21
years;
Successfully completed the International Training Course on
Environmentally Sustainable Development for Asia-Pacific Region under
the fellowship of the United Nations University Tokyo.
Worked in the research wing of the Imperial Chemical industries (ICI), PLC,
U.K. Limited, Bangladesh Unit and carried out Economic and Marketing
Research on different Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Brands.
Received the UN University Fellowship. UN University, Tokyo in 1997 and
the Certificate for Management from Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in 2000.
Member Uppsala University Alumni Association. Sweden
Board Member of Asia Pacific NGO Environmental Conference (APNEC),
Japan
Member Association for Economic and
Bangladesh (AEDSB), New Orleans, USA.
Vice President of
(SAREAA), Nepal.
Research Interest
South Asian
Development
Studies
on
Regional Assessment Association
Life Member of the following associations- Bangladesh Economic
Association (BEA), Dhaka University Economics Department Alumni
Association (DUEDAA) and Bangladesh Environment Movement (BEN)
Research interest in the following areas: a) Demographic Change and
Management of Commons: The case of Bangladesh, b) An Economic
Assessment of Arsenic Problem in Bangladesh, c) Responsible Fisheries
Resources in Bangladesh, d) Sustainable Forestry, e) Water and Poverty
issues, f) Irrigation Water Management and Market Based Instruments, g)
Climate Change and carbon trading (use of MBIs in controlling carbon
emission), h) Informal Sector Growth and Urban Environment: The Case of
Dhaka City, i) Military Activities and Environment, j) Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA): Bangladesh Perspective, k) Preparation of National
Inventory on Human Dimension aspect of Environmental Change;
Common Property Resources (CRP) and Corruption. Investment Climate
research. Exchange Rate policies and Bank performance.
Participated in more than 250 Seminars, symposium and workshops home
and abroad during the period 1994-2015.
Work
History/Experience:
2013-current
Head of the Department of Economics. School of Business
2014
Professor of Economics
1994-2013
Associate Professor, Economics , Independent University, Bangladesh
Responsible for teaching International Finance, Macro, Micro, International
Trade Theory, Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics and
Development Economics.
Advising students individually for course selection and career development
Direct Internship project and advise on research matters.
Prepare, administer and grade examinations, assignments and reports.
Serve on the faculty committees dealing with such matters as curriculum
planning and degree requirements, and perform a variety of administrative
duties.
Preparation of Budget for the entire student activities of the university;
Senior Research Project Supervisor;
Represent the university as speakers and guest lecturers;
Conduct research in field of specialization and publish findings in scholarly
journals or books.
Acting Director (1995), School of Business (Administration of the entire
business school)
Faculty Advisor in Charge of Division of Student Affairs (DoSA).
Administration of the entire student activities as additional responsibility.
(2001-2007)
2009-2012(August)
2005
2000
Founder Faculty Advisor: AIESEC ( International Student Forum)
Project Coordinator. IUB-IFC (World Bank Group) Project on Investment Climate.
Project Leader: Asia Pacific Network (APN) funded project on Methodological
Seminars on Human Dimension of Global Environmental Change, IHDP. United
Nations University. Bonn. Germany
Environmental Economist, Sustainable Environment Management Program
(SEMP) of UNDP 2000
Project in the Use of Market Based Instruments (MBIs) and Environmental
Quality in Bangladesh in the context of Municipal Solid Waste, Urban
Drinking water and Irrigation Water.
1999 to 2000
Consultant, National EIA Association of Bangladesh (NEAB), Dhaka
Was responsible for imparting Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Training to participants for Gas, Power and Industrial Sector under a Dutch
Funded Project;
1999
Environmental Economist, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Dhaka
Prepared analysis of data related to Economic Benefits & Economic Costs,
Environmental Risk Assessment, Environmental Economics Strategic
Planning, measuring the economic and financial impacts of environmental
hazards etc.
Assisted in the compilation and consolidation of economic/financial
statistical information;
June 1997- June 1998
Coordinator (Environmental Economist) Green Accounting Project, The World
Conservation Union, IUCN Bangladesh
Prepared Overview Paper on Environmental Accounting and Supervision of
entire project work including case studies using CVM and TCM.
1988 to 1993
Economist, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), PLC, U.K. Limited, Bangladesh
Unit.
Worked in the research wing of ICI and was responsible for carrying out
Economic and Marketing Research on Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Brands.
Course Instructor and Examination Administrator, University of Stockholm,
Sweden. Teaching Economics Courses at the undergraduate level, Examination
Invigilation and Grading of Examination Scripts.
1980 to 1987
Education/Qualifications:
1988
Completed PhD Courses in Economics (ABD). Department of Economics.
University of Stockholm. Sweden.
1987
Master of Social Science (Economics), Department of Economics, University of
Uppsala. Sweden.
Undergraduate Economics. University of Stockholm. Sweden
1981
1979
1978
Post Graduate Diploma in Social Science (Economic Policy) .International
Graduate School (IGS) University of Stockholm. Sweden.
Swedish Language (one year diploma). University of Stockholm. Sweden
1976
B.A Honours. Economics. Department of Economics. University of Dhaka
Training/Conference
/Workshop:
2014
Presented paper at the IIFET conference held in Brisbane, Australia, July 2014
2013
Presented paper at the APNEC-11 conference held in Jeon Ju, South Korea.
November 2013
2012
Presented paper at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
(IIFET) Conference held in Dar es Saalam, Tanzania. July 2012.
2010-11
Presented paper at the 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association
of the Study of Commons ( IASC) held in Hyderabad, India during January 915, 2011
2009
Paper presented Paper presented at the XIII World Forestry Congress held in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2009
2008
2007
2006
Paper presented at the IASC conference held at the University of
Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK. July 2008.
Presented paper at the APNEC 8 conference held at the Faculty of Business and
Economics at the University of Sydney, Australia 22-25 November 2007.
Presented paper at the Institutional Dimension of Global climate Change
Conference (IDGEC) organised by University of California, Santa Barbara held
in Bali, Indonesia. December 6-10, 2006
2006
Conducted Interdisciplinary research on Ground Water Economics at the Royal
Institute of Technology (KTH). Department of Land and Water Engineering
Stockholm. Sweden. November 2005- August 3, 2006 ( On going)
2005
Attended as the Principal Investigator the Training Seminars on Methodological
Issues Related to Human Dimension on global climate change. Koningvinter.
Germany. October 6/8.2005
2005
Attended as honoured guest and presented paper at the open meeting on
global climate change. IHDP. University of Bonn. Germany. October 9/13.2005.
Attended “World Water Symposium 2005”. Stockholm. Sweden. August
2005
2005
Presented Paper (in Poster form) at the Asian Wetland Symposium 2005 at
Bhubaneshar, Orissa, India. 6-9 February, 2005.
2004
Attended World Water Symposium as invited guest. Stockholm. Sweden.
August. 2004
2004
Presented paper at IACPS conference at Oaxaca, Mexico. 9-13 August,2004
2004
Presented paper at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
(IIFET0 2004) conference in Tokyo, Japan
2004
Presented paper at the Urban Dimension of Global Climate Change Conference
in Shanghai, China (May 25-28)
2004
Attended as Resource Person and represented International Human Dimension
Programme on Climate Change (IHDP), Bonn, Germany at the workshop on
Networking and Capacity Building on Global Climate Change. Islamabad,
Pakistan (June 8-10)
2003
Presented paper at the World Climate Change Conference. Moscow. Russia.
2003
2003
Presented Paper at the International Symposium on Climate Change. Beijing,
China. 2003
2003
Presented Paper at the International Workshop in Okinawa, Japan. 2003
2003
Delegate to International Seminar on Poverty. PKSF.
2003
Presented Paper at the APNEC-6 Conference at Taiwan. 2003
2002
Attended as a Resource Person in the World Bank Institute, Washington DC
and SANDEE organized workshop
2002
Keynote paper Presentation at the workshop on “MBIs and Environmental
Quality in Bangladesh”. UNDP/SEMP.
2002
Resource Person for training workshop on Environmental Economics for high
official. SIDA/BEEPP. Dhaka
2002
Resource Person for Delivering lectures for Economics teacher of University
Colleges. BEA/ UNDP. Dhaka.
2002
Group Leader Presentation on International Climate Change Workshop.
MOE/UNDP/FEJB.
2002
Resource Person for the Training workshop of NEAB. UNDP/SEMP Project.
2002
Group Leader presentation. Second South Asian Environmental Assessment
Conference. REAP.
2001
Presented Paper at the Asian Wetland Symposium 2001 at Penang. Malaysia
2001
Resource Person for the training workshop for Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
(BBS)
2000
2000
Attended meeting as expert “ America’s Role in South Asia” held in Tokyo,
Japan (Asia Foundation, Japan)
Delivered lecture on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), IUCN, REAP,
Kathmandu, Nepal
2000
1998
Designated Discussant for BBS workshop on Green Accounting.
Keynote Paper presented at the Workshop on “Environmental Economics and
Bangladesh Economy: The Way Ahead”. IUCN. Dhaka
1998
Delegate to International Seminar. IIT/OIC. Dhaka
1997
Completed training course on Environmental Economic Policy, IGIDR, Mumbai.
1997
1997
1996
1996
India
Delivered lectures on Valuation and Green Accounting. Islamabad and Karachi
Pakistan
An Overview: Environmental Economics, Valuation and Green Accounting in the
Context of Bangladesh. IUCN: The World Conservation Union. Paper presented
at the IUCN workshop on “Application of Green Accounting in Bangladesh”
Dhaka
Passed the PhD Course (5 credit) in Environmental Economics, University of
Gothenburg. Sweden
Completed the Training course in Environmental Economics. Colombo, Srilanka
Publications:
2013
Problems and Prospects of Ship breaking industries in Bangladesh.
Proceedings. APNEC 11. Juan Ju. South Korea. November 2013.
2012
Economic Incentives for Wetland Conservation and Fish: The Case of Chalan
Beel (wetland). Proceedings. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and
Trade (IIFET). 2012. Scholar Archives. Oregon State University USA. Citation
Identifier. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/33889
2011
Climate Change, Global Commons and Corruption in the context of Sundarban
th
Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh”” Proceedings.13 Biennial Conference of the
International Association of the Study of Commons (IASC) and Indiana
University Digital library. January 2011.
2009
Rights, Indigenous People and Social Forestry in Bangladesh. Proceeding of
the World Forestry Congress. Bureaus Aires, Argentina. October 2009
2008
2007
2006
A Community Based Forest Management and Minorities: The Case of
Bangladesh. Proceedings. IASC Conference 2008. University of
Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK. July 2008.
Good Governance, Climate Change, Human Security and Urban Flooding: The
case of Dhaka City. APNEC-8. 2007 Conference Proceedings. Faculty of
Economics and Business. University of Sydney. Australia November 2007.
Global Environmental Change, Institution and High System Loss in Public Sector
Irrigation Projects in Bangladesh: Hard and Soft Solutions. Institutional
Dimension of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC) Synthesis Conference
Proceeding. Bren School of Environmental Sciences. University of California.Santa Barbara. December 2006.
2004
Migration and Demographic Change in the Context of Common Managements in
Bangladesh. International Associations of the Study of Common Property
Resources IASCP 2004. Oaxaca. Mexico. August 2004.
2004
National Inventory of Institutions and Research Related to Human Dimensions of
Global Environmental Change in Bangladesh. International Human Dimension
Program on Global Environmental Change. University of Bonn. Germany
(Rahman .A et.al ).
2004
Responsible Wetland Fisheries and Policy Options: An Economic Analysis.
International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIEFT 2004). Tokyo
University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT) July 21-30. Tokyo, Japan
2004
Informal Sector Growth and Urban Environment- The Case of Dhaka City.
International Conference on Urban Dimension of Global Climate Change.
Proceedings. (page 22-25). Shanghai, China May 25-28
2004
International Human Dimension of Global Climate Change Program and
Organisation. Workshop on Networking and Capacity Building on global Climate
Change proceedings. Islamabad, Pakistan. June 8-10.
2003
An Empirical Examination of Rational Expectations Hypothesis in the Foreign
Exchange Market. Southwest Business and Economic Journal. Volume 11 (2292003) 29-40.USA.
2003
Defence Expenditure and Economic Growth in the SAARC countries. An
Econometric Study. Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies. Vol.28.No 3.
Page 275-293.USA.
2003
Climate Change and carbon Trading: The case of Bangladesh. World
Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO/TD NO 1172. Page 104-109 ISCC.
Beijing. China.
2003
Climate Change and Market Based Options: The case of Bangladesh. World
Climate Change Conference. (WCCC) Abstract Volume. Page 619. Moscow.
Russian Federation.
2002
Economic and Financial Analysis of the Community Based Management of
Tanguar Haor (wetland) in North-eastern Bangladesh. The Asian Wetlands:
Bringing partnership into good wetland practices /edited Ahyaudin…..[et al] ISBN
983-8614-230-8. University of Sains Malaysia. Pulau Pinang.
2002.
A Study of Market Based Instruments For Improving Environmental Quality In
Bangladesh. National San Yat sen University and APNEC. Taiwan. November.
2002
A Study of MBIs In the Context of Urban Drinking Water. Bangladesh Environment
2002. Vol 2. Page 609.
2000
Linking Environment and Economic Development: Environmental Economics in
Bangladesh. AGAB/IUCN.
2000
EIA Training Manual. Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National EIA
Association of Bangladesh (NEAB). Dhaka.
1999
Overview and Introduction of Green Accounting: Dr. Joy Hecht edited. Cases from
South Asia. IUCN. USA.
1999
Problems and Prospects of EIA in Bangladesh. National EIA Association of
Bangladesh (NEAB). Dhaka.
1998
Poverty Led Higher Population Growth in Bangladesh: Vol XXIV March-June 1996
BIDS Journal.
1998
Application of Green Accounting in Bangladesh: Journal of International Affairs
(BILIA). Vol.4. No. 1 January-June 1998
1997
Environmental Economics: Valuation and Green Accounting in the Context of
Bangladesh: BIISS Journal: Volume 18.
Newspaper Articles
1997
1997
1995
Mimeographs
The Role of Economics in Formulating Environmental Friendly Policies. The
Independent
Environmental Education Awareness in Bangladesh and the Role of Private
Universities. The Independent.
Economic Growth and Government Policy; The Observer
Environmental Accounting Framework for Manufacturing Sector of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS);
The Exchange Rate Policies for Developing Countries, Mimeo: Uppsala University,
Sweden; ( MSS Thesis)
The Employment Implication of an Alternative Industrial Strategy for Bangladesh,
(Undergraduate Research Paper) Mimeo: University of Stockholm, Sweden.
Accepted Abstracts:
Using Economic Incentives for Wetland Biodiversity and Fisheries
Conservation: The Case of Hail Haor. IIEFT. Portsmounth.UK. July
2006.
APNEC 7. Kathmandu.Nepal. 2005
Hawian International Conference. Honolulo. 2004
An analysis on the Use of market Based Instruments in Managing Urban
Drinking water. 12
Th
World water Congress of IWRA. November 2005.
NewDelhi.India.
An Economic Analysis of Arsenic Problem in Bangladesh. Geological
Conference. Florence .Italy. 2004
Honour
Member: Technical Committee on Magurchara Gas Field Explosion Study. Ministry
of Environment and Forest. Government of Bangladesh
National Contact Point (NCP). International Human Dimension Program (IHDP).
United Nations University, Bonn. Germany
Received Appreciation Award: APNEC 10, Taipie, Taiwan. 2011
Awards
Faculty of Social Science Grant. University of Stockholm. Sweden. 1987
Bertil Ohlin Fund. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Sweden. 1986
Karin-Kocks Travel Grant. University of Stockholm. Sweden.1989
Ljungberg Scholarship. University of Stockholm. Sweden. 1988
Languages:
Swedish
English
Bengali
(Mother Tongue)
Speaking
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Reading
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Writing
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent