Curriculum Vitae

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

Name                          Dr. Md. Elias Hossain
Father’s Name             Md. Abdus Shobhan Sharker
Present Address          Associate Professor, Department of Economics,
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Contact No:    +88-0721-750041 ext. 3750 (Residence)
                        +88-0721-750041 ext. 4160 (Office)
E-mail: elias_eco@yahoo.com; eliaseco@ru.ac.bd

Nationality                  Bangladeshi                                        Date of Birth               18 June, 1969
Birth Place                  Nilphamari, Bangladesh

2. EDUCATIONAL qualifications

Degree                                    Institution                      Year of Passing         Result

Ph. D                          Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia              2006                      Awarded

M.S.S in Economics     Rajshahi University                               1990                      First Class

B.S.S (Honours)          Rajshahi University                               1989                      First Class

   in Economics

H. S. C (Humanities)    Carmichael College, Rangpur                  1986                      First Division

                                          (Rajshahi Board)

S. S.C (Humanities)      Chilahati Merchants High School            1984                      First Division

                                    Nilphamari  (Rajshahi Board)   

3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

A.     Present position:

•         Institution : Department of Economics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
•         Position    : Associate Professor (Since 15 April, 2007)

B.     Past positions:

·        Institution : Department of Economics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

·        Positions   : i)   Lecturer (from 05 October 1994 to 05 October 199714 April 2007)

                       ii) Assistant Professor (from05 October 1997 to14 April 2007)

4. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Attended a three-months workshop on Macroeconomic Modeling at BIDS, Dhaka; organized jointly by  WTO,  IFPRI, Weigeningan University and Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS); April-June, 2002.
• Attended a two-week workshop on Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) at BIDS, Dhaka, in July 2002.
• Attended a three-day workshop on Gender and Sexuality at BRAC University (organized by James P Grant School of Public Health of the University) in July 28-30, 2007.
• Attended a two-weeks training programme on WTO and Bangladesh Trade Policy at Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh in January 30-February 12, 2008.
• Attended a three week training course on environmental economics (especially on the economics of climate change) at AIT, Thailand, organized by South Asian Network for Development of Environmental Economics (SANDEE); 05-22 May, 2009.

5. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

5.1  Worked as a research assistant in the Centre for Applied Policy Research (CAPRe) under the project “Governance Baseline Study”- funded by Ford Foundation during March 1995-March 1998.

5.2  Worked as a research assistant in CAPRe under the project “Democracy Partnership” funded by USAID during 1997-98.

6. RESEARCH SUPERVISION

                   Type of Research                       No.                              Status

            1.     Masters Research                       05                                Completed

            2.     M. Phil. Research                       01                                Completed

            3.     M. Phil. Research                       01                                Ongoing

            4.     Ph. D.    Research                      03                                Ongoing

7. BOOKS/ Publications/ Conference Papers 

Book

 [1] Md. Elias Hossain, Al-Amin & Chamhuri Siwar. 2010. Linkages Between Economic Growth and Pollution. A Simultaneous Equation Model to Ecological Modelling. VDL-Verlag, Germany.

[2] Chamhuri Siwar, Rospidah Ghazali, Md. Elias Hossain & Abdulai Abdul Mumin 2008.Linking Rural Poverty and Environment: Governance and Policies. LESTARI, UKM Press,Malaysia.

Full Papers

[1] Md. Elias Hossain and Md. Mosaddequr Rahman (2009) “Impact of Microcredit on   Economic Indicators of the Borrowers: An Empirical Analysis”. Journal of Political      Economy, vol 25(1&2): 380- 396. 

[2] Md. Elias Hossain (2008) “Growth and Vulnerabilities of Asian Small States in a Globalizing World”. Social Science Journal.14:105-118.

 [3] Jaafar, A.H & Md. Elias Hossain (2007) “Foreign Direct Investment Location Decision and Pollution: Evidence from Malaysia”. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia. 41: 135-145.

  [4] Md. Elias Hossain, Chamhuri Siwar, Nik Hashim, N.M & Jaafar A H. (2005). “Economic Growth and the Environment: Travelling the Environmental Kuznets Curve”. Bangladesh Economic Studies. 11:161-173.

[5] Md. Elias Hossain & M. Mosaddequr Rahman (2009)“Impact of Microcredit on Economic Indicators of the Borrowers: An Empirical Analysis”. Paper presented in the regional seminar of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), 2009. Senate Bhabon, University of Rajshahi, 01 August, 2009.

 [6]  Al-Amin, A.Q, Md. Elias Hossain, Chamhui Siwar & Abdul Hamid Jaafar (2007) ‘Energy Use in Transportation sector & Pollution Implications in the Malaysian Economy’. Proceedings (CD-Rom) of the Singapore Economic Review Conference, 2-4 August 2007, Meritus Mendarin Hotel, Singapore.

 [7] Md. Elias Hossain (2007) ‘Poverty and Environmental Degradation in South Asia: Evidences and Policy Options’. Paper Presented in the First Annual Conference on Regional Science-2007 by Bangladesh Regional Science Association (BRSA), 16-17 March, 2007, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 [8]  Chamhuri Siwar, Md. Elias Hossain & Abdul Hamid Jaafar (2006), “Disaggregating Income Environment Relationship: Evidence from Malaysian Air Pollution Data”. Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the Tenth International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, 18-19 November 2006, The Beijing Jade Palace Hotel, Beijing, China.

 [9] Md. Elias Hossain, Chamhuri Siwar & Abdul Hamid Jaafar (2006), “Linkages between Growth and Water Pollution in Malaysia: A Simultaneous Equation Model Analysis”. Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the Tenth International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, 18-19 November 2006, The Beijing Jade Palace Hotel, Beijing, China.

 [10] Abdul Hamid Jaafar & Md. Elias Hossain (2006). “Foreign Direct Investment Location Decision and Pollution: Evidence from Malaysia”. Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the International Conference of 9^th  PRSCO Summer Institute- Regions on a Global Platform, 18-20 July, Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 [11] Chamhuri Siwar & Md. Elias Hossain (2006). “Economic Growth Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Sustainability in the Asian Countries”. Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the International Conference of 9^th  PRSCO Summer Institute- Regions on a Global Platform, 18-20 July, Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 [12] Chamhuri Siwar, Md. Wahid Murad & Md. Elias Hossain (2006).“Solid Waste Management Amidst Urban Poverty”. Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 2006 (CD-ROM; ISBN-13:978-962-7589-27-3 or ISBN-10:962-7589-27-6), Hong Kong, 6-8 April 2006, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Page: 1-32.

 [13] Chamhuri Siwar, Md. Elias Hossain, Abdul Hamid Jaafar & Nik Hashim, N.M. (2006). “Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in Malaysia: An Empirical Analysis and Policy Options”. Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 2006 (CD-ROM; ISBN-13:978-962-7589-27-3 or ISBN-10:962-7589-27-6), Hong Kong, 6-8 April 2006, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Page: 1-19.

 [14] Chamhuri Siwar & Md. Elias Hossain (2005).“Concerns on Agricultural Sustainability in Malaysia under Trade Liberalization: Assessment of Sustainability and Policy Issues”. Paper presented in the Fifth International Conference of Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE). 29-31 August 2005.University of Sistan & Baluchestan.Zahedan-Iran. 

[15] Md. Elias Hossain, Chamhuri Siwar, Nik Hashim, N.M & Abdul Hamid Jaafar. (2005).“Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation: The case of Air Pollution in Malaysia”. In  Prosiding Seminar Penyelidikan Siswajah Zamalah. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 18 July,  2005. Hotel Equatorial, Bangi, Selangor DE, Malaysia. Page: 167-183.

 [16] Chamhuri Siwar and Md. Elias Hossain (2005). “Linking Agriculture and Environment:  Theoretical framework and Experiences from Developed and Developing Countries”.  Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development  (ESDev-2005)”, Abbottabad, 26-28 June, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,  Pakistan. Vol. III,  pp.1363-1372.

 [17] Chamhuri Siwar, Wahid Murad and Md. Elias Hossain (2005). “Socio-Economic and Environmental Landscapes of the Urban Poor in Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia”. Paper presented in the Annual Conference of the Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU) 2005: Transforming Landscape of Poverty- Resources, Rights and Conflicts. June 20-21, 2005. Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Ås, Norway.

 [18] Md. Elias Hossain, Chamhuri Siwar, Nik Hashim, N.M & Abdul Hamid Jaafar. (2005). “Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation: A Review of Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis and Empirical Evidences”. Proceedings of Seminar Kebangsaan (Ke-4) Pengurusaan Persekitaran 2005”. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 4-5 July 2005. Page: 153-161.

 [19] Chamhuri Siwar, Wahid Murad and Md. Elias Hossain (2005). “Policy Framework and Options for Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Improvement in the Context of Sustainable Development”. Paper presented in the Workshop on Environment and Rural Poverty: Linking Resource use, Governance and Policies’, 22-23 February 2005, Puri Pujanga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

 [20] Chamhuri Siwar and Md. Elias Hossain (2005). “Development, Poverty and Environmental Degradation in the Asia Pacific Region: A Review”. Paper presented in the International Conference on Governing for Sustainability in the Asia Pacific. Hotel Marriott, April 12-14, 2005, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

 [21] Md. Elias Hossain and Chamhuri Siwar (2005). “Growth Environment and Poverty: Theoretical Framework and Experiences from Developing Countries”. Paper presented in the Workshop on Environment and Rural Poverty: Linking Resource use, Governance and Policies’. 22-23 February 2005. Puri Pujanga. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

 [22] Chamhuri Siwar and Md. Elias Hossain (2005). “Trade Liberalization Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: The Case of Selected Asian Small States”. Paper presented in the International Conference on the Contemporary Issues in Economic Development of Small States’, 5-6 January 2005, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. (Article accepted for publication in Tinjauan, a Journal of Brunei University)

 [23] Chamhuri Siwar,  Md. Elias Hossain and Wahid Murad (2004).“The Nature and Extent of Poverty and its Reduction Strategies: A Comparative Study of the Experiences from Some Asian-Muslim Countries”. Proceedings of the International Conference on Poverty in the Muslim World & Communities: Causes and Solutions’, 14-15 December 2004, Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Page 1-13.

 [24] Chamhuri Siwar and Md. Elias Hossain (2004). “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Sustainable Agriculture: An analysis of Gains and Losses”. Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the Asia Pacific Economics &Business Conference-2004, 7-9 October 2004, City Bay View Hotel, Penang, Malaysia.

Short papers/ Popular articles

 [25] Md. Elias Hossain (2004). “Understanding Growth-Environmental Relationship: Some Key Considerations”. SALAM LESTARI, vol. 24 (special Issue), LESTARI, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. ISSN 1394-8482.

 [26] Md. Elias Hossain (2005). “Green Revolution and the Environment”. SALAM LESTARI, vol. 27, LESTARI, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. ISSN 1394-8482.

Research Report

 [27] Chamhuri Siwar, Md. Wahid Murad, Md. Elias Hossain & Md. Amzad Hossain. 2003. Sustainable Agriculture: Review of Status and Case Studies in Malaysia. Laporan PenyelidiKan Jankapendek (Short-term Research Report) xx/6/2002, LESTARI, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Ongoing Research

[28] Md. Elias Hossain & ANK Noman (2009) “Linkages between Poverty and Household Waste Management amongst the Urban Poor in Rajshahi City: An Empirical Analysis”. A research project under the Faculty of Social Science, Rajshahi University (status: ongoing).

 [29] Md. Elias Hossain & A NK Noman (2009-2010), “ Production and Market Channel Analysis of Sericulture in Rajshahi” A research project of Action Aid, Bangladesh (Almost completed).

Updated: 31 May, 2010

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