Curriculum Vitae

1. Name: A.N.K.Noman 

2. Date of birth: 01 November 1969

3. Educational Qualification:

Ph.D (Agricultural Economics, Computable General Equilibrium Modelling, University of Giessen, Germany, January, 2002).

M.S.S (Economics, First class, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 1990 (held in 1994)),

B.S.S. (Honours, Economics, First class, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 1989 (held in 1992),

4. Present position: Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh and Director, Centre for Economic Studies, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

5. Contact address : Professor, Department of Economics. Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, tel: 0721-750041-4160 (office), 0721-773825 (residence), cell-01558352172. email-noman.69@hotmail.com

6. Permanent address: Ahmadia Lodge, Keshabpur, Rajpara, Rajshahi-6000, Rajshahi.Tel: 0721-773825.

7. Teaching experience:

1. Associate Professor  in Economics Rajshahi University (R.U.) During November 2002 to June 2009.

2. Assistant Professor in Economics, R.U. during October 1997 to November 2002.

3. Lecturer in Economics R.U. during October 1994 to October 1997.

4. Trainer, Public Administration Training Centre, Rajshahi.

5. I delivered lectures during Winter Semester 2001-02 in the department of Project and Regional Planning in the University of Giessen, Germany on “Economic Modelling with GAMS”. The participants were Ph.D. students from several countries.

8. Research experience:

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. The assignment was intensive field trip around the country, to do interviews to the Union Parishad chairmen and members, secretary, local elites, business leaders, NGOs and government officials to determine the effectiveness of the Local Government (LG) and the relation between LG with all the government and non-government offices at the local level and with the local people. Analysis of the findings and report writing.

1. Worked as a research assistant in CAPRe under the project “Democracy Partnership” funded by USAID during 1997-98. The principal assignment was to analyse the activities of some of the small scale NGOs who are working on the empowerment of the grass root people and under this program the activities of Rangpur Dinajpur Relief and Rehabilitation Service (RDRS) in Rangpur, and Friends in Village Development, Bangladesh (FIVDB) in Sylhet were evaluated and the report was presented.

1. Local Government Initiative (LGI), Rapid Field Appraisal- Local Government in Bangladesh. A field survey was conducted in May-June 2002 in three Northern districts of Bangladesh, namely, Rajshahi, Bogra and Rangpur and field appraisal report was submitted. This research was funded by USAID.

1.  Impact of Micro credit on poverty reduction in Bangladesh. A field survey was conducted in May-July 2009 in four Northern districts of Bangladesh, namely, Rajshahi, Bogra, Sirajgonj, and Rangpur. This research was funded by Economic Research Group (ERG) Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1. November –December 2009, Production and Market Channels of Sericulture in Rajshahi (On going).

9. Publications:

1. Noman, A.N.K. (2009): Rajshahi: From Education City to Special Education Zone. Paper presented at the regional seminar in the senate building, Rajshahi University in 15 July 2009 arranged jointly by Bangladesh Economic Association and Department of Economics, University of Rajshahi. Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming.

1. Noman, A.N.K. (2008): Computable General Equilibrium model for the Beginners, Social Science Journal, Vol:-14, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

1. Noman, A.N.K (2007): External Shocks to a Liberalised Economy: Simulations with a CGE model of Bangladesh. In: Issues and Challenges of Rural Development, Werner DOPPLER and SIEGFRIED BAUER (Eds) Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Volume 86, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, Germany, 2007. ISBN 978-3-8236-1502-6, ISSN 1616-9808

1. Noman, A.N.K (2006): Implementation of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS) in Bangladesh: Some Comments, Paper presented at the regional seminar in the senate building, Rajshahi University on 15 July 2006 arranged jointly by Bangladesh Economic Association and Department of Economics, Rajshahi University. Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, June 2006.

1. Noman, A.N.K (2004): Transformation of Agriculture in North-Western Districts of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Volume 18, Number 1, June 2003.

1. Noman, A.N.K (2003): External Shocks to a Liberalised Economy: Simulations with a CGE model of Bangladesh. Bank Parikrama, Vol-XXVI, NOs-3&4, September and December, 2001, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1. Noman, A.N.K. (2003): Devaluation and Inter-sectoral Transfer of Resources, Rajshahi University Studies, Part-C, Vol-10 Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

1. Noman, A.N.K. and Ko, J. H. (2002): Bangladesh, Sources and Procedures for the Version 5 Data Base. In Global Trade, Assistance, and Production, The GTAP 5 Data Base, Eds. Betina V. Dimaranan and Robert A. McDougall, Purdue University, USA.

1. Noman, A.N.K (2002) The Impact of Foreign Trade Policies and External Shocks on the Agricultural Sector of Bangladesh. In: Werner DOPPLER and SIEGFRIED BAUER (Eds) Farming and Rural Systems Economics, Volume 45, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, Germany, ISBN 3-8236-1371-5, ISSN: 1616-9808.

1. Noman, A.N.K., and Postta, Oliver (2002): The Powerful India and Its Small Neighbours, Defacto, No.2/2002, Provinzialstaße 91, 53127 Bonn, Germany, www.sichheitspolitik.de

A.N.K.Noman

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