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Dr. Mainul Islam Chowdhury is an Associate Professor of Economics at North South University (NSU). He joined NSU in January 2008. Prior to joining NSU he worked as a Research Economist in the Chief Economist's Unit of Bangladesh Bank and also as a Faculty Member in Bangladesh Institute of Bank Mangement (BIBM). Dr. Chowdhury earned his PhD in Economics from Northern Illinois University, USA and an MA in Business Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. Prior to that he earned a master's and a bachelor's in Economics from University of Dhaka. During his PhD and master's studies in the USA and Canada, Dr. Chowdhury taught in Northern Illinois University, College of DuPage, and Waubonsee Community College in USA and in WIlfrid Laurier University, Canada. He also served as an academic mentor to athlete students at Student Athlete Academic Support Service (SAASS), NIU, USA.
Chowdhury, M.I., Amin, S.B., Ehsan, S.M.A., and Iqbal, S.M.Z. (2021): Solar Energy and Natural Disasters: Exploring Household Coping Mechanisms, Capacity, and Resilience in Bangladesh, Energy Research & Social Science, 79, 102190 (Scopus Indexed: Q1) doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102190
Chowdhury, M. I., & Karim, S. R. (2020). Financial Innovations and its Impact on Money Demand in Bangladesh: An Error Correction Model (ECM) Approach. International Review of Business Research Papers, 16(1), 34–54. (Scopus Indexed: C)
Chowdhury, M. I., & Rahman, A.F.M.A. (2010). A Comparison of Relative Efficiency of Islamic Banks and Interest Based Banks of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, 26 (1), 323-336
Chowdhury, M. I. & Ahmed, M.N. (2009). Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Bangladesh: An Analytical Review. Bank Parikrama, 33-34, 66-89. (ABDC Rating: C)
Chowdhury, M. I. & Younus, S. (2009). An Analysis of Bangladesh’s Transition towards Floating Exchange Rate Regime. Bank Parikrama, 33-34, 115-138. (ABDC Rating: C)
Chowdhury, M. I., Banerjee, P.K. & Rahman, M.S. (2005). Debt Market in Bangladesh. Bank Parikrama, 30 (2), 5-33. (ABDC Rating: C)
PhD, Economics, Northern Illinois University, USA, 2016
MA, Business Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2004
MSS, Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1999
BSS, Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1998
2022 - present Associate Professor
2017- 2022 Assistant Professor, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016 Adjunct Faculty, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA.
2015 – 2016 Academic Mentor, Student Athlete Academic Support Service (SAASS), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
2015 – 2016 Adjunct Faculty, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL, USA.
2011 – 2016 Course Instructor and Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.
2011 – 2016 Senior Lecturer (on study leave), Department of Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2008 – 2011 Lecturer, Department of Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2003 – 2004 Teaching/Research Assitant, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
2000 – 2002 Lecturer in Economics, International Islamic University Chittagong (Dhaka Campus), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2005 – 2007 Research Economist, Chief Economist's Unit, Bangladesh Bank.
Conducted policy-oriented research, prepared working papers, policy notes and briefs, analyzed internal and external economic developments, and suggested their effects on Bangladesh economy in general and on monetary and financial policies in particular. Contributed to the bi-annual documents of the unit namely “Monetary Policy Review” and “Financial Sector Review"
2002 – 2007 Lecturer, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Taught in Masters in Bank Management (MBM) program and conducted various training sessions in bankers’ training courses. Coordinated training courses and workshops in the fields of economics and banking. Worked as a program officer for the MBM program.
ECO 684: Monetary Theory
ECO 514: Quantitative Techniques for Economic Analysis
BUS 530: Economic Conditions Analysis
ECO 317: Money and Banking
ECO 304: Intermediate Macroeconomics II
ECO 301: Intermediate Microeconomics II
ECO 204: Intermediate Macroeconomics I
ECO 173: Applied Statistics
ECO 104: Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 101: Principles of Microeconomics
Member - American Economic Assosciation
Life Member - Bangladesh Economic Association
Primary Fields: Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Financial Institutions and Markets
Secondary Fields: Waste Management, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development