Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Dr. Syed Mortuza Asif Ehsan

Full-time Faculty

Associate Professor

 

Ph.D. in Economics, Virginia Tech., USA

M.A. in Economics, Virginia Tech., , USA

M.S.S. in Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

B.S.S. in Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Phone: +8802 55668200 - 1813

Email:  syed.ehsan@northsouth.edu 

Office: NAC 831c            

Dr. S.M. Asif Ehsan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at North South University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Tech., USA. His current research areas include development economics, international trade, environmental economics, and applied econometrics. As an empirical researcher, besides working on core economic issues, Dr. Ehsan has also worked on a number of interdisciplinary research projects commissioned by the North South University and the Bangladesh Planning Commission, involving social and environmental aspects. He has presented his papers at several international conferences and has published in a number of high-impact academic journals. He also writes economic articles for national and international periodicals.

At the Department of Economics of North South University, Dr. Ehsan teaches graduate-level econometrics courses on Panel Data, Time Series forecasting, and Game Theory, among others.  Before obtaining his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Virginia Tech, USA, Dr. Ehsan received his master's and bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Dhaka, securing first-class in both. He is a member of the American Economic Association and a lifetime member of the Bangladesh Economic Association.

2023: "Labour Allocation Decision of Rice Farming Households in Bangladesh". Economic Papers, 43(1) 50-62  [Link] SCOPUS: Q2, ABDC: B (with J. Hossain and M.I. Hossain) 

2021: "Solar energy and natural disasters: Exploring household coping mechanisms, capacity, and resilience in Bangladesh". Energy Research & Social Science, 79, p.102190, [Link] SCOPUS, SJR: Q1 (with S.B. Amin, M.I. Chowdhury, and S.Z. Iqbal)

2020: "An Assessment of the Impact of the Slowdown of the Chinese Economy on Commonwealth Member Countries". International Trade Working Paper 2020/04. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, London. [Link] (with S. Ali)

2020: "Female Labor Force Participation with Adverse Shocks: The Case of Rural Households in Bangladesh". International Review of Business Research Papers, 16(1) [Link] (with S. Akter)

2019: "Global Trade Turmoil: Implications for LDCs, Small States and Sub-Saharan Africa". International Trade Working Paper 2019/03. London: Commonwealth Secretariat., London. [Link] (with M.A. Razzaque)   

 

Book Chapters:

2021: "Solar Energy Sustainability in Bangladesh: Tackling the Management Challenges", Chapter 30, Design, Analysis and Applications of Renewable Energy Systems, Elsevier, Publisher: Academic Press, ISBN: 978-0-12-824555-2. [Link] (with S.B. Amin, M.I. Chowdhury, and S.Z. Iqbal)

2020: "Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes for the Poor and Marginalised", Chapter 1 (p. 56-117), Compendium of Social Protection Research in Bangladesh, General Economics Division (GED), Bangladesh Planning Commission. [Link] (with M.A. Razzaque and I.H. Bhuiyan)

2020: "Harmonisation of Small Social Security Programmes: Issues and Policy Options" Chapter 6 (p. 367-483), Compendium of Social Protection Research in Bangladesh, General Economics Division (GED), Bangladesh Planning Commission. [Link] (with M.A. Razzaque, M. Uddin, and S. Barua)

Ph.D. in Economics, Virginia Tech, USA, 2016

M.A. in Economics, Virginia Tech, USA, 2013

M.S.S. in Economics with 1st Class, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010

B.S.S. in Economics with 1st Class, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009

Associate Professor, North South University (April 2022 – present)

Assistant Professor, North South University (January 2017 – March 2022)

Graduate Instructor, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech. (2015 - 2016)

Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech. (2011 - 2014)

Project Name: "Spatial Surge Forecasting Using Artificial Intelligence and Community Knowledge for Inclusive and Transformative Early Actions" [CAD 15,00,000 for three years]

Funding institution: CLimate Adaptation and REsilience initiative (CLARE) co-funded by the FCDO, UK and IDRC, Canada 

Role: Co-Investigator [Damage & Loss Analysis (DALA) Expert and Economist] (July 2023 to ongoing)

 

Project Name: "Solar Energy Access in Rural Off-Grid Areas of Bangladesh: Determinants and Impacts” [BDT 4,00,000 for one year]

Funding institution: CTRG, North South University

Role: Principal Investigator (May 2018 to April 2019)

 

Project Name: "The Impacts of Natural Disaster on Energy Poverty: Evidence from Bangladeshi Flood and Cyclone-prone Areas” [BDT 4,00,000 for one year]

Funding institution: CTRG, North South University

Role: Co-Investigator (May 2019 to April 2020)

 

Project Name: "Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes for the Poor and Marginalised” 

Supporting institution: UNDP, Bangladesh

Role: Co-Investigator (December 2018 to March 2019)

 

Project Name: "Global Trade Turmoil: Implications for LDCs, Small States and Sub-Saharan Africa” 

Supporting institution: Commonwealth Secretariat

Role: Short-term consultant (October 2018 to January 2019)

Graduate-level:

Econometric Analysis of Panel Data and Limited Dependent Variable Models (ECO651)

Time Series Modeling (ECO652)

Game Theory (ECO686)

Economic Development (DEV563)

Natural Resource and Ecological Economics (ENV 602)  

 

Undergraduate-level:

Game Theory (ECO475)

Applied Time Series Forecasting (ECO472)

Introduction to Econometrics (ECO372)

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (ECO354)

Introduction to Microeconomics (ECO101)

Administrative and Committee Services (2017– present):

  • Member, NSU Institutional Review Board/Ethics Review Committee (October 2023 – present)
  • Coordinator, Assessment and Curriculum Planning Committee (ACPC), Department of Economics (2021 – present)
  • Member, Institutional Curriculum Formatting Committee (ICFC) (2020 – present)
  • Coordinator, ECO101: Introduction to Microeconomics (2018 – present)  

 

Previously:

  • Coordinator, Brown Bag Seminar Series, Department of Economics (2020 – 2022)
  • Member, Academic Curriculum Planning Committee (ACPC), Department of Economics (2019 – 2020)    

 

Memberships:

American Economic Association

East Asian Economic Association

Bangladesh Economic Association (Life Member)

American Alumni Association (Life Member)

Cadet College Club Limited (Life member)

Development Economics

Applied Econometrics

Environmental Economics

Labor Economics