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

Dr. M. Ismail Hossain

Full Time Faculty
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Treasurer (in-charge) &
Professor


Ph.D., in Economics University of Toronto, Canada
M.A., in Economics University of Toronto, Canada
M.A., in Economics University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
B.A., (Honours)  in Economics University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext-
Email:  ismail.hossain@northsouth.edu
Office: NAC

Curriculum Vitae
 
  • Prices and Productivity in Bangladesh Rice Sector, in Development Constraints and Realizations: Essays in Memory of Mosharaff Hossain, (edited by) Mustafa K. Mujeri, The University Press Limited 2014 (with Zakir Saadullah Khan)
  • Export, import and Economic Growth in Bangladesh, Journal of Society, Economy and Development, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2013 School of Arts and Social Science, North South University (with Zakir Saadullah Khan)
  • A Model of Bilateral Trade Balance: Extensions and Empirical Tests”, Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 40, No. 3, 2010 ( with M. Zakir Saadullah Khan)
  • Democracy and Trade Balance: A Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Analysis of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2010 ( with M. Zakir Saadullah Khan)
  • How Far is Bangladesh in Achieving Universal Access to Primary Education? The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II Social Science, Vol. XXXII,  2008 (with M. Habibur Rahman)
  • Heterogeneous Response of Manufactured Exports to Exchange Rate in Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, vol.18, No. 1, June 2007 ( with M. Habibur Rahman)
  • Real Exchange Rate and Manufacturing Output in Bangladesh: A Cointegration Analysis, Bangladesh Economic Studies, Vol. 11, July 2005 (with M. Habibur Rahman)
  • Real Exchange Rate and Manufacturing Employment in Bangladesh: A Co-integration Analysis, The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, vol.16, No. 1, June 2005 ( with M. Habibur Rahman)
  • Exchange Rate and Investment in the Manufacturing Sector of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. XXIX, March-June 2003, Nos. 1 & 2. ( with M. Habibur Rahman)
  • The Role of Infrastructure in Economic Reforms of Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, vol. 14-15, No. 1, June 2004 (with K A. Munim)
  • A Macroeconometric Model of Bangladesh: Specification and Estimation, MIMAF Working Paper, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, 2002
  • A Macroeconometric Model of Bangladesh: Validation and Simulation, MIMAF Working Paper, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, 2003
  • “External Sector Performance and the Emerging Issues” in R. Sobhan, ed. Growth or Stagnation :  Independent Review of Bangladesh 1996, Centre for Policy Dialogue and University Press Limited, Dhaka, 1997.
  • “The External Sector of Bangladesh” in A Bayes and Anu Muhammad, eds. Bangladesh at 25 Years (With A. Bayes and Abdullah Al-Mamun).
  • “The External Economy” in R. Sobhan ed. Experiences with Economic Reform : A Review of  Bangaldesh’s Development, (University Press Limited: Dhaka), 1995, (with A Bayes and Mustafizur Rahman).
  • “Self-reliance in Bangladesh: A Mirage or a Reality”, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy,  Vol. XIII, No. 2, 1995.
  • “A Test of the Verdoorn Effect for Bangladesh Agriculture”, Bangladesh Journal of Political  Economy, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1992 (with T.S. Islam and A Habib).
  • “Behaviour of Outputs, Prices and the Balance of Payments in Bangladesh” Bangladesh Journal of  Political Economy, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1989.
  • “Accounting for changes in the Balance of Trade of Bangladesh : 1972-73 to 1989-90”,   Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 11, No. 28, 1991.
  • “Regional Differences in Factor Substitution in Bangladesh Agriculture: An Econometric Study” Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1988 (with T.S. Islam and A. Habib).
  • “Ricardo and the Current Issues in Monetary Theory” Thoughts on Economics, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1987.
  • “The Costs and Consequences of Inflation,” Bangladesh Economic Studies, Vol. 3, No 2, 1986.
  • “A Simple Analysis of the Money Stock Determination in Bangladesh”, Bangladesh Economic Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, 1985

 

 

Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship
Centre for International Studies Travel Grant, University of Toronto
Merit Scholarship at BA (Honours) and MA levels at Rajshahi University

PhD

1985

Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada.

M.A

1978

Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Canada.

M.A

 

1972

 

Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh  First Class, stood  First in the Dept. of Economics & the Faculty of Arts

B.A. (Hons)

 

1971

 

Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh

, First Class, Stood Second in the Dept of Economics

 

1. September 2012-to date

Professor, Department of Economics, NSU

2. April 1994- September 2012           

Professor, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342

3. June 1990-April 1994

Professor, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114

4.  March 1987- May 1990

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205

5.  August 1976- February 1987

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205

6. July 1974- August 1976

Lecturer, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205

1. September 2012-to date               Professor, Department of Economics, NSU

2. April 1994- September 2012

Professor, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342

3. .June1990-April 1994             

Professor, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114

4.  March 1987- May 1990

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205

5.  August 1976- February 1987

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205

6. July 1974- August 1976

Lecturer, Department of Economics, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205

 

Economic Theory, Econometrics, International Economics, Development Economics

Bangladesh Economic Association, Life Member

Bangla Academy, Life Member

International Trade, Agriculture, Macroeconomic Modeling