prof. gour gobinda goswami, ph.d
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Prof. Gour Gobinda Goswami, Ph.D. Two times Recipient of UGC Research Award in Social Science (2003, 2006)
Ph.D. in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Field: International Finance
Professor, Department of Economics, NSU [Since 2010]
Treasurer (in charge) [Since 21 June, 2013]
North South University
01. Short Biography:
Dr. Gour Gobinda Goswami was born in 31 December, 1967 (Age: 45+) in the village of Ajameru under the district of Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. He received SSC and HSC with 1st Division under the Humanities group of Comilla Board from Jagatshi G. K. High School in year 1982 and Moulvibazar Government College in year 1984 with 16th and 5th place in the merit list respectively. He graduated with BSS (Honors) in Economics from Dhaka University, Bangladesh in 1987 and Masters from the same place with 1st Class in 1988. He received his Ph.D. in Economics degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA under the supervision of Professor Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee in the field of International Economics. He is currently serving as the Treasurer (in charge) of North South University and Professor in the Department of Economics at North South University. His field of interest ranges from International Finance (Open Economy Macroeconomics), Public Debt Management, Time Series Forecasting to Development Economics. Dr. Gour started his professional career as a fulltime Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh back in 1992 right after finishing his Masters degree in Economics from Dhaka University. Before joining NSU he was a fulltime teacher and the Head of the Department of Economics and Assistant Proctor at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh till 1999. In Fall 1999 he has been awarded with Graduate Teaching Assistantship for pursuing Ph.D. in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. After finishing his Ph.D. he joined North South University (NSU) as a fulltime Assistant Professor in
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the Department of Economics to serve the Private Sector Higher Education in Bangladesh. During his 10+ years of teaching at NSU he served in various capacities. He served as Assistant Professor from 2003 to 2005, Associate Professor from 2005 to 2010 and Professor since 2010. He served as the Faculty Advisor for Young Economists’ Forum (YEF), NSU from 2003 to 2007 and MS in Economics Program Advisor since 2004-2009 and 2011 till date. He was the Proctor of NSU, Bangladesh from 2009 to 2010 and the Chair of the Department of Economics, NSU, Bangladesh from 2007 to 2009. Dr. Gour played active role in setting up a unified public debt management system in Bangladesh in the light of International best practices. He also worked actively in formulating 10 years’ long term perspective plan of the Government of Bangladesh in the light of Vision 2021. Dr. Gour played active role in conducting Results based Monitoring and Evaluation of the 6th Five Year Plan of the Government of Bangladesh. Dr. Gour is actively involved in research in his field. EconLit, the most widely used search engine of Economics has enlisted more than a dozen of his research papers in its network. SCOPUS, another search engine of scholarly scientific publications has enlisted more than a dozen of his research papers in its archive. It is to be mentioned that his research papers have been published from the reputed journals of Australia, Bhutan, Canada, Germany, India, Korea, Qatar, USA, and UK. His paper on exchange rate sensitivity of bilateral in-payments and out-payments of Japan has been categorized as top 5 among the top 25 hottest articles according to Science Direct. He has been awarded with University Grants’ Commission (UGC) Research Award in Social Science twice. He has received this award in 2003 for the paper on smuggling and purchasing power disparity published from Korea. In 2006 he received UGC award again for another paper on bilateral trade balance modeling published from the UK. His works have been enlisted in many search engines and networks like Alta Vista, Bing, dogpile, EconLit, excite, Google, IDEAS, LogEC, lycos, Microsoft Academic Research Network, ORCID, Pubget, RePEC, Scholar Google, SCOPUS, SSRN, Yahoo (Keyword: Gour Gobinda Goswami, Gour G. Goswami or Gour Goswami) etc. His works have been cited widely in the field of International Economics (International Finance: JEL Classification: F3). Dr. Gour is a prolific writer who publishes regularly in renowned International Journals named Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Australian Economics Papers, Economic Modeling, Economic Systems, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Empirical Economic Letters, International Review of Applied Economics, ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Economic Studies, Journal of Economics and Finance, Review of Political Economy, Review of Social Economy, Southern Economic Journal, The Journal of Developing Areas, and Bangladesh Development Studies etc. In addition to this he serves as the reviewer of about 24 international journals in the discipline of Economics and Business. As an Alumnus of Jagatshi G. K. High School he is the founder of Gopika Ranjan
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Goswami Memorial Trust for offering scholarship to the poor and meritorious students of Jagatshi G. K. High School since 2011. Dr. Gour is married with Anima Goswami (since 1996) and blessed with two children named Srishti Goswami (Scholastica: Class VIII) and Prapti Goswami (Scholastica: Class I).
02. Official Address:
Treasurer’s Office (ADM 605), Level 6, Administrative Building, North South University, Plot 15, Block B, Bashundhara, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh Phone: +88 02 8852000 Extension 1121, Fax: +88 02 8852016
03. Residential
Address and Phone:
35, Gorib-E-Newaz Avenue, Apt. B5, Sector 11, Uttara, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh Home Phone: +88 (02) 8962868, Cell Phone: +88 01 714079208
04. Permanent
Address: Village: Ajameru, Post Office: Bhujbal, Police Station & District: Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
05. Date of Birth
and Citizenship:
31 December, 1967 (46 yrs.), Bangladeshi by birth, Place of Birth: Moulvibazar
06. Country Work
Experience: Bangladesh, Thailand, USA
07. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, 2003
(CGPA: 3.725/4.0) MSS in Economics with 1st Class, University of Dhaka, Dhaka,
Bangladesh, 1988 BSS (Honours) in Economics, 2nd Class 2nd Position, University of
Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1987 HSC Examination, 1st Division, Stood 5th in the Merit List, Comilla
Board, Bangladesh, 1984 SSC Examination, 1st Division, Stood 16th in the Merit List, Comilla
Board, Bangladesh, 1982 08. Academic/Teac
hing Experience: (21 Years) 1992-2013
Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, From November 2010 till date
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, From November 2005 to August 2010
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, From September 2003 to October 2005
Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, From September 1999 to August 2003 (Taught 9 courses independently)
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of
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Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, From December 1995 to August 1999
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, From December 1992 to November 1995
09. Administrative
Experience: (11 Years+)
Treasurer (in charge), North South University, From 21 June, 2013 till date
Proctor, North South University, From June 2009 to December 2010 Chair, Department of Economics, North South University, Feb 2007 to
April 2009 Faculty Advisor, Young Economists’ Forum (YEF), NSU, 2004-2007 Coordinator of Students’ Club, NSU, Spring 2013 Undergraduate Admission Test Coordinator, Summer 2013 & Fall 2013
& Spring 2014, NSU Coordinator of Faculty Search Committees, NSU, Fall 2013 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Economics,
Department of General and Continuing Education (GCE) and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), School of Business, NSU
Head, Dept. of Econ., Shahjalal Univ. of Science & Tech, Sylhet, From Sep. 1997 to Dec. 1998
Assistant Proctor, Shahjalal Univ. of Science & Tech, Sylhet, From 1996 to 1999
10. Current
Position: Treasurer (in charge), North South University since 21 June, 2013 Professor, Department of Economics, North South University (NSU),
Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh since 2010 Member, Syndicate, NSU since 21 June, 2013 Member, Academic Council, North South University, Dhaka 1229,
Bangladesh since July 2010 Member, Finance Committee, NSU since 21 June, 2013 Member, Financial Aid Committee, NSU since 21 June, 2013 Chair, Tender Committee, NSU Member, Campus Development Committee, NSU Member, Purchase Committee, NSU Member, Leave Committee, NSU Member, Conference, Travel and Research Grant Committee, NSU Chair, Technical Evaluation Committee, NSU Undergraduate Admission Test Coordinator (Summer 2013, Fall 2013,
Spring 2014) [Publication of Fall 2013 UG Admission test result in 72 hours for the first time in NSU history]
Coordinator of Faculty Search Committees for all the programs of NSU, Fall 2013
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11. Academic Distinction/Award/Honor:
University Grants Commission Award 2006 for original contribution in Social Science (2nd time)
'University Grants Commission Award 2003 for original contribution in Social Science (1st time)
The following lead article has been selected as 5th among top 25 hottest articles in the Japan and the World Economy in terms of downloads:
"Exchange rate sensitivity of Japan's bilateral trade flows", Japan and the World Economy, Volume 16, Issue 1, 1 January 2004, Pages 1-15 (with M. Bahmani-Oskooee).
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of Economics, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA (1999-2003) Bangladesh-Swedish Trust Travel Award for Graduate Studies in the U.S. Research Assistantship, Center for Research on International Economics
(CRIE), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA (2002-2003) under Professor Harvey Wilmeth.
Talent pool Scholarship for obtaining the 5th Position in the Merit list for HSC Exam in 1984
12. Publications in
Journals (2003-2014):
1. Goswami, G. G. & Haider, S. (2014). “Does Political Risk Deter FDI Inflow? An Analytical Approach using Panel Data and Factor Analysis”, forthcoming in Journal of Economic Studies, Forthcoming in Volume 1, Number 2.
2. Goswami, G. G. & Hossain, M. Z. (2013). “Testing Black Market vs. Official PPP: A Pooled Mean Group Estimation Approach”, Forthcoming in The Empirical Economics Letters, Volume 12, Number 12, December 2013.
3. Goswami, G. G. & Hussain, M. M. (2013). From Projection to Model based Forecasting: Does it alter the Debt Sustainability of Bangladesh?, Volume XXXVI, No. 3, pp. 1-41, September 2013.
4. Goswami, G. G. et. al (2013). Determinants of beggars’ income in Dhaka City: Do the disabled beggars earn more than the able-bodied beggars? accepted for publication in a local journal of NSU named Society, Economy, and Development, Volume 1, No. 2, pp. 35-54, March 2013.
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5. Goswami, G. G. & Sarker, M. (2011). Nominal and Real Effective Exchange Rates for Bangladesh: 1973:07–2008:12. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, June 2011, 2(6), 263-274. Link: http://www.ifrnd.org/JEBS/2(6)%20June%202011/Nominal%20and%20Real%20Effective%20Exchange%20Rates_for%20Bangladesh.pdf
6. Mumit, A. & Goswami, G. G. (2011). An Empirical Test of the Heckscher-Ohlin Model in OECD Countries: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach. The Empirical Economics Letters, April 2011, 10(4), 337-346. Link: http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-10-number-4.htm
7. Goswami, G. G. & Sarker, M. (2010). Exchange Rate Sensitivity of In
payments and Out payments of Bangladesh: An Aggregate vs. Bilateral Approach. Bank Parikrama, XXXIV & XXXV, 38-59. Link: http://www.bibm.org.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=143&Itemid=6
8. Goswami, G. G. & Ahmed, K. S. (2010). Pooled Mean Group Estimation of the Bilateral In payments and Out Payments for Bangladesh vies-a-vies her Major Trading Partners. The ICFAI University Journal of Applied Economics, Volume: IX (1), January 2010, 27-39. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/icf/icfjae/v09y2010i1p27-39.html
9. Haider, ASM. S. & Goswami, G. G. (2010). Forecasting Graeme Bank
SIM Card Sales across Six Divisions of Bangladesh. Paper presented in the International Conference on Knowledge Globalization jointly organized by Suffolk University and Knowledge Globalization Institute, USA and North South University, Bangladesh on 10 May, 2010, (Conference Proceedings, pp.122-29).
10. Goswami, G. G. & Ahmed, K. (2009). Pooled Mean Group Estimation of the Bilateral In payments and out payments of Bangladesh vis-à-vis her Trading Partners. Paper presented in the International Conference on Applied Economics and Time series Econometrics (ICAETE) organized by ICFAI Business School (IBS) Hyderabad in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai & The Indian Econometric Society (April 17-18th 2009), Hyderabad, India.
11. Goswami, G. G. & Rajib, B. S. (2009). The Effect of Media Freedom on
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Corruption: A Re-examination. Paper presented in the 10th South Asian Management Forum (SAMF) Conference organized by the Royal Institute of Management, Thimpu, Bhutan on 9th-10th April 2009, Thimpu, Bhutan.
12. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Goswami, G. G. & Miteza, I. (2008). Could
Changes in Black Market Exchange Rates be Expansionary in LDCs? Economics Bulletin, 6(13), 1-9. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/ebl/ecbull/v6y2008i13p1-9.html
13. Goswami, G. G. & Rahman, AKM A. (2008). Disaggregated Spending
and the Productivity Bias Hypothesis. The Journal of Developing Areas, 41(2), 79-90. Link: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1417097471.html
14. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Goswami, G. G. & Talukdar, B. (2008). The
Bilateral J-Curve: Canada versus her 20 Trading Partners. International Review of Applied Economics, 22 (1), January 2008, 93-104. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/irapec/v22y2008i1p93-104.html
15. Goswami, G. G. (2007). Corruption and the Purchasing Power Disparity:
A Panel Two Stage Regression Approach? Paper presented at the 9th SAMF conference held in Dhaka on February 24, 2007 (Conference Proceedings, pp. 193-200).
16. Goswami, G. G. & Junayed, S. (2006). Pooled Mean Group Estimation of
the Bilateral Trade Balance Equation: U.S. vis-a-vis her Trading Partners? International Review of Applied Economics, 20(4), Sep 2006, 515-526. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/irapec/v20y2006i4p515-526.html
17. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Bahmani, S., Chakrabarti, A. & Goswami, G. G. (2006). Political Rights, Civil Liberties, and Economic Growth in Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee and Miguel-Angel Galindo Martin(eds.) Next Economic Growth: New Factors and New Perspectives, NOVA Publishing Company, New York, June 2006, pp. 1-10 (Book Chapter). Link: https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3643
18. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2006), “Military Spending and
the Black Market Premium in Developing Countries. Review of Social
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Economy, March 2006, 64 (1), pp. 77-91. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/rsocec/v64y2006i1p77-91.html
19. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2006). Political Rights, Civil
Liberties, and the Black Market Premium on Foreign Exchange: Evidence from Developing Countries. Review of Political Economy, January 2006, 18(1), pp. 91-104. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/revpoe/v18y2006i1p91-104.html
20. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Economidou, C. & Goswami, G. G. (2006). Bilateral J-curve between the UK vis-a`-vis her major trading partners. Applied Economics, 2006, 38, 879-888.
Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/applec/v38y2006i8p879- 888.html
21. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Goswami, G. G. & Mebratu, S. (2006). Black Market Premium and Income Distribution. The Journal of Developing Areas, 2006, 39, 17-28. Link: http://www.jstor.org/pss/4193001
22. Goswami, G. G. & Khan, S. (2005). Does Political Risk Lead to
Purchasing Power Disparity? A Panel Disaggregated Approach. The Bangladesh Development Studies, 31 (1&2), March-June 2005, 25-55. Link: http://www.jstor.org/pss/40795701
23. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2005). The Impact of Corruption on the Black Market Premium. Southern Economic Journal, 71(3), January 2005, 483-493. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/sej/ancoec/v713y2005p483-493.html
24. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2005). Military Spending as
Another Cause of Failure of the PPP, Applied Economics Letters, 12 (11), September 2005, 663-667. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/apeclt/v12y2005i11p663-667.html
25. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Goswami, G. G. & Talukdar, B. (2005). The Bilateral J-Curve: Australia versus her 23 Trading Partners. Australian Economic Papers, June 2005, 44(2), 110-120. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/bla/ausecp/v44y2005i2p110-120.html
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26. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Economidou, C. & Goswami, G. G. (2005). How
Sensitive are Britain's In-payments and Out payments to the Value of the British Pound?. Journal of Economic Studies, 32(6), 40-55. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/eme/jespps/v32y2005i5p455-467.html
27. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2005). Black Market
Exchange Rate and the PPP in Emerging Economies. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 41, May-June 2005, 37-52. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/mes/emfitr/v41y2005i3p37-52.html
28. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Goswami, G. G. & Talukdar, B. (2005). Exchange
Rate Sensitivity of the Canadian Bilateral In payments and Out payments. Economic Modeling, 22(4), July 2005, 745-757.
Link:http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/ecmode/v22y2005i4p745-757.html
29. Bahmani-Oskooee, M., Economidou, C. & Goswami, G. G. (2005). Export Led Growth Hypothesis Revisited: A Panel Cointegration Approach. Scientific Journal of Administrative Development, 3, June 2005, 40-55. Link: http://www.iad.gov.qa/arabic/images/stories/document/volume3/article3.pdf
30. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2004). Exchange rate
sensitivity of Japan’s bilateral Trade flows. Japan and the World Economy,16, 1-15, January 2004. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/japwor/v16y2004i1p1-15.html
31. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2004). Long Run Nature of the
Relationship between the Black Market and the Official Exchange Rates. Economic Systems, 28 (3), September 2004, 319-327. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/ecosys/v28y2004i3p319-327.html
32. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2004). Political Rights, Civil
Liberties, and the PPP in Developing Countries, The Global Journal of Finance and Economics, 1 (1), 2004, 1-9.
33. Arora, S., Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2003). Bilateral J-
Curve Between India and Her Trading Partners. Applied Economics, 35
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(9), 1037-1041, June 15. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/applec/v35y2003i9p1037-1041.html
34. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2003). Smuggling as Another Cause of Failure of the PPP. Journal of Economic Development, 28(2), 23-38, December 2003. Link: http://ideas.repec.org/a/jed/journl/v28y2003i2p23-38.html
35. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2003). A Disaggregated
Approach to Test the J-Curve Phenomenon: Japan versus Her Major Trading Partners. Journal of Economics and Finance, 27 (1), 102-113, Spring 2003. Link: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-290685041.html
36. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2003). Smuggling and the
Black Market Premium. Scientific Journal of Administrative Development, 1, 95-111. Link: http://www.iad.gov.qa/arabic/images/stories/document/volume1/article5_2003.pdf
37. Goswami, G. G. (2003). Institutional Factors in Determining the Black Market Premium in Developing Countries. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S.A., August 2003 (Ph.D. Supervisor: Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee). Link: http://books.google.com.bd/books/about/Institutional_factors_in_determining_the.html?id=dqMIOAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
38. Goswami, G. G. & Hasanuzzaman, S. (1996). Tackling Trade Deficit of Bangladesh: The Relative Effectiveness of Exchange Rate Alteration and Some Related Variables. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Studies, 1(1), April 1996, 17-23.
13. Unpublished
Reports:
Full Reports
1. Goswami, G. G. (2013). Data Requirements for the Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation.
2. Agarwal, I.D. & Goswami, G. G. & Abedin, Z (2012), “Medium Term Debt Strategy of Bangladesh: FY 2012-13 to FY 2014-15”, Report
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prepared and submitted to the GOB.
3. Agarwal, I.D. & Abedin, Z, & Goswami, G. G. & Wadood, S. N. (2011), “Report on Government Bond Market in Bangladesh”, September 2011, Report prepared and submitted to the GOB.
4. Agarwal, I.D. & Goswami, G. G. & Wadood, S. N. (2011), “Report on Nationwide NSD Beneficiary Survey”, February 2011, Report prepared and submitted to the GOB.
5. Agarwal, I.D. & Goswami, G. G. & Wadood, S. N. (2011), “Diagnostic Report on NSD”, March 2011, Report prepared and submitted to the GOB.
6. Agarwal, I.D. & Goswami, G. G. & Wadood, S. N. (2011), “Diagnostic Report on FABA”, January 2011, Report prepared and submitted to the GOB.
7. Mansur, A. H. & Haque, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2010), “Inception Report on Developing Capacities for Debt Policy and Management in Bangladesh”, July 2010, Report prepared and submitted to the GOB.
Notes
1. Goswami, G. G. (2013). International best Practices in Manufacturing Strategy: Lessons for Bangladesh
2. Mansur, A. H. & Goswami, G. G. (2013), “Background Paper on Food Security in Bangladesh: How to achieve better Nutritional Level through Balancing the Diet?”
3. Mansur, A. H. & Goswami, G. G. (2013), “Social Accountability of Public Sector Expenditure in Bangladesh: Where do we stand at the local government level?”
4. Goswami, G. G. (2012), “How to Develop TDMW as the Middle Office of Debt Management in Bangladesh?”
5. Goswami, G. G. (2012), “Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh: An Exploratory Analysis”.
6. Goswami, G. G. (2011), “A Brief Overview of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Bangladesh”.
7. Goswami, G. G. (2011), “International Experience of Small Savings: Some Selected Countries”.
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8. Goswami, G. G. (2011), “An Examination of the Market Development of Government Securities in Bangladesh”.
9. Goswami, G. G. (2011), “Consolidated Hardware and Software Requirements for TDMW, FABA, and BB for DMFAS 6.0”.
14. Past Positions
(2003-2013): Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, From September 16, 2010 till date Output as Professor
34 International Journal Publications (2003-2014) Most of the papers are being published with NSU affiliations Served as referee for 24 International Journal Received University Grants’ Commission Award (UGC Award) twice
(2003, 2006) for original contribution in Social Science Research in the discipline of Economics. No faculty member from any private University of Bangladesh has received such prestigious award twice.
Proctor (University Disciplinary Head), NSU (June 2009-December 2010)
Output as Proctor
Introducing Anti-Smoking Law at NSU; Setting up Separate Proctor Office as a full-fledged Dept.; Recruiting sufficient number of Assistant Proctors including one female
Assistant proctor for the First time; Speedy trial of disciplinary violations; Ensuring clean campus (No banner or poster other than designated area);
Associate Professor, Dept. of Econ., NSU (Nov. 2005-August 2010)
Visiting Professor, Chiang Mai University, Thailand (June 2010) [Delivering lecture with lab demonstration on Panel Data for Master’s, Ph.D. Students, and Faculty Members]
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Econ., NSU, Sep 2003- Oct. 2005
Teaching at NSU, Bangladesh (2003-2013) Graduate Level
1. Advanced International Trade Theory (MS in Economics); 2. International Financial Economics (MS in Economics); 3. Econometric Method (MS in Economics); 4. Time Series Model (MS in Economics); 5. Panel & Limited Dependent Variable Model (MS in Economics);
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6. Basic Economics (MDS); 7. Financial Market & Institutions (MBA/EMBA); 8. Health Economics & Financing (MPH/EMPH); 9. Health Care and Education Management (MDS) 10. Health Care Management (MDS) 11. Methods & Tools in Development Research (MS in Economics/MDS);
Undergraduate Level 1. International Trade Theory & Policy (BS in Economics); 2. International Finance (BS in Economics); 3. Introduction to Macroeconomics (BS in Economics/BBA); 4. Introduction to Microeconomics (BS in Economics/BBA); 5. Intermediate Macro Theory-I (BS in Economics/BBA); 6. Introduction to Econometrics (BS in Economics/BBA); 7. Applied Statistics (BS in Economics/BBA); 8. Applied Mathematics II (BS in Economics/BBA); 9. Mathematics I (BS in Economics and BBA); 10. International Financial Management (BBA); 12. Applied Time Series Forecasting (BS in Economics/BBA); 13. Money, Banking, and Financial Market (BS in Economics/BBA);
Chair, Department of Economics, NSU, Feb 2007 to April 2009. Output as Chair
1. Number of section offered simply raised by 100% in two year term; 2. Number of students doing second major and minor in Econ, doubled; 3. Introducing new field like Econometrics, Financial Economics at MS level
at NSU; 4. Major modernization in BS, MS, and MDS curricula by introducing new
field courses like Time Series Forecasting, Internship, Poverty and Famine, Microcredit, Health Economics etc.;
5. Introducing weekend sessions for working graduate students; 6. Introducing 3 hour once-a-week class for working students; 7. Introducing prerequisite classes offered in the evening for working
graduates; 8. Introducing teaching facility for teachers (doing Ph.D. in North American
Universities) under study leave during their summer stay in Dhaka
Faculty Advisor, Young Economists' Forum (YEF), Oct 2003-July 2007 Output as Faculty Advisor
1. Organizing First Prime Bank International Conference of Young Economists;
2. Publication of Conference Proceedings;
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3. Publication of ‘Equilibrium’ the first magazine of YEF; 4. Organizing International Study Tour to Thailand; 5. Organizing Cross-Talk; 6. Organizing several National Seminars and Study Tours;
Other Responsibilities (2004-2009)
1. Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Economics, NSU (2007-April 2009)
2. Member, Faculty Search Committee, Dept. of Econ., NSU, (2004-April 2009)
3. Chairman, Program Review Committee, Dept. of Econ., NSU, (2007-April 2009)
4. Member, Academic Council, NSU, (Feb. 2007-April 2009) 5. Member, Curriculum Committee, NSU, (Feb. 2007-April 2009) 6. Member, Degree Review Committee, NSU, (Feb. 2007-April 2009) 7. Member, Finance Committee, NSU, (Feb. 2007-April 2009) 8. Member, Library Committee, NSU, (Feb. 2007-April 2009) 9. Member, Disciplinary Committee, NSU, (2007-April 2009) 10. Member, Undergraduate Admissions Committee, NSU, (Feb. 2007-April
2009) 11. Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, NSU, (Feb. 2007 -April 2009) 12. Member, Faculty Leave Committee, NSU, (Feb. 2007-April 2009) 13. Member, Conference Travel and Research Grant Committee, NSU, (Feb.
2007-April 2009) 14. Member, Editorial Board, NSU NEWS, (Feb.2007-April 2009) 15. Member, TA Selection Committee, Dept. of Economics, NSU, 2004-2011. 16. Advisor, Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Dept. of Econ., 2004-
.2011. 17. Member, Departmental Coordination Committee, Department of
Economics, NSU, 2004-2013. 15. Past Positions
(1999-2003): USA (1999-2003) Instructor: Independent Teaching (9 courses): Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM)
1. Research Methodology in Economics (for the students of Master’s in Human Resource and Labor Relations);
2. Economic Development (BS in Economics); 3. Economic Statistics (BS in Economics); 4. Intermediate Macroeconomics (BS in Economics); 5. Intermediate Microeconomics (BS in Economics); 6. International Economic Relations (BS in Economics); 7. International Trade (BS in Economics);
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8. Principles of Microeconomics (BS in Economics); 9. Survey of Economics (All undergraduate students);
Graduate Teaching Assistant (UWM)
Econometrics (Lab Section, Undergrad. and Grad. Level); Economic Statistics (Undergrad. Level); Survey of Economics (Undergrad. Level);
Research Assistantship (UWM) under Prof. Harvey Wilmeth
Center for Research on International Economics (CRIE), UWM, 2002-2003
16. Past Positions
(1992-1999): Bangladesh: (1992-1999) ShahJalal Univ. of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet Bangladesh
1. Head, Dept. of Econ., SUST, Sep. 1997-Dec. 1998 Output: Setting up of New Computer Laboratory for the students of Applied Econometrics in the Department of Economics 2. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Econ., SUST, Dec. 1995-Aug. 1999 3. Lecturer, Dept. of Econ., SUST, Dec 1992-Dec 1995 4. Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Department of Economics, SUST, Sep. 1997-Dec. 1998 5. Member, Academic Council, SUST, Sep. 1997-Dec. 1998 6. Member, Library Committee, SUST, Sep. 1997-Dec. 1998 7. Member, Planning & Dev. Committee, SUST, Sep. 1997-Dec. 1998 8. Member, Finance Committee, SUST, Sep. 1997-Dec.1998 9. Assistant Proctor (University Disciplinary Position),SUST, 1996-1999 10. Member Secretary, Undergraduate Admissions, SUST,1997-98 Output: Introducing new admission test system with Optical Character Reading (OCR) system for the first time in any public University of Bangladesh 11. Project Director, Literacy of Underprivileged Children Project of the World University Service (WUS), 1997-1998 12. General Secretary, Teachers' and Officers' Club, SUST, 1997-98. Output: Setting up of new Club Office with Satellite Connection for the first time with indoor sports facilities.
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Teaching (1992-1999)
1. Contemporary Issues of Bangladesh Economy (BSS in Economics); 2. Economic Development and Planning (BSS in Economics); 3. Intermediate Macroeconomics (BSS in Economics); 4. International Economics (BSS in Economics and MSS in Economics); 5. Principles of Macroeconomics (BSS in Economics, Sociology); 6. Principles of Microeconomics (BSS in Economics, Sociology);
17. Reviewer of
Journals (24): 1. Agricultural Economics (Wiley-Blackwell); 2. Bangladesh Development Studies; 3. Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy; 4. Bank Parikrama; 5. Canadian Journal of Economics (Wiley); 6. Economics Bulletin; 7. Economic Change and Restructuring; 8. Economic Modeling (Elsevier); 9. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (ME Sharpe, Inc.); 10. Empirical Economics (Springer); 11. Global Business & Economics Review (Inderscience Publishers); 12. Global Economic Review 13. The Global Journal of Finance and Economics; 14. International Economic Journal (Taylor & Francis); 15. International Economics and Finance Journal (Serial Publications); 16. International Review of Applied Economics(Taylor & Francis); 17. The Journal of Developing Areas (Project MUSE); 18. Journal of Economics (Springer); 19. Journal of Economic Studies (Emerald); 20. Journal of the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh 21. Journal of Knowledge Globalization (Knowledge Globalization Institute); 22. Journal of Peace Research (SAGE Publications); 23. North South Business Review; 24. Research in International Business and Finance (Elsevier);
18. Professional
Affiliation:
1. Member, International Editorial Advisory Board of Pakistan Economic and Social Review
2. Life Member, Bangladesh Economic Association (1993-) 3. Life Member, Association for Economic and Development Studies in
Bangladesh (AEDSB)(2000-) 4. Life Member, Dhaka University Economics Alumni Association (2003-) 5. Registered Graduate, Dhaka University (2006-)
19. Computer
Skills: 1. CATS in RATS; 2. EVIEWS; 3. LISREL 4. MICROFIT;
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5. MINITAB; 6. PC-GIVE; 7. SAS; 8. SPSS; 9. STATA;
20. Ongoing
Projects: 1. Goswami, G. G. & Musa, P. (2014). Testing Monetary Model for
Exchange Rate Determination in Bangladesh: A Pooled Mean Group Estimation Approach
2. Goswami, G. G. & Ahmed, T. (2014). Testing Monetarist-Structuralist Controversy in Determining Inflation in Bangladesh
21. Completed
Papers under Review:
1. Goswami, G. G. Khanom, N. (2013). “Does Higher Education Raise Inequality?” submitted as a book chapter.
22. Citations and
Web Visibility: 1. Link to Scholar Google
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=gour+goswami&hl=en&as_sdt=1%2C5&as_sdtp=on
2. Link to the author page of IDEAS http://ideas.repec.org/e/pgo14.html
3. Link to Access and Download Statistics of Gour Gobinda Goswami by LogEc
http://logec.repec.org/RAS/pgo14.htm
4. Link to Citations: http://ideas.repec.org/e/c/pgo14.html
5. Enlisted Papers in the Web by RePEC as NSU Teacher Link: http://ideas.repec.org/d/densubd.html
6. Link to pubget http://pubget.com/search?q=authors%3A%22Gour%20G%20Goswami%22
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7. Microsoft Academic Research Network
http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/11008692/gour- gobinda-goswami
8. Link to SSRN Author Page: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=491644
9. Link to RePEc Author Page: http://authors.repec.org/pro/pgo14/
10. Link to RePEc Author Raking http://ideas.repec.org/cgi-bin/rank.cgi?pgo14&eDpS
11. 21 Research Papers of Dr. Gour have been enlisted in the EconLit. To view and download them visit the website of EconLit and use the keyword " Gour Goswami" (Subscription required)
12. SCOPUS, another search engine for scholarly scientific publications has
enlisted more than one dozen research papers of Dr. Gour in its archive (Subscription required)
13. Link to bing http://www.bing.com/search?q=gour+gobinda+goswami&qs=n&sk=&form=QBRE
14. Link to AltaVista http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0oG7qGrdgFPPzEAwDkPxQt.?p=Gour+Gobinda+Goswami&fr=altavista&fr2=sb-top&xargs=0&pstart=1&b=11&xa=RpFOF77L4z0J.w_x2FPf2w--,1325582379
23. Seminar/Key
Note Paper Presentation:
1. Goswami, G. G. (2011), “Bajete Shiksha Khate Boraaddo: Ekti Porjalocholna”, Keynote Paper presented on the occasion of the 27th Anniversary of Bangladesh College-Bishyobiddyaloy Shikhok Somiti at Press Club Auditorium, Dhaka on 3 June, 2011.
2. Haider, ASM. S. & Goswami, G. G. (2010), “"Forecasting Grameen Bank
SIM Card Sales across Six Divisions of Bangladesh", Paper presented at International Conference on Knowledge Globalization jointly organized by Suffolk University and Knowledge Globalization Institute,
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USA and North South University, Bangladesh on 10 May, 2010.
3. Goswami, G. G. & Ahmed, K. (2009), "Pooled Mean Group Estimation of the Bilateral In payments and Out payments of Bangladesh vis-à-vis her Trading Partners (with Kazi Sabbir Ahmed), paper presented in the International Conference on Applied Economics and Time series Econometrics (ICAETE) organized by ICFAI Business School (IBS) Hyderabad in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai & The Indian Econometric Society (April 17-18th 2009), Hyderabad, India.
4. Goswami, G. G. & Rajib, B. S. (2009), "The Effect of Media Freedom on
Corruption: A Re-examination", Paper presented in the 10th South Asian Management Forum (SAMF)Conference organized by the Royal Institute of Management, Thimpu, Bhutan on 9th-10th April 2009, Thimpu, Bhutan.
5. Goswami, G. G. & Ahmed, K. S. (2008), "Pooled Mean Group Estimation
of the Bilateral In payments and Out payments of Bangladesh vis-à-vis her Trading Partners”, Paper presented in the International Conference on Recent Development in Statistical Sciences jointly organized by Carleton University, Canada and North South University, Dhaka on December 27, 2008.
6. Goswami, G. G. (2007), “Corruption and the Purchasing Power Disparity:
A Panel Two Stage Regression Approach, presented at the 9th SAMF conference held in Dhaka on February, 24, 2007.
7. Goswami, G. G. (2004), "Does Media Freedom Curb Corruption?", Paper
presented at the 15th Biennial Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 10, 2004.
8. Goswami, G. G. (2004), “Exogenous Democracy and Output: Evidence
from a Panel of Developing Countries, South Asian Management Forum-Developing Synergies: Facing Management Challenges Together, 8th SAMF Conference Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), Lahore, Pakistan, November 2004.
9. Goswami, G. G. & Junayed, S. (2004), “Pooled Mean Group Estimation
of the Bilateral Trade Balance Equation: U.S. vis-à-vis her Trading Partners (with S. Junayed), paper presented at a seminar organized by the Department of Economics North South University. Dhaka, May 30, 2004.
10. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Goswami, G. G. (2003), “Political Rights, Civil
Liberties, and the Black Market Premium in Developing Countries”, Paper presented at a seminar organized by Department of Economics and Center for Research on International Economics (CRIE) University of
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Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, Department of Economics, Youngstown State University, Ohio U.S., February 2003.
11. Goswami, G. G. (1998), “Orthonitite Amartya Sener Nobel Puroskaar
Praapti Bartomaan Bishwa Ebong Aamoraa. Paper presented at a seminar organized by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Economic Association, Sylhet November 19, 1998.
12. Goswami, G. G. (1995), “The Formation of the World Trade Organization
(WTO): Opportunities and Concerns for Bangladesh (with A. Sydee). Paper presented at the seminar organized by the Society for International Development (SID), Sylhet Chapter, Bangladesh December 26, 1995.
13. Goswami, G. G. (1995), “Share Market in Bangladesh: Problems, Prospects and Suggestions. Paper presented at the seminar on the Development of Occupations of Kushiara Region jointly organized by the Rotary Club of Sylhet Surma and Sylhet Chambers of Commerce and Industry September 24, 1995.
24. Research
Grants: Goswami, G. G. & Mumit, A. (2013). Does Grading Matter for Teaching
Evaluation Score? An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Teaching Quality at Private Universities of Bangladesh, NSU Research Grant for Faculty Members
Goswami, G. G., Haider S. & Mamun, A. (2011). Does Political Risk
Deter FDI Inflow? An Analytical Approach using Panel Data and Factor Analysis. Paper has been prepared with the financial support provided by International Finance Corporation (IFC) under a research grant titled Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF), North South University (NSU-BICF)
25. Review/Session
Chair/Discussant:
Reviewer
Open Budget Initiative 2012, 2010, 2009, International Budget Partnership, Washington, DC, USA (Reviewing Index of Budget Freedom for Bangladesh).
South Asian Management Forum (SAMF) Conference (Lahore, Dhaka, Thimpu)
International Conference on Business Management–2011, University of Sri
Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
International Conference of Knowledge Globalization, Dhaka, Bangladesh
International Conference on Statistics, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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International Conference of Young Economists, NSU, Dhaka, Bangladesh
26. Trainer: 1. Served as resource person in a training program organized by Keystone on
“Project Appraisal and Investment Decision” titled “Economic Appraisal of Projects” on July 8, 2012, Brac Center Inn Hotel, Dhaka.
2. Served as resource person in the training program organized by Public Finance Foundation, Bangladesh and Strengthening Public Expenditure Management Program (SPEMP), DMTBF Project Ministry of Finance, GOB in the In-house training on Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) on Historical Debt Dynamics on 21 June, 2012 and Stress Test on 24 June, 2012, Segun Bagicha, Dhaka.
3. Served as resource person for the Training Program on Panel Data Econometrics: Theory and Practice organized by the Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand on 7-11 June, 2010.
4. Served as resource person for the training session for the Faculty Members
on "Panel Data: Theory and Practice" organized by International Conference on Knowledge Globalization jointly organized by Suffolk University and Knowledge Globalization Institute, USA and North South University, Bangladesh on 10 May, 2010.
5. Served as resource person for the workshop on "Research Methodology
and Publication Practices" for the Non Ph.D. faculty members of different universities of Bangladesh organized by South East University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 11 April, 2010.
6. Served as resource person for the workshop on Panel/Pooled Data Analysis
under the heading "Empirical Research Methodology" organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), Dhaka on 30 June 2009.
7. Served as resource person for the training program on Econometric Principles and Data Analysis for the Officers of Bangladesh Bank, Summer 2005, University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS), Dhaka.
8. Served as Instructor for a workshop on Orientation of MINITAB-13 for
Faculty at North South University Dhaka, February 2004.
9. Served as resource person in a training session on Current Macroeconomic Issues and Policy Reforms organized by the Academy of Planning and Development Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh, September 4, 2004.
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27. Talk-Show/Electronic Media:
1. Round Table Discussion on Gender Sensitivity of Bangladesh Budget 2010-11 organized by Bangladesh Mohila Porishod on June, 2010.
2. Live interview in the Business Hour of ETV 12:30 pm, 23 July, 2008) on "WTO and Bangladesh" on the occasion of Mini-Ministerial Meeting held in Geneva (21-24 July, 2008)
3. Live discussion on Budget 2008-09 in a program titled "Business Hour" in
Boishakhi, 10:30 pm (June 11, 2008).
4. Resource Person for Business Hour titled "Performance and Sustainability of Garments' Industry in Bangladesh" broadcast in Boishaki in March 2008.
5. Expert opinion for Boishakhi News Item titled "Price Hike of Essential
Items in Bangladesh during Ramadan" broadcast in September 1, 2007.
6. Resource Person for Boishakhi News Item titled "Rapid Hike of the Price of Essential Items in Bangladesh" broadcast in August 31, 2007.
7. Resource Person for Boishakhi News Item titled "Performance of
Garments' Industry in Bangladesh" broadcast in May 2007. 28. Interview/Prin
t Media: 1. Goswami, G. G. (2011), Bangladesh-US Trade Relations, An Exclusive
Interview with The Executive Times, August 2011, pp. 19-25. Link: http://exectimes.com/content/aug11/cov02.asp
2. Goswami, G. G. (2011), Trade and Investment: Bangladesh in Focus, An Exclusive Interview with The Executive Times, May 2011, pp. 18-27. Link: http://exectimes.com/content/may11/cov02.asp
3. Goswami, G. G. (2010), Cover story on Boosting Investment, An Exclusive Interview with The Executive Times, July 2010, pp. 16-18.
4. Goswami, G. G. (2009), Cover Story on Bangladesh-India Relations:
Trade and Transit, An Exclusive Interview with The Executive Times, March 2009, pp. 17-27.
29. Book
Chapter/Conference Proceedings/Other Writings:
1. Haider, ASM. & Goswami, G. G. (2010), "Forecasting Grameen Bank SIM Card Sales across Six Divisions of Bangladesh" , Paper presented in the International Conference on Knowledge Globalization jointly organized by Suffolk University and Knowledge Globalization Institute, USA and North South University, Bangladesh on 10 May, 2010, (Conference Proceedings, pp.122-29).
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2. Goswami, G. G. & Rajib, B. (2009), "The Effect of Media Freedom on
Corruption: A Re-examination", Paper presented in the 10th South Asian Management Forum (SAMF)Conference organized by the Royal Institute of Management, Thimpu, Bhutan on 9th-10th April 2009, Thimpu, Bhutan (Conference Proceedings, pp.71-85).
3. Goswami, G. G. (2007), “Corruption and the Purchasing Power Disparity:
A Panel Two Stage Regression Approach, presented at the 9th SAMF conference held in Dhaka on 24 February, 2007 (Conference Proceedings, pp. 193-200)
4. Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Bahmani, S. & Chakrabarti, A. & Goswami, G.
G. (2006), "Political Rights, Civil Liberties, and Economic Growth", in Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee and Miguel-Angel Galindo Martin(eds.) Next Economic Growth: New Factors and New Perspectives, NOVA Publishing Company, New York, June 2006, pp. 1-10 (Book Chapter).
5. Goswami, G. G. (2004), “Exogenous Democracy and Output: Evidence
from a Panel of Developing Countries?, South Asian Management Forum-Developing Synergies: Facing Management Challenges Together, Proceedings of SAMF-2004, pp. 40-46, Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) Lahore, Pakistan, November 2004 (Conference Proceedings).
6. Goswami, G. G. (1996), Free Market Economy: Bangladesh Perspective,
SUST Economic Graffiti, Fresher’s Reception Issue Department of Economics, SUST, Vol. 1, No. 1 1996, 47-53 (Invited Paper)
7. Goswami, G. G. (1995), “SAARC Agradhikaar Bhittik Banijya Byabastaa
(SAPTA): Ekti Porjaalochonaa?, in Habibur Rahman (eds.) Unnayan Bhabanaa, Volume 1, Number 1 (in Bangla) IDEA, Sylhet, June 1995, 37-59 (Book Chapter).
30. Popular
Writing/Newspaper/Magazine:
1. Goswami, G.G. (2006), “Research Tips”, Equilibrium, Volume 2, June 2006, 47-51.
2. Goswami, G.G. (2005), “Swadhin Media Kototuku Durniti Komaay?, Amader Shomoy, July, 25, 2005, p. 7.
3. Goswami, G.G. (2005), “Choraachaalaani Porimaaper Suchak?, Amader
Shomoy, July, 25, 2005, p. 2.
4. Goswami, G.G. (2005), “Raajnaitik Osthitishilotaa Muldhan Paachaar Taraannito Kare? Amader Shomoy, July, 13, 2005, p. 2.
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5. Goswami, G.G. (2005), “Durnitir Kaaronei Kalobaajaari Premium Beshi Hoy? Amader Shomoy, July, 2, 2005, p. 2.
6. Goswami, G.G. (1996), “Free Market Economy: Bangladesh Perspective,”
SUST Economic Graffiti, Freshers’ Reception Issue, Department of Economics, SUST, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996, 47-53 (Invited Paper)
7. Goswami, G.G. (1995), “SAARC Agradhikaar Bhittik Banijya Byabastaa
(SAPTA): Ekti Porjaalochonaa?, in Habibur Rahman (eds.) Unnayan Bhabanaa, Volume 1, Number 1 (in Bangla) IDEA, Sylhet, June 1995, 37-59 (Book Chapter).
8. Goswami, G.G. (1995), “Currency Convertibility: The Case of Bangladesh?”, Dhaka Courier.
31. Thesis/Researc
h Paper/Internship Supervision (2003-2013) Total: 134
A. MS in Economics [Thesis: 8]
1. Tanima Ahmed, Testing Monetarist-Structuralist Controversy in Determining the Causes of Inflation in Bangladesh, Summer 2012.
2. Priyanka Mahrin Musa, Testing Monetary Model for Exchange Rate Determination in Bangladesh: A Pooled Mean Group Estimation Approach, Summer 2012.
3. Sarah Nishat, Estimating Disaggregated Export Demand Function for Banglkadesh, Summer 2012.
4. Hasan Shahriar, Testing Purchasing Power Parity for Parallel Markets in Developing Countries, Fall 2008.
5. Mohammad Mosfeq, Is Democracy at Stake? An Examination of Institutional Factors and Their Impact, 2008.
6. Mohammad Monirul Islam Sarkar, Construction of Effective Exchange
Rate and examining the Impact of Devaluation on In payments and Out payments of Bangladesh, 2007.
7. Syeed-uz-Zaman Khan, SUST, Testing HO model for Bangladesh, 1997.
8. Syed Hasanuzzaman, SUST, Effect of Devaluation on Trade Balance of Bangladesh, 1996.
B. MS in Economics [Research Paper: 20]
1. Layla Nusrat Banu, Structural Changes in Bangladesh Population from 1974 to 2001: A critical examination, Summer 2011.
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2. Beareshwar Chowdhury, Evaluation of Foreign Exchange and its role in
the economy of Bangladesh: A study based on Jamuna Bank Ltd., Fall 2012.
3. Lubna Nasrin, Auction Process of Government Treasury Bills and Bonds
in Bangladesh, Summer 2012.
4. Salahuddin Tausif, Is Middle Class Growing Fast in Bangladesh?, Spring 2012.
5. Urmee Dasgupta, Money, Price, Output in Bangladesh: A Country
Analysis, Summer 2012.
6. Safayet Jamil, Foreign aids and Economic Growth in Bangladesh, Spring 2012.
7. Rupa Biswas, The Secular Depreciation of Bangladesh Currency against
Major Trading Partners: A Disaggregate Analysis, Summer 2012.
8. Amit Paul, Determinants of productivity: A Dynamic Panel Approach, 2011.
9. Fareeha Sultana, To Find the Relationship between Economic Growth &
Freedom of Media, 2010.
10. Md. Rafiqul Alam, Political Regime and Tax Structure in BD, Summer 2010.
11. Nafisa Kamal, Remittances and Dutch Disease: Analysis from BD
Economy, Summer 2011.
12. Monwara Khatun, Women Empowerment through Parliamentary Representation, Summer 2010.
13. N. M. Zobair, Does Productivity explain the long run variability of the
real exchange rate of Bangladesh?, Spring 2010.
14. Md. Tariqul Islam, Forecasting DSE Stock Price Volatility, 2008.
15. Kanti Ananta Nuzhat, Does Economic Growth Lead to Inequality? A Panel Data Analysis, 2008.
16. Abdul Mumit, An Empirical Test of Heckscher-Ohlin Model in OECD
countries: A Data Envelopment Analysis, 2008.
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17. Mohammad Monirul Islam Sarker, Effective Exchange Rate Indices of Bangladesh and its Impact on In payment and Out payment of Bangladesh, 2007.
18. Foysal Ahmad Chowdhury, Technological Diffusion and the PPP, 2006.
19. Ferdous Jalil, Determinants of Exchange Rate Volatility of Bangladesh,
2006.
20. S.M. Jargish Alam Jerry, Is Corruption over Inflationary: A Cross Country Analysis, Spring 2011.
C. BS in Economics [Thesis: 5]
1. Mohammad Mashnun Hussain, From Projection to Model based Forecasting: Does it alter the Debt Sustainability of Bangladesh? Fall 2012
2. Sabreena Obaid, Is Political Instability Contractionary?, 2007.
3. Anik Ashraf, The Effect of Political Risk on Black Market Premium, 2007
4. Quazi Fidia Farah, Does Politically Risky Country Trade Less?, 2007.
5. Saima Khan, Political Risk and Purchasing Power Disparity, 2006.
D. BS in Economics [Research Paper: 45]
1. Nahreen Rahman, Why is FDI low in Bangladesh compared to other SAARC Countries?, Spring 2013.
2. Takmila Maysha, Euro Crisis and its impact on the Economy of Bangladesh, Spring 2012.
3. Minhaz Ahmed Ador, The Influence of OPEC in Determining World Crude Oil Price, Fall 2012.
4. Zulkar Nayed Ahmed, Explaining the trends in Depreciation Rate of Taka: 1980:01 – 2012:12, Spring 2013.
5. Samanta Farahnaz, Demographic Dividend: A potential driver to economic growth in Bangladesh, Spring 2013.
6. Tarzana Laager, The Growth Dependence of Bangladesh vis-à-vis her Major Global Partners: A vector Autoregressive (VAR) Approach, Summer 2012.
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7. Ismail Hussain, Development Plan in Retrospect: A move towards Privatization in Bangladesh, Fall 2012.
8. Sedan Shabbier Ali, The Structural Change of our Export Basket, Fall 2012.
9. Adina Kashia, Impact of World Oil Price Shocks on Domestic Inflation: An Examination for selected Asian Countries, Summer 2012.
10. Tarzana Laager, The Growth Dependence of Bangladesh vis-à-vis her Major Partners: A Vector Autoregressive Approach, Summer 2012.
11. Syed Muttakillah, “Growth without Development”- A Comparative Analysis of Bangladesh and Pakistan, Spring 2012.
12. Rubaya Kaiser, Modernizing Tax Administration in Bangladesh: Lesson from international Best Practices, Spring 2012.
13. Sariya Syeda Haque, Examining the Feasibility of Launching Diaspora Bond in Bangladesh, Fall 2011.
14. Aparna Saha, Measuring the Size of Underground Economy of Bangladesh, Fall 2011.
15. Nabil Ahmed, The Impact of Fundamental Macroeconomic Variables on DSE Stock exchange Index, 2011.
16. Chandrika Ghosh, Forecasting Macroeconomic Variables for Bangladesh, 2011.
17. Tasmia Ahmed, Bond Market in Bangladesh : A Critical Review, 2011.
18. Shah Ashik Imran, A Critical Examination of Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh, 2010.
19. Mahmud Khan, Determinants of the Demand of Foreign Exchange Reserve in Bangladesh, 2010.
20. Afrina Islam, External Debt Management in Selected Countries, 2010.
21. Mashrur Mustaque Khan, Political Risk and Productivity, 2010.
22. Samiuddin Ahmed, BS in Econ., 2010, Forecast of Call Money Rate in Bangladesh.
23. Mashfique Ibne Akbar, Forecast of International Tourists in Bangladesh,
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2010
24. Najrin Khanom, Kuznets’ Curve, 2010.
25. Zain Zaman, Forecasting Bilateral Trade Flow of Bangladesh with Selected Partner, 2010.
26. Jaynab Begum , Forecasting M1,M2, and M3, 2010.
27. Afreen Tanjina, Forecasting and Analysis of Wage Rate Indicators of Bangladesh Agricultural and Manufacturing Sector, 2010.
28. Dewan Tasmia Hasan, Analysis & Forecasting of Arrival of tourists by Month and Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism in Bangladesh, 2010.
29. Ferdous Ara, Analysis & Forecasting of Natural Gas in Bangladesh, 2010.
30. Mahjabeen Mamoon, Foreign aid and Country Risk, 2010.
31. Noor-e-Zannat, Bilateral Exchange Rate Volatility of Bangladesh, 2009.
32. Ishrat Hussain Mithila, A Comparative Study of Efficiency on Black Market and Official Market Exchange Rate in Bangladesh, 2009.
33. Munia Khan, Forecasting Remittance Inflow in Bangladesh from Selected Countries, 2009.
34. Tasneem Quayyum, Modeling and Forecasting Private vs. Public Credit in Bangladesh, 2009.
35. M Khabirul Abedin, Time series forecasting of RMG woven export of Bangladesh, 2009.
36. Faria Tasin, Forecasting shortage of electricity supply and load shedding in Bangladesh, 2009.
37. Masroor Hussain, Modeling of Forecasting Water Supply in Dhaka City : Vision for 2021, 2009.
38. Mehjabin Ahmed, Inflation, Growth and Exchange Rate in the SAARC countries, 2008.
39. M. Sharfuzzaman, Univariate Time series Forecasting of DSE Indices, 2008.
40. Abida Khaled, Can Religion Enhance Happiness?, 2008.
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41. Zubair B.A. Siddiky, The Asian Financial Crisis, 2007.
42. Syeda Tasnuba Khanam, “Are Women less Corrupt?”, 2007.
43. Imran Reza Khan, Is Devaluation Contractionary in Bangladesh?, 2006.
44. Samai Haider, Determinants of FDI: A Panel Regression Approach, 2006.
45. Asif Chowdhury, Feasibility of common Currency under SAARC Region:
Lessons from Euro, 2006.
E. BS in Economics [Internship: 17]
1. Sadia Binte Rezak, Analysis of Competitive Position of Real Estate Industry in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Eastern Housing Limited, Eastern Housing Limited, Summer 2012.
2. Syed Anwar Shams, Bank Assurance: The Evolution of a New Financial Product, Standard Chartered Bank, Fall 2012.
3. Wasif Wahed, An Examination of Foreign Commercial Banks in Bangladesh and their operations. The Case of Citi Bank, N.A., Fall 2011.
4. Golam M Shabbir Rahman, Foreign Exchange Department: Export Import Relationship of BD with India, Workplace: State bank of India, 2011.
5. Anika Labiba Islam, BS in Econ., (Area of Work: Millennium Development Goal: Performance of Bangladesh, Workplace: United Nations Information Center, UNDP), 2011
6. Tanveer Ahmed, BS in Econ., (Area of work: Sourcing, Workplace: LM Ericsson Bangladesh Limited), 2011.
7. Tahrim Zinath Chowdhury, (Area of work: Health Economics, Workplace: James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University), 2011.
8. Jannatul Firdous Akbar, (Area of Work: Cargo and Freight Forwarding, Logistics and Transportation, Workplace: UPS), 2011.
9. Tashfiq Ahsan, (Area of work: Vegetables - Integrated pest management (IPM), Workplace: Katalyst), 2010.
10. Khalid Mustafiz Gaffar, (Area of Work: Administration and Research, Workplace: British American Tobacco), 2010.
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11. Ashraful Abedin Khan, (Area of Work: Operations; Branch Banking, Workplace: Standard Chartered Bank), 2010.
12. Tasneem Zaria, (Area of Work: Operations Department, Workplace: AB bank Ltd), 2010.
13. MD. Sami Atiq Kabir, (Area of Work: Banking, Workplace: South East Bank), 2009.
14. Nafis Ahmed Nazim, (Area of Work: Account's Department, Workplace: Bank Asia), 2009.
15. Ashraful Abedin Khan, BS in Econ., (Area of Work: North Gulshan Branch, Workplace: Standard Chartered Branch), 2009
16. Wakia Faruque, BS in Econ., (Area of Work: Economic Development Programme, Workplace: BRAC), 2009.
17. Talal Redwan Babar, (Area of Work: Promoting the Concept of CSR and Event Management, Workplace: Colorworks LTD), 2007.
F. MDS Research Paper [23]
1. Mahnoor Alam Nancy, Managing Private Sectors Involvement in Rural Primary Education and its Impact on Overall Development of the Country, Summer 2012.
2. Musarrat Bidita, A Critical Examination of the Pattern of Enrollment and Drop out of Student in Bangladesh, Fall 2012.
3. Rehana Hasan Khan, Laws on the protection of women’s right and their impact on the advancement of women’s right in Bangladesh, Summer 2012.
4. Maksuda Akther, Child Abuse, Workplace: Breaking the Silence, Spring 2012.
5. Mama Diakite, (Area of Work: Rural Employment Opportunity for Public Asset, Workplace: UNDP), 2011.
6. Rubayet Arefin, 2011, (Area of Work: Construction worker's safety, Workplace: Bangladesh institute of labor studies), 2011.
7. Farzana Khan, (Area of Work: The epidemic situation of HIV and tuberculosis in Bangladesh : The role of Nari Maitree, Workplace: Nari Maitree), 2011.
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8. Laila Parvin, (Area of Work: The psychological and economic status of disabled person, Workplace: Green Disabled Foundation), 2010.
9. Syed Habibul Haque, (Area of Work: Economic analysis of Bangladesh, Workplace: Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry), 2010.
10. Sanjana Rahman, (Area of Work: Health, Nutrition and population sector program, Workplace: German Development Cooperation), 2010.
11. Sajid Hassan Chowdhury, (Area of Work: Education for deprived children, Workplace: JAAGO Foundation), 2010.
12. S.M. Naheean, (Area of Work: Role of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) in establishing sustainability of water sector project, Workplace: Shurid Bangladesh), 2010.
13. MD. Manna Rahman, (Area of Work: Child Labor Theme, Workplace: Save the Children), 2010.
14. Md. Ehsanul Ambia, (Area of Work: Community Based Rehabilitation), Workplace: Center for the rehabilitation of the analyzed (CRP)), 2009.
15. Chowdhury Abdullah Al Asif (Area of Work: Research Organization), Workplace: Institute of Microfinance, 2009.
16. Nabila Rabbi, 2009, (Area of Work: Micro credit), Workplace: CIDA), 2009.
17. Sadya Rahman, (Area of Work: Reasons for Acid Attack and the Proposed Rehabilitation of Acid Survivors: How does Acid Survivors Foundation Work, Workplace: Acid Survivors Foundation), 2009.
18. Suvandra Datta, (Area of Work: Poverty Alleviation on Commercialization. How does the institute of Microfinance Look at this?, Workplace: Institute of Microfinance), 2009.
19. Nasir Uddin Ahmed, (Area of Work: Local Economic Governance, Workplace: Katalyst), 2009.
20. Razeeb Mahmood Tultul, (Area of Work: Resource integration center, Workplace: Resource Integration Center), 2008.
21. Shibley Sadiq, (Area of Work: Facilitation of Farmers through ICT), Workplace: Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development), 2008.
22. Hasib Ahsan, (Area of Work: Assistive Device for PWD's through
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NRCAT in PROVAT Project, Workplace: Center for Disability in Development), 2008.
23. Rozana Azad, (Area of Work: Participation of women in agriculture), Workplace: Bangladesh Research Center for Indigenous Knowledge), 2008.
G. MDS Internship [16] 1. Maksuda Akther, Child Abuse, Workplace: Breaking the Silence, Spring
2012.
2. Mama Diakite, (Area of Work: Rural Employment Opportunity for Public Asset)
3. Rubayet Arefin, 2011, (Area of Work: Construction worker's safety, Workplace: Bangladesh institute of labor studies), 2011.
4. Farzana Khan, (Area of Work: The epidemic situation of HIV and tuberculosis in Bangladesh : The role of Nari Maitree, Workplace: Nari Maitree), 2011.
5. Laila Parvin, (Area of Work: The psychological and economic status of disabled person, Workplace: Green Disabled Foundation), 2010.
6. Syed Habibul Haque, (Area of Work: Economic analysis of Bangladesh, Workplace: Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry), 2010.
7. Sanjana Rahman, (Area of Work: Health, Nutrition and population sector program, Workplace: German Development Cooperation), 2010.
8. Sajid Hassan Chowdhury, (Area of Work: Education for deprived children, Workplace: JAAGO Foundation), 2010.
9. S.M. Naheean, (Area of Work: Role of participatory rural appraisal (PRA) in establishing sustainability of water sector project, Workplace: Shurid Bangladesh), 2010.
10. MD. Manna Rahman, (Area of Work: Child Labor Theme, Workplace: Save the Children), 2010.
11. Md. Ehsanul Ambia, (Area of Work: Community Based Rehabilitation), Workplace: Center for the rehabilitation of the analyzed (CRP)), 2009.
12. Chowdhury Abdullah Al Asif (Area of Work: Research Organization), Workplace: Institute of Microfinance, 2009.
13. Nabila Rabbi, 2009, (Area of Work: Micro credit), Workplace: CIDA),
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2009.
14. Sadya Rahman, (Area of Work: Reasons for Acid Attack and the Proposed Rehabilitation of Acid Survivors: How does Acid Survivors Foundation Work, Workplace: Acid Survivors Foundation), 2009.
15. Suvandra Datta, (Area of Work: Poverty Alleviation on Commercialization. How does the institute of Microfinance Look at this?, Workplace: Institute of Microfinance), 2009.
16. Nasir Uddin Ahmed, (Area of Work: Local Economic Governance, Workplace: Katalyst), 2009.
32. Event Organization
1. Organized First Prime Bank International Conference of Young Economists 2007 on "Transformation of the Global Economy: An Introspection" in Hotel Sarina Dhaka, Bangladesh on 17 June, 2007 as the Faculty Advisor of Young Economists' Forum (YEF), North South University.
2. Publication of YEF Magazine titled 'EQUILIBRIUM', Volume 3, June 2007 under direct supervision.
3. Organized Cross-talk on "Corruption Cripples Bangladesh Economy" as
the Faculty Advisor for YEF on April 2007.
4. Organized 4th Annual Economic Conference 2006 on Bangladesh Economy: Where do we stand in Year 2006?" Young Economists? Forum (YEF), North South University Dhaka, June 20, 2006.
5. Publication of the Magazine of YEF titled EQUILIBRIUM? Volume 2,
June 2006 under direct supervision.
6. Organized a Cross-Talk on "Bangladesh Economy: What is Driving it and what is Holding it Back?" on March 15, 2006, YEF, North South Univ., Dhaka Bangladesh.
7. Organized 3rd Annual Economic Conference 2005 on Successes and
Failures of Bangladesh Economy, Young Economists' Forum (YEF), North South University, Dhaka, June 20, 2005.
8. Publication of the First Magazine of YEF titled EQUILIBRIUM, Volume
1, June 2005 under direct supervision.
9. Organized 2nd Annual Economic Conference 2004 on Current Issues of Bangladesh Economy, Young Economists' Forum, North South University,
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Dhaka, April 1, 2004.
10. Successfully completed two seminar courses titled “European Monetary Integration” and “Employment Relations in the United States vs. Germany” as the exchange student of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S. at the University of Giessen, Germany (Seminar title: Problems in a Global Economy), Summer School 2002.
33. Personal: Married with Anima Goswami and blessed with two children named
Srishti Goswami (Class VIII, Scholastica) and Prapti Goswami (Class I, Scholastica)
Updated on December 31, 2013