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Shamsuddin Ahmad

Professor

Dr. Shamsuddin Ahmad has over 40 years of experience in Economics and Health Economics Research and Teaching. He was the Professor and the Director of the Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka. Prof. Ahmad worked as a Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka. He was Chairman of the Department of Economics, and the Director of the Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka. He worked as a permanent member (Economics) of the National Wages and Productivity Commission-2005 (April-October 2005) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He also worked as the Specialist on Tariffs, Incentives and Linkages and the Coordinator of the Textile Strategic Management Unit (TSMU) in the Ministry of Textiles, the Government of Bangladesh during 1992-1999. He is currently an Honorary Professor of Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka. He acted as the Local Consultant in NIPORT, (November 1986-May 1987) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Having obtained B.A (Hons) and M.A degrees in Economics from the University of Dhaka, he also obtained M.A degree from McMaster University, Canada, and Ph.D degree from Monash University, Australia. Through research and teaching in different universities at home and abroad, he developed expertise in the major areas of economic theory, international trade, and econometrics, and health economics. He has also wide experience in survey works and policy analysis.

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Contact Details

Email: s.ahmad@ihe.du.ac.bd

Phone: 88-01918701616

Web site: https://www.du.ac.bd/faculty/faculty_details/IHE/929

Mailing address: Thikana Apt# D -1, 6 Green Corner, Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205.

Teaching Areas

    • Macroeconomics
    • Development Economics
    • Agricultural Economics
    • Health Economics
    • Economics of Education

Research Areas

    • Macroeconomics
    • Development Economics
    • Agricultural Economics
    • Health Economics
    • Economics of Education
    • Publications

Selected Publications

    Books

    • Economics of Socialism (In Bangla), Globe Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1974.
    • Higher Secondary Economics (In Bangla), Globe Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1977.
    • Foreign Capital Inflow and Economic Growth in Bangladesh, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1992.
    • Dual Gap Analysis for Bangladesh, Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1992.

     

    Research Monographs

    • Foreign Capital Inflow and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Bangladesh, Ph. D. dissertation, Department of Economics, Monash University, April 1986.
    • Dual Gap Analysis: The Case of Bangladesh, Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 1988.
    • The Study of Compensation Payments and Family Planning in Bangladesh: A Synthesis, (Co-author) NIPORT, Dhaka, March 1989.
    • Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy: The Case of Bangladesh, The Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, January 1995.

     

    Articles

    • “Strategy of Industrial Development”, The Political Economy, Vol. 1, 1974.
    • “Self-sufficiency in Food Grain”, The Political Economy, Vol. I, No.1, 1974.
    • “Capacity for Absorption of Foreign Capital in Bangladesh”, The Political Economy, Vol. 3, No.1, 1977.
    • “Tax Evasions in Underdeveloped Countries”, The Bangladesh Tax Decisions, Vol.5, No. 9, September 1977.
    • “The Dominant Constraint to Growth in Bangladesh”, The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. 11, December 1983.
    • “Domestic Saving and Foreign Capital Inflow: A Theoretical Survey and Empirical Evidence for Bangladesh”, Journal of Management, Business and Economics, Vol.11, April 1985.
    • “Terms of Trade, Economic Growth and Balance of Payments of Customs Union: The case of Latin America Free Trade Association”, Social Science Review, Vol. 2, June 1985.
    • “Domestic Saving and Foreign Capital Inflow: The Case of Bangladesh”, The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. 14, March 1986.
    • “Foreign Assistance and Industrialization in Bangladesh”, Journal of Management, Business and Economics, Vol. 12, April 1986.
    • “Customs Union and Balance of Payments: An Income-Expenditure Approach”, Social Science Review, Vol. 3, June 1986.
    • “The Growth Pattern of Bangladesh: 1959/60 – 1979/80” Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. 5, winter, 1986.
    • “Demand Prospect for Exports of Raw Jute and Jute Manufactures from Bangladesh” (Co-author), Social Science Review, Vol. 3, December 1986.
    • “Potential Exports and Exportable for Bangladesh: An Exploration” (Co-author), Social Science Review, Vol. 4, June 1987.
    • “Saving Mobilization and Financial Institutions in Bangladesh”, Bank Parikrama, Vol.12, June 1987.
    • “Input Productivity in Wheat Cultivation in Bangladesh: An Analysis with Farm Level Data”, Social Science Review, Vol. 4, December 1987.
    • “Import Substitution in Bangladesh: Some Evidence” in B.K. Jahangir (Edited), Perspective in Social Science, Center for Advanced Research in Social Science, University of Dhaka, 1988.
    • “Foreign Capital Inflow and Production Structure in Bangladesh”, Bangladesh Economic Studies, Vol. 5, April 1988.
    • “An Analysis of Potential Demand for LDC manufactured Exports to the market of Developed Countries”, Asian Affairs, Vol. 10, No. 2, April-June 1988.
    • “Demand Prospects for Exports of Hides and Skins, Leather and Leather Products from Bangladesh”, The Dhaka University Studies Part-C, Vol. 9, June 1988.
    • “Domestic Savings and Exports: The Case of Bangladesh”, Social Science Review, Vol. 5, June 1988.
    • “The Regression Coefficient of Foreign Aid in a Behavioral Saving Function: A New Interpretation”, Social Science Review, Vol.5, December 1988.
    • “Foreign Exchange and Economic Development: The Case of Bangladesh”, Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. 18, No.3, 1989.
    • “Economic Growth and Foreign Capital Inflow in Less Developed Countries: A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature” in B.K. Jahangir (Edited), Perspective in Social Sciences 2,Center for Advanced Research for Social Science, University of Dhaka, 1989.
    • “Socioeconomic Impact of Grameen Bank Loan Operation: An Evaluation of Narandia and Danga Branches”, Bank Parikrama, Vol. 14, March and June 1989.
    • “Foreign Assistance and Agricultural Development in Bangladesh: 1960-1980”, The Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 9, September 1989.
    • “Determination of Dominant Constraint on Growth: A Suggestion for the Case of Alternating Constraints”, Social Science Review, Vol. 6, June and December 1989.
    • “Foreign Capital Inflow and Economic Growth: A Two Gap Model for the Bangladesh Economy”, The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol. 18, March 1990.
    • “Problems and Prospects of Garment Exports from Bangladesh”, Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 16, April 1990.
    • “Prospects of Export Industries of Bangladesh”, The Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 10, No.2, June 1990.
    • “An analysis of Demand for Bangladesh Exports”, Social Science Review, Vol. 7, No. 1, June 1990.
    • “Self-Reliance in the Fourth Five Year Plan of Bangladesh”, The Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 11, September 1990.
    • “A Quantitative Analysis of Bangladesh Import Demand”, Social Science Review, Vol. 7, December 1990.
    • “Export Demand and Supply for Bangladesh Tea”,The Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 17, June 1991.
    • “Foreign Exchange Allocation” in Ahmad, S. (1992), Foreign Capital Inflow and Economic Growth in Bangladesh, Chapter IV.
    • “Issues of Technology and its Progress: Renaissance of Vintage Models with Reference to the Experience of Underdeveloped Economies”. (Co-author) Development Review, Dhaka, Vol.17, 2005.
    • “Responsiveness in Delivery Care for the Poor: A Case Study on Two Public Hospitals in Dhaka City”. (Co-author) Social Science Review (Vol.21, No.2, December 2004).
    • “Challenges and Prospects of Implementing Local Level Planning to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Services in Bangladesh: Evidence from Selected Upazilas” (Co-author), Social Science Review, Vol. 33, No 1, June 2016.

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