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Syed Abdul Hamid, PhD

Professor

Dr. Syed Abdul Hamid is a Professor at the Institute of Health Economics. He served the institute as the Director during 2016-2019. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Sheffield (UK) and M.Sc. in Health Economics from the University of York (UK). Previously, he obtained his BSS (Hons.) and MSS in Economics from the University of Dhaka. Dr. Hamid has 23 years experience of teaching and research in Health Economics and published widely in the peer reviewed international journals.

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Contact Details

Email: s.a.hamid73@gmail.com

Phone: +8801711441437 (Cell)

Fax: +88-02-8615583

Skype: sahamid73

Web site: http://www.ihe.du.ac.bd

Mailing address: Arts Faculty Building (4th Floor), Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Teaching Areas

    • Advanced Health Economics
    • Health Sector Reforms
    • Health Care Financing   
    • Economics of Uncertainty and Health Insurance
    • Pharmacoeconomics  
    • Health Technology Assessment 

Research Areas

    • Health Care Financing 
    • Health Insurance  
    • Equity, Efficiency and Quality of Health Care
    • Health Sector Reforms
    • Designing and Financing of Urban Primary Health Care 
    • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Health and other Social Programs
    • Costed Implementation Plan
    • Family Planning Spending Assessment  
    • Digital Health Platform
    • Social Safety Net issues 
    • Nutrition Economics
    • Medical Waste Management 
    • Health Impact of Air Pollution, Polythene and Plastic

MPhill and PhD Supervision

Dr. Hamid is interested in supervising PhD students whose with topics that are in line with the research interests described in research interest.

Selected Publications

    1. Hamid, Syed Abdul (2019). “Microinsurance and Rural Health.” In the Oxford Encyclopedia of Health Economics. Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.013.436/
    2. Hamid SA, Begum A. Responsiveness of the urban primary health care delivery system in Bangladesh: A comparative analysis. Int J Health Plann Mgmt. 2018; 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2626
    3. Hamid, S. A. Ahsan, S.M., Begum, A & Chowdhury, A.A. 2014. Inequity in Formal Health Care Use: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh. Journal of International Development. DOI: 10.1002/jid.3026.
    4. Hamid, S.A., Ahsan, S.M. & Begum, A. (2014) Disease-specific Impoverishment Impact of Out-of-Pocket Payments for Health Care: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 12 (4): 421-33. DOI: 10.1007/s40258-014-0100-2.
    5. Hamid, S. A., Roberts, J. & Mosley, P. (2011) Evaluating the Health Effects of Micro Health Insurance Placement: Evidence from Bangladesh. World Development, 39(3), 399-411.

    Hamid, S. A., Roberts, J. & Mosley, P. (2011) Can Micro Health Insurance Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Bangladesh, Journal of Risk and Insurance, 78(1), 57-82.

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