CURRICULUM VITAE
DATE: July, 2023
- PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Name: Sadequl ISLAM
Current Position : Professor and Chairman
Department of economics
Laurentian University, Canada
Principal Subject Taugh t: Economics
Courses Taught:
Mathematical Economics, Advanced Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Finance, the Chinese Economy, and Econometrics
- HISTORY AT LAURENTIAN
Date of Appointment: July 1992.
Rank when Appointed Associate Professor
Date of Tenure : July 1994
Date of Promotions :
To Full : July 1998.
- ACADEMIC BACKGROUND :
- a) Degree granted Discipline Year received, Institution, Country
Ph.D. Economics l983 Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
M.A. Economics l978 Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
M.A. Economics l977 Univ. of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
B.A. (Hon) Economics l975 Univ. of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- b) D. Thesis Title:
Structural Interdependence, Income Distribution, and Industrial Growth with Reference to India and Bangladesh.
- TEACHING EXPERIENCE/:
- a) University teaching experience:
Years Institution Name & Location Full-time
1998-present Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON. Professor Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON
1992-1998 Associate Professor, Laurentian University.
July l989-June l992 Associate Professor, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
July l983- June l989 Assistant Professor, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
Aug. 1982-June l983 Lecturer, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
September 1978- June 1981 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Lecturer (Part-time)
- LEAVES
SABBATICAL LEAVES:
Year Institution Duration Stipend (expressed in percentage)
2022-2023. Laurentian University one year 85%
2017 Laurentian University 6 months 85%
2013 Laurentian University 6 months 85%
2010 Laurentian University 6 months 85%
2006 Laurentian University 6 months 85%
2003 Laurentian University 6 Months 87.5%
1998-1999 Laurentian University one year 80%
l989-1990 Mount Allison University One Year 80%
- ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRIBUTION:
Year Name of Committee or Project Nature of Contribution
2021-22 School of Liberal Arts Member, selection Committee, for Director of School of Liberal Arts
2020-21 Department of Economics Chair
2019-20 Department of Economics Chair
2019-20 The appeals Committee Member
2018-19 Department of Economics Chair
2017-18 Department of Economics, Library Committee Member
2017-18 Department of Economics, Student Appeals Committee Member
2017-18 Department of Economics, Seminar Coordinator
2017-18 Selection Committee, Associate V.P. for Teaching and Learning Member
2017-18 The appeals Committee, Department of Political Science Chairperson
2016-17 Department of Economics, Library committee Member
2016-17 Laurentian University Research Ethics Board Member
2016-17 Department of Economics, Student Appeals Committee Member
2015-16 Department of Economics, Library committee Member
2015-16 Laurentian University Research Ethics Board Member
2014-15 Department of Economics, Administrative Committee member
2014-15 Department of Economics Hiring Committee Member
2014-15 Department of Economics, Library Committee Member
2014-15 Laurentian University Research Fund Member
2014-15 Research Ethics Board Member
2013-14 Department of Economics Hiring Committee Member
2013-14 Department of Economics, Library Committee Member
2013-14 Laurentian University Research Fund Member
2013-14 Research Ethics Board Member
2012-2013 Laurentian University Research Fund Member
2012-2013 Administrative Committee Member
2012-2013 Department of Economics , Library Member
2011-2012 Faculty Personnel Committee Member
2011- 2012 Laurentian University Research Fund Member
2011-2012 Department of Economics, Library Representative
2011-2012 Department of Economics, the Curriculum Member
2010-2011 Faculty Personnel Committee Member
2009-2010 Dept. of Economics Representative
Library Representative
2008-2009 Dept. of Economics,
Library Representative Representative
2007-2008 Dept. of Economics,
Library Representative Representative
2006-2007 Dept. of Economics
Library Representative Representative
2005-2006 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
Library Representative Representative
2004-2005 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
Library Representative Representative
2003-2004 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
Library Representative Representative
2002-2003 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
Library Representative Representative
2001-2002 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
Library Rep., Dept. of Economics Representative
2000-2001 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
Library Rep., Dept. of Economics Representative
Faculty Personnel Committee(FPC) Committee Member
1999-2000 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
FPC Committee Member
1996-1998 Library Rep., Dept. of Economics, Representative
1996-1997 Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
1995-1996 Senate Committee on library Member
1993-1995 Undergraduate Academic Awards Committee, Chairperson
l992-1995 Graduate Program Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
l992-1995 Computer Committee, Dept. of Economics Member
- SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY/ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
- a) Books:
The Textile and Clothing Industry of Bangladesh in a Changing World Economy. Centre for Policy Dialogue and the University Press Limited. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2001, pp. 1- 116.
- b) Chapters in Academic Books: (Refereed)
“ The Impact of China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement on Textiles and Clothing Sectors of Asian Regions,” in M.P. Amineh (ed.), State, Society and International Relations in Asia, Amsterdam University Press, Chapter 10, 2010, 195-214.
“International Trade Policy and Inter-Developing Country Trade in the Post-Uruguay Round Period,” in Meric, Gulser and Nichols, Susan, E.W. (eds.) The Global Economy at the Turn of the Century, the Proceedings of the International Trade and Finance Association Conference, Vol. I, May, 1998, 15-30.
” International Trade and Business Cycles in an Open Economy: Some Evidence for Japan,” in A. Scaperlanda (ed.), 1996 Contemporary Working Papers in International Trade and Finance, Ch. 15. Dekalb: Northern Illinois University, 225-233.
“Exchange Rate Regimes, Business Cycles, and International Trade: Some Evidence for Canada and the U.S.A., in A Scaperlanda (ed.) 1995, Contemporary Working Papers in International Trade and Finance. Laredo: Texas A & M International University, 1995, 199-209.
“The NAFTA and Trade in Automobiles”, in R. Moncarz and W. Renforth (eds.), The New World Order, Trade and Finance, Laredo: Laredo State University Press, IT, 1993, 293-304.
“Real Exchange Rates and the sectoral Composition of Output: Some Evidence for Japan”, in Salvatore, D. and Fatemi, K. Foreign exchange Issues, Capital Markets, and International Banking in the 1990s. Washington, D.C.: Taylor and Francis, 1993, 59-67.
“Terms of Trade and the Trade Balance: Some Evidence for Canada”, in Fatemi, Khosrow (ed.). Selected Readings in International Trade, New York: Taylor and Francis, l991, 93-105.
“The Service Sector of New Brunswick”, in New Brunswick in the Year 2000, Canadian Institute of Research on Regional development, University of Moncton, l989, 61-75.
“Terms of Trade and the Trade Balance: Some Evidence for Canada”, in K. Fatemi and C. Mann (eds.), l989 Proceedings, International Trade and Finance Association, 209-220, l989.
(C) Published Articles (refereed journals):
Islam, Sadequl. “ A Tale of Three Countries: The Impact of Covid-19 on Apparel Exports from Bangladesh, China, and Vietnam to the United states,” Archives of Business Research, Vol. 10, No. 5, May 2022: 1-17.
Islam, Sadequl. “ Health Inequity in Bangladesh: An Empirical Note,” South Asian Research Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 4, Issue 2, March-April 2022: 79-81.
Islam, Sadequl and Ashrafi, Hemin, “ Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality in Bangladesh and Selected Countries,” Journal of Bangladesh Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2020
Islam, Sadequl and Tahsina Tarannum, » The impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian Economy,” Archives of Business Research 8(7), 2020 : 497 -512
Islam, Sadequl and Mohammad Safavi, » Wage Inequality, Firm Size, and Gender: The Case of Canada,” Archives of Business Research 8(2), 2020 : 27-37
Islam,Sadequl and Mohammad Safavi, » Income Inequality and labour Share in U.S.A and Canada, » Archives of Business Research 6(12), 2018 : 358-366.
« Stage of Development, Labour Standards, and Comparative Advantage : A Comparative Study of Apparel Exporting Countries of Asia, » Asian Profile, Vol. 46(1), 63-71.
“ Democracy, Meritocracy, and Development: A Comparative Study of China and India, “ Asian Profile, Vol. 44, No. 6, December 2016, 509:519.
“ China-US Trade in Advanced Technology Products,” GSTF Journal on Business Review, Vol. 4, N0. 3, 2016
« Labour Standards in the Bangladesh Garment Industry : A Political Economy Perspective, » Asian Studies international Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2015, pp. 1-7.
“ Product Varieties, Extensive and Intensive Margins of Trade: Evidence from Canada,” Applied Econometrics and International Development, Vol. 14(2) ,pp. 97-108.
“ Bangladesh’s Trade Relations with the United States,” the Indian Journal of Economics & Business, (written jointly with Hemin Ashrafi), the Indian Journal of Economics & Business, Vol. 13, No. 2, July-December 2014, 173-191.
“ A Comparative Analysis of the Export Performances of China and India: Evidence from US Imports,” International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, 2014, pp. 305-311.
“ The Export Performance of Vietnam: Some Evidence Based on US Imports,” Asian Profile, Vol. 41, No. 2, April 2013, 103-114.
“ The EFA Development Index and Per Capita GDP: A Quantile Regression Approach in A Cross-Section of 123 Countries for Year 2007,” Applied Econometrics and International Development, Vol. 13-1, January-June 2013, 1-10.
“ A Tale of Two Countries: Intellectual Property Rights and Indicators in China and India,” Asian Profile, Vol. 40, No. 2, April 2012, 129-144.
“ The Economic Effects on NAFTA of Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreements,” Applied Econometrics and International Development, January-June 2011,Vol. 11, Number 1, 67-82.
“ Access with Quality in Primary Education: Re-inventing Inter-Organizational Synergy,” Bangladesh Education Journal, Vol. 9, No.1, June 2010, 5-27.
“ Canada’s Trade Relations with China,” Applied Econometrics and International Development, Vol. 7-2, July-December 2007,79-86.
“ The Impact of Changes in Multilateral and Regional Trade Policy Regimes on textiles and Clothing Sectors of China: A General Equilibrium Analysis,” Asian Profile, Vol. 35,No. 4, August 2007, 273-292.
“ Japan’s Trade with Asian Countries: The Case of Textiles and Clothing,” Asian Profile, February,2004,pp. 21-29.
“ Expansions of the European Union and the NAFTA: Implications for New and Non-Member Countries,” Applied Econometrics and International Development, Vol. 3-2,2003,pp. 55-72.
” International Trade in Capital Goods: The performance of East Asian Countries,”
Asian Profile, August 2002,pp. 297-306.
“Concentration of International Trade in High-Technology Products,”Applied Economics Letters, Vol.8, Number 2, February 2001, pp. 95-97.
“Economic Freedom, Per Capita Income, and Economic Growth,” Applied Economics Letters, 1996, 3, 595-597.
” Surprises in the Consumption Function: A Comparative study,” Applied Economics Letters , 1996, 3, 73-75.
” Persistence of Economic Growth and its Determinants: Some Evidence for South Korea and India,” Applied Economics Letters 1996, 3, 53-54.
“The Human Development Index and Per Capita GDP”, Applied Economics Letters, 1995, 2, 166-167.
“A Time Series Analysis of Jute Prices”, The Indian Economic Journal, 41(2), October-December 1993, 27-37.
Institutional Barriers to Exports of Manufactures from Bangladesh”, Asian Profile, August 1993, Vol. 21, No. 4, 337-348.
“Role of the MITI in Japanese Industrial Development: Lessons for Developing Countries”, The Indian Economic Journal, 40 (2), 1992, 85-92.
“The Demographic Structure of Unemployment in Canada: A Spectral Analysis”. Atlantic Economic Journal, XVIII, No. l, l990, p. 76.
“Comment on ‘Analysing the Japanese Economy’, by Dennis C. McCornac” Atlantic Economic Journal, XVIII, No. l, l990, 59-60.
“New Trade Opportunities with Japan”. Canadian Business Review, Spring l989, 42-46.
“ Labour’s Share of Income in an Open Economy: The Case of Canada,” Review of Radical Political Economics,Vol. 20,June 1988, 214-222.
“ Free Trade and Protection: The U.S. –Canada Case,” Monthly Review, Vol. 39,November 1987, 20-32.
- d) Non-Refereed Articles, Research Reports and Working Papers
“ Inequality and Intergenerational mobility in Bangladesh,” The Business Standard, March 14,2021.
“ Garment Workers: Between a Pandemic of Coronavirus and a Pandemic of Starvation,” Financial Express, May 15, 2020.
“The Spectre of Coronavirus: Lessons to be Learned,” The Daily Star, April 6, 2020
« Making the workplace safer-It’s everybody’s responsibility, » The Daily Star, April 28, 2015.
“A Look at the Fiscal Policy,” The Daily Star, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 7, 1994.
“Terms of Trade and Industrial Growth”. Discussion Paper, No. 83-04, Department of Economics, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, l983.
“Long Term Unemployment in Canada”, Canadian Dimension, Feb. 1988, 11-12.
- e) Published Conference Proceedings:
“The Demographic Structure of Unemployment in Canada: A Time Series Analysis”, Atlantic Canada Economics Association Papers, 21, 1992, 159-169.
“Wages, Prices, and Productivity in Japan: An Application of Cointegration Techniques”, Atlantic Canada Economic Association, Paper, 20, 1991, pp. 8-18.
“The Statistical Properties of Alternative Measures of Unemployment: Some Evidence for Nova Scotia”, Atlantic Canada Economics Association Papers, l988, 117-125.
“Political Economy of the State: A Comparative Study of South Asian Countries”, in South Asian Horizons: Society Culture and Literature, edited by Wakil, S.P. et al., Canadian Asian Studies Association, 1988, 19-33.
“Manufacturing Profitability in Atlantic Canada”, Atlantic Canada Economics Association Papers, l6, l987, 154-164.
“Financial Structure of Atlantic Provinces”, Atlantic Canada Economics Association Papers, l6, l987, 144-153.
“Labour’s Share of Income in Bangladesh Manufacturing,” Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Asian Studies. Hong Kong: Asian Research Service, 1987, 339-348.
- f) Participation at academic/professional conferences, societies, workshops
Attended a conference at the University of Glassgow and attended an event organized by Adam Smith Panmure House in Edinburgh and an event in Kirkaldy organized by the Adam Smith Global Foundation during June 4-11, 2023 in connection with Tercentary ( 300th birthday of Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics).
Presented a paper “ A Tale of Three Countries: The Impact of Covid-19 on Apparel Exports from Bangladesh, China, and Vietnam, “ at the Chinese Economists Society 2021 Zoom conference, June 19, 2021.
Gave a keynote speech on “ Reflections on the Healthcare System and Management of the Covid-19 Pandemic : Lessons from Selected Asian Countries,” at the 9th International Conference on Asian Studies, October 14, 2021.
Presented a paper “ US-China Trade War: Implications for World Trade,” at the
Chinese Economists Society 2020 Zoom conference, August 14, 2020.
Attended a workshop on “ Advanced course on Biostatistical Methods and STATA,” organized by International Cholera and Diarrhoeal Research Bangladesh (ICDDRB, an international health research institute in Bangladesh), June 21-Jukly 2, 2020.
Presented a paper « Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality in China and India ,” at the International Convention of Asia Scholars, University of Leiden, the Netherlands, July 18, 2019.
Attended the World Congress of the International Health Economics Association in Basel, Switzerland, July 14-17, 2019.
Participated at a panel discussion at an international conference on the Rohingya refugee crisis at the University College London, July 5, 2019
Organized and participated at a panel discussion on the Rohingya Refugee Crisis at Independent University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 12, 2019
Participated at a panel discussion on the Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Burlington, Mississauga, June 30, 2019
Presented a paper « Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality in Bangladesh and Selected Countries » at a seminar organized by Department of Economics, Brac University, Dhaka, June 19, 2019
Visited Rohingya refugee camps ( along with three other researchers) in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh during may 14-16 2019.
Presented a paper « Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality in Bangladesh » at a conference organized by the Bangladesh Development Initiative and the South Asia Studies Council , Yale Macmillan Center, Yale University, New Haven, March 23, 2019.
Discussant at panel 1.1 « Contesting Accomplishments and Critiques : Economic Progress and Governance in Bangladesh, » at a conference organized by the Bangladesh Development Initiative and the South Asia Studies Council , Yale Macmillan Center, Yale University, New Haven, March 23, 2019.
Gave a keynote speech on « From Hyper-Globalization to Neo-Mercantilism and Neo- Fascism? to be given by me at the Canadian International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences on May 19, 2018 at the University of Toronto.
Attended the American Economic Association meetings in Philadelphia, January 5-7, 2018.
Presented a paper on « “ Democracy, Meritocracy, and Development: A Comparative Study of China and India, “at the World Congress of Political Science held in Poznan,Poland, July 2016.
Presented a paper » Labour Standards in the Bangladesh Garment Industry : A Political Economy Perspective, » at the international conference of Asian Studies , July 14-15, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Chaired a panel discussion on » Does Greece’s Syriza represent a new Europe? Economic struggle, austerity and the euro, » organized by the Department of Economics, laurentian University on March 4, 2015.
Participated at a panel discussion on « Is increasing inequality inherent in capitalism : Thomas Piketty and captal in the Twenty-First Century, » organized by the Department of Economics, laurentian University on March 18, 2015.
Participated at the World Forum on « China’s Reform : Opportunities and challenges » organized by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and the Carter Center, held during May 6-7, 2015 at the Carter Center, Atlanta, USA.
“ Product Varieties, Extensive and Intensive Margins of China’s Exports: Evidence from US Imports,” presented at the North American conference of the Chinese Economists Society at Purdue University, March 14-15, 2014.
“ The Export Performance of Vietnam: Some Evidence Based on US Imports,” presented at the fifth Vietnam Economists’ Annual Meeting, August first,2012, Hanoi, Vietnam.
» From ‘ Europhoria ‘ to Euro Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, » at a seminar organized by the Department of Economics, Laurentian University, February 7 , 2012
» From ‘ Europhoria ‘ to Euro Crisis: Is Fiscal Austerity a Panacea? » at a conference on “ Policy Choices: Austerity, Inequality, or Full Employment” held at Laurentian University, March 23-24, 2012.
“ A Tale of Two Countries : Intellectual Property Rights Laws and Indicators of China and India,” presented at the Asian Law and Economics Association Conference in Hong Kong July 8-9, 2011.
“ Are China’s Exports Different from India’s Exports: Evidence from US Imports,” presented at the Chinese Economists Society Conference, Beijing, June 18- 19,2011.
“ From Quantity to Quality of Primary Education in Bangladesh: The Need for Reinventing inter-Organizational Synergy,” presented at the 14th Annual Conference of the Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development on June 30, 2010, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chaired a session on “Trade Liberalization and Poverty,” on June 10, 2010, at the 13th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis organized by the United Nations ESCAP, the Asian Development Bank, and the Center for Global Trade Analysis, June 9-June 11, held in Penang, Malaysia.
“ The Economic Effects of Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreements,” presented on June 10, 2010, Session 27, at the 13th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis organized by the United Nations ESCAP, the Asian Development Bank, and the Center for Global Trade Analysis, June 9-June 11, held in Penang, Malaysia.
» The Export Performance of China and India in High- Technology Products » presented at the 5th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS), Kualalumpur, August 2, 2007.
“The Impact of Changes in Multilateral and Regional Trade Policy Regimes on Textiles and Clothing Sectors of China: A General Equilibrium Analysis,” presented at the Chinese Economists’ Society meetings, Boston, January 7,2006.
“ The Impact of China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement on Textiles and Clothing Sectors of Asian Regions,” presented at the Fourth International Convention of Asia Scholars, Shanghai, August 22, 2005.
“The Textiles and Clothing Industry of Bangladesh in a Changing World Economy”, presented at a seminar organized by the Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 12, 1999.
“International Trade Policy and Inter-Developing Country Trade in the Post-Uruguay Round Period,”presented at the International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association, Atlantic City, May 1998.
“Institutional Reforms and Economic Growth”, at a seminar organized by the International University of Business, Agriculture, and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 16, 1994.
“Adam Smith on Institutions and Organizations”, presented at the American Economic Association Meetings, Boston, January 3-5, 1994.
“Institutions, Organizations, and International Competitiveness: The case of Japan”, presented at the East Asia Council Meeting of the Canadian Asian Studies Association, Montreal, October 1-3, 1993.
“Business Cycles in an Open Economy: Some Evidence for Canada”, Canadian Economics Association meetings, Ottawa, June 1993.
“Creating a democratic Market Economy: the Case of the U.S.S.R.”, at a Humanities Association meeting, Mount Allison University, Sackville, September l8, l99l.
“Institutional Disequilibrium, National Ethos, and Role of the State: the Case of Bangladesh”, at the International Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics”, Stockholm, Sweden, June l6-20, l99l.
“Real Exchange Rates and the Sectoral Composition of Output: Some Evidence for Japan”, presented at the first international meeting of the International Trade and Finance Association in Marseille, France, May 3l-June 2, l99l.
Gave a public lecture entitled, “The State and Market Mechanisms in Economic Development”, on June 27, l990 at El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City.
Gave a public lecture entitled “The ASEAN (the Association of South-East Asian Nations) in Changing International Division of Labour”, on June 25, l990, at El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City.
Presented a paper entitled, “Canada’s Trade Relations with the Least-Developed Countries”, at a Workshop in Ottawa organized by the North-South Institute, on November 9, l989
Attended (by invitation) the first meeting of the Japan Social Sciences Association of Canada held in Montreal, October 6-8, l988.
A paper entitled “The Labour’s Share of Income in an Open Economy: The Case of Canada” presented at the Allied Social Science Association meetings in New York, December 28, l988.
Presented a paper entitled “The Statistical Properties of Alternative Measures of Unemployment: Some Evidence for Canada” at the 63rd Annual Conference of the Western Economics Association International, July 2, l988 in Los Angeles.
Presented a paper entitled “The Poorest Countries’ Trade With Advanced Industrial Countries” at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development, University of Windsor, June 9, l988.
Presented a paper entitled “Canada’s Trade Relations With Japan” at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Asian Studies Association Meetings, University of Windsor, June 9-11, l988.
Presented a paper entitled “Canada’s Trade Relations With Japan” at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Asian Studies Association Meetings, University of Windsor, June 9-11, l988.
“An Econometric Study of the Share of Wages in National income: The Canadian Evidence”, presented at the Canadian Economics Association Meetings in Winnipeg, May, l986.
- g) Other scholarly activities representing a contribution to the discipline or field:
Supervising a Ph.D thesis of Mohammad Safavi on Financialization and Inequality.
Acted as a referee for Studies in Business and Economics Journal for a paper “ Analysis of the Effects of the European Debt Crisis on the Saudi Arabian Economy.
Supervised an Honours Essay entitled, « Trade Liberalization and International Trade in Cotton
», 2008-09.
Supervised an Honours Essay entitled, « Implications of European Union Expansion and Global
Trade Liberalization for New EU Member Countries », 2004-05.
Acted as a referee for Applied Economics Letters.
Was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the sabbatical leave, 1998-99.
Was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan and El Colegio de Mexico, Mexico, during the sabbatical leave, l989-90.
Undertook a study trip to the Soviet Union in August l989.
- CURRENT RESEARCH
Public Health System and the Management of Coronavirus : A Comparative Study.
Northern Ontario Labour Force Retention and Attraction in a Post-pandemic, Digital Economy
- MEMBERSHIPS:
American Economics Association
Chinese Economists’ Society
- RESEARCH GRANTS:
Applied as a co-investigator of a research project for a SSHRC grant
Northern Ontario Labour Force Retention and Attraction in a Post-pandemic, Digital Economy. The SSHRC awarded an insight development grant of $72,139 for the 2023-2024 period. This is a collaborative research project involving researchers from Algoma university, Laurentian University, Lakehead University, and Nipissing University
Received a LURF grant of $4,824.96 in 2018-19 for the research project : Trade Liberalization, Globalization and the Welfare of the Working class : A Comparative Study of Selected Advanced countries.
Laurentian University Research Fund, $4,538.54. Project: The Effects of China’s Exports on Intra-NAFTA and Intra-EU Trade.
Laurentian University, Internal Grant, $2,125. Project: Trade Liberalization and Sectoral Concentration, 2003-2004.
Laurentian University, Internal Grant, $2,000. Project: Trade Liberalization and International Trade in Capital Goods, 1999-2000.
Laurentian University, Internal Grant, $2,900. Project: Trade Liberalization and Intra-Industry Trade: Some Evidence for Canada, 1998.
Laurentian University, Internal Grant, $1580: Project: Institutions, Organizations, and International Competitiveness, 1994.
Laurentian University, Internal Grant, $3,140. Project: Business Cycles in the G7 Countries, 1992-93.
SSHRC (Internal Grant, Mount Allison University), $l500, Project: Institutions, Organizations, and Economic Performance: The Case of Japan, 1991.
SSHRC (Internal Grant, Mount Allison University), $l000. Project: The Japanese Trade Balance in Manufactured Goods: A Desegregated Analysis, l990.
SSHRC (Internal Grant, Mount Allison University), $1500. Project: Alternative Measures of Unemployment in Canada and the U.S.A.
SSHRC (Internal Grant, Mount Allison University), $l300. Project: Industrial Diversification, Urban Size, and Unemployment in Atlantic Canada, l987.
SSHRC (internal Grant, Mount Allison University), $2l00. Project: Financial Structure and Economic Activity: The Case of Atlantic Canada, l986.
SSHRC (Internal Grant, Mount Allison University), $l600. Project: Financial Innovations and Macroeconomic Policy in a Developing Economy: The Case of Bangladesh, l985.
- ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, PRIZES:
Year Nature of Award/Prize
2003 Laurentian University Merit increments for research
1993 Laurentian University Performance Award
1992 Mount Allison University Nominated by the Department of Economics for the Mount Allison University Teaching Award
1978-1982 University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship
1977 Dhaka University Chancellor’s Gold Medal in the Annual Essay Competition
1975-1976 Dhaka University Merit Scholarship
- Knowledge of Computer Packages:
Microsoft Office, STATA, E-Views, the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)