•  Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Finance and Economics, College of Industrial Management, King Fahd University of Petroleum  and Minerals (KFUPM), 2009-to date

• Dissertation Title: Essays on Dynamic Fiscal Policy:  Theory and Empirics

• Dissertation Committee: Eric M. Leeper (Chair), Gerhard Glomm

• Thesis Title: Three Essays on Macroeconomics

• Thesis Title: Structural Adjustment in Bangladesh: An Analytical Overview

First Class Second Position

Secondary Fields: Development Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Growth Theory

Supporting Field: Econometrics

• Macroeconomics and Macro econometrics.

• Managerial Economics

• Monetary Economics

• Open Economy Macroeconomics

• Public Economics

• Development Economics

• Money and Banking

  Undergraduate

• Microeconomics (Introductory and Intermediate level)

• Macroeconomics (Introductory and Intermediate level)

• Monetary Economics

• Public Economics

• Development Economics

• Money and Banking

• International Economics

• Econometrics

• Mathematics and Statistics

• a. Econ 101: Principles of Economics I (Microeconomics) at KFUPM

• a. Econ 101: Principles of Economics I (Microeconomics) at KFUPM

  Fall 2012 (term 20121). Teach with full teaching responsibility

• a. Econ 101: Principles of Economics I (Microeconomics) at KFUPM

  Spring 2012 (term 20112). Teach with full teaching responsibility

  Spring 2012 (term 20112). Teach with full teaching responsibility

•  Econ 101: Principles of Economics I (Microeconomics) at KFUPM

  Fall 2011 (term 201110). Teach with full teaching responsibility

• a. Econ 410: International Economics at KFUPM

          b. Econ 101: Principles of Microeconomics at KFUPM

•  a. Econ 410: International Economics at KFUPM

• Independent Study in Econometrics (Introduction to Econometrics)

• Econ 202: Principles of Macroeconomics at KFUPM

• Econ 202: Principles of Macroeconomics at KFUPM

• E322: Intermediate Macroeconomics at Indiana University

• E202 : Introduction to Macroeconomics at Indiana University

• E101: Introduction to Economics at Ivy tech Community College, Bloomington, Indiana.

• E202 : Introduction to Macroeconomics at Indiana University

• Econ 06E: 002 : Introduction to Macroeconomics at the University of Iowa

• Econ 06E: 001 : Introduction to Microeconomics at the University of Iowa

• G202: Business and Economic Strategy in Public Arena at Indiana University

• a. Econ 101: Principles of Microeconomics at the Perdana College of Malaysia. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

          b. Econ 102: Principles of Macroeconomics at the Perdana College of Malaysia, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• Macro econometrics with focus on structural estimation of DSGE models using Classical (such as VAR) and Bayesian techniques.

• Time series Econometrics and Forecasting.

• Distributional aspects of fiscal policy and other macroeconomic aspects of public economics.

• Interaction between fiscal and monetary policy.

• Macroeconomic aspects of energy policy.

• “Government Spending and Consumption in the Presence of Borrowing Constraints” (Under Review)

• “Should Dynamic Scoring be done with Heterogeneous Agent-Based Models? Challenging the Conventional Wisdom,” CAEPR Working Paper No. 2008-024(Under Review)

• “Demographic Uncertainty and Welfare in a Life-cycle Model under Alternative Public Pension Systems,” CAEPR Working Paper No. 2008-025 (Under Review)

• “Who Bears the Public Debt Burden and How? Understanding the Distribution of Public Debt Burden,” Mimeo, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.(Under Review) 

• “Substitutability between Government and Private Consumption in the GCC Countries,” With Khaled Albinali, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. (Under Review)

• “Government Spending and Consumption in the Presence of Borrowing   Constraints: An Estimation of the DSGE Model using Bayesian Technique.”

• “What Determines Specific Schooling Decisions in the USA? A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis.”

• “The Effect of Tax Policy under Alternative Fiscal Financing Schemes on Income Distribution and Growth: A Savers-Spenders Model Perspective.”

• “Costly Quality, Strategic Quality Choice and Charter Schools.”

• “Understanding the Factors behind Inflation Targeting: A Panel Logit Approach.”

• “Estimation and Forecast of Demand for Oil Products and Natural Gas for  Saudi Arabia and other GCC Countries,” with Mohammed Al-Sahlawi

• “The Macroeconomic Effect of Oil Revenue on the Public and Private Sectors of Saudi Arabia: Linking Theory with Data,” with Zohair A. Yamani

• “The Transportation Sector of Saudi Arabia: An analysis of Gasoligrants/Consumer Survey and Demand Forecast_Pre Proposal.pdfne Consumption behavior and forecast of energy fuels demand,” with Mohammed Al-Sahlawi, Reza Aghdam, Fazlul Hoque Miah, Ashraf  Eid and Ahmed Ali

• “Inflation Expectations in the Emerging Economies: Evidence from Panel Data,” with  Fazlul Hoque Miah

PUBLICATIONS 

• “Medium-Term Outlook for Rice Production and Demand: Projections to 2020,” with Paul Dorosh and Quazi Shahabuddin, IFPRI-FMRSP Working Paper No. 36, June 2001 (Reprinted as “Price Responsiveness of Food Grain Supply in Bangladesh and Projections 2020,” The Bangladesh Development Studies, Volume XXVIII,March-June 2002, Nos. 1 & 2)

• “Bangladesh-EU Development Relationship: Major Features and Emerging Issues,” with Mustafizur Rahman, CPD Occasional Paper Series, No. 5, Centre for Policy Dialogue, June 2000

• “Ageing in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges,” with Jakir Hossain, CPD Dialogue Reports No. 23, Centre for Policy Dialogue, May 2000

• Fall 2004 - Spring 2005: Research Assistant to Professor Gerhard Glomm, Department of Economics, Indiana University, Bloomington

• Fall 2004: Research Assistant to Professor Eric Leeper

• Summer 2002: Research Assistant to Professor John Geweke, Department of Economics, University of Iowa.

•  June 2000 - June 2001: Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)-FMRSP Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• January 2000 - June 2000: Research Associate, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh

• June 1998 - December 1998: Research Assistant, Dr. Nazmul Ehsan Fatmi, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

GRANT ACTIVITY 

• Junior Faculty Grant, No# JF100005 from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, “Who Bears the Public Debt? Understanding the

• Distributional Aspect of Government Debt Burden using a Heterogeneous Agent Model,” 01/01/2010- 11/31/ 2010, SR 49,200.00.

• Fast Track Grant, No# FT100036 from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, “What Determines Specific Schooling Decisions in the USA? A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis,” 10/10/2010 –02/01/2012, SR 42,000.00.

• Fast Track Grant, “Substitutability between Government and Private Consumption in the GCC Countries: An Econometric Investigation.” With Khaled  Albinali, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, SR 71,000.00 (submitted)

• Fast Track Grant, “Government Spending and Consumption in the Presence of Borrowing   Constraints: An Estimation of the DSGE Model using Bayesian Technique.”  King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (in progress).

• King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) Grant, “Does Government Spending Crowd Out Private Consumption and Private Investment for the GCC Countries? Some Empirical Evidence.” With Khaled Albinali, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, SR 365,000.00 (submitted).

• National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan( NSTIP) Grant from KACST, “Estimation and Forecast of Demand for Oil Products and Natural Gas for  Saudi Arabia and other GCC Countries,” with Mohammed Al-Sahlawi,  King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (in progress).

•  National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP) Grant from KACST, “The Macroeconomic Effect of Oil Revenue on the Public and Private Sectors of Saudi Arabia: Linking Theory with Data,” with Zohair A. Yamani, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (in progress).

• National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP) Grant from KACST, “The Transportation Sector of Saudi Arabia: An analysis of Gasoline Consumption behavior and forecast of energy fuels demand,” with Mohammed Al-Sahlawi, Reza Aghdam, Fazlul Hoque Miah, Ashraf  Eid and Ahmed Ali, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (in progress).

• Spring 2008 : Travel Grant, Department of Economics, Indiana University

• Fall 2006-Spring 2008: Alumni Scholarship, Department of Economics, Indiana University, Bloomington

• Fall 2004-Spring 2009: Graduate Assistantship, Department of Economics, Indiana University, Bloomington

• Fall 1997-Spring 1999: Merit scholarship for Excellence in the BA/BSS examination in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Special summer group assignment for completing fifth year maintenance report for AACSB accreditation review committee, 2012.

• Core Member, AACSB Accreditation Committee, College of Industrial Management, KFUPM, 2011- date

• Chairman, Distinguished Teaching and Research Award Committee, 2012-date

• Undergraduate Adviser, Department of Finance and Economics, 2009- date

• Co-op Adviser, Department of Finance and Economics, 2009- date

• Member, Distinguished Teaching and Research Award Committee, 2009-date

• Member, Text Book Selection Committee, 2009-210

• Member, National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAA) Committee, 2009- date

• Member, Faculty Search Committee, 2011-2012

• Coordinator, Independent Study Group in Econometrics, Summer 2010-date

• Asia Pacific Annual Conference, Business Accreditation and Assurance of Learning Seminar organized by AACSB International, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-16 October, 2012

• Seminar Presentation, College of Industrial Management, KFUPM, Fall-2011, Spring 2012.

• Seminar Presentation at the Bank of Canada and Bowie State University, June 2009

• Midwest Macroeconomic Conference, May 2009

• 17^th Annual Symposium of the Society for Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Georgia, April 16&17, 2009.

• Eighth Annual Missouri Economics Conference, University of Missouri-Columbia, March 2008

• Jordan River Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, April 2008

• Selected for presentation at the Conference on Institutional and Social Dynamics of Growth and Distribution, Lucca, Italy, December 2007

• Selected for presentation at the First International Conference on Growth, Development and Poverty, Kathmandu, Nepal, December 2007

• Second Economics Graduate Students’ Conference, Washington University at St.  Louis, September 2007

 LANGUAGE SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 

• Referee:  B. E Journal of Macroeconomics

• Member: The American Economic Association, The Econometric Society

REFERENCES

 Research References

Eric M. Leeper                              

Phone: (812) 855-9157                    

Phone: +966-3- 860-7525