Tapas Kumar Paul

Lecturer Department of Economics Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Room 3001, Plot 16, Block B Aftabuddin Ahmed Road Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka-1229, Bangladesh Contact No.: (+88) 01552 475 309 (M) Email: paulju16@gmail.com; tapaspaul@iub.edu.bd

ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Lecturer, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh Research Associate, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh

HONORS AND AWARDS 2010-11 2004 1999 Fulbright Fellowship for Graduate Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University Merit Scholarship at Jahangirnagar University Perfect Attendance Certificate at Notre Dame College

EDUCATION Msc in Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA, 2011 (with a specialization in Econometrics and International Economics) Msc in Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 2004 Bsc in Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 2003

TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS Teaching Interests: Principles, Applied Econometrics, International Trade Research Interests: Macroeconomic Policy Issues, Applied Econometrics, International Trade, Climate Change

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PUBLICATIONS
BOOK

2009

Macroeconomic Management in the Face of Global Economic Crisis in Development of Bangladesh with Equity and Justice: Immediate Tasks for the New Government; Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD); (chapter 1: co-author).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

2011

Rahman, M., Khan, T. I., Nabi, A., & Paul, T. K. Bangladeshs Export Opportunities in the Indian Market: Addressing Barriers and Strategies for Future. South Asia Economic Journal, 12(1), 117-141. Kreiter, Z., Paul T.K. Deficit Financing and Inflation in Bangladesh: A Vector Autoregressive Analysis. The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, Vol. 21, 9-26. Rahman, M., Bhattacharya, D., Iqbal, M. A., Khan, T. I., & Paul, T.K. Macroeconomic Management in the Face of Global Challenges. The Bangladesh Accountant, 62(35), 57-95.

2010 2009

DISCUSSION PAPER

May 2009

Global Financial Crisis Discussion Paper on Bangladesh with Mustafizur Rahman, Debapriya Bhattacharya, Ashiq Iqbal and Towfiqul Islam Khan. Overseas Development Institute (ODI), United Kingdom.
Bangladeshs Export Opportunities in the Indian Market: Addressing Barriers and Strategies for Future with Mustafizur Rahman, Towfiqul Islam Khan and Ashiqun Nabi, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka (OP 90).

OCCASSIONAL PAPER 2010

ECONOMETRIC/OTHER SOFTWARE SKILL R, STATA, LATEX TEACHING AREAS/COURSES TAUGHT Department of Economics, Independent University Autumn 2012: ECN 201: Principles of Microeconomics ECN 202: Principles of Macroeconomics ECN 203: Mathematics for Economics BUS 202: Business Mathematics

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Summer 2012: ECN 303: Agricultural Economics ECN 402: Macroeconomic Theory BUS 202: Business Mathematics Department of Economics, United International University (Spring 2012) ECO 3350: Development Economics Department of Business Administration, North South University (Spring 2012) BUS 173: Applied Statistics Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University (2010) Econ 303: International Economics-I Econ 403: Econometrics Analysis PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) American Alumni Association (AAA), Bangladesh COURSES (EXTRA CURRICULAR) COMPLETED Nov 2005-Mar 2006 Jan 2002- Nov 2006 Certificate Course in French Language at Jahangirnagar University Certificate Course in Tabla (musical ins.) at Chhayanat Sangeet Bidyayotan, Dhaka

SEMINAR OR TRAINING 03-06 Feb 2011 Fulbright Enrichment Seminar; Greening of the Planet: Global Challenges, Local Solutions, US Department of State, Los Angles, CA, US 23-24 Mar 2010 27-30 Jul 2009 21-26 Jun 2009 06-09 Apr 2009 14-16 Oct 2008 LANGUAGES CITIZENSHIP Investment Targeting and Trade Flow Analysis, ITC, Bangladesh Strengthening the Response to the Global Financial Crisis in Asia-Pacific: The Role of Monetary, Fiscal and External Debt Policies, UNESCAP, Bangladesh ESCAP/WTO ARTNeT Capacity Building Workshop for Trade Research, Thailand Foreign Exchange & Trade Finance Management, BFTI-IIFT, Bangladesh How are the Poor Affected by Trade, UNCTAD, India English (fluent), Bengali (Native), French (Conversational) Bangladeshi

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