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Curriculum Vitae
August 2007
A. Composition
Full Name: Dr. M EMRANUL HAQUE ()
Date of Birth: 01 January 1971
Education:
PhD, Economics, School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester, October 2002.
Thesis Title: Essays on Government Policies and Economic Growth
M. A., Economics and Econometrics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 1995
Dissertation: Fiscal Policy and Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Bangladesh.
Grade: 1st Class.
B. A., Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 1993
Grade: 1st Class.
Previous Appointments:
2003 – 2005 Research Fellow, School of Economics, University of Nottingham
2002 – 2003 ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester
2001 – 2002 Temporary Lecturer in Macroeconomics, School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester
1999 – 2001 Tutor, School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester
1996 – 1998 Lecturer in Economics, Bangladesh Open University
1996 – 1997 Research Associate, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
1995 – 1996 Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, North South University, Bangladesh
1995 Research Officer, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
Current Appointment:
Lecturer in Macroeconomics, Economic Studies, School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Arther Lewis Building, Manchester M13 9PL, THE UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44 161 275 4829 (OFFICE); Fax: +44 161 275 4812;
B. Teaching:
Current Teaching Duties:
University of Manchester (2005 – ongoing)
Economic Growth, Specialist Postgraduate course, Semester 2 (Class Size: 15)
Advanced Macroeconomics, 3rd year Semester 1 (Class Size: 182)
International Trade and Monetary Economics, 3rd year Semester 2 (Class Size: 106)
Economics of European Union, 2nd year Semester 2 (Class Size: 65)
Previous Teaching Experience:
2003 – 2005: Topics in Econometrics, 3rd year, University of Nottingham
1999 – 2003: Macroeconomics 2nd and 3rd year, The University of Manchester
European Union, 2nd year, The University of Manchester
Advanced Mathematics and Statistics 1st year, The University of Manchester
1996 – 1998: Macroeconomics 2nd and 3rd year, Bangladesh Open University
Mathematics for Economists 2nd and 3rd year, Bangladesh Open University
1995 – 1996: Mathematics 3rd year, North South University, Bangladesh
Foreign Trade in Bangladesh 3rd year, North South University, Bangladesh
C. Research and Academic/Professional Standing
Research Interests
Theories of Growth and Economic Development, Macroeconomics and Applied Macroeconomics, Government Policies, Theories of Corruption, Theories of Human Capital, Trade Liberalization, Applied Econometrics
Research Grants Awarded
2004: ESRC Research Grant awarded for the project “Corruption in Economic Development” (with Keith Blackburn). £44,000
2002: ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship. £27,000
Published Articles
2007 “A contribution to the Empirics of Press Freedom and Bureaucratic Corruption” Forthcoming, European Journal of Political Economy (with R. Kneller and S. Freille)
2007 “Public Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Disaggregated Analysis for Developing Countries”, Manchester School, Vol 75, No. 5, 533 – 556 (with N. Bose and D. Osborn)
2006: “The Incidence and Persistence of Corruption in Economic Development”, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 30 (12), December, 2447-2467 (with Blackburn, K. and Bose, N.)
2005: “On the revenue implications of trade liberalization under imperfect competition”, Economics Letters, 88 (1), 27 – 31 (with A. Mukherjee)
2005: “Causality between Public Investment in Transport and Communication and Economic Growth”, Journal of Economic Development, 30 (1), 1 – 12 (with N. Bose)
2004: “The Composition of Public Expenditure and Economic Growth in Developing Countries”, Global Journal of Finance and Economics, 1 (1), 97 – 117.
1998: “Urbanization: Its Extent and Impact on the Economy of Bangladesh”, The Journal of Bangladesh National Geographical Association, vol. 9 & 10, 1998, p 50 – 68 (with D. Akbar)
1996: “Achievement of Self-Reliance: Problems in Measurement - A Case Study of Bangladesh”, Thoughts on Economics, Vol. 6, No. 2, Apr - June 1996, pp 54 – 78.
1996 “Urbanization and the Emergence of Informal Sector in Bangladesh”, The Journal of Geography, Issue 15, 1996, p 19 – 40
1995: “Budget Restructuring: The Necessity for Better Understanding of the Self-Reliance Issue”, Asian Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 4, Oct - Dec 1995, pp 64 – 82.
Published Books and Book Chapters
2006: “Liberalization and Aggregate Productivity Growth” (with David Greenaway), in David Greenaway, Holger Gorg, and Richard Kneller (eds.), Globalization and Productivity Growth, London: Palgrave, Chapter 3
2000: “Mathematics for Social Sciences”, (with D. Akbar), Bangladesh Open University Press
1999: “Principles of Economics”, (with M.U. Ahmed), Bangladesh Open University Press
Conference Volume
2007: “Evidence on Public Expenditures and Growth”, in the Conference Volume of “International Seminar on Financial Data Management and Disbursement Analysis”, a World Bank Technical Assistance Project on Fiscal Data Management Analysis for The Ministry of Finance, China.
Papers at revision stage:
“Public Investment in Transport and Communication and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Approach”, revised and resubmitting to Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (with D. Kim)
Working Papers
“Corruption and Development: A Test of Non-linearities” under review; GEP Research Paper 2005/25, University of Nottingham (with R. Kneller)
“Endogenous Corruption in Economic Development”, under review; GEP Research Paper 04/16, 2004, University of Nottingham, and CGBCR 22, University of Manchester, 2002 (with K. Blackburn and N. Bose)
“Public Expenditures, Bureaucratic Corruption, and Development”, under review; CDMA Conference Series 0407, University of St Andrews, 2004 (with K. Blackburn and N. Bose)
“Free Entry and Government Revenue under Trade Liberalization”, under review; GEP 04/38, The University of Nottingham, 2005 (with A. Mukharjee)
“Corruption Clubs: Endogenous Thresholds in Corruption and Development”, under review, GEP 04/31, The University of Nottingham, April 2004 (with R.,Kneller)
“Endogenous Detection in a Simple Model of Corruption and Growth”; GEP 05/08, The University of Nottingham, 2005
Seminar and Conference Presentation
Invited Lecture on “Evidence on Public Expenditures and Growth, in the World Bank Technical Assistance Project on “Fiscal Data Management and Analysis” of Ministry of Finance, China, September 3 – 6, 2007
CGBCR and Macroeconomics Seminar, The University of Manchester,15 November 2005
GEP Seminar, School of Economics, The University of Nottingham, 24 May 2004
Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, 13 February 2004
Money, Macro and Finance Conference 2003, 10 – 12 September, University of Cambridge
European Economic Association Annual Congress 2003, 20 – 24 August, Stockholm
Conference on “Growth and Business Cycles in Theory and Practice”, 20 – 21 June 2002, Centre for Growth and Business Cycles Research, The University of Manchester
Development Economics Seminar, The University of Manchester, 26 March 2003
Macroeconomics Seminar, The University of Manchester, 25 February 2003
Macroeconomics Seminar, The University of Manchester, 07 May 2002
PhD Workshop, Economic Studies, The University of Manchester, 2000
Works in progress
Rent-seeking in Financial Sector: Beneficial or Detrimental? (with K. Blackburn)
Corruption, Composition Effect of Fiscal Budget, and Growth (with K. Blackburn, K. Neanidis)
Decentralization and growth: Explaining the heterogeneity (with R Kneller and S. Freille)
Decentralization and corruption in economic development (with R Kneller and S. Freille)
Attracting Foreign Direct Investment through Tariff Reduction (with A. Mukharjee)
Augmented Solow Model with Public Sector: Role of Decentralization (with P. Regis)
Public investment and Growth: The Role of Corruption, (with R. Kneller)
The Productivity of Government Expenditures: Consumption vs Investment Spending
A Model of Environmental Quality, Longevity and Economic Growth”
Honours and Awards
Research Fellowship, Leverhulme Centre for Globalisation and Economic Policy, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, 2003 - 2006
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2002 –2003
PhD with Commonwealth Scholarship 1998 – 2001
National Scholarship, Bangladesh 1989 – 1995
Journal Referee
The Manchester School, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of Developing Areas
Current Research Supervision Duties
PhD Supervision
Sebastian Freille: “Growth, Governance and Decentralization” (with Richard Kneller). Awarded May 2007, The University of Nottingham
Paulo Regis: “Growth and Convergence in Argentina” (with Alan Duncan). In progress, The University of Nottingham
Babar Hussain: “Human Capital and Growth”, from September 2007
Arshad Bhatti: from September 2007 (jointly with Denise Osborn)
PhD Internal Examiner
Gonzalo F. Forgues-Puccio: Essays on Corruption and Development, The University of Manchester
Masters Supervision
2007: Imtiaz Khan and Sri Joedianna Mohammed on “Human Capital and Growth”
2006: Jun Chen and Stephen Owens on “Fiscal Policy and Growth”
2005: “Effectiveness of Foreign Aid”, The University of Nottingham
2004: “Indian Middle Class and Economic Growth”, The University of Nottingham
2003: “Ricardian Equivalence and Fiscal Policy Effectiveness in Japan”, The University of Manchester (The dissertation has got the distinction)
2002: Masters Dissertation on “Foreign Aid and Its Impact on the Economy of Pakistan”, The University of Manchester (The dissertation has got the distinction)
Professional Affiliation
Member, Royal Economic Society, UK
Research Fellow, Centre for Growth and Business Cycles Research, The University of
Manchester
Member, Bangladesh Economic Association
D. Administration
Current and Past Duties
BA (Econ) Academic Advisor
Combined Studies Tutor
Member, Combined Studies Programme Committee
Member, Special Circumstances Committee
Economics Representative for the School Library Committee
E. Other Skills
Teacher Training
Postgraduate Tutor Training, The University of Manchester 2000
Tutor Training, The University of Manchester, 1999
Course on “Teaching Methodology” at University of Toronto, Canada, 1998
Computer Knowledge
DOS and Windows based operating system
MSWord, MSExcel, DBASE, SPSS, MICROFIT, RATS, STATA, LIMDEP
Web page design: attended courses in Manchester University Computing Centre
Computer and Software Training
Advanced Course on Longitudinal Data Analysis, CCSR, University of Manchester, 2002
Course on Web page design at Manchester University Computing Centre, 2001
Introduction to STATA, at Economic Studies, University of Manchester, 2000
REFEREES
Professor Denise Osborn
School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester; Manchester M13 9PL, U K
Phone: (0161) 275 4861; Fax: (0161) 275 4928; Email:
Professor Keith Blackburn
School of Economic Studies, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U K
Phone: (0161) 275 3908; Fax: (0161) 275 4928; Email:
Dr. Niloy Bose
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Bolton Hall, P.O. Box: 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
Phone: 414 229 6132; Email:
Professor Jonathan Temple
Department of Economics, University of Bristol, 8 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TN, UK
Phone: (0117) 928 9091 Fax (0117) 928 8577; Email:
Dr M Emranul Haque