Md. Imran Hossain, PhD

Dr. Mohammad Imran Hossain is an Assistant Professor in the ULAB School of Business. He has joined ULAB in January 2017 after completing his PhD in Development Economics from the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan. Dr. Imran also studied Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and MSc in Development Economics in the same institute. Before joining ULAB, Dr. Imran worked as a teaching and research assistant at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific university (APU) for about 4 years. The major courses taught by him include Introduction to Business, Business Mathematics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Basic Mathematics, Introduction to Finance, and Business Statistics etc. Dr. Imran has contributed as a member of the curriculum review committee in 2018 in updating quantitative courses taught in the BBA program of ULAB. Apart from that he has been serving as a faculty advisor of Rotaract Club of ULAB since 2017.

BBA: College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan, 2011

MSc: Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan, 2013

PhD: Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan, 2016

PhD Dissertation Title: DETERMINANTS OF INTRA REGIONAL TRADE AND INTRA REGIONAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN SOUTH ASIA: A GRAVITY MODEL APPROACH

Development Economics, Economic Growth, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Intra Regional Trade and FDI, Public Finance, Poverty, and Regional Economic Integration etc.

Current Research Projects:

• Determinants and Prospects of Intra Regional Trade in South Asia: A Gravity Model Simulation Approach
• Determinants and Prospects of Intra Regional FDI in South Asia: A Gravity Model Simulation Approach
• Measuring Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Bangladesh: A Case Study in the Education Sector
• Impact of Government Expenditure in Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis

• Effectiveness of Education Public Expenditure in Bangladesh: A Survey Study on Fifty Primary Schools in Four Administrative Districts. Psychology and Education Journal, Vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 492-498.
• COVID-19 Impacts on Employment and Livelihood of Marginal People in Bangladesh: Lessons Learned and Way Forward. South Asian Survey, Vol. 28, no.1, pp. 57-71, Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
• Determinants and Prospects of Intra Regional Trade in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea (BoBAS) Rim Countries of South Asia: A Gravity Model Simulation Approach.  South Asian Survey, Vol. 25, no.1-2, pp. 27-58, Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
• An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Foreign Remittances on Poverty in Developing Countries, Economy, Vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 44-48, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group (AOJPG) 
• Intra Regional Trade, Intra Regional FDI and Economic Integration: The South Asian Perspective, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, Vol. 3, no.5, pp. 203-228.
• Foreign Trade and Economic Reforms in South Asia, European Journal of Business and Management, Vol.7, no.6, pp.126-139, International Institute for Science, Technology, and Education.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Economic Reforms: The South Asian Perspective, European Journal of Business and Management, Vol.7, no.5, pp.155-170, International Institute for Science, Technology, and Education Research.
• Corporate Governance Practices in Bangladesh, Journal of Socioeconomic Research and Development, Vol.10, no.3, pp.1507-1511, Gurpukur Research Institute (GPRI).
• Aid Effectiveness, Political Instability and Economic Growth in Bangladesh: An Empirical Re-Investigation, Journal of Socioeconomic Research and Development, Vol.9, no.5, pp. 1374-1379, Gurpukur Research Institute (GPRI).
• Economic Liberalization Reforms May Explain the Impressive GDP Growth in Bangladesh, Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, Vol.32, pp.101-113, Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS).

• Determinants of Intra Regional Trade in South Asia: A Gravity Model Approach. Proceedings of 13^th Asian Business Research Conference, 2015

1. Measuring Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Bangladesh: A Survey Based Case Study in The Education Sector. Proceedings of Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences Conference, 2014.
2. Facing the Risk of Being Indebted: Does Foreign Aid Affect Economic Growth in Developing Countries. Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Conference, 2012.
3. Can a Depreciation of Dollar Close US Trade Deficit? Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS) Working Paper Series 2010, RCAPS Working Paper No. 10-2.