Professor Dr. Shapan Chandra Majumder

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Professor Dr. Shapan Chandra Majumder

Professor

Comilla University
Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

scmajumder_71@cou.ac.bd
+8801720-875139

Dr. Shapan Chandra Majumder is the Professor at the Department of Economics, Comilla University, Bangladesh. His research fields include applied economics, health economics, environmental economics, and Next-11 countries studies. He graduated from University of Chittagong, Bangladesh with a master's degree, was awarded Ph.D. degree from Shandong University, China. He has achieved unparalleled academic excellence in the research field of Bangladesh which has earned him "Vice Chancellor's Award (2020-2022) for Outstanding Researcher-2023". He has many articles mostly published in SCI, SCIE, SSCI, ESCI and Scopus indexed journals which have an immense impact-factor upon the field. Specifically include: Published 1 paper in SSCI journals, including International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (impact factor 11.1) classified as Q1, 1 paper published in SSCI journal - Marine Policy (Impact factor 3.5) as classified Q1, published 8 papers in SCIE journals- Energies (impact factor 3.3) and published 3 papers in Environment Development and Sustainability (impact factor 4.9) as classified as Q1. He served as a reviewer of Cleaner Production, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, Technological Forecasting and Social Changes, Sustainability, Energies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Strategy Reviews, Cogent Business and economics, Cogent Arts and Humanities, Social Science and Humanities Open, SN Business and Economics, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. He is committed to the sustainable development of Bangladesh through research and innovation which reflects in his teaching experience.

PhD. Shandong University Economics 2018
M. S.S. Chittagong University Economics 2005
B.S.S. (Hon’s.) Chittagong University Economics 2004

Department of Economics, Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh
Associate Professor
December 2018 - December 2022


Department of Economics, Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh
Assistant Professor
May 2013 - December 2018


Department of Economics, Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh
Lecturer
April 2010 - May 2013


Department of Economics, Premier University of Chittagong City Corporation, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Lecturer
September 2009 - April 2010


Comilla University, Bangladesh
Professor
January 2023 - December 2024


1 Jannatul Islam Liza, Shapan Chandra Majumder and Md. Hasanur Rahman : Scrutinizing the impact of blue economy factors on the economic growth in Bangladesh: An empirical study , Marine Policy , Elsevier , issn:Print ISSN: 0308-597XOnline ISSN: 1872-9460 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106542 , indexed: WoS, Scopus, Q1 , Aquaculture production, Blue economy, Capital formation, Economic growth, Fisheries production, Labor force , (impact factor:3.7) vol.173 , pp.106542 , March , 2025 .
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2 Nisat Akter Suci, Md. Hasanur Rahman and Shapan Chandra Majumder : Environmental performance indicators and quality of life: New insight from emerging countries , Sustainable Futures , Elsevier , issn:2666-1888 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100836 , indexed: WoS, Scopus, Q1 , Environmental performance, Quality of life, Next-11, CS-ARDL, CO2 emission , (impact factor:4.9) vol.10 , pp.100836 , December , 2025 .
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3 Md. Hasanur Rahman, Tipon Tanchangya, Junaid Rahman, Most. Asikha Aktar and Shapan Chandra Majumder : Corporate social responsibility and green financing behavior in Bangladesh: Towards sustainable tourism , Innovation and Green Development , Elsevier , no.3 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.igd.2024.100133 , indexed: Scopus (cite Score 19.6), Q1 , Corporate social responsibility, Green finance, Sustainability, Sustainable tourism, CSR practices in Bangladesh vol.3 , pp.100133 , September , 2024 .
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4 Safayet Hossain, Anjuman Ara, Fariha Alamgir and Banani Biswas & Shapan Chandra Majumder : Socio-economic factors affecting child mortality in hill tracts of Chattogram division, Bangladesh , GeoJournal , Springer Nature , no.73 , issn:Electronic ISSN 1572-9893, Print ISSN 0343-2521 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-024-11082-x , indexed: WoS, Scopus, Q2 , Under-5 Child Mortality, Hill Tracts of Chattogram Division, Pneumonia or respiratory diseases, Malnutrition, Chi-square, Multinomial Logistic Model , (impact factor:2.5) vol.89 , March , 2024 .
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5 Shapan Chandra Majumder, Md. Hasanur Rahman and Nisat Akter Suci & Luckya Kabir : Post Covid-19 economic and social impact on international migrant workers employment vulnerability: empirical evidence from Chittagong division, Bangladesh , Journal of Computational Social Science , Springer Nature , no.12 , issn:Electronic ISSN 2432-2725, Print ISSN 2432-2717 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42001-024-00337-9 , indexed: WoS, Scopus, Q2 , Aquaculture production, Blue economy, Capital formation, Economic growth, Fisheries production, Labor force , (impact factor:2.5) vol.8 , December , 2024 .
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6 Asaduzzaman Sikdar, Nor Yasmin binti Mhd Bani, Abul Hasnat Muhammed Salimullah, Shapan Chandra Majumder, Ghalieb Mutig Idroes and Irsan Hardi : Energy Poverty and Environmental Quality Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Selected South Asian Countries , Ekonomikalia Journal of Economics (EJE) , Heca Sentra Analitika , no.2 , issn:e-ISSN : 2988-5787 , doi:https://doi.org/10.60084/eje.v2i2.221 , Greenhouse gas emissions, Energy poverty, Environmental quality, CS-ARDL, D-H causality, Sustainability vol.2 , pp.119–135 , October , 2024 .
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7 Sufian Ahammed, Md. Masud Rana, Helal Uddin and Shapan Chandra Majumder & Saju Shaha : Impact of blue economy factors on the sustainable economic growth of China , Environment, Development and Sustainability , Springer Nature , issn:Electronic ISSN 1573-2975 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-04411-6 , indexed: WoS, Scopus, Q1 , Total fisheries production, Aquaculture production, Agriculture, forestry, fishing, Capital, Trade, Economic growth, Autoregressive distributed lag model , (impact factor:4.5) vol.27 , pp.12625–12652 , January , 2024 .
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8 Liton Chandra Voumik, Shohel Md. Nafi, Shapan Chandra Majumder and & Md. Azharul Islam : The impact of tourism on the women employment in South American and Caribbean countries , International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management , Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , no.9 , issn:ISSN: 0959-6119 e-ISSN: 1757-1049 ISSN-L: 0959-6119 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-04-2022-0449 , indexed: WoS (SSCI), Scopus (Q1), ABDC (A Rating) , (impact factor:9.2 (2024), 11.1 (2023)) vol.35 , pp.3095-3112 , January , 2023 .
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9 Md. Hasanur Rahman & Shapan Chandra Majumder : The Impact of Electricity Production Sources and GDP on CO2 Emission in Bangladesh: A Short-run Dynamic , Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management , Publikasi Media Discovery Berkelanjutan in collaboration with Universitas Pasundan, Bandung, Indonesia , no.2 , issn:p-ISSN 2597-6214 | e-ISSN 2597-6222 , doi:https://doi.org/10.28992/ijsam.v5i2.345 , indexed: WoS, ABDC , ARDL, CO2 emission, electricity, GDP, short-run dynamics vol.5 , pp.198-208 , May , 2023 .
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10 Tasin SAFWATH Chowdhury, Md. Hasanur Rahman, Shapan Chandra Majumder and Miguel Angel Padilla Esquivias : Significance of technological progress and capital formation to expand foreign direct investment in Bangladesh: Does money circulation matter? , Cogent Economics & Finance , Taylor and Francis Ltd. , no.2 , issn:23322039 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2023.2279351 , indexed: WoS, Scopus, Q2, ABDC (B Rating) , capital formation, Foreign Direct Investment, money circulation, technological progress, sustainability , (impact factor:2.2) vol.11 , November , 2023 .
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11 Md. Hasanur Rahman, Liton Chandra Voumik and Md. Maznur Rahman & Shapan Chandra Majumder : Scrutinizing the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve in the context of foreign direct investment, trade, and renewable energy in Bangladesh: impending from ARDL method , Environment, Development and Sustainability , Springer Nature , issn:1387585X, 15732975 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03940-4 , indexed: WoS, Scopus, Q2, ABDC (B Rating) , ARDL model, CO2 emission, EKC, Trade openness, Renewable energy , (impact factor:4.5) vol.26 , pp.12619–12638 , October , 2023 .
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12 Shapan Chandra Majumder & Md. Hasanur Rahman : Rural–urban migration and its impact on environment and health: evidence from Cumilla City Corporation, Bangladesh , GeoJournal Spatially Integrated Social Sciences and Humanities , Springer Nature , issn:Electronic ISSN 1572-9893 Print ISSN 0343-2521 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10816-z , indexed: Scopus (Q2), WoS , Migration, Pull factors migration, Push factors migration, Environment, Public health , (impact factor:2.5) vol.88 , pp.3419–3437 , January , 2023 .
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13 Helal Uddin, Sufian Ahammed and Md. Masud Rana & Shapan Chandra Majumder : Investigating the relationship between environmental quality and tourism industry in Thailand , Environment, Development and Sustainability , Springer Nature , issn:1387585X, 15732975 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03801-0 , indexed: WoS (SCIE), Scopus- Q1 , ARDL model, Carbon dioxide emission, Environmental quality, Tourism industry, Trade , (impact factor:4.5) vol.26 , pp.12339–12365 , August , 2023 .
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14 Anobua Acha Arnaud Martial, Huang Dechun, Liton Chandra Voumik and Md. Jamsedul Islam & Shapan Chandra Majumder : Investigating the Influence of Tourism, GDP, Renewable Energy, and Electricity Consumption on Carbon Emissions in Low-Income Countries , Energies , Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , no.12 , issn:19961073 , doi:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/12/4608 , indexed: WoS (SCIE), Scopus- Q1 , renewable energy; tourism industry; low-income countries; generalized method of moments; quantile regression; environmental kuznets curve , (impact factor:3.2) vol.16 , pp.4608 , June , 2023 .
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15 Shapan Chandra Majumder; Rupak Dey; Tasfia Zahan Ria; Md. Hasanur Rahman : Efficiency and performance of solid waste management in Cumilla City Corporation, Bangladesh , International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM) , Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , no.3 , issn:ISSN online 1478-9868 ISSN print 1478-9876 , doi:10.1504/IJEWM.2023.133599 , indexed: WoS & Scopus , (impact factor:Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) 2025 JIF 0.5 JCI 0.07) vol.32 , pp.301-314 , September , 2023 .
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16 Rifat Nahrin, Md. Hasanur Rahman and Shapan Chandra Majumder & Miguel Angel Esquivias : Economic Growth and Pollution Nexus in Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela (G-3 Countries): The Role of Renewable Energy in Carbon Dioxide Emissions , Energies , Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , no.3 , issn:19961073 , doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031076 , indexed: WoS (SCIE), Scopus (Q1) , energy consumption; economic growth; environment; renewable energy; pollution; G-3 countries , (impact factor:3.2) vol.16 , pp.1-17 , January , 2023 .
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17 Shapan Chandra Majumder, Liton Chandra Voumik, Md. Hasanur Rahman, Md. Maznur Rahman and Mohammad Nasir Hossain : A Quantile Regression Analysis of the Impact of Electricity Production Sources on CO 2 Emission in South Asian Countries , Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment , River Publishers , no.2 , issn:ISSN: 1546-0126 (Online Version) ISSN: 1048-5236 (Print Version) , doi:https://doi.org/10.13052/spee1048-5236.4223 , indexed: Scopus (Q4) , Climate change, CO2 emissions, Electricity production sources, Energy consumption, Quantile Regression vol.42 , pp.307–330 , January , 2023 .
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18 Shapan Chandra Majumder & Farjana Layla : From Ashes to Achievements: Corruption is pulling back one of the achievement tools (FDI inflows) in Bangladesh , Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy , Bangladesh Economic Association , no.1 , issn:2227-3182 , doi:http:/doi.org/10.56138/bjpe.jun2210 , Corruption . Foreign Direct Investment . Bangladesh vol.38 , pp.157-180 , June , 2022 .
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19 Md. Mamun Miah & Shapan Chandra Majumder : Impact of FDI on Exports and Employment in Bangladesh , Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy , Bangladesh Economic Association , no.1 , issn:2227-3182 , doi:http:/doi.org/10.56138/bjpe.jun2206 , Employment ∙ ECM-ARDL ∙ FDI vol.38 , pp.83-102 , June , 2022 .
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20 Shapan Chandra Majumder and Azer Dilanchiev & Md. Hasanur Rahman : Examination of a Health Production Function: Evidence from South Asian Countries , SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS , Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Phyathai Rd., Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. , no.3 , issn:P-ISSN: 22868984, E-ISSN: 24655120 , doi:https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/saje/article/view/262486 , indexed: Scopus (Q3) , Health production function, economic factors, social factors, environmental factors, PGMM, PFMOLS vol.10 , pp.75-102 , December , 2022 .
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21 Shapan Chandra Majumder : Economic and non-economic determinants of economic growth in Bangladesh: multivariate regression analysis , Independent Journal of Management and Production , IJM&P , no.2 , issn:2236-269X , doi:https://doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v13i2.1545 , indexed: WoS , Economic Determinants Non-Economic Determinants Governance Quality Infrastructure Economic Growth Multivariate OLS vol.13 , pp.693-718 , April , 2022 .
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22 Shapan Chandra Majumder, Md. Hasanur Rahman and Anobua Acha Arnaud Martial : The effects of foreign direct investment on export processing zones in Bangladesh using Generalized Method of Moments Approach , Social Sciences & Humanities Open , Elsevier , no.1 , issn:25902911 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100277 , indexed: Scopus (Q1), Cite Score: 4.3 , EPZ, FDI, Export, Employment, GMM, ARDL vol.6 , pp.100277 , March , 2022 .
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23 Helal Uddin and Md. Hasanur Rahman & Shapan Chandra Majumder : The impact of agricultural production and remittance infows on economic growth in Bangladesh using ARDL technique , SN Business & Economics , Springer Nature , issn:2662-9399 , doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-022-00204-7 , indexed: Scopus , Economic growth, Agriculture, Remittances, ARDL model, ECM vol.2 , March , 2022 .
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24 Md. Hasanur Rahman, Alfarunnahar Ruma, Mohammad Nasir Hossain, Rifat Nahrin and Shapan Chandra Majumder : Examine the Empirical Relationship between Energy Consumption and Industrialization in Bangladesh: Granger Causality Analysis , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy , Turkey Econjournals, , no.3 , issn:21464553 , doi:https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/10843 , indexed: Scopus (Q2), ABDC Journal's Rating List , Industrialization, Energy, DOLS, Granger Causality vol.11 , pp.121-129 , April , 2021 .
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25 Fahmida Akter Rikta, Md. Mamun Miah and & Shapan Chandra Majumder : Economic Impact of Covid-19 on SMEs in Cumilla using Structural Equation Modelling , Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy , Bangladesh Economic Association , no.2 , issn:2227-3182 , doi:http:/doi.org/10.56138/bjpe.dec2115 , Bangladesh Economy · COVID-19 · SMEs · Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) vol.37 , pp.251-272 , December , 2021 .
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26 Shapan Chandra Majumder; Bismark Kusi Appiah; & Obambi Chardel Cardorel : Determinants of market to book value and financial performance of Chinese listed firms: implication of MVAIC model , International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC) , Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , no.2 , issn:ISSN online 1479-4861 ISSN print 1479-4853 , doi:10.1504/IJLIC.2021.10034909 , indexed: Scopus (Q3), WoS , (impact factor:Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) 2025 JIF 1.4 JCI 0.32 CiteScore 2.7 (2024)) vol.18 , pp.131-153 , March , 2021 .
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27 Shapan Chandra Majumder and Mohammad Razaul Karim & Md. Mamun Miah : Success story of controlling COVID-19 in East Asia: lessons for South Asia , Independent Journal of Management & Production , IJM&P , no.8 , issn:2236-269X , doi:https://doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v12i8.1464 , indexed: WoS , COVID-19, Transmission, Good Governance, Institutional Quality, ARIMA vol.12 , pp.2316-2342 , December , 2021 .
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28 Shapan Chandra Majumder and & Md Mamun Miah : ICT and its Impact on Economic Growth in SAARC Countries , Comilla University Journal of Social Scinences , Faculty of Social Science, Comilla University, cumilla-3506, Bangladesh , no.1 , issn:2663-2659 , indexed: Scopus (Q3) , ICT, SAARC, Economic Growth, ARDL, ECT vol.3 , pp.123-142 , December , 2020 .
29 Bismark Kusi Appiah, Zhang Donghui and Shapan Chandra Majumder & Malepekola Precious Monaheng : Effects of Environmental Strategy, Uncertainty and Top Management Commitment on the Environmental Performance: Role of Environmental Management Accounting and Environmental Management Control System , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy , Turkey Econjournals, , no.1 , issn:21464553 , doi:https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.8697 , indexed: Scopus (Q2), ABDC Journal's Rating List , China, Environmental Strategy, Environmental Management Control System, Environmental Management Accounting vol.10 , pp.360-370 , January , 2020 .
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30 Jannatul Ferdaus, Bismark Kusi Appiah, Shapan Chandra Majumder and Anouba Acha Arnaud Martial : A Panel Dynamic Analysis on Energy Consumption, Energy Prices and Economic Growth in Next 11 Countries , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy , Turkey Econjournals, , no.6 , issn:21464553 , doi:https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.9880 , indexed: Scopus (Q2), ABDC Journal's Rating List , Energy Consumption; Energy Prices; Economic Growth; Next 11 Countries vol.10 , pp.87-99 , August , 2020 .
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Zeya, F., & Majumder, S. C. (2022). Experts’ Perception on Cryptocurrency Trade in Bangladesh: Fintech Innovation or Dilemma. AN APPROACH TOWARDS CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY.Editor Dr. Debesh Bhowmik, Research Professor, Lincoln University College, Malaysia. Pp. 300-317. ISBN: 978-93-91908-71-3. KUNAL BOOKS, New Delhi - 110002. India.


National & International Conference Attend

  1. The 8th Biennial Conference of Hong Kong Economic Association, Dated: December 13-14, 2014, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  2. The 22nd International Congress of Historical Sciences (ICHS), Dated: August 23rd -29th, 2015, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  3. International Conference on South Asian Studies “Belt and Road in South Asia”, Dated: November 26, 2016, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  4. The 1st SDU International Student “the Belt and Road” Initiative International Culture Conference, Dated: April 26th, 2017, Shandong University, Jinan, China and recognition for 2nd place in the presentation of our academic paper.
  5. Participated in the International Conference on “THE ROLE OIL PRICES IN THE FUTURE ECONOMY OF THE GCC REGION” 25-26 May, 2021, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
  6. Participated in the 2nd SANEM International Development Conference (SIDC) 2021 on the theme of "COVID-19 Recovery: Contexts and Priorities". The conference was held on June 17-19, 2021.
  7. Layla, F., & Majumder, S. C. (2020). From Ashes to Achievements: Corruption is pulling back one of the achievement tools (FDI inflows) in Bangladesh. The 21st Biannual Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  8. Miah, M. M., & Majumder, S. C. (2020). Impact of Inward FDI on Exports and Employment in Bangladesh. The 21st Biannual Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  9. Ferdaus, J., & Majumder, S. C. (2020). Do Energy Consumption and Energy Prices affect Economic Growth? Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh?  The 21st Biannual Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  10. Rahman, M. H., & Majumder, S. C. (2020). Examine the Optimum Solution to Mitigate CO2 Emission in Future Bangladesh. Tthe 21st Biannual Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  11. Majumder, S. C., Layla, F., Rahman, M. M., & Dilanchiev, A. (2021). Determinations of Urban Migration: An Experimental Study of Urban Migrants at Cumilla City in Bangladesh. Submitted to the 2ndInternational CEO and Social Sciences Congress (CEOSSC). Date: 19-22 August, 2021. Place: Georgian National University, Georgia.
  12. Majumder, S. C., Layla, F., Rahman, M. M., & Dilanchiev, A. (2021). Belt and Road Initiative: Perspective of BCIM Economic Corridor. Submitted to the 6th International Entrepreneurship and Social Science Congress. Date: 16-18 September, 2021. Accepted. Place: Varna, Bulgaria.
  13.  Participated in the 3rd International Conference on “Climate Finance (3rd ICCF)” 03-04 October, 2021, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  14. Zeya, F., Hossain, M. M., Miah, M. M., Biplob, M. N. K., & Majumder, S. C. (2021). Impact of Fear and Anxiety of COVID-19 and Perceived Job Insecurity on the Mental Health of the Bankers: Evidence from Bangladesh. Submitted to the 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers (6th ICMR 2021 and Emerald Publishing), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Date: 16-17 December, 2021.
  15. Majumder, S. C., Layla, F., & Martial, A. A. A. (2021). The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on EPZs in Bangladesh using GMM and ARDL Approach. Submitted to the 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers (6th ICMR 2021 and Emerald Publishing), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Date: 16-17 December, 2021.
  16. Rahman, M. H., Voumik, L. C., & Majumder, S. C. (2021). The Impact of Electricity Production Sources on CO2 Emission in South Asian Countries: A Quantile Regression Analysis. Submitted to the 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers (6th ICMR 2021 and Emerald Publishing), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Date: 16-17 December, 2021.


  • Microeconomics and Advanced Macroeconomics  
  • Health Economics  
  • Resource & Environmental Economics  
  • International Trade & Economics  
  • Managerial Economics  
  • Development Economics  
  • Energy Economics  
  • and Econometrics  
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