Comilla University | Nobinkhor Kundu (on study leave)

Nobinkhor Kundu (on study leave)

Associate Professor

Comilla University
Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

nobinkundu@cou.ac.bd

+880 1911 662 226

Biography
Qualification
Publication
Research Interest

Mr. Nobin Kundu is a Ph.D. Fellow in Economics at Massey University, New Zealand, where he has been awarded research grants to support his doctoral studies. He is currently on study leave from his position as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Comilla University, Cumilla, Bangladesh. Mr. Kundu received the Bangladesh Prime Minister Fellowship (BPMF) and a Postgraduate Scholarship from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom, in 2018, through which he completed his postgraduate degree in International Finance. He also holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Economics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.

His doctoral research, titled “Essays on Political Regime Transition, Environmental Quality, and Sectoral Productivity,” explores the intersection of environmental change, political regime changes, and sectoral productivity. His research interests include agricultural productivity, environmental quality, renewable energy, and political regime transitions.

Mr. Kundu has conducted several workshops and training programs on forecasting techniques, data management, and econometric applications using Stata, R, and EViews. With over sixteen years of university-level teaching experience, he has taught a range of courses, including macroeconomics, international trade, international finance, and econometrics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition to his academic work, Mr. Kundu has participated in multiple research projects and regularly contributes analytical articles to national newspapers in Bangladesh.

Education Qualification
Job Experience

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) fellow (cont.)	Massey University	Economics	2023
Masters of Finance	University of Dundee	International Finance	2020
Masters of Science	Jahangirnagar University	Economics	2009
Bachelor of Science (Hon's)	Jahangirnagar University	Economics	2008

Department of Economics, Comilla University, Bangladesh Associate Professor November 2020 - March 2023
Department of Economics, Comilla University, Bangladesh Assistant Professor May 2013 - November 2020
Department of Economics, Comilla University, Bangladesh Lecturer August 2010 - May 2013
Department of Economics, Bangladesh University of Business & Technology, Bangladesh Lecturer August 2009 - July 2010
School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, New Zealand Ph.D. Fellow and Teaching and research assistant April 2023 - 2024

Journal Articles (Peer-reviewed/indexing):

From Associate Professor to present:

Kundu, N., Shakur, S., Kabir, M.H., & Balli, F. (2025). Air Quality: How Does It Impact Cross-Country Wheat Yield and GDP Growth? Applied Economics. (under review: A-ABDC journal)

Kundu, N. & Shumshunnahar, M. (2024). Financial Hardship and Consumption Expenditure among Urban Slum-Dwellers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Economics and Management, Vol 20 (2), September 2024. [indexed by EconLit (Journal of Economic Literature)]

Link: https://jem.fcu.edu.tw/website/recent_rticles_detailed/71

Hossain, M. S. & Kundu, N. (2023). Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Without United States: What Should Do for Bangladesh? Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, Vol 7 (1), 2023. [The International Academy of Social Sciences (IASS) based in Florida, USA] Link: https://www.japss.org/japs-mar23

Kundu, N. & Khan, M. Z. S. (2023). The Effects of Covid-19 on Academic Performance of Tertiary Level Students in Bangladesh: A Logistic Regression Analysis. Journal of Educational Studies, University of Venda, South Africa. Vol. 46 (2), 2023. [Accredited journal by Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)] Link: https://doi.org/10.59915/jes.2023.22.2.1

Kundu, N. & Chowdhury, A. I. (2022). Factors Affecting Quality of Universal Primary Education in Bangladesh: Evidence from Cumilla. The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II: Social Science., Vol. 46 (2), 2022. Link: https://juojs.sothik.com/index.php/tjr/issue/view/26

Kundu, N., Chowdhury, S. & Parven, S. (2022). Measuring Efficiency of Financial Ratios of Private Commercial Banks' Performance: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh. Bank Parikrama- A Journal of Banking and Finance, BIBM, Bangladesh. Vol. XLVII (3 & 4), 2022. [Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List: C] Link: https://journal.bibm.org.bd/journal-archive

Khan, M. Z. S., Kundu, N. & Yeasmin, N. K. (2021). Sustainable Quality of Life of Urban Slum Dwellers in Bangladesh: Evidence from Dhaka City. Chiang Mai University Journal of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 62-76. [Thai-Journal Citation Index TCI Tier 3] Link: https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/CMJE/article/view/245867

From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor:

Dey, K. & Kundu, N. (2020). Determinants of Sustainable Current Account Balance in Bangladesh. The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Vol. 31(1):41-58. ISSN: 1990-2492.

Kundu, N. & Sikdar, A. (2019). Long-run Effect of Budget Deficits on Interest Rates in Bangladesh: Dynamic Specification, Comilla University Journal of Social Sciences, Comilla University, Bangladesh. Vol. 2 (1): 91-108. ISSN: 2663-2659.

Kundu, N., Munim, K. M. A. & Sultana, B. N. (2018). Effect of the Global Financial Crisis on Trade Balance of Bangladesh with BRICS Countries: A Static Panel Data Analysis. Bank Parikrama- A Journal of Banking and Finance, BIBM, Bangladesh. Vol. XLIII (1-4): 135-157. ISSN: 1019-7044. Link: https://journal.bibm.org.bd/journal-archive

Aktar, A., Kundu, N. & Khan, M. Z. S. (2017). Testing Causality between Energy Consumption, Carbon Dioxide Emission and Economic Growth in Bangladesh. SEU Journal of Science and Engineering, Bangladesh. Vol. 11 (2): 27–43, ISSN: 1999-1630. https://seu.edu.bd/seujse/vol_11_no_2_dec_2017.php

Kundu, N. & Azim, NHM. A. (2017). What Drives Workers’ Remittances Flow of Bangladesh? A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis. The Jahangirnagar University Journal of Business Research, IBA-JU, Bangladesh. Vol. 19 (1): 29-51. ISSN: 1681-9748. https://iba-ju.edu.bd/volume-19-article-3/

Kundu, N., Chowdhury, A. I. & Arif, I. (2017). Testing Causality between Openness and Inflation Dynamics in Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II: Social Science, Vol. XXXVIII: 229–242. ISSN: 1682–7422.

Kundu, N. (2016). An Enquiry into the Sluggish Growth of Workers’ Remittance Determinants: A Case of Comilla, Journal of Economics and Business Research, "Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad, Romania. Vol. XXII (1): 152-167. ISSN 2068-3537. https://www.uav.ro/jour/index.php/jebr/article/view/699

Kundu, N. (2015). Bilateral Trade Balance of Bangladesh with BRICS Countries: A Static Panel Data Analysis. Journal of Economics and Development, National Economics University, Vietnam. Vol. 17 (2): 53-68. ISSN 1859-0020. https://jed.neu.edu.vn/all-issues/volume-17-number-2-august-2015/bilateral-trade-balance-of-bangladesh-with-brics-countries-a-static-panel-data-analysis.372591.aspx

Kundu, N. & Mollah, M. M. H. (2014). Empirical Approaches to the Post-Keynesian Theory of Demand for Money: An Error Correction Model of Bangladesh, Trade and Development Review, Jadavpur University, India. Vol. 7 (2): 1–17. ISSN: 0974–4347. http://www.tdrju.net/index.php/tdr/article/view/66

From Lecturer to Assistant Professor:

Kundu, N., Chowdhury, J. M. A. S. & Sikdar, A. (2013). Millennium Development Goals Affecting Child Mortality in Bangladesh: A Vector Error Correction Model, The Journal of Comilla University, Comilla University, Bangladesh. Vol. 2 (1): 95–106. ISSN: 2308-698X.

Sikdar, A., Kundu, N. & Khan, Z. S. U. (2013). Trade Openness and inflation: A Cointegration and Error Correction Model Analysis of Bangladesh, The Journal of Comilla University, Comilla University, Bangladesh. Vol. 2 (1): 85–94. ISSN: 2308-698X

Khan, M. T. F. & Kundu, N. (2012). Future Contribution of Export and Import to GDP in Bangladesh: A Box-Jenkins Approach, The Journal of Comilla University, Comilla University, Bangladesh. Vol. 1 (1): 7–14. ISSN: 2308-698X.

Kundu, N., Banu, A. & Sehreen, F. (2012). Workers’ Remittances Impact on the Economic Growth: Evidence from Capital Inflows in Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Journal of Business Studies, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Vol. 2 (1): 153–167. ISSN: 2227–3484.

Conference Presentations:

70th Annual Conference of The Australasian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society (AARES’ 2026). Does renewable electricity consumption mitigate environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa? The role of political regime transition, to be held in Adelaide, Australia, on February 9-13, 2026 (Accepted)

NZAE Annual Conference (2025). Influence of PM2.5 on cross-country wheat productivity, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. June 25-27, 2025.

SAU Annual Economists’ Conference (2018). Should Bangladesh be integrated with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis, New Delhi, India. February 22-23, 2018.

University of Calcutta Presents Research Scholars’ Workshop (2018). Does Technical Progress Affect the Flow of Workers’ Remittances in Bangladesh? Kolkata, India. February 14-15, 2018.

SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference’ 2018; Paper titled: Indispensable to Factors Affecting Quality of Universal Primary Education: A Case of Comilla, at BRAC Centre Inn Auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 17-18, 2018.

SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (2017). What Drives Workers’ Remittances Flow of Bangladesh? A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis, at BRAC Centre Inn Auditorium, Mohakhali, Dhaka. February 18-19, 2017.

4^th Annual Banking Conference’ 2015; Paper titled: Workers’ Remittances of Bangladesh during the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond: A Static Panel Data Analysis, at Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 22-23, 2015.

Attended Conference, Workshops and Trainings:

Bay of Bengal Regional Trade and Connectivity Capacity Building Program for Bangladesh. Session 1-8 (40 hours). Organised by USAID and SANEM. 2022

Workshop on Literature Search and Publication Strategies. Organised by School of Business and Economics, University Putra Malaysia. 2021 (Virtual)

Vienna Workshop on Econometrics of Option Markets. Organised by Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of Vienna. 2021 (Virtual)

5^th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2020. “Institutions for Development”, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2020

The Rebuilding Macroeconomics Second Annual Conference. Organised by ESRC and NIESR, Museum of Mound, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 2019

The 22^nd Dynamic Econometrics Conference at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. 2019

Ninth South Asian Training Program on CGE Modelling. Organised by SANEM, SAWTEE, and CWS. Coxes Bazar, Bangladesh. 2016

My research interests include agricultural productivity, environmental quality, renewable energy, and political regime transitions.