Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Dr. Ahmed Sadek Yousuf

Full Time Faculty
Assistant Professor

PhD in Economics, University of Arkansas, USA
MA in Economics, University of Arkansas, USA
MSc in Economics and Econometrics, University of Nottingham, UK

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext- 
Email: ahmed.yousuf@northsouth.edu
Office: NAC 817

Curriculum Vitae

Published Work(s)

 Yousuf, A. S.,Civelli, A., Gaduh, A., & (2024). Measuring economic growth with a fully identified three-signal model. Review of Economics and Statistics. Advance online publication.

Working Papers / Research In Progress

Yousuf, A. S. (2023). Half panel jackknife estimation of spatial panel-VAR relationship between economic activity and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa [Job market paper]. 

  • A Spatial Poisson ’Full information’ Fixed Effects & Dynamic Panel Estimation Approach
  • Night Lights and Conflict in Bangladesh
  • Assessing Dynamics between World Bank Aid Allocation, Economic Growth and Conflict Intensity in Sub Saharan Africa using a Spatially augmented P-VAR (PhD Job Market Paper)
  • Conflict Intensity and Inequality (2nd Chapter)
  • Deriving Economic Growth Estimates with Multiple Satellite signals (3rd Chapter)

PhD, Economics, University of Arkansas, USA ,2016 – 2021

Thesis: Essays on Spatial Econometrics Application in Study of Economic Activity and Conflict.

MA, Economics, University of Arkansas, USA ,2016 – 2018

MSc, Economics and Econometrics, University of Nottingham, UK, 2011 – 2012

BSc. Economics with Minor in Finance, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh,   2007 – 2011

July 2023 – Present   North South University, Dept of Economics, Assistant Professor 

July 2021 – April 2023 Aix Marseille School of Economics,France,Post Doctoral Research Fellow

July 2021 – April 2023 University of Arkansas, Dept of Economics, Graduate Research Assistant

August 2017 - May 2021 Principles of Microeconomics Instructor, Teaching Assistant

Nov 2012 – June 2016  Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh, Senior Research Associate

• ECON 101 : Introduction to Microeconomics
• ECON 173 : Applied Statistics for Economics
• ECON 372 : Introduction to Econometrics
• ECON 643 : Development Economics (Msc Economics)

Spatial Econometrics & Economics; Applied Microeconometrics; Monte Carlo Simulation based Inference &
Estimation; Reduced Form Causal Estimation & Inference; Foreign Aid Effectiveness; Regional and Urban
Economics; International & Local Development; Satellite Data Application