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Ph. D. in Economics
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Curriculum Vitae |
Dr. Sakib Bin Amin is a Professor in the Department of Economics and the Director of the Accreditation Project Team (APT) at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at North South University (NSU), Bangladesh. Additionally, he serves as the advisor for NSU’s Master of Development Studies (MDS) program.
Professor Sakib received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from Dhaka University in 2002 (held in 2004) and 2003 (held in 2005), respectively. He later obtained a Master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Essex, United Kingdom (UK), in 2008. In 2015, he completed his Ph.D. in Economics at Durham University, UK. Additionally, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Durham University Business School (DUBS) in 2018 as a Visiting Commonwealth Rutherford Fellow for a year.
Since joining NSU in 2008, Professor Sakib has been teaching various courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels within the Department of Economics, the Department of Environmental Science and Management, and the MBA Program. His primary teaching interests include Macroeconomics, Energy Economics, Development Economics, and Mathematical Economics. To date, he has supervised over 95 research students at NSU. His students went on to win several Best Paper Awards for their outstanding research papers, which he supervised and co-authored. Moreover, more than 75 of his students have obtained master's and doctoral degrees from globally renowned universities.
Throughout his academic career, he completed a professional development programme at the Higher Education (HE) Academy and received the prestigious Fellowship Award (FHEA). This fellowship demonstrates a commitment to professionalism through rigorous training in learning, teaching, and enhancing student experiences in higher education.
As the Director of the APT, Professor Sakib has been working closely with the Honorable Vice-Chancellor (VC) of NSU and the Dean of the SBE to assist NSU in achieving various regional and international accreditations since 2019. This effort aims to develop an effective teaching, learning, and research environment, thereby enhancing the reputation of NSU on the global platform. He is also a member of the NSU IRB/ERC committee. Previously, he served as the Head of the Self-Assessment Committee (SAC) for the Department of Economics under the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), a project funded by the World Bank and the University Grant Commission (UGC), Bangladesh. He has also held administrative roles, including Head of the Research Committee and the Implementation Plan Improvement Committee (IPIC).
Besides teaching and administrative responsibilities at NSU, Professor Sakib also spends considerable time conducting policy-oriented and impactful research on energy and tourism economics in developing countries, which is documented in top-tier journal articles, authored books, book chapters, reports, etc. So far, he has published over 75 journal articles in different peer-reviewed local and international journals such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Energy Strategy Reviews, Energy Reports, Energy and Environment, Economic Analysis and Policy, Sustainable Futures, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Discover Sustainability, Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, Resources Policy, International Energy Journal, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Energy Research and Social Science, Economic Papers, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, Emerging Markets and Finance, Tourism Analysis, Current Issues in Tourism, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Journal of Tourism Quarterly, Bank Parikrama, Bangladesh Development Studies, among others.
Professor Sakib’s first-authored book, titled “Energy Resources in Bangladesh: Trends and Contemporary Issues”, was published in 2019 by Springer International. This book is the first book of its kind to be published in the context of the Bangladesh energy scenario, discussing energy policies and presenting thought-provoking solutions to energy-related issues. In 2021, he published his second book, “The Economy of Tourism in Bangladesh: Prospects, Constraints, and Policies”, in Palgrave Macmillan. This book is one of the first to explore tourism in Bangladesh in scholarly detail, examining driving factors behind the growth of the industry, as well as the challenges it needs to overcome. It provides recommendations for policymakers, as well as a rich tapestry of scholarly work for researchers interested in Bangladesh, tourism management, and the study of developing economies. Moreover, around 15 of his research outcomes were published as book chapters in leading international academic publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, Routledge, and IGI Global. He is also a regular contributor of articles to leading daily newspapers.
Professor Sakib's Ph.D. thesis focused on the macroeconomics of energy price shocks and electricity market reforms in Bangladesh. He is recognized as the first Bangladeshi modeller to develop a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model applicable to the energy sector of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has acknowledged and endorsed the findings of his thesis regarding electricity price reforms in the country.
As the recipient of the prestigious Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowship, his research was funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). At Durham University Business School (DUBS), he collaborated with Professor Laura Marsiliani and Dr. Thomas Renström on energy market reform in Bangladesh. His fellowship story was featured in the May 2018 edition of QS WOW News.
Furthermore, Professor Sakib is frequently invited to various scholarly events. In 2025, he served as a discussant in multiple high-level sessions, including the “Energy Transition, Industrial Expansion and National Security” panel session at the Bengal Delta Conference in Dhaka. He also participated in the ESCAP workshop on “Digital and Transport Connectivity for the Socioeconomic Resilience of Rural Communities” in Phuket, Thailand, and the “Climate Change and Bangladesh: Challenges, Actions, and the Road to COP30” session, which was jointly hosted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Additionally, he participated in the “Energy Security, Green Growth & Environment” session at the 8th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) in Dhaka.
His 2024 engagements included discussant roles at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Working Group Meeting (WGM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on carbon neutrality financing, the CUTS International meeting on Bay of Bengal power needs in Kolkata, India, and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)-hosted Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on market-based fuel pricing. Additionally, he appeared as a panel speaker at events such as The Business Standard (TBS)’s roundtable on “Securing Energy Future,” SANEM’s webinar on participatory policymaking in the power sector, and the Dhaka Renewable Energy and Finance Talk (DREFT2). He also contributed to the “Energy Security” session at the 7th SAEC 2024 as a discussant and as a panel speaker in the Bangladesh Economics Summit 2024 on “Energy Transition Sustainability.” In 2024, he also joined the 1st WGM on Investment and Financing Scenarios for All Fuels and Technologies under Carbon Neutrality in Bangkok.
In 2023, he was invited as a panelist in a discussion arranged by DUBS titled “Fixing Our Climate: The Bangladesh Perspective”, where he discussed the importance of gender integration in the energy sector and in energy policy formulation. Additionally, he attended the 6th International Conference on Business and Economics (ICBE) at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was also a panel speaker in TBS’s roundtable on Bangladesh's persistent energy challenges and a resource person for CPD’s lecture series on “Clean Energy and Power.” Furthermore, in May 2023, he delivered a keynote on “Role of Banks and Non-Banking Financial Institutions in Accelerating ESG Investments: Perspectives from ASEAN” at the ESG Investments in East and Southeast Asia Conference in Japan, hosted by Tokai University (Japan), the University of Kitakyushu, the University of Oxford, and World Scientific in Japan.
In 2022, He was invited as a keynote speaker at the International Symposium on Higher Education, held at North South University (NSU), on the theme “The Future of the University: Challenges and Opportunities.” In the same year, he also participated in the AACSB Asia Pacific Annual Conference at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; the AACSB Annual Accreditation Conference: Asia Pacific (In-Person) at Singapore Management University; and the International Conference on Social Research and Innovation (ICSRI) in Malé, Republic of the Maldives. He also attended as a distinguished speaker at the conference organised by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in 2022, where he spoke about gender inequalities in energy policies. Moreover, he was invited as an alumni scholar to the conference titled “Interchange22” hosted by the British Council to discuss and exchange ideas relating to Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Sustainability in Bangladesh in 2022.
In 2021, he delivered a talk on green finance policies to accelerate economic recovery in ASEAN countries as an invited speaker at the special track session of the 10th International Conference on Asian Economic Development (AED). He also presented his paper in the webinar titled “Innovative Finance for Technological Progress: Roles of Fintech, Financial Instruments, and Institutions” organised by Tokai University (Japan) and Iran National Innovation Fund, Technology Studies Institute in the same year. Besides, he was also invited as a session speaker in a webinar titled “Green Digital Finance for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals”, organised by Tokai University (Japan) and Yonsei University (South Korea) in 2021.
Additionally, on the 60th Anniversary of the UK Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), Professor Sakib was invited as the keynote speaker for a public lecture in 2019, held at DUBS in the UK, where he discussed energy markets and sustainable energy development in Bangladesh. Previously, he presented his research outcomes at the policy workshop on Reforming State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Asia, jointly organised by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Academy of Finance, Vietnam (AOF), held on March 7, 2019, in Hanoi, Vietnam. He was also invited as the Keynote Speaker at the Eurasia II International Tourism Congress, 2016, held from May 5 to 7, 2016, in Konya, Turkey.
Professor Sakib also chaired the 44th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) International Energy Conference at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023, the 11th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi, India, in 2015, and at the 2015 Scottish Economic Society (SES) Annual Conference in Perth, Scotland, 2015. He was also honoured as the only Bangladeshi invited to the 4th Nobel Laureate Meetings in Economic Sciences in Lindau, Germany, from August 23 to 27, 2011.
Professor Sakib was invited as a discussant at different scholarly events in Bangladesh, such as the 5th SAEC 2020, SANEM-ActionAid National Dialogue on Realizing the Demographic Dividend: Investment on Young People 2019, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Day 2018, Applied Research on Energy and Power Workshop 2017, CPD Bangladeshi Economists Network 2017, and BIDS Research ALMANAC 2017.
In 2025, he received the 1st Best Paper Award at the 10th Annual Banking Conference (ABC) organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Banking Management (BIBM). Based on his significant research contributions to society, Professor Sakib was awarded the prestigious Study UK Alumni Award Bangladesh 2023 in the Science and Sustainability category. He also received the NSU Research Award in 2022.
Professor Sakib also serves as the reviewer of several reputed local and international journals, such as: such as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Energy Journal, Energy Strategy Reviews, Energy Report, Energy & Environment, Economic Analysis and Policy, Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, International Energy Journal, Renewable Energy, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Energy Research and Social Science, Bulletin of Economic Research, Economic Papers, Emerging Markets and Finance, Tourism Analysis, Current Issues in Tourism, Economic Modelling, Bank Parikrama, Energies, Sustainability, Journal of Developing Areas, International Review of Economics, Business and Economic Review, Applied Sciences, Journal of Economic Integration, Cogent Business and management, Climate, African Development Review, Bangladesh Development Studies, North South Business Review, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, South Asia Economic Journal, International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, among others.
Professor Sakib has research collaborations with multiple international organisations, such as Climate Finance Asia (CFA), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as well as various universities, including Durham University and, Swansea University in the United Kingdom; Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in Denmark; Boğaziçi University, Selçuk University, Turkey and Sakarya University in Turkey; the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Italy; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile; Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India; the University of Wollongong, Australia; and Tokai University, Japan. Additionally, he collaborates with leading Bangladeshi research institutions, such as the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), and Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID).
Professor Sakib is a fellow of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), a member of the IAEE, and the Durham Centre for Environmental and Energy Economics (CE3). He is also a life member of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA).
Beyond his academic involvement, he is a life member of the Uttara Club Limited (UCL), the Dhaka University Economics Department Alumni Association (DUEDAA), and the Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA). He is actively involved in social activities through the Lion Club Dhaka and has participated in various community initiatives. Additionally, he is a professional keyboardist and pianist, having performed with mainstream Bangladeshi bands and musicians.
Professor Sakib Bin Amin would be delighted to hear from colleagues, students, and others interested in energy and tourism-related issues in developing countries and can be contacted at sakib.amin@northsouth.edu.
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics at the University of Durham, UK, 2015 (Awarded in January 2016).
Thesis Topic: The Macroeconomics of Energy Price Shocks and Electricity Market Reforms: The Case of Bangladesh.
Supervisors: Professor Laura Marsiliani and Dr. Thomas Renström
Examiners: Professor Tooraj Jamasb (Durham University) and Professor Peter Sinclair (Birmingham University)
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Economics at the University of Essex, UK, 2008.
Master of Social Science (M.S.S.) in Economics at the University of Dhaka, 2003 (held in 2005).
Bachelor of Social Science (B.S.S.) in Economics at the University of Dhaka, 2002 (held in 2004).
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