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

Dr. Gazi M. Hassan

Full Time Faculty
Professor 

PhD in Economics, Western Sydney University, Australia
MA in Economics, York University, Canada
MA in Economics, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6117
Email: gazi.hassan@northsouth.edu
Office

Curriculum Vitae

 

A seasoned economist with 25 years of experience in applied research, teaching, and administration. Specialised in experimental and behavioural economics, macroeconomic and mathematical modelling, development macroeconomics, energy, sustainable development goals (SDGs), time series forecasting and panel data methods, with a proven track record in supervising doctoral research and contributing to impactful projects globally. Teaching experience in five countries including Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. Research experience in multiple developing countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

Hassan, G., & Mahmud, S. (2024). Clean energy and household remittances in Bangladesh: evidence from a natural experiment. The Energy Journal, 45 (6) https://doi.org/10.1177/01956574241290601

Google Scholar Citations: 6 | Q1

 

Dorner, Z., Tucker, S., & Hassan, G. (2024): Heterogeneous productivity stabilizes public good contributions under certainty, uncertainty and ambiguity, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 110, doi. 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102208

Google Scholar Citations: 4 | Q1

 

Feroz, N., Hassan, G., & Cameron, M. (2023). Towards a comprehensive scale of social network index: A study from investors perspectives. Computers in Human Behavior, 147, 107826. doi:1016/j.chb.2023.107826

Google Scholar Citations: 1 | Q1

 

Ha, V. T. C., Holmes, M. J., & Hassan, G. (2023). Does foreign investment improve domestic firm productivity? Evidence from a developing country. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 28(2), 527-557. doi:1080/13547860.2021.1951430

Google Scholar Citations: 5 | Q2

 

Wijayarathne, S., Hassan, G., & Holmes, M. (2023). Clean energy, clean water, and quality education: Prospects of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sri Lanka. Natural Resources Forum, A United Nation Sustainable Development Journal. online. doi:1111/1477-8947.12287

Google Scholar Citations: 3 | Q1

 

Khan Feroz, N., Hassan, G., & Cameron, M. P. (2022). To what extent do network effects moderate the relationship between social media propagated news and investors’ perceptions?. Research in Economics, 76(3), 170-188. doi:1016/j.rie.2022.07.007

Google Scholar Citations: 2 | Q3

 

Hasan, I., Hassan, G., Kim, S. J., & Wu, E. (2021). The impact of risk-based capital rules for international lending on income inequality: Global evidence. Economic Modelling, 98, 136-153. doi:1016/j.econmod.2021.01.003

Google Scholar Citations: 9 | Q1

 

Hasan, I., Hassan, G., Kim, S., & Wu, E. (2021). The real impact of ratings-based capital rules on the finance-growth rates. International Review of Financial Analysis, 73, 23 pages. doi:1016/j.irfa.2020.101628

Google Scholar Citations: 6 | Q1

 

Ha, V. T. C., Holmes, M., Doan, T., & Hassan, G. (2021). Does foreign investment enhance domestic manufacturing firms’ labour productivity? Evidence from a quantile regression approach. Economic Change and Restructuring, 54, 637-654. doi:1007/s10644-019-09251-x

Google Scholar Citations: 17 | Q2

 

Irfan, M., Cameron, M., & Hassan, G. (2021). Interventions to mitigate indoor air pollution: A cost-benefit analysis. PLoS One, 16(9), 17 pages. doi:1371/journal.pone.0257543

Google Scholar Citations: 13 | Q1

 

Ha, V., Holmes, M. J., & Hassan, G. (2021). Does foreign direct investment influence R&D activity in the host country? Evidence from Vietnam. International Journal of Emerging Markets, online, 21 pages. doi:1108/IJOEM-08-2020-0932

Google Scholar Citations: 1 | Q2

 

Irfan, M., Cameron, M., & Hassan, G. (2021). Can income growth alone increase household consumption of cleaner fuels? Evidence from Pakistan. Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, (2), 121-146. doi:3280/EFE2021-002006

Google Scholar Citations: 1 | Q4

 

Ha, V., Holmes, M. J., & Hassan, G. (2020). Does foreign investment benefit the exporting activities of Vietnamese firms?. The World Economy, 43(6), 1619-1646. doi:1111/twec.12912 Google Scholar Citations: 25 | Q1

 

Hassan, G., & Holmes, M. (2019). How do workers' remittances respond to lending rates?. International Migration, 57(5), 21-36.

Google Scholar Citations: 9 | Q1

 

Refai, H. A., & Hassan, G. (2018). The impact of market-wide volatility on time-varying risk: Evidence from Qatar Stock Exchange. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 17(2S), 239S-369S. doi:1177/0972652718777083

Google Scholar Citations: 4 | Q3

 

Valera, H. G. A., Holmes, M. J., & Hassan, G. M. (2018). Is inflation targeting credible in Asia? A panel GARCH approach. Empirical Economics, 54(2), 523-546. doi:1007/s00181-016-1212-3

Google Scholar Citations: 17 | Q1

 

Irfan, M., Cameron, M., & Hassan, G. (2018). Household energy elasticities and policy implication for Pakistan. Energy Policy, 113, 633-642. doi:1016/j.enpol.2017.11.041

Google Scholar Citations: 39 | Q1

 

Valera, H. G. A., Holmes, M., & Hassan, G. (2018). Does inflation targeting matter for the behavior of inflation and output growth? Some regime-based evidence for Asian economies. Journal of Economic Studies, 45(5), 932-955. doi:1108/JES-01-2017-0023 Google Scholar Citations: 4 | Q1

 

Hassan, G., & Shakur, S. (2018). Are there significant externality effects of remittances in Asian economic growth?. Applied Economics Quarterly, 64(2), 127-135. Google Scholar Citations: 2 | Q4

 

Hassan, G., Cooray, A., & Holmes, M. (2017). The effect of female and male health on economic growth: Cross-country evidence within a production function framework. Empirical Economics, 52, 659-689. doi:1007/s00181-016-1088-2

Google Scholar Citations: 31 | Q1

 

Valera, H. G. A., Holmes, M., & Hassan, G. (2017). Stock market uncertainty and interest rate behaviour: a panel GARCH approach. Applied Economics Letters, 24(11), 732-735. doi:1080/13504851.2016.1223817

Google Scholar Citations: 25 | Q2

 

Hassan, G. M., Chowdhury, M., & Shakur, S. (2017). Remittances, human capital and poverty: A system approach. The Journal of Developing Areas, 51(1), 177-192. doi:1353/jda.2017.0010

Google Scholar Citations: 10 | Q1

 

Hassan, G., & Shakur, S. (2017). Nonlinear effects of remittances on per capita GDP growth in Bangladesh. Economies, 5(3), 25. doi:3390/economies5030025

Google Scholar Citations: 106 | Q1

 

Valera, H. G. A., Holmes, M., & Hassan, G. M. (2017). How credible is inflation targeting in Asia? A quantile unit root perspective. Economic Modelling, 60, 194-210. doi:1016/j.econmod.2016.09.004

Google Scholar Citations: 16 | Q1

 

Hassan, G., Chowdhury, M., & Bhuyan, M. (2016). Growth effects of remittances in Bangladesh: Is there a U-shaped relationship?. International Migration, 54(5), 105-121. doi:1111/imig.12242

Google Scholar Citations: 42 | Q1

 

Hassan, G. M., & Holmes, M. J. (2016). Do remittances facilitate a sustainable current account?. The World Economy, 39(11), 1834-1853. doi:1111/twec.12361

Google Scholar Citations: 41 | Q1

 

Hassan, G. M., & Wu, E. (2015). Sovereign credit ratings, growth volatility and the global financial crisis. Applied Economics, 47(54), 5825-5840. doi:1080/00036846.2015.1058910

Google Scholar Citations: 12 | Q1

 

Hassan, G. M., & Faria, J. R. (2015). Do remittances diminish social violence?. The Journal of Development Studies, 51(10), 1309-1325. doi:1080/00220388.2015.1036039

Google Scholar Citations: 13 | Q1

 

Hassan, G., & Cooray, A. (2014). Effects of male and female education on economic growth: Some evidence from Asia. Journal of Asian Economics, online, 13 pages. doi:1016/j.asieco.2014.09.001

Google Scholar Citations: 76 | Q2

 

Hassan, G. M., & Holmes, M. J. (2013). Remittances and the real effective exchange rate. Applied Economics, 45(35), 4959-4970. doi:1080/00036846.2013.808311

Google Scholar Citations: 129 | Q1

 

Rao, B. B., & Hassan, G. M. (2012). Are the direct and indirect growth effects of remittances significant?. The World Economy, 35(3), 1-22. doi:1111/j.1467-9701.2011.01399.x

Google Scholar Citations: 153 | Q1

 

Rao, B. B., & Hassan, G. (2012). An analysis of the determinants of the long-run growth rate of Bangladesh. Applied Economics, 44(5), 565-580. doi:1080/00036846.2010.510466

Google Scholar Citations: 29 | Q1

 

Hassan, G. M., & Al refai, H. M. (2012). Can macroeconomic factors explain equity returns in the long run? The case of Jordan. Applied Financial Economics, 22(13), 1029-1041. doi:1080/09603107.2011.637892

Google Scholar Citations: 23 | Q2

 

Rao, B. B., & Hassan, G. (2011). Determinants of the long-run growth rate of Bangladesh. Applied Economics Letters, 18(7), 655-658. doi:1080/13504851003800760

Google Scholar Citations: 58 | Q2

 

Rao, B. B., & Hassan, G. M. (2011). A panel data analysis of the growth effects of remittances. Economic Modelling, 28(1-2), 701-709. doi:1016/j.econmod.2010.05.011

Google Scholar Citations: 295 | Q1

 

 

  • Recipient of 2015 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Emerging Scholar, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, New Zealand
  • Recipient of Outstanding Alumni Award 2015, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ph.D. in Economics, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. | 2011

M.A. in Economics, York University, Ontario, Canada. | 2001

M.A. in Economics, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. | 2000

B.B.A. in Marketing, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | 1996

(Tenured):

January 2025 - till now: Professor of Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Jan 2013 - March 2024: Senior Lecturer of Economics (Above the bar), University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Sep 2011 - Dec 2012: Lecturer of Economics, University of Waikato, New Zealand.

(Non-Tenured):

Jan 2009 - July 2011: Sessional Lecturer, UTS School of Business, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

April 2008 - July 2011: Tutor, School of Economics and Finance, University of Western Sydney, Australia

Jan 2002 - Jan 2008:  Lecturer, Department of Economics and School of Business, North South University, Bangladesh

August 2000 - Dec 2001: Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics and Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada

Jan 1999 - May 2000: Lecturer, Department of Economics, East West University, Bangladesh

(Visiting Appointments):

Jan 2024 - March 2024: Visiting Faculty, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Jan 2017 - March 2017: Visiting Faculty, S.P. Jain School of Global Management, Dubai |Mumbai |Singapore | Sydney, (Sydney Campus), Australia.

Associate Editor, New Zealand Economic Papers (2023 - 2024)

Guest Editor, Energies, Special Issue: Energy Intensity, Economic Growth and Environmental Quality (2022 - 2023) 

Development Economics (ECO631)

Introduction to Macroeconomics (ECO104)

January 2025 – now: Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

January 2017 – now: Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Australia.

January 2018 – now: South Asia Expert, Asia Media Centre, Asia New Zealand Foundation, Wellington, New Zealand. 

July 2017 – September 2017: Visiting Academic, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Development, Growth, Remittance and Energy Economics. Internationally recognised expert on issues related to remittance in Bangladesh and other developing countries both at micro and macro levels.