Research Focus
My research interests lie at the intersection of open economy macroeconomics, financial regulations, public policy, and migration. Through collaborative efforts, I have contributed to esteemed journals such as the European Journal of Political Economy, Empirical Economics, Canadian Public Policy, and Review of Sustainable and Renewable Energy. My scholarly endeavors are dedicated to enhancing human livelihoods, promoting social inclusion, and advocating for diversity, equity, and justice. I am extensively involved in supervising both graduate and undergraduate students and have secured various internal and external grants.
Selected Journal Articles
Financial Regulations/Financial Markets/FDI:
"How does the exchange rate and its volatility influence FDI to Canada? A disaggregated analysis", Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 17(2), 1-24, 2024 (with H. Lajevardi).
"Bank stability and economic growth: trade-off or opportunities?", Empirical Economics, 61, 827-853, 2021 (with R. Stewart & V. Arjoon).
"Interdependencies between regulatory capital, credit extension and economic growth", Journal of Economics and Business, 117 (September), 2021 (with R. Stewart & V. Arjoon).
"Banking sector distress and economic growth resilience: Asymmetric effects", Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 24, 2021 (with R. Stewart).
"Macroeconomic variables and stock market indices: Asymmetric dynamics in the US and Canada", Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 77, 62-74, 2019 (with E. Bhuiyan).
"Foreign direct investment and total factor productivity: Any nexus?", Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 14(2), 164-190, 2020 (with M. Abdullah).
Immigrations/Labour Force/Remittances/Population:
"Why do people from wealthy countries migrate?", European Journal of Political Economy, 73, 2023 (with N. Aziz and A. Cooray).
"Labour force participation of immigrant women in Canada: With a special focus on female immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa", Journal of International Development, 2023 (with F. Solati & F. Rosado).
"English and French language ability and employability of immigrants in Canada", International Journal of Social Economics, 49(1), 34-58, 2021 (with F. Solati & N. Jackson).
"Macroeconomic impacts of remittances in Bangladesh: The role of reverse flows", Economic Notes: Review of Banking, Finance and Monetary Economics, 48(3), 1-20 (with A Das).
"Education and the sustainability of immigrant health: Canadian evidence", Canadian Public Policy, 44(3), 226-240, 2018 (with J. Serieux).
"Financial development, remittances and economic growth: Evidence using a dynamic panel estimation", The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 10(1), 35-54, 2016.
"Remittance behaviour of Chinese and Indian immigrants in Canada", Review of Economics, 67(2), 185-208, 2016 (with A. Das).
ICT/Labour Market/ Energy/Other:
"ICT diffusion, financial development and economic growth: New evidence from low and lower middle income countries", Journal of Knowledge Economy, 9(3), 928-947, 2016 (with A. Das & S. Seaborn).
"Non-Linear dynamics of employment, output and real wages in Canada: Recent time series evidence", Journal of Economic Studies, 41(4), pp.554-568, 2014 (with A. McFarlane & A. Das).
"The dynamics of natural gas consumption and GDP in Bangladesh", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 22, pp. 269-274, 2013 (with A. Das and A. McFarlane).
Book/Encyclopedia chapter
"Inflation targeting and monetary policy in new world order: Insights from neoliberal economies", Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets, and Banking, Elsevier Inc. (2024). (with N. Aziz and R. Stewart)."Effects of ICT development and economic growth in emerging Asian countries", in B. Dey, K. Sorour and R. Filleri (eds) ICTs in Developing Countries: Research, Practices and Policy Implications (2016), Chapter: 9, pp. 141-159, London: Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Link (with A. Das and S. Khan).Work/Projects in Progress:
"Skating on thin ice? Exposure to poverty among Canadians" (with K. Islam & B. Watson) Under review
"From struggle to strain: Effects of financial distress on household vulnerability to poverty" (with K. Islam) Under review
"Us vs China: Asymmetric influence on stock market indices of emerging economies" (with D. Gajurel)
"Brain drain and brain gain in Canada revisited" (with F. Solati & G. Dang)
"Labour market participation of immigrants in Atlantic Canada: A sequence analysis" (with A. Khan)
