Prof. Gour Gobinda Goswami, Ph.D
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Prof. Gour Gobinda Goswami, Ph.D. Two times Recipient of UGC Research Award in Social Science (2003, 2006) Ph.D. in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA Field: International Finance Professor, Department of Economics, NSU [Since 2010] Treasurer (in charge) [Since 21 June, 2013] North South University 01. Short Biography: Dr. Gour Gobinda Goswami was born in 31 December, 1967 (Age: 45+) in the village of Ajameru under the district of Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. He received SSC and HSC with 1st Division under the Humanities group of Comilla Board from Jagatshi G. K. High School in year 1982 and Moulvibazar Government College in year 1984 with 16th and 5th place in the merit list respectively. He graduated with BSS (Honors) in Economics from Dhaka University, Bangladesh in 1987 and Masters from the same place with 1st Class in 1988. He received his Ph.D. in Economics degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA under the supervision of Professor Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee in the field of International Economics. He is currently serving as the Treasurer (in charge) of North South University and Professor in the Department of Economics at North South University. His field of interest ranges from International Finance (Open Economy Macroeconomics), Public Debt Management, Time Series Forecasting to Development Economics. Dr. Gour started his professional career as a fulltime Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh back in 1992 right after finishing his Masters degree in Economics from Dhaka University. Before joining NSU he was a fulltime teacher and the Head of the Department of Economics and Assistant Proctor at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh till 1999. In Fall 1999 he has been awarded with Graduate Teaching Assistantship for pursuing Ph.D. in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. After finishing his Ph.D. he joined North South University (NSU) as a fulltime Assistant Professor in 1 the Department of Economics to serve the Private Sector Higher Education in Bangladesh. During his 10+ years of teaching at NSU he served in various capacities. He served as Assistant Professor from 2003 to 2005, Associate Professor from 2005 to 2010 and Professor since 2010. He served as the Faculty Advisor for Young Economists’ Forum (YEF), NSU from 2003 to 2007 and MS in Economics Program Advisor since 2004-2009 and 2011 till date. He was the Proctor of NSU, Bangladesh from 2009 to 2010 and the Chair of the Department of Economics, NSU, Bangladesh from 2007 to 2009. Dr. Gour played active role in setting up a unified public debt management system in Bangladesh in the light of International best practices. He also worked actively in formulating 10 years’ long term perspective plan of the Government of Bangladesh in the light of Vision 2021. Dr. Gour played active role in conducting Results based Monitoring and Evaluation of the 6th Five Year Plan of the Government of Bangladesh. Dr. Gour is actively involved in research in his field. EconLit, the most widely used search engine of Economics has enlisted more than a dozen of his research papers in its network. SCOPUS, another search engine of scholarly scientific publications has enlisted more than a dozen of his research papers in its archive. It is to be mentioned that his research papers have been published from the reputed journals of Australia, Bhutan, Canada, Germany, India, Korea, Qatar, USA, and UK. His paper on exchange rate sensitivity of bilateral in-payments and out- payments of Japan has been categorized as top 5 among the top 25 hottest articles according to Science Direct. He has been awarded with University Grants’ Commission (UGC) Research Award in Social Science twice. He has received this award in 2003 for the paper on smuggling and purchasing power disparity published from Korea. In 2006 he received UGC award again for another paper on bilateral trade balance modeling published from the UK. His works have been enlisted in many search engines and networks like Alta Vista, Bing, dogpile, EconLit, excite, Google, IDEAS, LogEC, lycos, Microsoft Academic Research Network, ORCID, Pubget, RePEC, Scholar Google, SCOPUS, SSRN, Yahoo (Keyword: Gour Gobinda Goswami, Gour G. Goswami or Gour Goswami) etc. His works have been cited widely in the field of International Economics (International Finance: JEL Classification: F3). Dr. Gour is a prolific writer who publishes regularly in renowned International Journals named Applied Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Australian Economics Papers, Economic Modeling, Economic Systems, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Empirical Economic Letters, International Review of Applied Economics, ICFAI Journal of Applied Economics, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Economic Studies, Journal of Economics and Finance, Review of Political Economy, Review of Social Economy, Southern Economic Journal, The Journal of Developing Areas, and Bangladesh Development Studies etc. In addition to this he serves as the reviewer of about 24 international journals in the discipline of Economics and Business. As an Alumnus of Jagatshi G. K. High School he is the founder of Gopika Ranjan 2 Goswami Memorial Trust for offering scholarship to the poor and meritorious students of Jagatshi G. K. High School since 2011. Dr. Gour is married with Anima Goswami (since 1996) and blessed with two children named Srishti Goswami (Scholastica: Class VIII) and Prapti Goswami (Scholastica: Class I). 02. Official Treasurer’s Office (ADM 605), Level 6, Administrative Building, North South Address: University, Plot 15, Block B, Bashundhara, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh Phone: +88 02 8852000 Extension 1121, Fax: +88 02 8852016 03. Residential 35, Gorib-E-Newaz Avenue, Apt. B5, Sector 11, Uttara, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh Address and Phone: Home Phone: +88 (02) 8962868, Cell Phone: +88 01 714079208 04. Permanent Village: Ajameru, Post Office: Bhujbal, Police Station & District: Moulvibazar, Address: Bangladesh 05. Date of Birth 31 December, 1967 (46 yrs.), Bangladeshi by birth, Place of Birth: Moulvibazar and Citizenship: 06. Country Work Bangladesh, Thailand, USA Experience: 07. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, 2003 (CGPA: 3.725/4.0) MSS in Economics with 1st Class, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1988 BSS (Honours) in Economics, 2nd Class 2nd Position, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1987 HSC Examination, 1st Division, Stood 5th in the Merit List, Comilla Board, Bangladesh, 1984 SSC Examination, 1st Division, Stood 16th in the Merit List, Comilla Board, Bangladesh, 1982 08. Academic/Teac Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, From hing November 2010 till date Experience: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, (21 Years) From November 2005 to August 2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, 1992-2013 From September 2003 to October 2005 Instructor, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, USA, From September 1999 to August 2003 (Taught 9 courses independently) Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of 3 Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, From December 1995 to August 1999 Lecturer, Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, From December 1992 to November 1995 09. Administrative Treasurer (in charge), North South University, From 21 June, 2013 till Experience: date (11 Years+) Proctor, North South University, From June 2009 to December 2010 Chair, Department of Economics, North South University, Feb 2007 to April 2009 Faculty Advisor, Young Economists’ Forum (YEF), NSU, 2004-2007 Coordinator of Students’ Club, NSU, Spring 2013 Undergraduate Admission Test Coordinator, Summer 2013 & Fall 2013 & Spring 2014, NSU Coordinator of Faculty Search Committees, NSU, Fall 2013 Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Economics, Department of General and Continuing Education (GCE) and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), School of Business, NSU Head, Dept. of Econ., Shahjalal Univ. of Science & Tech, Sylhet, From Sep. 1997 to Dec. 1998 Assistant Proctor, Shahjalal Univ. of Science & Tech, Sylhet, From 1996 to 1999 10. Current Treasurer (in charge), North South University since 21 June, 2013 Position: Professor, Department of Economics, North South University (NSU), Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh since 2010 Member, Syndicate, NSU since 21 June, 2013 Member, Academic Council, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh since July 2010 Member, Finance Committee, NSU since 21 June, 2013 Member, Financial Aid Committee, NSU since 21 June, 2013 Chair, Tender Committee, NSU Member, Campus Development Committee, NSU Member, Purchase Committee, NSU Member, Leave Committee, NSU Member, Conference, Travel and Research Grant Committee, NSU Chair, Technical Evaluation Committee, NSU Undergraduate Admission Test Coordinator (Summer 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014) [Publication of Fall 2013 UG Admission test result in 72 hours for the first time in NSU history] Coordinator of Faculty Search Committees for all the programs of NSU, Fall 2013 4 11. Academic University Grants Commission Award 2006 for original contribution in Distinction/Aw Social Science (2nd time) ard/Honor: 'University Grants Commission Award 2003 for original contribution