SHAFIUN N SHIMUL PhD Student, Department of Economics CBA 372, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Email: shafiun@huskers.unl.edu; shafiun.ihe@gmail.com Objective Experience (Research) To be a renowned academician as well as researcher and to work philanthropically. Worked as Researcher at Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Working as RA for Professor John E Anderson and worked with Professor Seth Giertz, University of Nebraska Lincoln Co-Investigator/Acting Principal Investigator (Sep, 2008-Oct, 2009) - Revealing the Challenges and Piloting the new strategies for Urban and Peri-Urban TB Programme of BRAC in Bangladesh (Phase II-April 2008-Sep, 09). Funded by DFID through University of Leeds. Consultant (Health Economist)/Co-investigator BRAC Health Program: A Business/Economic Analysis: Special Focus on Community Health Workers of BRAC-Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Uganda (Nov, 2008-May, 2009). Funded by- Rockefeller Foundation. Co-investigator (July, 09-Sep, 09) Impact of the Global Recession on the Health of the Garment Workers of Bangladesh. Funded by WHO, SEARO Co-investigator. (Jan, 09-Till now). Revitalizing Health for All: Developing a Comprehensive primary Health Care Model for Bangladesh. Funded by IDRC, Canada Research Associate (Health Economist) (Aug,2009- February, 2010, District Investment Case Analysis (DICA), funded by UNICEF, Bangladesh Participant in training on Research methodology: Thinking Qualitatively. Sep 26, 2008- Nov 6, 2008. James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. Attended in workshop about Investment case, held Oct,2009, Nepalgnanj, Nepal. Co-investigator (April, 2011- Present). A comparison between public and private hospitals from the provider-side, and some reflections on patients expectations from these facilities in relation to charges and fees. Funded by, WHO, SEARO. Experience (Work and Teaching ) 2011- Till now Department of Economics University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor Teaching Principles of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Statistics, Intermediate Macroeconomics 2009(Nov)-2011 Institute of Health Economics University of Dhaka Lecturer (full-time) Conducted a course- Introduction to Econometrics in Master of Health Economics Conducted a course- Mathematics for Health Economists at Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics Conducted a course- Principles of Economics in Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics 2008(May)-Oct,2009 James P Grant SPH BRAC University, Bangladesh Lecturer (Full-time) Conducted (co-taught with Dr. Prea Gulati, Assistant Professor, George Washington University)
Health Economics and Health Care Financing Module in 2009 and 2010 and also scheduled to conduct this module from May,22nd 2011. Supervised and examined Master s theses 2008(Feb)-Oct,2009 Institute of Health Economics University of Dhaka Lecturer (Part-time) Conducted a course- Introduction to Economic Evaluation and Financing of Health Care in Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics. Conducted a course- Introduction to Health Economics and Health Service Management in Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics. Education 2011-2016 (expected) University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska, USA PhD in ECONOMICS Current Standing: Completed three and half years of study 2003-2004 University of Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh (Exam held in 2007) Masters in HEALTH ECONOMICS Result: GPA 3.9 (FIRST) ( Record Highest GPA in the Institute of Health Economics) Courses Studied: Economic theory-i and II, Applied Econometrics-I and II, Health Policy and Planning, Public Health and Epidemiology, Economics of Health Care, Economic Evaluation of Health Care, Health Service Management, Research Methodology. Dissertation on: Determinants of Health Seeking Behaviour in Selected Rural and Urban Areas in Bangladesh: An Econometric Estimation. 2002-2003 University of Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh (Exam held in 2005) MSS in Economics Result: First Class (17 th ) Course Studied: Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics,International Economics, Advanced Topics in Econometrics. 1999-2003 University of Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh (Exam held in 2004) BSS ( Four years honors) in Economics Result: First Class (8 th ) Major Courses Studied: Micro and Macroeconomics ( Both Intermediate and Advanced),Health Economics, Environmental Economics, Basic Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, Statistical Methods for Economics, Development Economics, International Trade, Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Economic System and Development patters, Applied Econometrics 1996-1997 Dhaka College Dhaka, Bangladesh HSC (Exam 1998) Result: First Division- 86.6% marks obtained- SEVENTH in the Merit List 1994-1995 Bancharampur S.M.P. High School B,Baria, Bangladesh SSC (Exam 1996) Result: First Division- 86.5% marks obtained- FIRST in the Merit List
Publications (Journal/ Working papers ) Conference papers: - The Preferential Tax Treatment of Agricultural Property across the 50 States: Policy Diffusion and Analysis with Prof. John Anderson and Dr. Seth Giertz (presented in 107th National Tax Association conference held on Nov 2014, Santa Fe, NM). - Fiscal Decentralization and Corruption: A Spatial Aspect, (presented in 107th National Tax Association conference held on Nov 2014, Santa Fe, NM), will be published in NTA site as working paper. - Estimating the Income Elasticity of the Property Tax Base with Prof. John Anderson, NTA conference paper, Nov 15-17, 2012, Providence, RI. - Anderson, J. & Shimul. S.N. Obstacles to Business Operations in Transition Countries: Comparative Analysis of Obstacles Reported in the 2009 BEEPS Data, Conference Paper, Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, USA, Sep., 2013 (available http://www.frbatlanta.org/documents/news/conferences/13caed/i_2_anderson.pdf) - Shimul, S.N. Do Higher Income and Health Care Spending Lead to Better Health? A Cross Country and Panel Study, Presented at Southern Economic Association Conference, held in Nov 22 nd - 24 th, Tampa, Florida, USA. - Anderson, J. & Shimul, SN. Estimating the Income Elasticity of the Property Tax Base, National Tax Association (NTA), USA Conference Proceedings, Conference held in Nov. 2012, published in conference proceedings. Journals - Shimul, SN. Remittance and Economic Development: Evidence from Bangladesh Using Unrestricted Error Correction Model & Engel Granger Co-integration Approach. Business and Economic Horizon, April, 2013. (available at http://academicpublishingplatforms.com/downloads/pdfs/beh/volume9/201309121326_02_b EH_Vol9_Issue1_2013_Shafiun_Shimul_Remittance_economic_development_Evidence_B angladesh_pp.16-22.pdf) - Siddique, SH, Shimul, SN and Mahmud, MN. Government Expenditure and Gross Domestic Product: Use of VAR and Granger Co-integration Approach, Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D], Vol. 27, No.2, December 2010: 49-56. - Shimul, SN et al. An Examination of FDI and Growth Nexus in Bangladesh: Engle Granger and Bound Testing Cointegration Approach, BRAC University Journal, Vol. VI, No. 1, 2009: 69-76. Available at [http://www.bracuniversity.ac.bd/journal/contents/612009/shafiu.nahin.shi mul.pdf] - Shimul, SN and Lahiry, S. Rural Urban Variation in Health Seeking Pattern, SUB Journal of Public Health, 2009, Vol.2, No. 2: 24-28.
- Shimul, SN. Estimation of Consumption Function and its Relationship with Permanent Income Hypothesis: A case for Bangladesh, Stamford Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 3. No 1, 2009. - Islam, Z and Shimul, SN. The impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in case of Bangladesh: A Modern Time Series Econometric Approach, The Eastern University Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2010. - Shimul, SN and Banu, R. Recent Inflation in Bangladesh: An Econometric Study, Stamford Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1:2009 Working paper - Laura Reichenbach, Shafiun N Shimul. Sustaining health: the role of BRAC s community health volunteers in Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Uganda. Dhaka: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2011 - Anderson,J, S Gierthz, S Shimul. The Preferential Tax Treatment of Agricultural Property across the 50 States: Policy Diffusion and Analysis, to be submitted to George Mason University, Mercatus center. Interest Traveling, teaching, surfing (web). Computer Literacy Awards RATS (Regression Analysis of Time Series), SHAZAM (Econometric Software), STATA, MATLAB (Basic), R (Basic) -Graduate Assistantship, Department of Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, (2011-12 to 2014-15) -Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2013-2014. -Othmer Fellowship, Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln (2011-12 2013-14) -Ogle Fellowship, Depart of Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln (2012-13, 2014-15) -Summer Research Fellowship, Yuetter Fellowship, Summer, July/Aug, 2013 -Travel Grant from Department of Economics, and College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nov 2013 -Sumitomo Corporation Fellowship (1999-2003, for good performance in undergradua studies). Language Personal Profile Fluent in reading and writing both in Bangla and English Nationality: Bangladeshi -Religion: Islam -Marital Status: Married
Reference 1. John E Anderson Baird Family Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Phone: +1-402-472-1190 Email: janderson4@unl.edu 1. Prof. Matthew J. Cushing Director, Graduate Studies Department of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Phone: +1 402-472-2323 Email: mcushing1@unl.edu 2. Prof. Dr. Sushil Ranjan Howlader Professor, Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Phone: +88 029661900-73, Ext. 8640 Email: srh.ihedu@gmail.com