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Dr Mafiz Rahman

Name :	Dr Mafiz Rahman
Position :	Senior Lecturer (Economics)
Section :	Faculty of Business and Law School of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Office :	T321
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 1279
Extension :	1279
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BSc(Hons) Jahangirnagar GDipEconDev ANU MSc Jahangirnagar MEconDev ANU PhD Sydney

Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/users/rahman
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Professional Memberships

Economic Society of Australia

Research Interests

Trade and Environment
International Trade and International Business
Regional Integration and Economic Cooperation
Multinational Corporations and Developing Countries
Child Labour and Poverty
Micro Credit Program in Developing Countries
Issues of Development
Applied Econometrics
Health Economics
South and South-East Asian Economies
Australian Housing Market

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Rahman, M.M. and Dutta, D. (2012) 'The Gravity Model Analysis of Bangladesh's Trade: A Panel Data Approach', Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Volume 13, Issue 3, September (forthcoming).

Shahbaz, M., Rahman, M.M. (2012) ‘The Dynamic of Financial Development, Imports, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Cointegration and Causality Analysis in Pakistan’, Global Business Review, Volume 13, No.2, May – August (forthcoming).

Rahman, M.M. (2011) ‘The Proposed Carbon Tax in Australia: Impacts on Income Distribution, Employment and Competitiveness’, International Conference on Income Distribution Theory and Policy, 15-16 October, 2011, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China.

Rahman, M.M. (2011) 'Trade Liberalization and Gender Gap: Bangladesh Experience', 13th European Trade Study Group Conference,Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-10 September.

Rahman, M.M. and Shahbaz, M.(2011) 'Foreign Direct Investment-Economic Growth Link: The Role of Domestic Financial Sector Development in Bangladesh', Academy of Taiwan Business Management Review, Volume 7, Number 2, pp. 104-12, August.

Khanam, R., Nghiem, S. and Rahman, M.M. (2011) ‘The Impact of Child Health on Schooling: Evidence from Bangladesh’, Journal of Biosocial Science, volume 43, part 4, pp. 437-451, July.

Shahbaz, M., Rahman, M.M. and Ahmad, Khalil (2011) ‘On Nominal and Real Devaluations Relationship under Flexible Exchange Rate for Paraguay’, African Journal of Business and Economic Research, Volume 5, Issues 2/3. (Issue of 2010).

Rahman, M.M. (2010). 'Australia's Global Trade Potential: Evidence from the Gravity Model Analysis', International Journal of Business Research, Issue No. 10-2.

Rahman, M.M. and Salahuddin, M. (2010). 'The Determinants of Growth in Pakistan: Does Stock Market Development Play a Major Role?', Economic Issues, September.

Rahman, M.M. (2010). 'The Australian Housing Market: Understanding the Causes and Effects of Rising Prices', Policy Studies, Volume 31, Issue 5.

Rahman, M. M. (2010). 'The Factors Affecting Bangladesh's Exports: Evidence from the Gravity Model Analysis', Journal of Developing Areas, Volume 44, No. 1.

Shahbaz, M. and Rahman, M.M. (2010) ‘Foreign Capital Inflows-Growth Nexus and Role of Domestic Financial Sector: An ARDL Co-integration Approach for Pakistan’, Journal of Economic Research, Vol.15, No. 3, November.

Rahman, M.M. (2010). 'The Determinants of Bangladesh's Imports: A Gravity Model Analysis under Panel Data', Indian Journal of Economics, Issue No.357, October 2009.

Rahman, M.M. (2010) ‘Exploring Australia’s Global Trade Potential: A Gravity Approach with Panel Data’, the Sixth International Conference, Global Academy of Business and Economic Research, 17-19 October, 2010 , Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, New York, USA.

Most notable :

Rahman, M.M. and Dutta, D. (2012) 'The Gravity Model Analysis of Bangladesh's Trade: A Panel Data Approach', Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Volume 13, Issue 3, September (forthcoming).

Khanam, R., Nghiem, S. and Rahman, M.M. (2011) ‘The Impact of Child Health on Schooling: Evidence from Bangladesh’, Journal of Biosocial Science, volume 43, part 4, pp. 437-451, July.

Rahman, M.M. (2010). 'Australia's Global Trade Potential: Evidence from the Gravity Model Analysis', International Journal of Business Research, Issue No. 10-2.

Rahman, M.M. and Salahuddin, M. (2010). 'The Determinants of Growth in Pakistan: Does Stock Market Development Play a Major Role?', Economic Issues, September.

Rahman, M.M. (2010). 'The Australian Housing Market: Understanding the Causes and Effects of Rising Prices', Policy Studies, Volume 31, Issue 5.

Rahman, M. M. (2010). 'The Factors Affecting Bangladesh's Exports: Evidence from the Gravity Model Analysis', Journal of Developing Areas, Volume 44, No. 1.

Rahman, M.M. (2009). ‘Australia’s Global Trade Potential: Evidence from the Gravity Model Analysis’, Oxford Business and Economics Conference, 24-26 June, 2009, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.

Rahman, M.M.(2008). 'Macroeconomic and Trade Link Models of South Asian Countries: An Investigation for Regional Trade Expansion', Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Vol. 13, issue 1.

Rahman, M.M. (2008). 'Bangladesh-India Bilateral Trade: Causes of Imbalance and Measures for Improvement', Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 8, issue 1.

Khanam, R. and Rahman, M.M. (2008). 'Child Labour in Developing Countries: The Role of Education, Poverty and Birth Order', Journal of Social and Economic Development, July-December.

Khanam, R. and Rahman, M.M.(2007). 'Child Work and Schooling in Bangladesh: The Role of Birth-Order', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 39, part 5.

Rahman, M. M. (2004). 'Prospect of Intra-SAARC Trade Expansion: An Empirical Analysis', The 3rd International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA), Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, November. 13-14, 2004.

Rahman, M. M. (2003). 'A Panel Data Analysis of Bangladesh's Trade: The Gravity Model Approach', 5th European Trade Study Group Conference, Madrid, Spain, September 11-13, 2003.

Rahman, M.M.,Khanam, R. and Absar, N.(1999). 'Child Labor in Bangladesh: A Critical Appraisal of the Harkin Bill and the MOU type Schooling Program', The Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. XXXIII, No.4, December.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

ECO 2000: Macroeconomics for Business and Government
ECO 8060: Business in the International Economy

Previously taught:
ECO 2000: Macroeconomics for Business and Government
ECO 2001: Microeconomics for Business and Government
ECO 3000: Global Economics and Trade
ECO 5000: Economics for Managers
ECO 8060: Business in the International Economy

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 22 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Member:
Equity and Social Justice Committee, Faculty of Business.

Ex-member:
Research and Higher Degree Committee, School of AEF.

Teaching and Learning Committee, School of AEF.