Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee
Senior Research Fellow
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY
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FIELDS OF INTEREST Health Economics Development Economics Econometric Modelling
EDUCATION
PhD in Development Policy University of Manchester, 2018
EMPLOYMENT University of Dhaka
● Professor, Department of Economics, 2018- Present
● Adjunct Faculty, Dhaka School of Economics, 2011-2013
● Adjunct Faculty, Institution of Business Administration, 2011-2013, 2018-2019 (IBA) BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
● Senior Research Fellow, 2020-Present
● Visiting Fellow, Short-Term, 2020
● Research Fellow, 2019 UNFPA, Bangladesh
● National Consultant, Short-Term, 2020
● Country Consultant, Short-Term, 2019 Asian Development Bank (ADB)
● National Economist, Short-Term, 2019
University of Manchester, UK
● Teaching Assistant, 2015
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
● Research Associate, 2011
BRAC
● Economist, Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-05
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
● World Bank, Public Expenditure Tracking Survey for Health Sector in BangladeshPublic Expenditure Tracking Survey for Health Sector in Bangladesh, 2021
● WFP, Formative Research in Utilization and Sales of In-kind and Cash-based Assistance and
Nutritional Assistance and Opportunities to Enhance Diversified Food Acquisition and Consumption by Beneficiary Households of Cox’s Bazar Refugee Response Operation, 2021
● UNFPA, Costing the Activities of the National Plan of Action (NPA) to Implement the National Youth Policy (NPY) in Bangladesh, 2020
● UNDP, Public Perception Survey Partnership for a Tolerant, Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB), 2020
● Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), Strengthening Public Institutions (SPI) Program of Excluded People’s Rights (EPR) Project, 2020
● Save the Children, Bangladesh, Suchana Annual Survey, 2020
● ADB, Bangladesh Poverty and Inequality Assessment, 2019
● Development Research Initiative, Development of M&E Framework and Results with Annualized Costs for the National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Children (NAP-VAWC) 2018-2030, funded by UNFPA, 2019
● IMED, MoP, Financial Monitoring Report of the Revised Operation Plan (OP) on Health Sector Development, 2019
● Bangladesh Youth Development Index, Bangladesh Youth Development Index: Methods and Framework, 2019
● Humanity and Inclusion (HI) BangladesH, Evaluate Effectiveness and Impact of the Disability-Inclusive Graduation Model using Randomized Control Trial, 2019
● HEU, MoH&FW- NCD-caused Mortality and Healthcare-seeking Behaviour in Bangladesh, Funded by Health Economics Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2018
● All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), Bangladesh Parliament ,National Report on the State of Haor and Haor Livelihoods, 2013
● HDRC, Study on Human and National Impact of Reproductive Health Commodity Shortage/
Stock-outs in Bangladesh, 2010
PUBLICATIONS Journal Article
● Siddiquee, M., Islam, M., & Arman, M. (2021). GENDER WAGE GAP AMONG YOUTH: AN ANALYSIS ON THE URBAN LABOR MARKET OF BANGLADESH.Academia Letters, 2.
● Ahamed, R., & Siddiquee, M. S. H. (2020). Exploring Water Consumption in Dhaka City Using Instrumental Variables Regression Approaches. Environmental Processes, 1-21.
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2019). Heterogeneous Effects on Well-being: Evidence from Graduation Model in Bangladesh. Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D], 36(2), 1-16.
● Kabir, S.M.H. & Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2019). Demystifying International Informal Trade Within Formal Trade - A Case Study of Bangladesh. BIISS JOURNAL, 40(1), 87-108.
● Siddiquee, M. S. H., & Ali, A. M. (2018). Healthcare-Seeking Behavior and Out-of-Pocket Payments in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 7(3), 45.
● Siddiquee, M. S. H., & Hossain, M. A. (2018). Exploring the Gender Wage Gap in the Urban Labor Market of Bangladesh. Research in Applied Economics, 10(1), 36-58.
● Abdullah, S. M., Siddiqua, S., Siddiquee, M. S. H., & Hossain, N. (2017). Modeling and forecasting exchange rate volatility in Bangladesh using GARCH models: a comparison based on normal and Student’s t-error distribution. Financial Innovation, 3(1), 1.
● Siddiquee, M. S. H., & Van Bergeijk, P. A. (2017). Biased Sanctions? Methodological Change in Economic Sanctions Reconsidered and Its Implications. International Interactions, 43(5), 879-893.
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2016). Exploring the Impact of Targeting the Ultra Poor Programme on Health Issues in Bangladesh. Journal of Health Management, 18(3), 424-438.
Working paper
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2020). COVID-19’s Impact on Bangladesh Economy, Working Paper
Macroeconomic Series 01. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Brac University.
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2020). Understanding the First and Second Digital Divides in Rural Bangladesh:
Internet Access, Online Skills and Usage. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Brac University.
● Bergeijk, P., & Siddiquee, M. S. H. (2015).Bias and methodological change in economic sanction reconsidered(No. 2015-33). Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2012). Reconsidering Economic Sanctions Reconsidered: A Detailed Analysis of the Peterson Institute Database (Working Paper No. 549). International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands.
● Iyer. V., Matin.I., Siddiquee, M.S.H., & Sulaiman, M. (2010). Microfinance Engagement of the Graduated TUP Members (Working Paper No. 9) BRAC-Aga Khan Foundation Canada.
Book/Book Chapter
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2020). A Tracer Study for Making HSC (Business Management) Course More Market Responsive and Practical Oriented, Bangladesh Technical Education Board.
● Siddiquee, M.S.H.(2018). Matching of NTVQF Qualification with the Occupations of Present Employment Market, Bangladesh Technical Education Board.
● Siddiquee, M.S.H. (2013). PARLIAMENTARIANS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: NEGLECTED HAOR LIVELIHOODS, All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) of Bangladesh Parliament.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
● Public Expenditure Tracking Survey for the Health Sector in Bangladesh, World Bank ,2021
● Formative Research in Utilization and Sales of In-kind and Cash-based Assistance and Nutritional Assistance and Opportunities to Enhance Diversified Food Acquisition and Consumption by Beneficiary Households of Cox’s Bazar Refugee Response Operation, World Food Programme ,2021
● Reviewing the Value for Money: MJF Perspective of the Excluded People’s Right Project ,2020
● Costing the Activities of the National Plan of Action (NPA) to Implement the National Youth Policy (NPY) in Bangladesh, UNFPA, 2020
● Public Perception Survey Partnership for a Tolerant, Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB), UNDP Bangladesh, 2020
● Understanding the First and Second Digital Divides in Rural Bangladesh: Internet Access, Online Skills and Usage, Assisted by BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University, 2020
● Strengthening Public Institutions (SPI) Program of Excluded People’s Rights (EPR) Project (2020), Funded by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
● Suchana Annual Survey 2020, Funded by Save the Children, Bangladesh
● Bangladesh Youth Development Index, Funded by UNFPA
● Bangladesh Poverty and Inequality Assessment, Funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2019
● Development of M&E Framework and Results with Annualized Costs for the National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Children (NAP-VAWC) 2018-2030, Funded by UNFPA, 2019
● Financial Monitoring Report of the Revised Operation Plan (OP) on Health Sector Development, Financed by Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh, 2019
● Evaluate Effectiveness and Impact of the Disability-Inclusive Graduation Model using Randomized Control Trial, Funded by Humanity and Inclusion (HI) Bangladesh,2019
● The Role Industrial Policy on Economic and Social Upgrading in Bangladesh, Funded by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bangladesh -a German Foundation, 2019
● Bangladesh Youth Development Index: Methods and Framework, Funded by UNFPA ,2018
● A Tracer Study for Making HSC (Business Management) Course More Market Responsive and Practical Oriented, funded and published by Bangladesh Technical Education Board 2019
● NCD-caused Mortality and Healthcare-seeking Behaviour in Bangladesh, Funded by Health Economics Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2018
● Scaling Up e-GP: Cost-Benefit and Political Economy Analysis, Conducted by BIGD of BRAC University in association with Copenhagen Consensus Centre, 2018
● Scaling Up e-Mutation: Cost-Benefit and Political Economy Analysis, Conducted by BIGD of BRAC University in association with Copenhagen Consensus Centre, 2018
● Cost-Benefit and Political Economy Analysis of Village Courts in Bangladesh, Conducted by BIGD of BRAC University in association with Copenhagen Consensus Centre, 2018
● Matching of NTVQF Qualification with the Occupations of Present Employment Market, funded and published by Bangladesh Technical Education Board, 2018
● Scaling Up UDC Services: Cost-Benefit and Political Economy Analysis, Conducted by BIGD of BRAC University in association with Copenhagen Consensus Centre, 2018
● Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh, Conducted by BIGD of BRAC University in association with Illinois State University, Chicago, USA, 2018
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
● Commonwealth Scholarship Award for Pursuing PhD at the University of Manchester, UK, 2014
● Professor Hans Opschoor Prize for the best research paper on “Exploring Impact on Landholdings, Health and Income of the Ultra Poor in Bangladesh: Evidence from CFPR-TUP Programme”, 2011
● Netherlands Fellowship Program, 2010-2011
● Gold Medal Award (Academic) by Salimullah Muslim Hall Ex-Student Welfare Association for the Academic Year (2000), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2000
● Dhaka University Economics Department Alumni Association Scholarship (Academic), 2000
