Dr. Shyamal Chowdhury

Country of current residence

Australia

Current position

Professor

Current institute employer

University of Sydney

Since

2007

Previous positions

2004 - 2006 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C., Markets, Trade and Institutions Division 2006 - 2007 World Bank Institute, Washington D.C.

Profession

Economist

Specialisation

Markets, trade, institutions, ICT

Degrees / expertise

1987 - 1991: BSc (Hons), MSc in Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

 

1992 - 1995: MBA (Major Area: Development Management), Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

 

1998 - 1999: Post Graduate Study, International Economic Policy Research, Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel University, Germany

 

1999 - 2002 PhD study at ZEF, doctoral degree in agricultural economics from the University of Bonn

2006

Chowdhury, S..  2006.  Implications of Access to Public Telephones: The Case of Rural Bangladesh.  In: Torero, M., J. Von Braun (eds.): Information and Communication Technology for Development and Poverty Reduction. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.   267-276. 
Chowdhury, S. , A. Bayes.  2006.  Leadership from Nongovernmental Organizations: The Case of Bangladesh.  In: Torero, M., J. von Braun (eds.): Information and Communication Technology for Development and Poverty Reduction. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.   110-122. 
Chowdhury, S. and S. Wolf.  2006.  Investment in ICT-Capital and Economic Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in East Africa.  Journal of International Development, 18 (4)   : 533-552   .
Chowdhury, S., A. Bedi and M. Torero.  2006.  Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis.  In: Torero, M., and J. von Braun (eds.): Information and Communication Technology for Development and Poverty Reduction. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.   21-63. 

2005

Chowdhury, S., A. Bedi and M. Torero.  2005.  Telecommunications and Economic Growth: Implications for India.  In: Saith,A., and M. Vijayabaskar (eds.): ICTs and Indian Economic Development: Economy, Work, Regulation. New Delhi: Sage Publications.   231-264. 

2004

Chowdhury, S.  2004.  Search Cost and Rural Producers' Trading Choice between Middlemen and Consumers in Bangladesh.  Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 160(3), : pp 522-554   .
Chowdhury, S.  2004.  Attaining Universal Access in Rural Areas: Business-NGO Partnership in Bangladesh as a Case Study.  Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XXV, no 2, .
Chowdhury, S.  2004.  The Effect of Democracy and Press Freedom on Corruption: An Empirical Test.  Economics Letters 85(1), : pp 93-101   .

2002

Chowdhury, S.  2002.  The Role of ICT on Transaction Cost, Production of Traded Goods, and Household Performance: Bangladesh and Peru Experience.  Doctoral thesis at  Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn.  Download [DOCX]
Lang, P. and S. Chowdhury.  2002.  Institutional and Welfare Aspects of the Provision and Use of ICTs in Rural Areas of Bangladesh and Peru.  Development Economics and Policy 30, .

Chowdhury, S. and L. Squire.  Setting Weights for Aggregate Indices: An Application to the Commitment to Development Index and Human Development Index.  Journal of Development Studies, .

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
and Downloads
Research themes
  • Economic change and vulnerability
Research countries
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Peru
  • Tanzania
Degrees

1987 - 1991: BSc (Hons), MSc in Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

 

1992 - 1995: MBA (Major Area: Development Management), Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

 

1998 - 1999: Post Graduate Study, International Economic Policy Research, Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel University, Germany

 

1999 - 2002 PhD study at ZEF, doctoral degree in agricultural economics from the University of Bonn

Doctoral research funded by

BMZ via DAAD & GTZ

Shyamal Chowdhury

Former Junior Researcher

Private website:
http://www.ifpri.org/srstaff/chowdhurys.asp

Former Division/Group:
Economic and Technological Change

Office E-Mail:
shyamal.chowdhury(at)sydney.edu.au

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