Faculty Profile

Dr. Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Associate Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801794666824
  • Email: munshinaser-eco@sust.edu, munshi.naser@gmail.com

Biography

Dr Munshi Naser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, SUST and also adjunct faculty at University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia. Currently, his research interest is policy research such as fiscal policy, energy policy, tourism and sustainability, knowledge and innovation economy, etc. He has more than 50 publications and does numerous volunteer jobs at home and abroad.

Scopus Author ID: 55250174900
ORCID ID- 0000-0002-6351-4856

Education

  • 2017-2018 : Post-Doctoral Fellow (National Innovation System, Triple Helix Model) University Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Malaysia
  • 2014 : Ph.D.: Ph.D. in Economics (Specialization on Knowledge Economy policy analysis) University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba, Australia. PhD Thesis Title: Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE): An investigation of theoretical frameworks and measurement techniques in the ASEAN region
  • 2010 : M.A. (Masters) in Economics by Coursework CGPA-3.50/4.00 (B+) Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam.
  • 2008 : Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in Economics CGPA- 3.80/4.00 (Distinction & First class First) School of Social Science Khulna University, Bangladesh
  • HSC 1st Division (with star marks) Science 2002 Sylhet Cadet College, Bangladesh
  • SSC 1st Division (with star marks) Science 2000 Sylhet Cadet College, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Macroeconomics
  • Knowledge Economics
  • Triple Helix Model
  • National & Regional Innovation System

Active Research Project

  • Research Project, “Investment Climate in Manufacturing Sector – A Study on the South-west Region of Bangladesh” Implemented by the Economic Research Group (ERG) and BMB Mott MacDonald, Managed and Executed by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Funded by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) and European Commission.

Journal Publish

  • 1. Sectoral diversification of UAE toward a knowledge-based economy
  • 2. Rural Tourism as a Transformative Service of Community Well-Being: A Systematic
  • 3. Afzal, M.N.I. & Siddiqui, S.A. (2015). National Innovation System (NIS): Theories, Practices & Empirical Investigation with Non-Parametric Partial Frontier Analysis. Asian Research Policy (ARP). 6(1), 28-40.
  • 4. Afzal, M.N.I. (2014). An empirical investigation of National Innovation System (NIS) using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the TOBIT model. International Review of Applied Economics (IRAE), 28(4), 479-518. [Taylor & Francis publication house, Scopus, SSRN, ISI, ERA and Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) indexed]
  • 5. Afzal, M.N.I., & Lawrey, R. (2014). Measuring the importance and efficiency of research and development (R&D) expenditures in the transformation of Knowledge-Based Economies (KBEs): A case study of the ASEAN Region. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, 10(1), 33-47.

External Affiliations

  • Adjunct faculty, USQ, Australia.
  • Post Doctoral Fellow & Research Associate, FBEA, UMS, Malaysia

Awards & Recognition

  • 4. Achieve Brunei Government Commonwealth Scholarship for 2009-10 sessions
  • 3. Runners Up in “National Planning Project” Competition 2009, Brunei
  • 2. USQ Post Graduate Research Scholarship Award-2013, Australia
  • 1. Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) Research Paper Competition- Best Paper Runner-Up Award in 2013, South Korea.

Teaching

  • November, 2014 to present Assistant Professor, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet.
  • January, 2015 to present Assistant Professor, Hamdan Bin Mohammad Smart University (HBMSU)
  • August, 2014 to December, 2014 Assistant Professor, North East University Bangladesh (NEUB), Sylhet

Graduate Supervision

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Economics, United International University, Bangladesh
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant : Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies, University Brunei Darusslam (UBD), Brunei Darussalam- 2012
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant : School of Commerce, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University Southern Queensland, USQ- 2013