Md. Sariful Islam
Associate Professor

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    Email:

    sariful_ku@econ.ku.ac.bd; mzi0034@auburn.edu


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    +1(334) 8950945

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    Room - 3386, Economics Discipline, Khulna University

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I am an Associate Professor of Economics (on study leave) at Khulna University, Bangladesh, currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Economics at Auburn University, USA. My research covers international trade, foreign direct investment, public finance, and agricultural, forest, and environmental economics, with a particular focus on U.S.–Canada lumber trade disputes, property taxation, and land use change. I have published extensively in SSCI-indexed journals and bring over a decade of university teaching experience. My work integrates applied microeconomics, quantitative modeling, data science, and policy analysis to address pressing issues of sustainability, trade, and community-based economic development.

PhD (Student) in Applied Economics, Auburn University, AL, USA 

MSS in Economics, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

BSS (Hons.) in Economics, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh


  • Applied Microeconomics

    Agricultural Economics

    International Trade & Trade Policy

    Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

    Public Finance & Taxation

    Forest Economics & Policy

    Environmental & Resource Economics

    Land Use Change & Property Taxation

    Data Science & Quantitative Methods

    Community-Based Economic Development

    • Current Research Project/Collaboration

    SL Title Research Role Awarded Date Completion Date Funding Agency
    1 Adaptation to Climate Change for Farming Activities and Drinking Water in Southwestern Bangladesh Co-Principal Investigator 2021 2021 National
    2 Shrimp Induced Salinity and Its Effect on Rice Farmers Co-Principal Investigator 2015 2017 International
    3 Tobacco Control Policies and Smoking Behavior among Students Co-Principal Investigator 2016 2017 National
    4 Improving Labour Law Compliance and Building Sound Labour Practices in the Export Oriented Shrimp Sector in Bangladesh.” Phase I Co-Principal Investigator 2015 2015 National
    5 Monitoring of Factory Training Programs: Pahse II Co-Principal Investigator 2016 2016 National

    Academic Experience

    Lecturer: November 11, 2013 - November 10, 2015 

    Assistant Professor: November 11, 2015 - Nov 10, 2020  

    Associate Professor: November 11, 2020 - Present (On study leave) 

    Research Experience

    Co-Principle Investigator - 02

    Research Assistant - 01

    Assistant Consultant - 02

    Consultancy Experience

    Advisor - 02


    a) Graduate Assistantship, Auburn University, USA (2023–present)

    b) Lyle C. Tom Endowed Graduate Award, Auburn University, USA (2024)


    Supervision

    SL Title Degree Role Start Date End Date
    No Supervision Available

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    19. Ahsan, M.N., Islam, M.S., Halim, S.F.B., Rahman, M.A., Khatun, F., Alam, M.I., Maria, S., Kumar, P., Takahashi, Y., Meraj, G., Miwa, K., Saito, O., & Almazroui, M. (2025). Examining farmers’ behavioral drivers to adopt floating farming: A study in the wetlands of southwestern coastal Bangladesh, Earth Systems and Environment, 9, 215--239.

    18. Ahsan, M.N., Khatun, F., Islam, M.S., Hossain, M.S., Mou, B.H., Kumar, P. (2022). Assessment of household-level adaptation strategies to water stress in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: a counter-factual analysis, Water Policy, 24(9), 1516--1540.

    17. Keramat, S.A., Alam, K., Ahinkorah, B.O., Islam, M.S., Islam, M.I. Hossain, M.Z., Ahmed, S. Gow, J., Biddle, S.J.H. (2021) Obesity, Disability and Self-Perceived Health Outcomes in Australian Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis Using 14 Annual Waves of the HILDA Cohort, ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research 13(1), 1-12. Dovepress.

    16. Das, D.K., Islam, M.S., Dutta, C.B., Hassan, M.M. & Hossen, S.S. (2021). Is there any demand for improved cooking stoves? Evidence from Bangladesh, Journal of Environmental Management, 298 (113412), Elsevier.  

    15. Ahsan, M. N., Hadiujjaman, S., Islam, M. S., Nasrin, N., Akter, M., Parvin, G. A., & Hossain, M. S. (2021). Willingness to pay for improved safe drinking water in a coastal urban area in Bangladesh. Water Policy. IWA Publishing. 

    14. Islam, M.S., Tumpa, S. Afrin, S., Ahsan, M.N., Haider, M.Z., Das, D.K. (2021) From over to optimal irrigation in paddy production: what determines over-irrigation in Bangladesh?, Sustainable Water Resources Management, 7(3), pp. 1-15, Springer.

    13. Islam, M.S., Ferdousy, S. Afrin, S., Ahsan, M.N., Haider, M.Z., Das, D.K. (2020) How does farmers’ field schooling impact eco-efficiency? Empirical evidence from paddy farmers in Bangladesh, China Agricultural Economic Review, 12(3), pp. 527-552, Emerald. 

    12. Morshed, M.M., Islam, M.S., Lohano, H.D. and Shyamsundar, P. (2020) Production externalities of shrimp aquaculture on paddy farming in coastal Bangladesh (in press), Agricultural Water Management, 238 (August) pp. 106213, Elsevier. 

    11. Islam, M.S., Hossain, R., Morshed, M.M. and Afrin, S. (2020) The value of environmental (dis)amenities in the urban housing market: Evidence from Khulna, Bangladesh, Journal of Urban Management, 9(2), pp. 180-190, Elsevier. 

    10. Islam, M.S., Afrin, S. Das, D.K. and Ahsan, M.N. (2020) The strategic interplay in academia: administrators versus students, Journal of Modelling in Management, 15(3), pp. 1205-1225, Emerald. 

    9. Ahsan, M.N. Khatun, A., Islam, M.S. Vink, K., Oohara, M. and Fakhrudding, BSHM (2020) Preferences for improved early warning services among Coastal Communities At risk in Cyclone Prone South-west Region of Bangladesh, Progress in Disaster Science, 5(1), Elsevier.

    8. Islam, M.S., Afrin, S., Ahsan, M.N., Haider, M.Z., Mamun, T.M., Das, D.K. (2019) Households’ willingness to pay for disaster resilient safe drinking water sources in South-western coastal Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. 10(1), pp. 544-556, Springer.  

    7. Das, D.K., Islam, M.S., Hadiujjaman, S., Dutta, C. and Morshed, M. (2019). Health Cost of Salinity Contamination in Drinking Water: Evidence from Bangladesh, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 21(3) p.371-397, Springer. 

    6. Islam, M.S. and Haider, M.H. (2018). Poverty and Technical Efficiency in Presence of Heterogeneity in Household Behaviours: Evidence  from Bangladesh. International Journal of Social Economics. 45(11), pp.1490-1514, Emerald. 

    5. Haider, M.Z., Hossain, T., Siddiqui, O.I. and Islam, M.S. (2018). Economic Valuation of the Tourist Spots in Bangladesh. International Journal of Tourism Policy. 8(11), pp.42-64, Inderscience.


    4. Afrin, S., Haider, M.Z. and Islam, M.S. (2017). Optimal Use of Pesticide for Paddy Production in the South-west Region of Bangladesh,  Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. 6(4), pp. 433-457, Taylor and Francis. 


    3. Afrin, S., Haider, M.Z. and Islam, M.S. (2017). Impact of Financial Inclusion on Technical Efficiency of Paddy Farmers in Bangladesh, Agricultural Finance Review. 77(4). pp.484-505, Emerald. 


    2. Das, C., Ahmed, S.N. and Islam, M.S. (2017). Welfare Gain through Controlling Emission from the Cement Manufacturing Factories in the South-western Bangladesh. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal. 28(5), pp.703-722, Emerald. 


    1. Das, D.K., Biswas, R. and Islam, M.S. (2014). Mobile phone, Money Transfer and Rural Economic Development in the South western Region of Bangladesh. Journal of Rural Development.