Short Biography:
Suborna Barua, PhD holds a blended experience of teaching courses in economics and finance at both local and foreign universities, delivering professional training on financial modelling, financial markets, financial management, and project management, and working on cross-border research projects funded by institutions such as the World Bank, UNDP, DFID, and ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Finance and Economics | Federation University Australia | Australia | 2020 |
| Masters | Finance | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2007 |
| Bachelor | Finance | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2005 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessional Lecturer | Federation University Australia | Victoria, Australia | 25, Feb 2016 | 31-12-2018 |
| Assistant Professor, Department of International Business | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 10, Apr 2012 | 17-09-2020 |
| Lecturer, Department of Finance | Jagannath University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Sep 2010 | 31-03-2012 |
| Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Finance | United International University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Feb 2009 | 31-08-2010 |
| Research Associate | Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Oct 2006 | 31-01-2009 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Technology | Machine learning and AI application in Finance and Economics |
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| Investment | Climate impacts on FDI flows, FDI and macroeconomy interaction | |
| Trade | Climate impacts on trade flows, trade implications of One Belt One Road initiative | |
| Environment | Corporate environmental performance | |
| Finance | Financial markets, development, and environment |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Economic and Firm-Specific Factors and Common Stock Performance of Commercial Banks of Bangladesh: The Moderating Role of Financial Technology | Professor Dr. Md. Aminul Islam, Universiti Malaysia Perlis | Professor Suborna Barua, PhD, University of Dhaka | Rubaiyat Shaimom Chowdhury | Current Year | |
| Ph.D. | The rise of Financial Technology: An evaluation of its risk, investment, and credit market implications | Dr Suborna Barua | Uttam Golder | Current Year | ||
| M.Phil | The measurement of corporate environmental impacts and its determinants in Bangladesh | Dr Suborna Barua | Dr. Shobod Deba Nath | Farzana Arshi | Measruing the environmental performance of firms in Bangladesh and exploring the factors that drive the performance. |
Current Year |
| Masters | 100 Economic Zones Program of Bangladesh Government: Can It Really Yield Enough Foreign Direct Investments? | Suborna Barua | N/A | Nayeem Hasan | International Investment |
2020 |
| Masters | Internationalization of E-commerce Firms: A Comparative Analysis between Global and Local Ventures | Suborna Barua | N/A | Turjo Mazumder | Internationalization of Firms |
2019 |
| Masters | An Evaluation of Payment Systems in Bangladesh Automated Clearing House (BACH) and National Payment Switch Bangladesh (NPSB) | Suborna Barua | N/A | Mohammad Abdullah | Financial Technology (FinTech) |
2019 |
| Masters | A Comparative Analysis of Economic and Financial Indicators of Asian Countries Participating in the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) | Suborna Barua | N/A | Mahdi H. Adnan | International economics |
2019 |
| Masters | Firm-level impacts of International Merger and Acquisitions: Cases in Bangladesh | Suborna Barua | N/A | Dilshad Maliha | International investment |
2019 |
| Masters | The Impacts of Govenrment Supports on Sectoral Exports of Bangladesh | Suborna Barua | N/A | Md Sazzad Hossain | International trade |
2019 |
| Masters | Assessing the Firm-level Impacts of International Borrowing in Bangladesh | Suborna Barua | N/A | Jannat Ara | International finance |
2019 |
| Masters | The Impacts of Non-tarriff Barriers (SPS, TBT, and Environmental Conditions) on Sectoral Exports of Bangladesh | Suborna Barua | N/A | Khaza Mynuddin | International trade |
2019 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangbandhu's Development Vision and the SDGs | Bangabandhu’s Dream and the Sustainable Development Goals: Evaluating progress and achievements | Centennial Research Grant, University of Dhaka | 01-08-2021 | Dr. Shobod Deba Nath and Ms Bipasha Barua | |
| Leather Sector Competition | Leather and Leather Goods Sector Market Study | Bangladesh Competition Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh | 01-04-2021 | 30-09-2021 | Dobey International |
| Health Sector Competition | Healthcare Sector Market Study | Bangladesh Competition Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh | 01-04-2021 | 30-09-2021 | Dobey International |
| Foreign Direct Investment | A Comprehensive Study on Attracting Foreign Direct Investment: Challenges and way forward | Bangladesh Investment Development Authority, the Prime Minister's Office, Government of Bangladesh | 01-03-2021 | 31-08-2021 | Dobey International |
| Firms, resource efficiency and the environment | Corporate Natural Resource Efficiency and Environmental Performance in Bangladesh: Measures, Evaluation, and Management for Sustainable Development | Institute of Advanced Research, United International University | 16-08-2020 | 15-08-2022 | Dr. Jamses Bakul Sarkar |
| The Economics of COVID-19 Pandemic | COVID-19 and Trade: Some Analytical Notes | Self | 02-06-2020 | N/A | |
| COVID-19 and the Environment | Air quality impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic | Self | 08-04-2020 | N/A | |
| COVID-19 Social Distancing | Analysis of the heterogeneity of social distancing across the world | Self | 01-03-2020 | N/A | |
| The Economics of COVID-19 Pandemic | Coronanomics: The economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic | Self | 01-01-2020 | N/A | |
| Trade and the Belt & Road Initiative | South Asia's Trade Potential with China through BRI | Self | 01-02-2018 | 31-12-2019 | OBOR Research Group |
| Informal Economy of Tobacco | Trade-off between the Informal Economy of Tobacco and Tobacco Control Policy in Bangladesh | Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) | 01-01-2013 | 31-01-2013 | N/A |
| Green Banking | Green Banking Policy and Practice in Bangladesh: Current Status and Required Measures | Department of International Business, University of Dhaka | 01-01-2013 | 31-12-2013 | Bangladesh Bank and Department of International Business, University of Dhaka |
| Microfinance | An Evaluation of Microfinance Program of Plan Bangladesh: Effectiveness and Efficiency to Reach the Extreme Poor | Plan Bangladesh | 01-01-2010 | 31-12-2010 | Institute of Microfinance |
| Microinsurance | Inventory Analysis of Microinsurance Products | United Nations Development Program (UNDP) | 01-01-2009 | 31-12-2009 | Institute of Microfinance |
| Poverty and Social safety net | Coping Strategies of the Poor in Greater Rangpur: What Matters Most? | Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation (PKSF) | 01-01-2008 | 31-12-2008 | Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Institute of Microfinance (InM) |
| Poverty and Social safety net | Impact of Social Safety Net on Reducing Vulnerability in Seasonal Deprivation in Bangladesh | Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation (PKSF) | 01-01-2008 | 31-12-2008 | Palli Karma Shahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Institute of Microfinance (InM) |
| Microfinance | Is Lending Interest Rate Too High? – Addressing the Interest Rate Issues of Microfinance Institutions in Bangladesh | Institute of Microfinance | 01-01-2007 | 31-12-2007 | Institute of Microfinance |
| Microfinance | Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in Bangladesh | Institute of Microfinance | 01-01-2007 | 31-12-2007 | Institute of Microfinance |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | - Invited Keynote Speaker on The Other Side of the Coin: Understanding the Social and Ethical Externalities of Financial Technology on 29 December 2021 at Finance Summit 2021 in the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
| 2 | - Invited speaker on 'Does a higher degree and cost of leverage worsen corporate environmental performance?' at Kedge Business School, France,19 November 2020. |
| 3 | - Invited Lecture on 'Circular Finance for Circular Economy' at the University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, UK, 24 November 2020. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Finance Association (AFA) | Professional | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2 | Project on Environmental Impacts of Corporations | Research collaboration with the University of Oxford academics | 2017 | 2020 |
| 3 | American Economic Association (AEA) | Professional | 2018 | 2019 |
| 4 | Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA) | Professional | 2019 | 2019 |
| 5 | Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) | Professional | 2018 | 2019 |
| 6 | Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) - Institute for New Economic Thinking | Professional | 2016 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Barua, S. Handbook of Financial Markets in Bangladesh.
Publisher contract in progress, 2021 (Forthcoming) .
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| 2 |
Barua, S. Principles of Green Banking: Managing Environmental Risk and Sustainability.
De Gruyter, 2020 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Barua, S. and Aziz, S. "Making green finance work for sustainable energy transition and development."
Growth Nexus in Era of Globalization: New Directions and Future Prospects. Shahbaz, M., Tiwari, A., and Sinha, S. Elsevier (The Netherlands), 2020 (Forthcoming) .
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| 2 |
Barua, S. "Green Growth, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Development: Are we on the right track?."
Growth Nexus in Era of Globalization: New Directions and Future Prospects. Shahbaz, M., Tiwari, A., and Sinha, A. Elsevier (The Netherlands), 2020 (Forthcoming) .
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| 3 |
Barua, S. and B. Barua "Internationalization of Bangladesh Banking Sector: Lessons from an Emerging Economy."
Business and Management Practices in South Asia. Sikdar, Arijit, and Pereira, Vijay Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 75-100 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Barua, B. and Barua, S. : COVID-19 implications for banks: evidence from an emerging economy,
SN Business & Economics (impact factor:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs43546-020-00013-w) , pp.1-19 , 2021
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| 2 |
Barua, S. : Understanding Coronanomics: The Economic Implications of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak,
Journal of Developing Areas , 2020 (Forthcoming)
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| 3 |
Nathaniel, S., Barua, S., Hussain, H. and Adeleye, N. : The determinants and interrelationship of carbon emissions and economic growth in African economies: Fresh insights from static and dynamic models,
Journal of Public Affairs , 2020 (Online early view)
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| 4 |
Chiesa, M. and S. Barua : The surge of impact borrowing: the magnitude and determinants of green bond supply and its heterogeneity across markets,
Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment , vol.9 , no.2 , pp.138-161 , 2019
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| 5 |
Rahman, M. Mafizur, R.H. Rana and S. Barua : The Drivers of Economic Growth in South Asia: Evidence from a Dynamic System GMM approach,
Journal of Economic Studies , vol.46 , no.4 , pp.Forthcoming , 2019
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| 6 |
Barua, S. and M. Chiesa : Sustainable financing practices through Green Bonds: What affects the funding size?,
Business Strategy and the Environment , vol.First published online: https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2307 , 2019
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| 7 |
Barua, S. : Financing sustainable development goals: A review of challenges and mitigation strategies,
Business Strategy and Development , 2019 (Online Early View)
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| 8 |
Akter, H., S. Barua and K. Ahmed : The Dynamics of Informal Tobacco Economy: Evidence from Bangladesh,
Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies Part D] , vol.35 , no.2 , pp.157-171 , 2018
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| 9 |
Barua, S., D. Kar and F.B. Mahbub : Risks and their management in ready-made garment industry: Evidence from the world's second largest exporting nation,
Journal of Business and Management , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.75-103 , 2018
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| 10 |
Barua, B., S. Barua and R.H. Rana : Determining the Financial Performance of Non-Life Insurers: Static and Dynamic Panel Evidence from an Emerging Economy,
The Journal of Developing Areas , vol.52 , no.3 , pp.153-168 , 2018
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| 11 |
Barua, S., J. Nayeem and Hazertatunnessa : Economic Climate, Infrastructure and FDI: Global Evidence with New Dimensions,
International Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. , vol.16 , no.1 , pp.31-48 , 2017
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| 12 |
Barua, S., T. Khan and B. Barua : Internationalization and Performance: Evidence from Bangladeshi Banks,
The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. , vol.51 , no.2 , pp.105-118 , 2017
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| 13 |
Rahman, S.M.M. and S. Barua : The Design and Adoption of Green Banking Framework for Environment Protection: Lessons from Bangladesh,
Australian Journal of Sustainable Business and Society , vol.2 , no.1 , pp.1-19 , 2016
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| 14 |
Akter, H. and S. Barua : International Trade Financing: A Comparative Study on the Performance of State-owned and Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance , vol.9 , no.2 , pp.164-186 , 2016
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| 15 |
Rana, R.H. and S. Barua : Financial Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from A Panel Study on South Asian Countries,
Asian Economic and Financial Review , vol.5 , no.10 , pp.1159-1173 , 2015
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| 16 |
Barua, S., S. Arefin and M.R. Rahman : The Bangladesh Stock Market Crisis of 2010-11: An Economic and Socio- Behavioral Impact Assessment,
Bangladesh Journal of Management Information Systems , vol.6 , no.2 , pp.75-88 , 2014
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| 17 |
Barua, S. and R. Hasan : Regionalism: Contraction or Expansion of Globalization? The Case of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies , vol.34 , no.3 , pp.155-196 , 2013
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| 18 |
Hasan, R. and S. Barua : A Comparative Analysis of the Economic Growth of China and India: Implications for Bangladesh,
The Social Science Review (The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D) , vol.30 , no.2 , 2013
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| 19 |
Ahsan, S.M., M.A.B. Khalily, S.A. Hamid, S. Barua and S. Barua : The Microinsurance Market in Bangladesh: An Analytical Overview,
The Bangladesh Development Studies , vol.36 , no.1 , pp.1-54 , 2013
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| 20 |
Saha, N., S. Barua and Z.H. Talukder : Remittance Inflow through Banking Channel in Bangladesh: A Demand Side Evaluation,
The Bangladesh Accountant , no.April – June , pp.38-46 , 2012
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| 21 |
Deb, Santus K., S. Barua and M.A. Harun : Impact of IMC Tools on Consumer Preference: A Case of Bangladesh Cement Industry,
Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies , vol.32 , no.1 , pp.213-238 , 2011
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| 22 |
Barua, S. and S.D. Nath : The Impact of Credit Product Line Expansion and Growth on Profitability: Evidence from Bangladesh Banking Sector,
Journal of Finance and Banking , vol.9 , no.1 , pp.29-45 , 2011
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| 23 |
Barua, S., A.H.A.M. Mridha and R.H. Khan : Housing Real Estate Sector in Bangladesh Present Status and Policies Implications,
ASA University Review , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.239-253 , 2010
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| 24 |
Talukder, Z.H. and S. Barua : A Study on Determining Factor Influencing Segment Base of Mobile Internet Users in Bangladesh,
Jagannath University Journal of Business Studies , vol.1 , no.1 , 2010
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| 25 |
Khan, M.S. and S. Barua : The Status and Threats of Information Security in the Banking Sector of Bangladesh: Policies Required,
Bangladesh Journal of Management and Information Systems , vol.1 , no.2 , pp.69-93 , 2009
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| 26 |
Khan, R.H., A.H.A.M. Mridha and S. Barua : Higher Education in Private Universities of Bangladesh: A Study on Female Students’ Enrollment Behavior,
Brac University Journal , vol.VI , no.2 , pp.33-48 , 2009
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| 27 |
Chowdhury, A., S. Barua and S.P. Chowdhury : An empirical model for Optimal Deposit Contracts; Liquidity and Bank–Runs,
IST Journal of Business and Technology , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.1-18 , 2009
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| 28 |
Chowdhury, A. and S. Barua : Rationalities of Z-category Shares in Dhaka Stock Exchange: are they in financial Distress risk?,
Brac University Journal , vol.VI , no.1 , pp.45-58 , 2009
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Barua, S. and E. Valenzuela "Climate Change Impacts on Global Agricultural Trade Patterns: Evidence from the Past 50 Years."
6th International Conference on Sustainable Development 2018
New York, USA: United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Columbia University, 2018
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| 2 |
Barua, S. "Factors Influencing the Development of Microenterprises and Policies - Evidence from Bangladesh."
10th Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship Development
India: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, 2013
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| 3 |
Barua, S. and A. Chowdhury "General Characteristics and Investment Determinants In Bangladesh Capital Markets: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange."
Proceedings (54th) of the International Conference on Business, Finance and Tourism Management
France: 2009
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Chowdhury, A. and S. Barua "Investors’ Confidence Index as an Investment Determinant In Dhaka Stock Exchange."
Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Business Management and Marketing (EBMM)
Singapore: 2009
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Best Paper Award | 2022 | Sri Lanka | Best Paper Award in 13th International Conference on Business and Information, 17-18 November, 2022, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. |
| National | Best Case Award | 2021 | Bangladesh | Best Case Award in 6th International Conference on Business and Economics, September 25-26, 2021, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| International | Best Paper Award | 2018 | Australia | Best HDR Paper Award for 2018 for publication in a top ABDC ranked journal. |
| International | International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) | 2015 | Australia | IPRS and APA joint scholarship to undertake Higher Degree by Research. |
| National | Dean's Honor List | 2007 | Bangladesh | Named in the Dean's Honor list for outstanding academic result in the MBA program. |
Dr. Suborna Barua
Professor & Chairman
Department of International Business
Faculty of Business Studies
Email: subornobarua@gmail.com
Mobile (Dept): +880-2-9661900-ext (7840)
Mobile (Personal): 01793111255