SUNY Cortland

Biru Paksha Paul, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, New York 13045-0900, USA
biru.paul@cortland.edu
http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/paulb/

Ph.D. in Economics: State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton), Aug 2007 (Area: Business cycles and inflation, Supervisor: Christopher Hanes)
M.A. in Applied Economics: SUNY Binghamton, May 2004
M.B.A. in Finance: University of Technology-Sydney, Australia, Sep 1999
M.S.S. in Economics: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb 1989
B.S.S. in Economics (Honors): University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jul 1986

Open Economy Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, and Finance

Micro, Macro, & Finance: Currently teaching: Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomic Theory, Spring 2009 – Spring 2010. Scheduled to teach Microeconomics and Advanced Finance: Fall 2010. Taught Microeconomics and Principles of Finance: Fall 2007 – Fall 2008. Online teaching: Principles of Microeconomics, Summer 2009 and 2010.
Curriculum Developer: Currently developing a comprehensive set of teaching modules on Global Trade as a joint project between the Levin Institute and the SUNY, 2009-2010. The project aims at educating both domestic and international students on globalization issues.
Curriculum Developer & Instructor: I developed and instructed a new course, Econ385A: Economics of Business Cycles, which includes trainings on EViews as well as theories. Students prepared country projects. Fall 2005, Spring 2006 and 2007. Also Course Instructor for Econ162A: Principles of Macroeconomics, Department of Economics, SUNY Binghamton, Summer 2006.
Teaching Assistant for Econ162: Principles of Macro, under Professor Christianson, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, and Spring 2005. Econ360: Intermediate Micro, under Professor Henderson, Spring 2004. Econ360: Intermediate Micro, under Professor Greene, Spring 2003. Econ436: International Trade, under Professor Walton, Spring 2003, Econ Dept., SUNY Binghamton,

“Did Liberalization Cause Structural Break in Indian Industrial Growth?”– Journal of Quantitative Economics, 7(2), Jul 2009.
“In Search of the Phillips Curve for India,”– Journal of Asian Economics, 20(4), Sep 2009.
“Did Liberalization Change the Indian Business Cycle?”– Indian Economic Journal, 57(3), Dec 2009.
“Globalization and Monetary-Policy Independence in India,” accepted – Journal of Developing Areas, Dec 2009.
“Liberalization and India’s Business Cycle Synchronization with the US.” accepted – Indian Economic Review, Jan 2010.
“Does Corruption Foster Growth in Bangladesh?” accepted – International Journal of Development Issues, Apr 2010.
“Openness and Output Dynamics in South Asia,” (with Anupam Das) – in progress.
“Energy and Output Dynamics in Bangladesh,” (with Md. Gazi Salah Uddin) – in progress.

“Good Practices of Employment Creation in Developing Countries: Case studies with Argentina, Bangladesh, India, and South Africa,” Background paper for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Report: Beyond the Midpoint: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Bureau of Development Policy, Jan 2010
“Women in the Informal Sector: With Reference to African Countries,” Poverty Reduction Group Working Paper 1, Project 32730, UNDP, New York, Jun 2005.
“Female Garments Workers in the Aftermath of the Multi-Fiber Agreement: Focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka,” Working Paper 2, Project 32730, UNDP, Oct 2005.

“Essays on Indian Business Cycles and Inflation,” Verlag Dr. Müller Publishing Company, Saarbrucken, Germany, Nov 2008.
“Free Market Economy and Bangladesh,” Second Ed., Rayman Publishers, Dhaka, Nov 1997.
“Banking, Economic, and Administrative Issues in Bangladesh,” Nawrose, Dhaka, Sep 1996.
“Bangladesh’s Budget and Economic Trends,” Rayman Publishers. Dhaka, Jan 1996.
“Debates on the Development Issues of Bangladesh,” Rayman Publishers. Dhaka, Feb 1995.
“The World Bank and the Bangladesh Economy,” Smart Publishers, Dhaka, Feb 1993.