Faculty Profile

Dr. Amit Roy

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone:
  • Email: amit-eco@sust.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, The New School for Social Research, New York, United States
  • M.S.S. (Thesis) in Economics with Distinction, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • B.S.S. (Honours) in Economics with Distinction, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Macroeconomics Theories and Policies
  • Environment, Energy, and Climate Economics
  • Development Economics and Sustainability
  • AI & Digital Economics

External Affiliations

  • American Economic Association
  • Bangladesh Economic Association
  • E-Axes Forum on Climate Change
  • The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)

Journal Publications

  • 1. Roy, A., Chen, P. & Semmler, W. (2025). Carbon Tax Versus Renewable Energy Innovation: Theoretical Insights and Empirical Evidence. Environmetrics.
  • 2. Roy, A. (2025). Does Carbon Tax Promote Green Trade and Comparative Advantages: Evidence from Panel Difference-in-Difference (DID) Causal Experiment. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies. 1-22.
  • 3. Roy, A. (2025). Effect of Climate-Related Disasters on Consumption: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh. Asian Development Review, 42 (1), 1–29.
  • 4. Roy, A., Husain, M.A. (2025). Assessing Residential Housing Rents in Sylhet Metropolitan City, Bangladesh: Does Environmental Quality and Energy Security Matter? Journal of Housing and the Built Environment.
  • 5. Roy, A., Sultana, M., & Deb, P. (2024). Effect of Internet Penetration on ICT Export, Economy, and Employment in Bangladesh: Evidence from Vector Error Correction and Local Projection. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1–23.
  • 6. Roy, A. (2024). A Panel Data Study on the Role of Clean Energy in Promoting Life Expectancy. Dialogues in Health, 6, 100201.
  • 7. Roy, A. (2024). A Panel Data Study on the Effect of Climate Change on Life Expectancy. PLOS Climate, 3(1), e0000339.
  • 8. Roy, A. (2024). Green Monetary Policy to Combat Climate Change: Theory and Evidence of Selective Credit Control. Journal of Climate Finance, 6, 100035.

Teaching

  • Graduate Program: Macroeconomics; Monetary Economics; International Economics; Time Series Econometrics; Cross-Sections, Panel Data and Causal Econometrics
  • Undergraduate Program (Major): Intermediate Macroeconomics; Banking and Finance; International Finance & Open Economy Macroeconomics; Economics of Environment, Energy and Climate Change; Economics of Planning and Projects; Development Economics; Introductory Econometrics
  • Undergraduate Program (Minor): Principles of Microeconomics; Principles of Macroeconomics

Awards & Recognition

  • SUST Harry Magdoff and Paul Sweezy Fellowship, The New School, 2019-2023
  • Chancellor Gold Medal 2014, SUST
  • Prime Minister’s Gold Medal 2012, Government of Bangladesh
  • Chancellor Gold Medal 2012, SUST