Dr. Shibly Shahrier is a Lecturer in Economics at Teesside University International Business School. Before joining Teesside University, he worked as a research faculty member at the Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Japan, and as an Assistant Professor of Economics at BRAC University, Bangladesh. He obtained his PhD in Economics from Kochi University of Technology, Japan, and his Master's degree in Public Management and Policy Analysis from the International University of Japan. He received the prestigious University President's Award in recognition of outstanding international academic achievement and excellence in his doctoral dissertation. He also conducted postdoctoral research at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan.

His research focuses on the application of behavioural and experimental economics to intergenerational sustainability and equity, environmental challenges, climate change, and technology adoption. He designs and experimentally evaluates novel mechanisms aimed at encouraging individuals and societies to make more future-oriented decisions. His research has been published in leading journals in the field, including Sustainability Science, Journal of Cleaner Production, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Information Technology for Development, and European Journal of Human Genetics. He has experience securing external research funding, reviewing for internationally reputed journals, evaluating grant proposals, and presenting at prestigious academic conferences. In addition, he has worked as a researcher and consultant on applied, industry-oriented projects funded and organised by universities, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations.

Research Interests

• Application of behavioral and experimental economics to environmental, sustainability, and emerging technology issues. 
• Mechanism design for solving environmental and sustainability problems
• Culture-gene coevolution of economic behaviors and ongoing modernization of competitive societies
• Emerging technology adoption behaviors

Learning and Teaching

Dr. Shibly is currently teaching the following economics modules at Teesside University International Business School

• Global Economics and International Financial Markets (MSc)
• Behavioural Finance and Economics (MSc)
• Contemporary Issues and Research Methods (MSc)
• Financial Data Analysis Project (MSc)
• Economics of Climate Change (MSc)
• Global Business Environment: Management and the Economy (MSc)
• Macroeconomic Theory and Policies (Year 2)
• Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business (Year 1)
• Introduction to Macroeconomics (Year 1)
• Applied Mathematics and Statistics for Economists (Year 2)
• Environmental, Social and Governance Framework (Year 3)
• Modelling Business Processes (Level 4 Apprenticeship)
• Global Economics & Business Operations (Year 3)
• Quantitative Economics 3 (Year 3)
• Research Methods (Year 2/3)
• Introduction to Economic Principles (Year 1)
• International Business and Management (Year 2)
• Governance and Sustainability (Year 1)
• Social Enterprise (Year 3)

He has taught the following modules as an assistant professor of economics at Brac University and a teaching assistant at Kochi University of Technology:

–Module leader

• Introduction to Microeconomics (undergraduate level), Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
• Statistical Methods for Business and Economics (undergraduate level), Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
• Resource and Environmental Economics (graduate level), Summer 2018
• Advanced Econometrics (graduate level), Fall 2018, Summer 2019
• Principals of Quantitative Analysis (graduate level), Fall 2019

– Teaching assistant (tutor):

• Contemporary Economics (undergraduate level), Fall 2016
• Cross-cultural Communication (undergraduate level), Spring 2017
• Development Economics (undergraduate level), Fall 2017

Ph.D. and Research Opportunities

• If you are interested in applying for a self-funded Ph.D. study or applying for an external scholarship and looking for a host, contact Shibly by email.