Faculty Member Profile

Dr. Apurba Roy
Assistant Professor
Economics
PhD
01922623122
aroy@bu.ac.bd

## RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economics of Extreme Weather Events, Environmental Economics, Economics of Climate Change, Adaptation Strategies

## RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (ARTICLES)

1. Apurba Roy and Ilan Noy (2023). Impact of Extratropical Cyclones, Floods, and Wildfires on Firms' Financial Performance in
New Zealand, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-023-00369-x.
2. Apurba Roy (2022). Income and floods in New Zealand, Environmental Hazards, DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2022.2142500
3. Apurba Roy, Ilan Noy, & Harold E. Cuffe (2022). Income and extratropical cyclones in New Zealand. Journal of Environmental
Management, 311, 114852. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114852
4. Sudipa Basu, Apurba Roy, Md. Aynul Islam, Suparna Roy (2022). Socioeconomic Evaluation of Rickshaw Pulling as an Urban
Informal Economic Occupation at Khulna City in Bangladesh, JnU Journal of Economics, 4(1), pp. 82-94
5. Bangkim Biswas, Bishawjit Mallick, Apurba Roy, and Zakia Sultana (2021). Impact of agriculture extension services on
technical efficiency of rural paddy farmers in southwest Bangladesh. Environmental Challenges, 5, 100261-100261.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100261
6. Satyajit Roy, Sudipa Basu and Apurba Roy (2021). Rural Livelihood Diversification Under Salinity Intrusion in Southwest
Region of Bangladesh, Barishal University Journal of Social Sciences, 2(1), pp. 121-136
7. Apurba Roy and Sudipa Basu (2021). Determinants of Income Generation through Auto-rickshaw Operation in South-Central
Urban Region of Bangladesh, Barishal University Journal of Business Studies, 8(1-2), pp. 2019-230
8. Apurba Roy and Sudipa Basu (2020). Determinants of Livelihood Diversification Under Environmental Change in Coastal
Community of Bangladesh. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/1018529120946159.
9. Sudipa Basu and Apurba Roy (2020). An economic assessment of fish polyculture as an adaptation strategy against
environmental change in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2020.1754560.
10. Apurba Roy and Sudipa Basu (2020). Assessment of Auto-rickshaw Operation as a Strategy to Address Climate-induced
Migration in Coastal Urban Region of Bangladesh, Barishal University Journal of Social Sciences, 1(1), pp. 101-114
11. Sudipa Basu, Apurba Roy and Sanjit Karmokar (2020). Effectiveness of Microfinance on Household Income Generation
Strategy in the Southwest Region of Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Legal Studies, 2(3), pp. 56-62.
https://doi.org/10.34104/ajssls.020.056062
12. Sudipa Basu and Apurba Roy (2019). Economic Assessment of Commercial Guava Gardening on Submerged Wetland at
South-central Region of Bangladesh. Journal of Social Science (JSS), Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh, 01(01), pp.
50-60.
13. Apurba Roy and Sudipa Basu (2019). Assessment of socioeconomic vulnerability of climate-induced migrants in southwest
region of Bangladesh. Jagannath University of Economics, 1(1), pp. 1-12.
14. Apurba Roy and Sudipa Basu (2019). Technical Efficiency of Pottery Firms on South-central Region of Bangladesh, Barishal
University Journal (Part-2), 3, pp. 5-18.
15. Apurba Roy and Mohammed Ziaul Haider (2018). "Stern review on the economics of climate change: implications for
Bangladesh", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 11:1, pp. 100-117.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-04-2017-0089
16. Sudipa Basu and Apurba Roy (2018). "Economic assessment of mud crab (Scylla Serrata) culture as an adaptation strategy
to salinity intrusion in south-west region of Bangladesh", International Journal of Environmental Studies, 75:6, pp. 891-902,
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2018.1470402
17. Apurba Roy and Sudipa Basu (2018), "Role of International Remittance on Rural Development in South-central Region of
Bangladesh", Society & Change, 12(1), pp. 35-47. OSDER Publications.
18. Apurba Roy and Dr. Shahnewaz Nazimuddin Ahmed (2017). Economic Performance of Battery-Run Easy Bike at Khulna City
Corporation in Bangladesh, Barisal University Journal of Business Studies, 4(3), pp.151-163.
19. Md. Tanvir Ahmed, Sudipa Basu, Marzia Nomi and Apurba Roy (2017). Remittance and Household Welfare in Rural
Bangladesh: A Micro-Econometric Analysis. Journal of Global Economics, Management and Business Research, pp. 1-9.
20. Apurba Roy (2016). Economics of mixed rice-fish farming in south-west region of Bangladesh. Research in Agriculture
Livestock and Fisheries, 3(3), pp. 453-462.


## PERSONAL WEBPAGE

  • Homepage
  •      https://sites.google.com/view/apurbaroy

  • Google Scholar
  •      https://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?user=iYP8kq4AAAAJ&hl=en

  • Linkedin
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  • ResearchGate
  •      https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Apurba-Roy-2

    ## EMPLOYMENT

  • Assistant Professor (Graduate and Undergraduate Level), Department of Economics, University of Barishal, Bangladesh (April 
  •     2019 - to date). 

  • Lecturer (Graduate and Undergraduate Level), Department of Economics, University of Barishal, Bangladesh (March 2016 – 
  •     March 2019)

  • Director of Research, Bangladesh Relief Initiative for Communities in Khulna, Inc. (BRICK), Reston, Virginia, United States of  America (January 2018 – July 2020)
  • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, North Western University, Khulna, Bangladesh (Spring 
  •     Semester, 2016)

    ## EDUCATION

  • 2023: PhD in Economics, School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • 2015: Master of Social Science in Economics, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
  •          Result: First Class First with Distinction.

  • 2013: Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.) in Economics, Khulna University, Bangladesh. 
  •          Result: First Class First with Distinction.

    ## AWARDS

  • Prime Minister's Gold Medal – 2013, University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh
  • Presidential Gold Medal – 2015, Khulna University, Bangladesh
  • ## ACADEMIC RESEARCH (THESIS)

  • Apurba Roy (2023). Economic Impact of Natural Hazards on Individuals and Businesses in New Zealand, PhD Thesis, School 
  •         of Economics and Finance, Te Herenga Waka"”Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

  • Apurba Roy (2015). Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change: Implications for Bangladesh, Masters Thesis, 
  •         Economics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh.

    ## WORKING PAPER

  •  Apurba Roy, Ilan Noy & Harold E. Cuffe (2021). Income and Extratropical Cyclones in New Zealand, Working Papers in 
  •         Economics and Finance, School of Economics and Finance, Wellington School of Business and Government, SEF Working 

            Paper 3/2021. URL: http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/9472

    ## ACADEMIC CONFERENCE

  • "Role of International Remittance on Rural Development in South-central Region of Bangladesh." Paper Presenter in the 4th 
  •          International Integrative Research Conference on  Education, Governance and Development, BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh, 

             BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh, 18 & 19 December 2017. (with Sudipa Basu).

  • "The Nexus Between Battery and Diesel Operated Auto Rickshaw: Trade-Off Between Employment Generation and 
  •          Environmental Pollution in Urban Areas of Bangladesh." Paper Presenter in the 1st International Conference on Social 

             Sciences and Law-2019, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh, 15 & 16 March 2019. (with Sudipa Basu).

    ## RESEARCH GRANT/PROJECT

  • "Options and determinants of livelihood diversification under environmental change in coastal community of Bangladesh." 
  •          Principal Investigator, from the University of Barisal supported by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh, 

             2018-19. (in Bangladesh)

  • "The Nexus Between Battery and Diesel Operated Autorickshaw: Trade-Off Between Employment Generation and 
  •          Environmental Degradation in Urban Areas Of Bangladesh." Principal Investigator, from the University of Barisal supported 

             by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh, 2017-18. (in Bangladesh)

    ## SEMINAR PRESENTATION (KEYNOTE SPEAKER)

  • "A Brief Report on Socio-economic Development of Barishal Division in Bangladesh" Keynote Speaker on the Discussion 
  •      Seminar organized by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority in association with Barishal District Administration, 

         Place: Circuit House, Barisal, Date 24 February, 2019.