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Professor Mafiz Rahman

Professor Mafiz Rahman
Name Mafiz Rahman
Position Professor (Economics)
Section School of Business
Office T247
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1279
Extension 1279
Email
Qualifications BSc(Hons) Jahangirnagar , GDipEconDev ANU , MSc Jahangirnagar , MEconDev ANU , PhD Sydney
Homepage https://research.usq.edu.au/researcher/81271/a-pr-mafiz-rahman
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Biography

Dr Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, known as Mafiz Rahman, is a Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Australia. He currently serves as the Head of Economics Discipline at UniSQ. Prof Rahman is also a valued member of the Centre for Health Research and the Institute for Resilient Regions at UniSQ.

He has vast academic qualifications in Economics with a PhD from the University of Sydney, a Master’s, and a Graduate Diploma from The Australian National University (ANU), an M. Sc. and B.Sc. Honours in Economics (with First Class) from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Prof Rahman taught a range of undergraduate and postgraduate economics courses at the University of Sydney and UniSQ in Australia and the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

A leading expert in Applied Economics, Prof Rahman's research interests include Environmental Economics, Energy Economics, Development Economics, Health Economics, and International Economics. His dedication to scholarly endeavours is evident through an impressive publication record, comprising 251 works, among which 179 are peer-reviewed journal articles, with a significant number featured in top-quartile/Q1 SJR journals. He has also authored 44 conference proceedings, a scholarly book, a book chapter, and six reports, often taking the lead authorship.

With a remarkable Google Scholar h-index of 46 and 8, 230 citations, as well as a Scopus h-index of 33 with 4, 320 citations, Dr Rahman's research impact is widely recognised. This recognition is exemplified by Stanford University's survey report, which acknowledged him as one of the top 2% most influential researchers worldwide for three consecutive years: 2021, 2022 and 2023. His contributions have garnered media attention, and he has been the recipient of prestigious awards, including the First prize in university-wide Journal Publication Excellence Awards (PEAs) competitions in both 2016 and 2017. He has consistently secured School-specific PEAs from 2016 to 2020, achieving first positions in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Notably, he was also the winner of the School of Business 2021 D1 publication award and the top performer in publishing the highest number (27) of Q1 journal papers in 2022 within the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

Prof Rahman (along with other colleagues) is a competitive grant winner of over $1 million for two Digital Futures - Collaborative Research Network (CRN) projects, funded by the Federal Government of Australia. He was a Principal Investigator for one project. He is also an editorial team member of five academic journals (3Q1) in the field of economics and business and examined 34 PhD theses of Australian and foreign universities along with the review of numerous prestigious journal papers.

Prof Rahman has successfully held many leadership roles at UniSQ including Program Coordinator in Business Economics major, Associate Academic Performance Supervisor for several staff, elected Faculty Board member and member of the Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development. He is an expert media commentator who very often provides expert interviews on TV and radio on various socio-economic issues. He also delivered lectures as a Keynote Speaker at several international conferences.

Prof Rahman successfully supervised 16 doctoral students to completion at UniSQ, and mentored and supported new academics, and early and mid-career researchers including a post-doctoral research fellow. He is also the recipient of the UniSQ-School of Business Supervision Award-2024. Currently, he is actively supervising five PhD students and welcomes prospective PhD students who possess analytical skills and have publication experience in his areas of interest.

Research Career


  • Applied Economics not elsewhere classified ( 140299 )
  • Economics not elsewhere classified ( 149999 )
  • Business and Management not elsewhere classified ( 150399 )
  • International Economics and International Finance ( 140210 )
  • Environment and Resource Economics ( 140205 )
  • Economic Development and Growth ( 140202 )
  • Health Economics ( 140208 )
  • International Economics ( 380110 )
  • Strategy ( 350799 )
  • Applied Economics not elsewhere classified ( 380199 )
  • Health Economics ( 380108 )
  • Environment And Resource Economics ( 380105 )
  • Economic Development Policy ( 440703 )
  • Socio-Economic Development ( 440407 )
  • Other Economics not elsewhere classified ( 389999 )
  • International Finance ( 350207 )
  • Applied Economics ( 380100 )
  • Other Economics ( 389900 )
  • Development Studies ( 440400 )
  • Strategy ( 350700 )
  • Banking ( 350200 )
  • Policy And Administration ( 440700 )

International Trade and Business
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Development Economics
Applied Health Economics
South and South-East Asian Economies
Australian Housing Market


Economic Society of Australia


  • Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR)
  • Centre for Health, Informatics and Economic Research (CHIER)

Teaching


ECO 8060: Business in the International Economy
ECO 5000: Economics for Managers
ECO 3010: International Economics and Trade


Previously taught:
ECO 2000: Macroeconomics for Business and Government
ECO 2001: Microeconomics for Business and Government
ECO 3000: Global Economics and Trade
ECO 5000: Economics for Managers
ECO 8060: Business in the International Economy


33 Years


Member, Research Committee, School of Business
Ex-Member/Coordinator/Acting Roles
Discipline Leader, Economics
Research Coordinator, School of Commerce
Acting Head, School of Commerce
Acting Head, Economics and Politics Discipline
Equity and Social Justice Committee, Faculty of Business.
Research and Higher Degree Committee, School of AEF.
Teaching and Learning Committee, School of AEF/Commerce

Supervision


  • Applied Economics not elsewhere classified ( 140299 )
  • Economics not elsewhere classified ( 149999 )
  • Business and Management not elsewhere classified ( 150399 )
  • International Economics and International Finance ( 140210 )
  • Environment and Resource Economics ( 140205 )
  • Economic Development and Growth ( 140202 )
  • Health Economics ( 140208 )
  • International Economics ( 380110 )
  • Strategy ( 350799 )
  • Applied Economics not elsewhere classified ( 380199 )
  • Health Economics ( 380108 )
  • Environment And Resource Economics ( 380105 )
  • Economic Development Policy ( 440703 )
  • Socio-Economic Development ( 440407 )
  • Other Economics not elsewhere classified ( 389999 )
  • International Finance ( 350207 )
  • Applied Economics ( 380100 )
  • Other Economics ( 389900 )
  • Development Studies ( 440400 )
  • Strategy ( 350700 )
  • Banking ( 350200 )
  • Policy And Administration ( 440700 )