Overview
Aftab Chowdhury is a PhD student in the Economics Section at Cardiff University. His research interest is in applied economics and economic measurement. Currently, he focuses on the behaviour of prices and its implication for macroeconomic measurement, models and policies. Before attending Cardiff University, he completed his MSc in Economics at the University of Glasgow with Distinction. Moreover, he has been serving as a faculty member in the Department of Banking and Insurance, University of Dhaka (now on study leave) since 2012.
Publication
2024
- Dixon, H. and Chowdhury, A. U. 2024. Measuring inflation during the Pandemic with the benefit of hindsight. Open Economies Review (10.1007/s11079-024-09776-3)
2023
- Chowdhury, A. U. and Dixon, H. 2023. Energy expenditures and CPI inflation in 2022: Inflation was even higher than we thought. Project Report. [Online]. London: National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Available at: https://www.niesr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DP-550.pdf
- Chowdhury, A. U. and Dixon, H. 2023. Measuring inflation during the pandemic with the benefit of hindsight. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Business School. Available at: http://carbsecon.com/wp/E2023_17.pdf
Articles
- Dixon, H. and Chowdhury, A. U. 2024. Measuring inflation during the Pandemic with the benefit of hindsight. Open Economies Review (10.1007/s11079-024-09776-3)
Monographs
- Chowdhury, A. U. and Dixon, H. 2023. Energy expenditures and CPI inflation in 2022: Inflation was even higher than we thought. Project Report. [Online]. London: National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Available at: https://www.niesr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DP-550.pdf
- Chowdhury, A. U. and Dixon, H. 2023. Measuring inflation during the pandemic with the benefit of hindsight. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff Business School. Available at: http://carbsecon.com/wp/E2023_17.pdf
Research
The behaviour of prices and its implication for macroeconomic measurement, models and policies
Teaching
BS3578 Economic Statistics in Theory and Practice
BS2551 Money Banking & Finance
Biography
Associate Fellowship of the HEA: Recognition reference PR257065
MRes in Advanced Economics (PhD route) from Cardiff University with Distinction
MSc in Economics (PhD route) from Cardiff University with Distinction
MSc in Economics, Banking and Finance from the University of Glasgow with Distinction
Honours and awards
Cardiff Business School Studentship, Cardiff University for the Postgraduate Research at Cardiff University
Bangabandhu Overseas Scholarship, the University of Dhaka for Postgraduate Research at Cardiff University
The Adam Smith Business School Graduate Award, University of Glasgow
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFC) for MSc in Economics at the University of Glasgow.
Professional memberships
Royal Economic Society (RES)
Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA)
Academic positions
Graduate Tutor in the Economics Section, Cardiff University: since October 2020
Business Tutor in the Cardiff University International Study Centre: since January 2023
Faculty member in the Department of Banking and Insurance, University of Dhaka: since September 2012
Research themes
Specialisms
- Applied economics
- Economic measurement
- Micro price data