Research

Areas of Specialization

Non-market financial flows, heterodox economics, economics of developing countries, applied economics

Selected Grants

2019 ‘Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities’ SSHRC Partnership Grant. Role: Co-investigator, Amount: CAD 2,500,000 Status: Received
2018 'An Empirical Investigation of Remittances and Energy Consumption in Bangladesh’ Institute of Environmental Sustainability Grant, Mount Royal University. Role: Principle Investigator, Amount CAD 6700, Status: Received
2018 ‘Was There a Transformation in Economic Ideology Between 1970 and 2000? A Social Network Analysis' Internal Research Grant, Mount Royal University. Role: Principle Investigator, Amount: CAD 5000, Status: Received.
2016 ‘Dynamics of Remittances and Exchange Rates in Bangladesh: Is there a ‘Paradox of Gift’?’ Internal Research Grant, Mount Royal University. Role: Principle Investigator, Amount: CAD 5000, Status: Received.
2015 ‘Estimating the Environmental Kuznets Curve for Canada.’ Institute of Environmental Sustainability Grant, Mount Royal University. Role: Principle Investigator, Amount CAD 6530, Status: Received.
2015 ‘ICT Diffusion and Economic Growth in Developing Countries.’ Internal Research Grant, Mount Royal University. Role: Principle Investigator, Amount: CAD 4915.54, Status: Received.

Book Chapters

Das, A., and Khan S. Forthcoming. The Relationship between Income Inequality and emission. In N. Apergis (ed.) Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking, Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Das, A., Brown, L., & McFarlane, A. Forthcoming. Tourism and Ecological Footprint in Jamaica. In M. Arouri and M. Gomes (eds.) The Handbook of Energy, Sustainability and Economic Growth (1st ed), London: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
McFarlane, A., Das, A., & Campbell, K. 2021. ‘The Energy Consumption-Growth Nexus in Jamaica: Does Globalization Matter?’ In M. Shahbaz, A. Tiwari, and A. Sinha (eds.) Energy-Growth Nexus in an Era of Globalization, Chapter: 3, pp: 67-86, Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Das, A., Khan, S., & Chowdhury, M. 2015. ‘Effects of ICT Development on Economic Growth in Emerging Asian Countries.’ In B. Dey, K. Sorour, and R. Filleri (eds.) ICTs in Developing Countries: Research, Practices and Policy Implications, Chapter: 9, pp: 141-159, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Das, A., & Serieux, J. 2015. ‘Aid and Reverse Flows: A Global Analysis.’ In M. Arvin and B. Lew (eds.) Handbook on the Economics of Foreign Aid, Chapter: 5, pp: 28-44, London: Edward Elgar.
Azad, R., & Das, A. 2014. ‘Inflation Targeting in Developing Countries: Barking up the Wrong Tree.’ In R. Khasnabis and I. Chakraborty (eds.) Market Regulations and Finance: Global Meltdown and the Indian Economy, Chapter: 7, pp: 95-111, Kolkata: Springer.

Journal Version: (2013) ‘Inflation Targeting in Developing Countries: Barking up the Wrong Tree.’ Economic and Political Weekly, 48(41), 39-45. (with R. Azad)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Das, A., Hudson, I., & Hudson, M. Forthcoming. ‘Unionization Rates, Inequality and Poverty in Canadian Provinces 2000-2020’, Capital & Class
Buchanan, T., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. Forthcoming. 'Gender Differences in Desired Alone Time among Canadian Parents of Young Children', Applied Research in Quality of Life. DOI: 10.1007/s11482-023-10222-8
McFarlane, A., Brown, L., & Das, A. Forthcoming. 'Remittances and Fertility in Jamaica'. Applied Economics Letters, 31(14), 1305-1309. DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2186345
Campbell, K., Das, A., Brown, L., & McFarlane, A. 2024. ‘Remittances and Homicides in Jamaica’, Journal of Money Laundering and Control, 27(4), 763-779, DOI: 10.1108/JMLC-06-2022-0092
Das, A., Hudson, I., & Hudson, M. 2023. ‘Interprovincial Unionization and the Environment’, Labour/Le Travail, 92(Fall), 53-80. DOI: 10.52975/llt.2023v92.004
Brown, L., & Das, A. 2023. 'Unionization and Income Inequality in Canada', Applied Economics Letters, 30(18), 2500-2503, DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2022.2098237
Das, A., Brown, L, & McFarlane, A. 2023. ‘Economic Misery and Remittances in Jamaica’, Journal of Economic Development, 48(2), 33-52.
Das, A. 2023. 'Does Unionization Reduce CO2 Emissions in Canada?', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30. 61455-61465, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19301-z
McFarlane, A., Brown, L., Campbell, K., & Das, A. 2023. ‘Is the Impact of Financial Development on Energy Consumption in Jamaica Asymmetric?’ International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 17(4), 677-602, DOI: 10.1108/IJESM-02-2022-0004
Das, A., Brown, L, & McFarlane, A. 2023. ‘Asymmetric Effects of Financial Development on CO2 Emissions in Bangladesh’, Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 16(5), 269, DOI: 10.3390/jrfm16050269
McFarlane, A., Brown, L., & Das, A. 2022. ‘Real Exchange Rates and Remittance Inflows in Jamaica’, Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 31(8), 1224-1242, DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2022.2072938.
McFarlane, A., Das, A., Brown, L., & Campbell, K. 2022. ‘The Remittance-food Security Dynamics in Jamaica’, Applied Economics, 54(53), 6202-6215, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2022.2061901.
Das, A. 2022. ‘On Remittances and Calorie Intake in Bangladesh’, Applied Economics Letters, 29(17), 1594-1598, DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1948959.
McFarlane, A., Das, A., & Jung, Y. 2022. ‘The Asymmetric Relationship between the Volatility Index and Volatility-of-Volatility Index’, Investment Analysts Journal, 51(2), 127-142, DOI: 10.1080/10293523.2022.2087828
Das, A., & McFarlane, A. 2022. ‘Non-linear Relationship between Remittances and Financial Development in Jamaica’, International Migration, 60(3), 242-260, DOI: 10.1111/imig.12911
Brown, L., McFarlane, A., Das, A., & Campbell, K. 2022. ‘The Impact of Financial Development on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Jamaica’, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(17), 25902-25915, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17519-x
Das, A., & McFarlane, A. 2022. ‘Remittances, Electricity Consumption, and Electric Power Losses in Jamaica’, Journal of Economic Studies, 49(3), 558-575, DOI: 10.1108/JES-09-2020-0466
Buchanan, T., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2022. ‘Gendered Perceptions of Workaholism and the Gender Gap in Parenting Time’, Families, Relationships and Societies, 11(1), 63-81. DOI: 10.1332/204674320X16019188269254
Buchanan, T., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2021. ‘The Gender Gap in Market Work Hours among Canadians: Examining Essential(ist) Linkages to Parenting Time and Household Labour Hours’, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 33(2), 167-189. DOI: 10.1177/0260107919874249
Das, A., Brown, L., McFarlane, A., & Campbell, K. 2021. ‘Remittances and Reverse Flows in Jamaica’, Journal of Developing Areas, 55(4), 211-233
Buchanan, T., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2021. ‘Examining the Family Dynamics of the Canadian Gender Income Gap’, SN Social Sciences, 1(4), DOI: 10.1007/s43545-021-00103-y
Campbell, K., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2021. ‘On the Use of Exchange Rate Models in Damage Compensation Calculations’, The Earnings Analyst, 17, 16-34
Jung, Y., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2021. ‘The Effect of Minimum Wages on Consumption in Canada’, The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 32(1), 65-89. DOI: 10.1177/1035304620949950
Das, A., McFarlane, A., & Carels, L. 2021. ‘Empirical Exploration of Remittances and Renewable Energy Consumption in Bangladesh’, Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Sciences, 5(1), 65-89. DOI: 10.1007/s41685-020-00180-6
Das, A. 2020. ‘Do Oil Prices Determine Remittances from the Gulf Countries to Bangladesh?’, Journal of Bangladesh Studies, 22(1), 35-44.
Das, A., & Akram, T. 2020. ‘A Keynesian Analysis of Canadian Government Securities’ Yields’, PSL Quarterly Review, 73(294), 241-260. DOI: 10.13133/2037-3643_73.294_3
Das, A., & McFarlane, A. 2020. ‘Remittances and Disaggregated Energy Consumption in Bangladesh’, International Review of Economics, 67(2), 251-268. DOI: 10.1007/s12232-019-00339-4
Jung, Y., Das, A., & McFarlane, A. 2020. ‘The Asymmetric Relationship between the Oil Price and US-Canada Exchange Rate’, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 76(May), 198-206. DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2019.06.003
Das, A., Hudson, I., Hudson, M. & Fridell, M. 2020. ‘Do Governments Matter? Provincial Policy and Redistribution in Two Canadian Provinces, 1990-2010’, Review of Social Economy, 78(2), 203-233. DOI: 10.1080/00346764.2019.1602279
Brown, L., McFarlane, A., Campbell, K., & Das, A. 2020. ‘Remittances and CO2 Emissions in Jamaica: An Asymmetric Modified Environmental Kuznets Curve’, Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 22(November), e00166. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeca.2020.e00166
McFarlane, A., Jung, Y., & Das, A. 2020. ‘The Dynamics among Domestic Saving, Investment, and the Current Account Balance in the US: A Long-Run Perspective’, Empirical Economics, 58(4), 1659-1680. DOI: 10.1007/s00181-018-1566-9
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2020. ‘Australian Government Bonds' Nominal Yields: A Keynesian Perspective’, Annals of Financial Economics, 15(1), 2050003-1-2050003-20. DOI: 10.1142/S2010495220500037
Buchanan, T., Das, A., & McFarlane, A. 2020. ‘Gender Differences in Within-Couple Influences on Work-Family Balance Satisfaction: When Benefits become Threats’, Journal of Family Studies, 26(1), 106-125. DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2017.1335225
Das, A., & McFarlane, A. 2019. ‘Non-linear Dynamics of Electric Power Losses, Electricity Consumption, and GDP in Jamaica’, Energy Economics, 84(October), 104530 DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104530
Das, A., & Chowdhury, M. 2019. ‘Macroeconomic Impacts of Remittances in Bangladesh: The Role of Reverse Flows’, Economic Notes, 48(3), DOI: 10.1111/ecno.12139
Das, A., Hudson, I., & Hudson, M. 2019. ‘Was there a Transformation in Economic Ideology between 1960 and 2000?’, Studies in Political Economy: A Socialist Review, 100(2), 150-179, DOI: 10.1080/07078552.2019.1646453
Das, A., McFarlane, A., & Jung, Y. 2019. ‘Remittances and GDP in Jamaica: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach to Cointegration’, International Economic Journal, 33(2), 365-381, DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2019.1597144
McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2019. ‘Time Series Analysis of GDP, Employment, and Compensation in Canada Controlling for Nonlinear Dynamics', Economics Bulletin, 39(1), 662-675, http://www.accessecon.com/Pubs/EB/2019/Volume39/EB-19-V39-I1-P67.pdf (with A. McFarlane)
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2019. ‘The Long-Run Determinants of Indian Government Bond Yields’, Asian Development Review, 36(1), 168-203, DOI: 10.1162/adev_a_00127
Das, A. 2018. ‘In Search of the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Canada: Where is the Inverted U Curve?’, International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 41(5/6), 289-307, DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2018.097172
Jung, Y., & Das, A. 2018. ‘Asymmetric Effects of the WTI Crude Oil Price on Unemployment Rates: A Comparative Study of Canadian Provinces and the USA’, OPEC Energy Review, 42(2), 123-150, DOI: 10.1111/opec.12126
Das, A., Chowdhury, M., & Seaborn, S. 2018. ‘ICT Diffusion, Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries’, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 9(3), 928-947, DOI: 10.1007/s13132-016-0383-7
Buchanan, T., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2018. ‘Educational Attainment and the Gender Gap in Childcare in Canada: A Decomposition Analysis’, Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 12(4), 458-476, DOI: 10.1177/0973801018786133
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2017. ‘The Dynamics of Government Bond Yields in the Euro Zone’, Annals of Financial Economics, 12(3), 1-8, DOI: 10.1142/S2010495217500117
Das, A., & Khan, S. 2016. ‘Financial Development and Output Per Capita: A Synthesis of Cointegration and Causality Tests for Bangladesh’, South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, 5(2), 113-132, DOI: 10.1177/2277978716670788
Chowdhury, M., & Das, A. 2016. ‘Remittance Behaviour of Chinese and Indian Immigrants in Canada’, Review of Economics, 67(2), 185-208, DOI: 10.1515/roe-2015-1004
Buchanan, T., McFarlane, A., & Das, A. 2016. ‘A Counterfactual Analysis of the Gender Gap in Parenting Time: Explained and Unexplained Variances at Different Stages of Parenting’, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 47(3), DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.47.2.193
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2015. ‘A Keynesian Explanation of Indian Government Bond Yields’, Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 38(4), 565-587, DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2015.1090294
Das, A., & Loxley, J. 2015. ‘Non-Linear Relationships between Inflation and Growth in Developing Countries’, Economic and Political Weekly, 50(37), 59-64
Azad, R., & Das, A. 2015. ‘Has Globalisation Flattened the Philips Curve?’, Economic and Political Weekly, 50(2), 42-48
McFarlane, A., Das, A., & Chowdhury, M. 2014. ‘Non-Linear Dynamics of Employment, Output and Real Wages in Canada: Recent Time Series Evidence’, Journal of Economic Studies, 41(4), 554-568, DOI: 10.1108/JES-02-2013-0022
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2014. ‘Understanding the Low Yields of Long-Term Japanese Sovereign Debt’, Journal of Economic Issues, 48(2), 331-344, DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624480206.
Das, A., McFarlane, A., & Chowdhury, M. 2013. ‘The Dynamics of Natural Gas Consumption and GDP in Bangladesh’, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 22(C), 269-274, DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.01.053
Das, A. 2013. ‘Oil Consumption-Growth Nexus in South Asia: Evidence from a Panel Data Approach’, The Empirical Economics Letters, 12(1), 25-32
Bidisha, S., Das, A., & McFarlane, A. 2013. ‘Microeconometric Analysis of Earnings Mobility of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from the UK’, Journal for Labour Market Research, 46(1), 35-42
Paul, B., & Das, A. 2012. ‘Openness and Output Dynamics in South Asia’, Indian Economic Journal, 59(4), 52-69
Das, A., Chowdhury, M., & Khan, S. 2012. ‘The Dynamics of Electricity Consumption and Growth: Empirical Evidence from Three Developing Regions’, Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 6(4), 445-466, DOI: 10.1177/0973801012462121
Das, A. 2012. ‘A System GMM Analysis of the Energy Consumption and Growth in Emerging Asian Countries’, The Empirical Economics Letters, 11(2), 151-160
Paul, B., & Das, A. 2012. ‘Export-led Growth in India and the Role of Liberalization’, Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 6(1), 1-26, DOI: 10.1177/097380101100600101
Das, A. 2012. ‘Remittance Behavior of Migrants and its Macroeconomic Effects in Four Developing Countries’, International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics, 1(1), 41-59, DOI: 10.4018/ijabe.2012010104
Das, A., & Paul, B. 2011. ‘Openness and Growth in Emerging Asian Economies: Evidence from GMM Estimations of a Dynamic Panel’, Economics Bulletin, 31(3), 2219-2228

Working Papers

Akram, T., & Das, A. 2020. ‘The Empirics of Canadian Government Security Yields’ Levy Economics Institute Working Paper, 944. Available at: http://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/wp_944.pdf
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2019. ‘An Analysis of the Daily Changes in US Treasury Security Yields’ Levy Economics Institute Working Paper, 934. Available at: http://www.levyinstitute.org/publications/an-analysis-of-the-daily-changes-in-us-treasury-security-yields
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2018. ‘Australian Government Bonds’ Nominal Yields’ Levy Economics Institute Working Paper, 910. Available at: http://www.levyinstitute.org/publications/australian-government-bonds-nominal-yields-an-empirical-analysis
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2017. ‘The Dynamics of Government Bond Yields in the Eurozone’ Levy Economics Institute Working Paper, 889. Available at: http://www.levyinstitute.org/publications/the-dynamics-of-government-bond-yields-in-the-eurozone
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2017. ‘The Long-run Determinants of Indian Government Bond Yields’ Levy Economics Institute Working Paper, 881. Available at: http://www.levyinstitute.org/publications/the-long-run-determinants-of-indian-government-bond-yields
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2015. ‘Does Keynesian Theory Explain Indian Government Bond Yields?’ Levy Economics Institute Working Paper, 834. Available at: http://www.levyinstitute.org/publications/does-keynesian-theory-explain-indian-government-bond-yields
Akram, T., & Das, A. 2014. ‘The Determinants of Long-Term Japanese Government Bonds' Low Nominal Yields’ Levy Economics Institute Working Paper, 818. Available at: http://www.levyinstitute.org/publications/the-determinants-of-long-term-japanese-government-bonds-low-nominal-yields
Azad, R., & Das, A. 2012. ‘Increased Policy Space under Globalisation’ The IDEAs Working Paper Series, 04/2012. Available at: http://www.networkideas.org/working/sep2012/wp19_09_2012.htm
Das, A., & Serirux, J. 2010. ‘Remittances and Reverse Flows in Developing Countries’, The IDEAs Working Paper Series, 02/10. Available at: http://www.networkideas.org/working/dec2010/wp24_02_2010.htm

Invited Lectures

2021. ‘Workaholism and the Gender Gap in Childcare in Canada,’ Research Seminar, Department of Finance and Economics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA
2019. 'Perception of Workaholism and Gender Gap in Childcare Time among Canadians,' University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
2019. 'Perception of Workaholism and Gender Gap in Childcare Time among Canadians,' Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
2018. ‘Keynes’ Views on the Financial Market,’ International Management Week, School of Management, Economics, and Mathematics, King’s University College at Western University, London, Canada
2017. ‘Environment Quality and Economic Growth in Canada,’ Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada
2017. ‘A Keynesian Explanation of the Determinants of Long-Term Government Bond Yields,’ King’s University College at Western University, London, Canada
2017. ‘In Search of the Environmental Kuznets Curve in Canada: Where is the Inverted U Curve?’ Institute from Environmental Sustainability, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
2014. ‘Savings Behaviour of Bangladeshi Immigrants,’ Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Kolkata, India
2013. ‘Remittance Behaviour of Bangladeshi Migrants,’ Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
2013. ‘Increased Policy Space under Globalisation,’ Department of Policy Studies, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
2011. ‘Reverse Flows and Aid Allocation,’ University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011. ‘Allocation of Foreign Aid in Developing Countries,’ Department of Policy Studies, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada
2010. ‘Do Remittances and Grants Behave Similarly in Explaining Investment and Economic Growth in Developing Countries?’ Department of Economics, Bishop’s University, Sherbrook Canada
2010. ‘Do Remittances and Grants Behave Similarly in Explaining Investment and Economic Growth in Developing Countries?’ King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
2009. ‘Do Remittances and Grants Behave Similarly in Explaining Investment and Economic Growth in Developing Countries?’ St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
2007. ‘Development and Freedom in Bangladesh,’ Symposium on Development and International Cooperation: Bangladesh Perspective, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada