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Dr. Apurba Roy is working as a Faculty of Economics at the University of Barishal, Bangladesh and Adjunct Research Fellow in the Te Āwhionukurangi - Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Apurba obtained his PhD in Economics from the School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His current research focuses on the economics of extreme weather events. Dr. Roy has also served as the Director of Research at the Bangladesh Relief Initiative for Communities in Khulna (BRICK), Virginia, USA. He graduated from Khulna University, Bangladesh with a Bachelor and Master's (Thesis) Degree with distinction majoring in Economics. He was awarded a Chancellor Gold Medal and a Prime Minister Gold Medal Award for his excellent academic achievements.
Dr. Roy was a recipient of a doctoral scholarship from the Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Contact
Bangladesh Address
Department of Economics
Birshreshtha Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Building (Academic Building 1)
University of Barishal
Barishal-8254
Bangladesh
New Zealand Address
Rutherford House
23 Lambton Quay
School of Economics and Finance
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
royapur@myvuw.ac.nz
Phone
+88 01922 623122 (Whatsapp)
Employment
Department of Economics, University of Barishal, Bangladesh (August 2025 - to date).
Associate Professor (Graduate and Undergraduate Level)
Department of Economics, University of Barishal, Bangladesh (May 2024 - to date).
Adjunct Research Fellow
Te Āwhionukurangi Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change (CEDCC), School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (July 2024 - to date)
Research Fellow
Global Development & Research Initiative Foundation (GDRI), A non-profit research organization registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms in Bangladesh. (July 2023 - to date)
Assistant Professor (Graduate and Undergraduate Level)
Department of Economics, University of Barishal, Bangladesh (April 2019 - May 2024).
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
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
2023: PhD in Economics
School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
PhD Thesis:
Economic Impact of Natural Hazards on Individuals and Businesses in New Zealand. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.22800413.
Supervisor:
Professor Ilan Noy, Te Āwhionukurangi Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Dr Harold Cuffe, School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Graduate
2015: Master of Social Science in Economics, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Result: First Class First with Distinction.
Undergraduate
2013: Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.) in Economics, Khulna University, Bangladesh.
Result: First Class First with Distinction.
Publication
Khan, A., Rakib, M. M. H., Hasan, I., Roy, A., Ovi, M. H., Rabby, M. M. J., ... & Roy, D. K. (2025). Developing a riverbank erosion susceptibility index: A pragmatic approach to reveal the level of vulnerability in coastal Bangladesh. Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 100459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geogeo.2025.100459
Abdul Hasib Mollah, Hasibul Hasan Shovon and Apurba Roy (2024). Assessing socioeconomic vulnerability of cyclone remal-affected coastal communities in Bangladesh. Natural Hazards. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-07058-2
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, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-023-00369-x
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Apurba Roy (2022). Income and floods in New Zealand, Environmental Hazards, DOI: 10.1080/17477891.2022.2142500
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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
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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
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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), 121-136.
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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.
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Apurba Roy and Sudipa Basu (2020). Determinants of Livelihood Diversification Under Environmental Change in Coastal Community of Bangladesh. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, 30(1-2), pp. 7-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/1018529120946159.
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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.
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Apurba Roy (2016). Economics of mixed rice-fish farming in south-west region of Bangladesh. Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, 3(3), 453-462.
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Working Papers
Apurba Roy, Ilan Noy, & Harold E. Cuffe (2021). Income and extratropical cyclones in New Zealand. School of Economics and Finance Research, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, (WP 03).
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Awards
Doctoral Scholarship - 2020 from the Te Āwhionukurangi—The Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Wellington School of Business and Government at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
President Gold Medal Award, 2015 for excellent achievement in undergraduate degree by Khulna University, Bangladesh
Prime Minister Gold Medal Award, 2013 for excellent achievement in BSS (Hons.) degree in Economics by University Grant Commission of Bangladesh
Khulna University Merit Scholarship Award, 2009 to 2013
Social Welfare Works at New Zealand
Participated in Native tree planting project, ‘Growing our future,’ organized by the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. [July 2021].
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