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Dr Syed Hasan MSc Econ

Senior Lecturer in Economics

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Economics and Finance

I am an empirical researcher at the School of Economics and Finance. I received my PhD from the Australian National University (ANU) and previously held appointments at the ANU Crawford School of Public Policy in Australia. 

I study applied microeconomic issues, with a particular focus on impact evaluation. I have published articles in reputed journals such as  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (ABDC-A*), Energy Economics (ABDC-A*), Scientometrics (ABDC A), Agricultural Economics (ABDC-A), Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABDC-A), Applied Economics (ABDC-A), Landscape and Urban Planning (Impact Factor-6.6) and Economic Record (ABDC-A).

For more details, please see: https://sites.google.com/view/syedhasan

Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: 069517019
    Location: 1.03, Business Studies West (BSW)
    Campus: Turitea, Palmerston North

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - The Australian National University (2014)
  • Master of Science - University of Manchester (2006)
  • Bachelor of Science - Jahangirnagar University (2001)
  • Master of Science Econ - Jahangirnagar University (2001)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Applied Microeconomics, Impact Evaluation

Thematics

Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Applied Economics (140200): Economics (140000)

Research Outputs

Journal

Hasan, S., & Breunig, R. (2021). Article length and citation outcomes. Scientometrics. 126(9), 7583-7608
[Journal article]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, S., Shakur, S., & Breunig, R. (2021). Exchange rates and expenditure of households with foreign-born members: Evidence from Australia. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 188(August), 977-997
[Journal article]Authored by: Hasan, S., Shakur, S.
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Hasan, S. (2020). Hybrid public policy innovations: Contemporary policy beyond ideology edited by Mark Fabian and Robert Breunig. Routledge, Abingdon, 2018. 290 pp.. Regional Studies. Retreived from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00343404.2020.1757056?journalCode=cres20
[Book Review]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Breunig, R., Hasan, S., & Whiteoak, K. (2019). Value of playgrounds relative to green spaces: Matching evidence from property prices in Australia. Landscape and Urban Planning. 190
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Hasan, SA. (2019). Price hike of staple food, nutritional impact and consumption adjustment: evidence from the 2005–2010 rice price increase in rural Bangladesh. Applied Economics. 51(8), 743-761
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Breunig, R., Hasan, S., & Hunter, B. (2018). Financial Stress and Indigenous Australians. The Economic Record.
[Journal article]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, S., & Sinning, M. (2018). GST reform in Australia: Implications of estimating price elasticities of demand for food. Economic Record. 94(306), 239-254
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Hasan, SA. (2016). The Economics of Food Price Volatility. ECONOMIC RECORD. 92(298), 498-499
[Book Review]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, SA. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Poverty. ECONOMIC RECORD. 90(288), 121-123
[Book Review]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Haisken-DeNew, J., Hasan, S., Jha, N., & Sinning, M. (2018). Unawareness and selective disclosure: The effect of school quality information on property prices. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 145, 449-464
[Journal article]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, SA., & Mozumder, P. (2017). Income and energy use in Bangladesh: A household level analysis. Energy Economics. 65, 115-126
[Journal article]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, SA. (2017). The distributional effect of a large rice price increase on welfare and poverty in Bangladesh. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 61(1), 154-171
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Hasan, SA. (2016). The impact of the 2005–2010 rice price increase on consumption in rural Bangladesh. Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom). 47(4), 423-433
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Hasan, SA. (2016). Engel curves and equivalence scales for Bangladesh. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 21(2), 301-315
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Breunig, R., Hasan, S., & Salehin, M. (2013). The immigrant wage gap and assimilation in australia: Does unobserved heterogeneity matter?. Economic Record. 89(287), 490-507
[Journal article]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, SA. (2016). The Economics of Food Price Volatility, by Jean-Paul Chavas, David Hummels and Brian D. Wright (Uni. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2014). The Economic Record. 92(298), 498-499
[Book Review]Authored by: Hasan, S.
Hasan, SA. (2014). The Oxford handbook of the economics of poverty, by Philip N. Jefferson (ed) (Oxford University Press, NY, 2012). The Economic Record. 90(288), 121-123
[Book Review]Authored by: Hasan, S.

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Thesis

Hasan, SA. (2014). Essays on Development and Applied Microeconomics. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Report

Hasan, SA., & Sinning, M. (2017). Tax elasticities scoping study. Tax and Transfer Policy Institute.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, SA., Breunig, R., & Whiteoak, K. (2015). Impact of playgrounds on property prices.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Hasan, S.

Conference

Hasan, SA., & Breunig, R.As you sow, so shall you reap: The effect of article length on citation. . Canberra Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Hasan, S.
Breunig, R., Hunter, B., Edwards B., ., & Hasan, SA.Natural disasters and financial stress in agricultural areas. . Canberra, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Hasan, S.

Other

Hasan, S., & Breunig, R. (2020). Article length and citation outcomes. (pp. 1 - 95). In Palmerston North, New Zealand
[Working Paper]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Hasan, SA., Shakur, S., & Ratna, N. (2019). Exchange rate, remittances and expenditure of foreign-born households: evidence from Australia. (pp. 1 - 80). In Palmerston North, New Zealand
[Working Paper]Authored by: Hasan, S., Shakur, S.
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Hasan, S., Mozumder, P., Pavel, T., & Halim, N. (2018). Natural hazards and internal migration: The role of transient versus permanent shocks.
[Working Paper]Authored by: Hasan, S.
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Breunig, R., Hasan, S., & Hunter, B. (2019). Financial Stress and Indigenous Australians. (pp. 34 - 57).
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Hasan, SA. (2017). Price hike of staple food, impact on and adjustment of consumption: Evidence from the 2005-10 rice price increase in rural Bangladesh. (pp. 1 - 30).
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Hasan, SA., & Sinning, . (2017). GST reform in Australia: Implications of estimating price elasticities of demand for food. (pp. 1 - 28).
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Consultancy and Languages

Consultancy

  • 2017 - Commonwealth Grants Commission, Australia
    Tax elasticities scoping study (with Miranda Stewart and Mathias Sinning)
  • 2016 - Melbourne Water, Australia
    Impact of playgrounds on property prices (with Robert Breunig and Kym Whiteoak)

Languages

  • Bengali (Native), English
    Last used: Regularly
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Supporting Energy Security in South Asia (DFAT funded 3-week Course for South Asian mid- to high-level officials): Co-Course Leader (jointly with Quentin Grafton), 1-19 May 2017, ANU

Quantitative Policy Impact Evaluation (IDEC8026): Lecturer (jointly with Xue Sarah Dong), Semester 2, 2017, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU

Agricultural Economics and Resource Policy (IDEC8018): Lecturer (jointly with Quentin Grafton), Semester 2, 2016 & 2017, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU

Empirical Public Finance (IDEC8025): Guest lecturer, Semester 2, 2016, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU

Economics (178.771): Course Coordinator and Lecturer, Semester 1, 2018-20, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University

Advanced Macroeconomics (178.300): Course Coordinator and Lecturer, Semester 2, 2018-19, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University

Intermediate Microeconomics (178.201): Course Coordinator and Lecturer, Semester 1, 2019-20, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University

Courses Coordinated

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 3 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Emma Mao - Doctor of Philosophy
    Social Media and Expectations in Housing Market
  • Reece Pomeroy - Doctor of Philosophy
    Competition and Firm Markups in New Zealand
  • Odmaa Narantungalag - Doctor of Philosophy
    Essays on Natural Resources, Energy, and Development

Media and Links

Media

  • 26 Jun 2017 - Online
    Reforming the GST on Food in Australia – Part 2
    Blog Article
  • 23 Apr 2020 - Newspaper
    Necessity of income-contingent higher education
    The Financial Express Bangladesh
  • 19 Jun 2017 - Online
    Reforming the GST on Food in Australia – Part 1
    Blog article
  • 17 Jul 2021 - Newspaper
    Cash incentives & remittances in Bangladesh
    The Financial Express Bangladesh
  • 05 Apr 2019 - Newspaper
    The necessity of BHIELD Survey
    The Financial Express Bangladesh

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