Biography
Dr. Shuddha Rafiq is an energy and environmental economist who implements experiments and panel data econometric models to study the causes and consequences of human behaviors related to energy and the natural environment to design and evaluate policy interventions. His research is in three domains at the intersection of energy, environment, and health: household energy transitions, health impacts of energy, and behavioral and policy interventions in climate change adaptation. He teaches Energy, Environment, and Sustainability; Business and Climate Change; and Environmental Economics and Sustainability at both the postgraduate (MBA) and undergraduate levels. He has developed micro-credentials on Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis, National Environmental Accounting, Forecasting, and Predictive Modelling.
Shuddha has been a Principal Investigator of a range of projects supported by competitive external funding from the World Bank, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Bangladesh Climate Trust Fund, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, UNICEF and World Vison. Recognizing his impactful research in energy and environment, he is listed by RePec among the world’s Top 5% Authors in Economics and Finance. In addition to publishing in top-tier field journals, his research has informed public policies to the governments of Australia, Bangladesh, China, and Indonesia.
Dr. Rafiq has strong media presence in national and international media outlets from Australia (The Australian and The Observer), Indonesia (Surabaya Pagi), India (The Business Standard) and Bangladesh (The Daily Star). He has experience in facilitating policy workshops and events in the context of developed and developing countries like Australia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. He offered keynote speeches at national and international policy events organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change-Bangladesh & Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (2022); Bangladesh Institute of Governance & Management (2022); Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia (2019).
In 2012, Shuddha presented a policy paper regarding Bangladesh’s journey toward a cleaner energy future at the Bangladesh Institute for International and Strategic Studies which eventually facilitated the drafting of Bangladesh’s first renewable energy policy in 2018. His international recognition as an environmental economist led me to facilitate a session on carbon sinks at the UNPRME Carbon Literacy training organized by Nottingham Business School in December 2020.
For more about me, please click on my webpage:
https://sites.google.com/site/shuddharafiq
Biography summary
Research interests
- Energy Economics
- Environmental, Ecological and Resources Economics
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Disaster Preparedness and Resillence
Affiliations
- Member, American Economic Association.
- Member, The Econometric Society.
- Member, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).
- Member, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
- Member, Economic Society of Australia.
Teaching interests
- Energy, Envionment, and Sustainability
- Business and Climate Change
- Economics for Managers
- Financial Econometrics
- Macroeconomics
- Applied Econometrics for Economics and Finance
- International Trade
- Corporate Finance
Units taught
- MAE305 - Energy, Environment and Sustainability
- MAE233 - Business and Climate Change
- MPE781/981 - Economics for Managers
- MAE306 - Applied Econometrics for Economics and Finance
- CAFF5- Economics
Professional activities
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=QUJJnngAAAAJ
Media appearances
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/nuclear-power-should-be-part-of-energy-mix-deakins-rafiq/news-story/baae6f6e0fedce9ec6f42b7ea5b8fa20
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/academics-spell-out-the-reasons-for-high-domestic-gas-prices/news-story/8cf82390d756ad766e3e53bed41fc422
https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftbsnews.net%2Fthoughts%2Fcovid-19-lessons-first-wave-and-roadmap-economic-rebound-86575&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGtfhBUZBnNC8wbDpK0JXfxC20aDA
https://www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/covid-19-lessons-first-wave-and-roadmap-economic-rebound-86575
https://www.surabayapagi.com/read/feb-unair-gelar-konferensi-internasional
https://www.facebook.com/111052457207433/videos/1107019933013947/
Awards
- Annual Early Career Researcher Commendation Award in Deakin Business and Law School, 2016.
- Best Pape Award in ANZAM 2016 (Sustainability and Social Issues in Management Steam), 2016.
- Highly Commended Paper of 2011 by Emerald Publication, 2012.
- Early Career Researcher Award, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2010.
- Best Student Paper award in 2nd International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) Asian Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 2008.
Projects
- Impact of emissions reduction on household and firms
- Assessing renewable and future fuels
- Climate change preparedness and resilence
- Impact of disaster on agriculture
Publications
Does institutional quality matter for renewable energy promotion in OECD economies?
S Rafiq, S Paramati, M Alam, K Hafeez, M Shafiullah
(2024), pp. 1-16, International Journal of Finance and Economics, London, Eng., C1
M Subedi, B Bharadwaj, S Rafiq
(2023), Vol. 120, pp. 1-20, Energy Economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
How did house and stock prices respond to different crisis episodes since the 1870s?
S Rafiq
(2022), Vol. 114, pp. 1-21, Economic Modelling, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, C1
Mukti Subedi, Shuddhasattwa Rafiq, Aydogan Ulker
(2022), Vol. 200, pp. 443-463, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The impact of forward guidance and large-scale asset purchase programs on commodity markets
P Gomis-Porqueras, S Rafiq, W Yao
(2022), Vol. 0, Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, Berlin, Germany, C1
Spatial Analysis of Urban Parks and COVID-19: City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
Sultana Baby, Adrian Murone, Shuddhasattwa Rafiq, KhloodGhalib Alrasheedi
(2021), pp. 321-333, Covid-19 pandemic, geospatial information, and community resilience. Global applications and lessons, Boca Raton, Flo., B1
Estimating cannibalizing effects of sales promotions: The impact of price cuts and store type
R McColl, R Macgilchrist, S Rafiq
(2020), Vol. 53, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, C1
Does digital inclusion affect quality of life? Evidence from Australian household panel data
M Ali, K Alam, B Taylor, S Rafiq
(2020), Vol. 51, Telematics and Informatics, C1
Healthy air, healthy mom: Experimental evidence from Chinese power plants
S Rafiq, M Rahman
(2020), Vol. 91, Energy Economics, C1
M Ali, K Alam, B Taylor, S Rafiq
(2020), Vol. 68, pp. 163-174, Economic analysis and policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The effect of human capital on CO
Y Yao, L Zhang, R Salim, S Rafiq
(2020), Vol. 42, pp. 67-96, Energy Journal, C1
R Salim, S Rafiq, S Shafiei, Y Yao
(2019), Vol. 51, pp. 4008-4024, Applied economics, Abingdon, Eng., C1
M Ali, K Alam, B Taylor, S Rafiq
(2019), Vol. 64, pp. 317-328, Economic analysis and policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Energy, unemployment and trade
S Rafiq, R Salim, P Sgro
(2018), Vol. 50, pp. 5120-5132, Applied Economics, C1
Student engagement in postgraduate education: using game theory to improve results
M Cohen, S Bhattacharya, M Nabin, S Rafiq
(2017), Vol. 2, pp. 1-15, Postgraduate education in higher education, Singapore, B1
Effect of internal migration on the environment in China
S Rafiq, I Nielsen, R Smyth
(2017), Vol. 64, pp. 31-44, Energy economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Bhattacharya, S Rafiq, H Lean, S Bhattacharya
(2017), Vol. 204, pp. 667-678, Applied energy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Agriculture, trade openness and emissions: an empirical analysis and policy options
S Rafiq, R Salim, N Apergis
(2016), Vol. 60, pp. 348-365, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, C1
Asymmetric oil shocks and external balances of major oil exporting and importing countries
S Rafiq, P Sgro, N Apergis
(2016), Vol. 56, pp. 42-50, Energy economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
S Rafiq, R Salim, I Nielsen
(2016), Vol. 56, pp. 20-28, Energy economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
S Rafiq, R Salim, R Smyth
(2016), Vol. 56, pp. 122-132, Economic Modelling, C1
Explaining commodity prices through asymmetric oil shocks: evidence from nonlinear models
S Rafiq, H Bloch
(2016), Vol. 50, pp. 34-48, Resources policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
H Bloch, S Rafiq, R Salim
(2015), Vol. 44, pp. 104-115, Economic Modelling, C1
The role of technology on the dynamics of coal consumption-economic growth: New evidence from China
M Bhattacharya, S Rafiq, S Bhattacharya
(2015), Vol. 154, pp. 686-695, Applied Energy, C1
M Nabin, S Bhattacharya, S Rafiq
(2015), Vol. 54, pp. 104-120, Australian Economic Papers, C1
Determinants of renewable energy adoption in China and India: a comparative analysis
S Rafiq, H Bloch, R Salim
(2014), Vol. 46, pp. 2700-2710, Applied economics, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Does oil price volatility matter for Asian emerging economies?
S Rafiq, R Salim
(2014), Vol. 44, pp. 417-441, Economic analysis and policy, Chatswood, NSW, C1
Quest for energy security in Bangladesh : an outlook of the future
S Rafiq
(2012), pp. 365-391, Bangladesh at 40 changes and challenges, Dhaka, Bangladesh, B1-1
Why do some emerging economies proactively accelerate the adoption of renewable energy?
R Salim, S Rafiq
(2012), Vol. 34, pp. 1051-1057, Energy economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
H Bloch, S Rafiq, R Salim
(2012), Vol. 34, pp. 518-528, Energy economics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
S Rafiq, R Salim
(2011), Vol. 6, pp. 50-73, International journal of emerging markets, Bingley, England, C1-1
S Rafiq, D Alam, Khorshed
(2010), pp. 1-14, ACE 2010 : Proceedings of the 39th Australian Conference of Economists, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
Temporal causality between energy consumption and income in six Asian emerging countries
S Rafiq, R Salim
(2009), Vol. 55, pp. 335-350, Applied economics quarterly, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
S Rafiq, R Salim, H Bloch
(2009), Vol. 34, pp. 121-132, Resources policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Causality and dynamics of energy consumption and output : evidence from non-OECD Asian countries
S Rafiq, R Salim, A Hassan
(2008), Vol. 33, pp. 1-26, Journal of economic development, Seoul, Korea, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
ERP16 USE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Prof Don Driscoll, Prof Euan Ritchie, A/Prof Desley Whisson, A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Blake Allan, Dr Shuddha Rafiq, Dr Duc Thanh Nguyen, A/Prof Tim Wilkin, Prof Robin Ram Mohan Doss, Prof Seng Loke
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2022: $327,000
Industry and Other Funding
Innovating Non-monetary Interventions for Climate-smart Agriculture: An ADOPT Model for Technology Diffusion
Dr Shuddha Rafiq
Climate Innovation Challenge
- 2022: $25,000
Supervisions
Mukti Subedi
Thesis entitled: Three Essays on Development and Energy Economics
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics
Bo Yu
Thesis entitled: How do environmental mandates impact internal migration in Chinese cities?
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Economics