Nizamul Islam public CV

Nizamul Islam

Mr.

Research Associate, Living Conditions

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1152-8623

Phone+352 58 58 55 507
Emailnizamul.islam@liser.lu

11, Porte des Sciences, Maison des Sciences Humaines
L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette/Belval
Luxembourg

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Research summary

Dr. Nizamul Islam studied at the School of Economics and Commercial Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, where he obtained his doctorate (2006) in economics. At the University of Gothenburg, Dr. Nizamul also served as a research fellow (2006-2007) and worked with a model of the fuel market that needs to have both a demand equation and a tax setting equation. Since 2007, he has been a researcher at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio Economic Research (LISER). He specializes in behavioral Micro simulation, and has expertise in Discrete Choice Labor supply model, Optimal Taxation, Poverty dynamics. Since 2019, he has been country (Luxembourg) coordinator of Tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union (EUROMOD). Dr. Nizamul has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) for 2017-2020. He has particular expertise in software programming and econometric computing for model analysis. Jointly with Professor Lennart Flood, he has developed a behavioral microsimulation model for Luxembourg ’LuxTaxBen’. His publication record includes Economic modelling, Empirical economics, Economic letters, Applied Economics Letters, The Japanese Economic Review, Brussels economic review, and International journal of micro-simulation.

Education/Academic qualification

Economics and business, PhD

Award Date: 1 May 2006

External positions

Visiting Fellow , European Commission - DG Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD)

1 Sep 2017 → 30 Sep 2020

Invited lecturer, University of Ghana, Department of economics

2014

Invited lecturer, National Academy for Planning and Development, Ministry of Planning, Dhaka

2012

Research Fellow, University of Gothenburg

1 Sep 2006 → 31 Aug 2007

Financial Analyst (Senior Officer), Sonali Bank

1 Sep 1995 → 12 Oct 2000

Keywords

H Social Sciences

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1 Active
4 Finished

MIGAPE: Mind the Gap in Pensions; Simulation and knowledge dissemination on gender gaps, their underlying causes, and how they could be reduced
Liegeois, P., Fallucchi, F., Genevois, A., Vergnat, V., Islam, N., Leduc, K. & Guastalli, E.
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), European Commission
1/04/19 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
MODVid: Modeling the macroeconomic and distributional effects of COVID-19 and restarting scenarios
Docquier, F., Burzynski, M., Beine, M., Magni, S., Peroni, C., Van Kerm, P., Islam, N., Lorentz, N., Leduc, K., Sologon, D., Machado, J., Linden, J. & Kyzyma, I.
Fonds National de la Recherche-FNR, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
15/06/20 → 14/12/20
Project: Research
EUROMOD Year 10: Regular maintenance of the EUROMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model and preparation of its transfer to the European Commission
Islam, N., Liegeois, P., Genevois, A., El Maslohi, A. & Sologon, D.
University of Essex
1/02/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
EUROMOD: Regular maintenance of the EUROMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model and preparation of its transfer to the European Commission
Liegeois, P., Genevois, A. & Islam, N.
University of Essex
1/02/16 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
PersiPov: The Dynamics and Persistence of Poverty in Luxembourg
Fusco, A., Ray, J., Islam, N., Kyzyma, I., Van Kerm, P., Reinstadler, A., Ayllón, S. & Silber, J.
1/02/11 → 31/01/14
Project: Research

14 Article
10 Working paper
5 Commissioned report
2 Chapter
More
- 2 Discussion paper
- 1 Paper

Effects of the Timing of Childbirth on Female Labor Supply: An Analysis using the Sequential Matching Approach
Kazuaki, O. & Islam, N., 3 Jan 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Economics.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Tax Benefit Model for Policy Evaluation in Luxembourg: LuxTaxBen
Islam, N. & Flood, L., 1 Apr 2020, Statistics for Data Science and Policy Analysis. Rahman, A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, p. 305-318 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Combining Microsimulation and Optimization to Identify Optimal Flexible Tax-Transfer Rules
Islam, N. & Colombino, U., May 2020, Bonn: IZA – Institute of Labor Economics, 37 p. (IZA Discussion Papers; no. 13309).
Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper

Open Access
Economic effects of Covid-19 in Luxembourg: First RECOV id working note with preliminary estimates.
Beine, M., Bertoli, S., Chen, S., D'Ambrosio, C., Docquier, F., Dupuy, A., Fusco, A., Girardi, S., Haas, T., Islam, N., Koulovatianos, C., Leduc, K., Lorentz, N., Machado, J., Muller, A., Peluso, E., Peroni, C., Picard, P., Pieretti, P., Rapoport, H. & 8 others, Sarracino, F., Sologon, D., Tatsiramos, K., Tenikue, M., Theloudis, A., Van Kerm, P., Verheyden, B. & Vergnat, V., 8 Apr 2020, Luxembourg: LISER, 54 p. (First RECOV id working note ).
Research output: Working paper

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Economic effects of Covid-19 in Luxembourg: Synthesis of the RECOV id working note
Beine, M., Bertoli, S., Chen, S., D'Ambrosio, C., Docquier, F., Dupuy, A., Fusco, A., Girardi, S., Haas, T., Islam, N., Koulovatianos, C., Leduc, K., Lorentz, N., Machado, J., Muller, A., Peluso, E., Peroni, C., Picard, P., Pieretti, P., Rapoport, H. & 8 others, Sarracino, F., Sologon, D., Tatsiramos, K., Tenikue, M., Theloudis, A., Van Kerm, P., Verheyden, B. & Vergnat, V., 8 Apr 2020, Luxembourg: LISER, 8 p. (RECOV id working note - Synthesis).
Research output: Working paper

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