Research

Research Interests

• Primary fields: Matching Theory, Market Design, Microeconomic theory

• Secondary Fields: Financial Economics, Applied Econometrics

Working Papers

Overlapping Dynamic Matching with Dichotomous Preferences, joint with Szilvia Pápai.  (Job Market Paper)

Strategyproof Maximum Matching under Dichotomous Agent Preferences, joint with Haris Aziz and Szilvia Pápai.

Constrained Matching under Dichotomous Preferences , joint with Szilvia Pápai.

Research Experience

Research Assistant for Prof. Dr. Szilvia Pápai, Department of Economics, Concordia University, Canada, 2023-2026

Research Assistant, CIRANO, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2022-2023

Carried out a funded research project titled 'Multiple Borrowing and Living Standard of Rural Borrowers: A study in Bangladesh', funded by the Institute for Research and Training (IRT), Southeast University, Dhaka, 2016-2017.

Carried out a funded research project titled 'Misuse of Antibiotics in Bangladesh: An Application of Audit Study', funded by the Government of Bangladesh, 2015-2016

Published research articles, published before starting my PhD studies, can be found here: www.researchgate.net/profile/Md-Shahidul-Islam-11

Conference and Workshop Presentations

Presented my research paper titled ‘Overlapping Dynamic Matching with Dichotomous Preferences’ at the Atlantic Canada Economic Association (ACEA) Conference, Acadia University, Canada, October 2026

Presented my research paper titled ‘Fair Maximum Matching with Dichotomous Preferences’ in the Economics Seminar Series, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Canada, February 2026

Presented my research paper titled ‘Overlapping Dynamic Matching with Dichotomous Preferences’ at the 14th Conference on Economic Design, University of Essex, United Kingdom, June 2025

Presented my research paper titled ‘Overlapping Dynamic Matching with Dichotomous Preferences’ at the 17th SSCW international conference, Paris School of Economics, France, July 2024

Presented my research paper titled ‘Overlapping Dynamic Matching with Dichotomous Preferences’ at the 19th CIREQ PhD Students’ Conference, Concordia University, Canada, May 2024

Presented my research paper titled ‘Strategyproof Maximum Matching under Dichotomous Agent Preferences’ at the 13th Conference on Economic Design, University of Girona, Spain, June 2023

Presented my research paper titled ‘Strategyproof Maximum Matching under Dichotomous Agent Preferences’ at the 18th CIREQ PhD Students’ Conference, Concordia University, Canada, May 2023

Presented my research paper titled ‘Strategyproof Maximum Matching under Dichotomous Agent Preferences’ at the Interdisciplinary CIREQ-Workshop on Computer Science and Economics at the Université de Montréal, Canada, March 2023

Presented a research paper titled ‘Strategyproof Maximum Matching under Dichotomous Agent Preferences’ at the 17th CIREQ PhD Students’ Conference, Concordia University, Canada, May 2022.

Presented my research paper titled 'The Role of MSMEs in Economic Development of Bangladesh' in an International Conference on Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh: Sharing Asian Experiences, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (published before starting my PhD studies)

Islam, M.S. (2019). Multiple borrowing and living standard: a study in Bangladesh. International Journal of   Economic Behavior and Organization, 7(1), 19-27.

Islam, M. S., and Hossain, M. E. (2017). The Long-run and Causal Relationship among Financial Development, Openness and Economic Growth in Bangladesh: An ARDL Bound Testing and Granger Causality Approach. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 8(18), 152-159.

Islam, M.S. (2017). Irrational Use of Drugs, Health Care Expenditure and Health Care Level in Bangladesh. International Journal of Health Economics and Policy, 2(4), 152-158.

Islam. M. S., Rabby, T.G., and Hakim. M. A. (2017). Misuse of Antibiotics and Potential Economic Loss in Bangladesh.  Journal of Resources Development and management, 36, 39-47.

Mahmud, K. T., Islam, M. S., Parvez, A., Haque, S. (2017). Impact of Fishery Training Programs on the Household Income of the Rural Poor Women in Bangladesh. Human Resource Management Research, 7(3): 97-101.

Noor, M. T., Islam, M. S., and Forid, S. (2017). Rohingya Crisis and the Concerns for Bangladesh. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 8(12), 1192-1196.

Khan, M., Islam, M. S., and Haque, S. (2017). Impact of Holy Artisan Attack on Restaurant Business in Bangladesh. Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 02(01), 11-23.

Husain, S., and Islam, M. S. (2016). A Test for the Cobb Douglas Production Function in Manufacturing Sector: The Case of Bangladesh. International Journal of Business and Economics Research, 5(5), 149-154.

Rabby, T. G., Islam, M. S., and Shihab, M. A. (2016). The Role of MSMEs in Economic Development of Bangladesh. International Conference on Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh: Sharing Asian Experiences. Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Husain, S., Yasmin, S., and Islam, M. S. (2015). Assessment of the Socioeconomic Aspects of   Street Vendors in Dhaka City: Evidence from Bangladesh. Asian Social Science, 11(26), 1-10.

Islam, M. S. (2014). Impact of Grameen Bank’s Micro Credit Program on the Living Standard of Rural Women: A Study of Bogra District. Development Compilation, 10(2), 95-108.

Islam, M. S. (2014). Role of Grameen Bank’s Microcredit in Employment and Empowerment of Rural Borrower-women in Bogra District. Southeast University Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 1(1), 60-74.