Assoc. Prof. Dr. Akim M. Rahman

Dr. Momtaz Begum University of Science and Technology (MUST), Bangladesh

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Research Fields

Economics, Business, Sociology, Education, Gender, Gamily, Race/Ethnicity, Political Sociology, Public Policy, Health, Culture, Theory, Qualitative methods, and Quantitative Methods

Qualifications

2000 Ph.D., The Ohio State University, USA

1996 M.S., The Ohio State University, USA

1995 M.S., University of Minnesota, USA

1993 B.S., (Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology), (Double major) with Statistics minor Bangladesh

Publications (Selected)

1. Rahman, Akim (2026), Does Economy Drive Innovation or Innovation Drives Economy: Looking Through Consumer Choice Theory Lens? Journal of Economics and Business Management Reports. ISSN: 3067-722X; Scientific Knowledge Group (SKG), Published on August 19 of 2026.
2. https://skgpublishers.com/journal-of-economics-and-business-management-reports-jebmr-article-inpress
3. https://skgpublishers.com/assets/article-pdf/does-economy-drive-innovation-or-innovation-drives-economy-looking-through-consumer-choice-theory-lens.pdf
4. Rahman, Akim et. al., (2026), Bank Selection Determinants by Age Group Educated People Located in Dhaka City: A Study of Private Commercial Banks, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT), Volume 11, Issue 7, July 2026, ISSN No:2456-2165; https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jul086
5. Rahman, Akim (2026), Voluntary Insurance (VI) for Faster Growth-Trend of Digital-transactions in Bank-led Services: A PESTLE Analysis of Akim’s Model, International Journal of Financial Regulation, Compliance and Innovation, Vol. 13, Issue 1, In Press, scheduled to be Published in June 2026. https://researchlakejournals.com/index.php/IJFRCI/article/view/746
6. Rahman, Akim (2026), For Speedy Growth-Trends of Bank-led Digital Transactions: A SWOT Analysis of Having Voluntary Insurance as a New Product in Thai Economy, Journal of Accounting and Finance (ISSN# 2158-3625). Vol. 26(2), In Press, scheduled to be Published in June 2026.
7. Rahman, Akim et. al. (2026), Quality Control of Works in Public Procurement: Institutional Practices, Performance Outcomes and Implementation Challenges in Bangladesh, Journal of Economics and Social Dynamics, Vol: 2,4. Pg:1-7. ISSN: 3069-6577. DOI: doi.org/10.63721/26JESD0147
8. Rahman, Akim (2025), Does Economics Push for an Innovative Idea in Human Society. A Case Study of VI as a Proposed Product in Digital Banking Services: Looking Through Consumer Choice Theory Lens? Int Journal of Financial Regulation Compliance Innovation. 2025; 2(2): 42-55. https://doi.org/10.61797/ijfrci.v2i2.604
9. Rahman, Akim and Lavina M. Zaman (2025), Welfare Analysis of Voluntary Insurance as New Product in Bank-led Digital Banking Services: Winners and Losers of Digitized Banking Transactions, International Journal of Financial Regulation Compliance and Innovation (IJFRCI), Canada, Published on June 30th, 2025. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.61797/ijfrci.v2i1.503
10. Rahman, Akim and S. A.  Ibrahim (2024), Voluntary Insurance for Rapid Growth Bank-led Digital-banking Services: Seeking Attentions for Policy-Design in Peru-economy, Academic Journal of Politics and Public Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 5, August 13 of 2024, DOI: 10.19080/ACJPP.2024.01.555573.
11. Rahman, Akim (2024), Rahman, Akim (2024), Voluntary Insurance for Ensuring Speedy Growth-trend of E-banking Transactions in Thai-economy: Seeking Attention Aimed for Designing Effective Policies, Modern Economy and Management, Vol. 3, No. 5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53964/mem.2024005
12. Rahman, Akim et. al. (2024), Tree Planting Program Celebrating 18th Birthday: Can Psychology & Psychotherapy Driven Environmental Policy-approach Reduce Air Pollution Levels Country-wise Such as Bangladesh? Psychology and Psychotherapy Research Study Journal, Vol. 8 (1), Published on May 11 of 2024. https://crimsonpublishers.com/pprs/pdf/PPRS.000679.pdf
13. Rahman, Akim (2022), Do Doctors Work for Patients in Today’s Business-mentality World: Looking Through Consumer Choice Theory Lens? Frontiers in Management & Business Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2023. https://www.syncsci.com/journal/FMB/article/view/FMB.2023.01.002
14. Rahman, Akim (2022), Technological Advancement Vs. High Rise Porn- Consumption Vs. Psychological Impacts, Psychology and Psychotherapy Research Study, Vol. 5 (5). PPRS. 000624. 2022. DOI: 10.31031/PPRS.2022.05.000624
15. Rahman, Akim (2022), Can VI be a Supportive Product for Rapid Growth of Digital-Banking in Economy: Seeking Attentions for Policy-Design Country-Wise, International Journal of Management & Finance Research, SSN: 2641-5313. Vol. 5, No.1, pp.1-7.2022, DOI: 10.53935/26415313.v5i1.204
16. Rahman, Akim (2022), Can Voluntary Insurance Be a New Product in Bank-led E-banking: Statistical Analysis of Customers’ Preferences in Bangladesh-economy? The Journal of Corporate Governance, Insurance, and Risk Management (JCGIRM), Volume 9, Series 1, pp 215-228. https://jcgirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/14.-Article-14-V9-S1-215-228.pdf
17. Rahman, Akim (2018), Voluntary Insurance for Ensuring Risk-free On-the-Go Banking Services in Market Competition: A Proposal for Bangladesh, The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, Vol. 5, No. 1, ISSN: 2288-4637, Boston University (USA). DOI: 10.13106/jafeb.2018.vol5.no1.29
18. Rahman, Akim (2017), Incentive under Market System along with Informational Symmetry to Boost up Customer Attitude Toward Self-service Banking: A Proposal, International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2017, Norway University. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJEBR.2017.087518?journalCode=ijebr

Profile Details

https://must.ac.bd/institute-of-business-studies

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8162-555x

Scopus ID: 7402940351

Web of Science Researcher ID: AAF-4757-2020