Tauhidul Islam Tanin

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BIOGRAPHY

Success is achieved by challenging the status quo, adopting unpopular beliefs, and persistently seeking knowledge and self-improvement.

Dr. Tauhidul Tanin is a Professor of Finance at EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. He holds a PhD in Finance from Monash University, Australia, and has over 12 years of experience in academia and industry, including roles as a Finance Manager and Research Analyst. His commitment to high-quality research is demonstrated through collaborations with professors from leading universities worldwide. His work has been published in top-tier journals, such as Energy Economics, The British Accounting Review, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, International Review of Financial Analysis, Finance Research Letters, Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainable Development, Research in International Business and Finance, and International Journal of Emerging Markets. His current research pipeline includes papers under revision and under review, and several working papers targeting leading journals.

Dr. Tanin consistently strives for teaching excellence, as evidenced by his PhD Corporate Finance course score of 9.83/10 in Spring 2024 and his MBA Analytical Foundations for Business (Finance) course score of 8.61/10 in Fall 2023. He achieved High Distinction marks in his PhD coursework, MSc, MBA, and BBA, and received numerous merit-based awards and scholarships, including the Monash Research Merit Scholarship for his PhD and the INCEIF University Full/President's Scholarship for his MSc. His academic excellence also earned him nominations for the Mollie Holman Award (Best Doctoral Researcher) and Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence at Monash. His research interests include corporate finance, sustainable finance, climate finance, energy finance, behavioral finance, international finance, investments, financial markets, FinTech, financial analytics, asset pricing, and financial economics.

Dr. Tanin serves as a peer reviewer for 12 leading academic journals as well as for the Strategic Management Latin America 2024 Conference. He is the invited and sole Node Leader for Mexico in the InSPiR2eS Center for Responsible Science (IC4RS), which consists of 74 Node Leaders globally, including only four in North and South America. He serves as an invited Doctoral Thesis Evaluation Panel Member for a PhD candidate in Business Economics at Universidad ICESI in Colombia and as a Foreign Reviewer for PhD theses in Management Sciences (Finance) at the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in Pakistan. Additionally, he mentors three individuals: a post-doctoral fellow working on Corporate Governance, Climate Finance, and Sustainability; a PhD candidate in the academic job market, advising on job search and application strategies; and a potential PhD candidate on admissions, scholarships, and career guidance.

EDUCATION

PhD in Finance (with High Distinction)
Monash University, Australia
MSc in Islamic Finance (with High Distinction)
INCEIF University, Malaysia
CMA in Cost & Management Accounting (1 Part Completed)
Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Bangladesh
MBA in Finance & Banking (with High Distinction)
International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh
BBA in Finance & Banking (with High Distinction)
International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh

AWARDS & HONORS

Nomination for Mollie Holman Award (Best Doctoral Researcher)
Monash University, Faculty of Business and Economics
Nomination for Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence
Monash University, Faculty of Business and Economics
Monash Research Merit Scholarship for PhD [Fully Funded]
Monash University
Merit-based Full Funding for 8th RMUTP Intl. Conference, Thailand
INCEIF University
Best Paper Award– Bronze Medal (as a 2nd Author)
3rd International Muamalat & Entrepreneurship Conference, Malaysia
INCEIF Full/President's Scholarship & Top-up for MSc
INCEIF University
IIUC MBA Scholarship (Admission Fee) for MBA
International Islamic University Chittagong
Academic Excellence Awards– 3 Times for BBA
International Islamic University Chittagong
IIUC Merit Scholarship for BBA
International Islamic University Chittagong

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ullah, I., Dagar, V., Tanin, T. I., Rehman, A., & Zeeshan, M. (2024). Agricultural productivity and rural poverty in China: The impact of land reforms. Journal of Cleaner Production. 475, 143723.
Tanin, T. I., Sarker, A., Hammoudeh, S., & Batten, J. A. (2024). The determinants of corporate cost of debt during a financial crisis. The British Accounting Review. 101390. [Open Access]
Gangopadhyay, P., Das, N., Kumar, S., & Tanin, T. I. (2024). Information warfare: Analyzing COVID-19 news and its economic fallout in the US. Research in International Business and Finance. 70, 102343.
Rao, A., Dagar, V., Sohag, K., Dagher, L., Tanin, T. I. (2023). Good for the planet, good for the wallet: The ESG impact on financial performance in India. Finance Research Letters, 56, 104093.
Tanin, T. I., Hasanov, A. S., Shaiban, M. S. M., & Brooks, R. (2022). Risk transmission from the oil market to Islamic and conventional banks in oil-exporting and oil-importing countries. Energy Economics, 115, 106389.
Tanin, T. I., Sarker, A., Brooks, R., & Do, H. X. (2022). Does oil impact gold during COVID-19 and three other recent crises? Energy Economics, 108, 105938.
Tanin, T. I., Sarker, A., Hammoudeh, S., & Shahbaz, M. (2021). Do volatility indices diminish gold's appeal as a safe haven to investors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic? Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 191, 214–235.
Tanin, T. I., Sarker, A., & Brooks, R. (2021). Do currency exchange rates impact gold prices? New evidence from the ongoing COVID-19 period. International Review of Financial Analysis, 77, 101868.
Tanin, T. I., Ahmad, A. U. F., & Muneeza, A. (2021). Shariah-compliant equities and Shariah screening: Need for convergence of ethical screening of stocks with Shariah screening. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 18(2), 296–315.
Tanin, T. I., Ahmad, A. U. F., & Farooq, M. O. (2021). What determines bank profitability? Empirical evidence from Turkish banking sector. In: Azid, T. et al. (Eds.), Monetary Policy, Islamic Finance, and Islamic Corporate Governance: An International Overview, Emerald, Bingley, UK, 247–265.
Tanin, T. I., Mobin, M. A., Ng, A., et al. (2019). How does microfinance prosper? An analysis of environmental, social and governance context. Sustainable Development. 27(6), 1001-1022.
Tanin, T. I., Mobin, M. A., Ng, A., & Dewandaru, G. (2017). How does microfinance prosper? An analysis of ESG context, Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association Conference Proceedings (Australia), ISSN 2208-6765, 229-264.

Research

Finance

Gold as a Safe-haven Asset for Investors Amid Recession