Jalal Siddiki

Dr. Jalal Siddiki serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics within Kingston University's Faculty of Business and Social Sciences. He joined the institution in December 1999 following completion of his PhD there, after previously working as a research and teaching assistant at Leicester University.

His academic qualifications include:

• PhD in Economics, Kingston University (1999)
• MSc in Economics, Southampton University (1995)
• MSS in Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh (1989)
• BSS (Honours) in Economics, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh (1988)

Siddiki's research spans finance, trade, unofficial exchange rates, fiscal policy, and economic growth, with concentrated focus on developing economies like Bangladesh and India. His methodological expertise includes advanced econometric techniques such as cointegration analysis and threshold regression models. Recent work increasingly addresses energy economics and geopolitical conflict impacts.

Publication trends reveal evolving research priorities: early career focused on monetary policy in developing economies, while recent work examines Russia-Ukraine war impacts on Indian electricity markets, financial inclusion's relationship with growth, and asymmetric policy effects using quantile autoregressive models. His work appears in Energy Economics, Economic Modelling, and Applied Economics.

As an educator, Siddiki serves as Course Director for Economics BSc (Hons) and teaches Business Economics and Financial Economics programs. He has successfully supervised seven PhD students to completion and currently guides two doctoral candidates, demonstrating sustained commitment to academic mentorship.