Curriculum Vitae

PhD in Economics (2006-11) University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

Master of Economic Policy (2004-05) The Australian National University (ANU), Australia.

Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics (1997-2001) University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Current Position:

Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Florida International University (tenured, July 2021 -)

Other Affiliation:

Affiliated Professor, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, June 2020 -
Research Fellow, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), July 2019 -
Fellow, Global Labor Organaization (GLO), July 2019 -
Fellow, South Asian Network for Economic Modeling (SANEM), Dhaka Secretariat, October 2011 -
Founder and Chief Adviser, MoMoDa Foundation, Bangladesh, March 2016 -

Past Positions:

Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Florida International University. [August 2018 - June 2021]
Short-Term Consultant, Jobs and Social Protection, the World Bank, USA [Mar 2018 - Aug 2018]
Visiting Scholar, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University (NYU), USA. [Mar 2016 - Sep 2018]
Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economics, IDE-JETRO, July 2010 - Sep 2018 (Tenured) [Early retirement]
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Public Policy, Oct 2011 - Feb 2016
Adjunct Assistant Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Japan (February 2011 to May 2011)
Lecturer, School of Economics, UNSW, Australia (February 2008 to June 2010)
Lecturer, School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. (July 2009 to June 2010)
Research Internship, Policy Development and Review Unit (PDR), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC, USA (2007-2008)
Associate Lecturer, School of Economics, UNSW, Australia (July 2006 to July 2009)
Lecturer, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (July 2005 to February 2006)
Academic Assistance, Frank Fenner Hall, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia (February 2004 to June 2005).

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