Shahadat hossain

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I am a Ph.D. candidate in Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My research focuses on commodity markets, agricultural systems, and rural economic development, with a particular interest in how price dynamics, market integration, and technological change affect livelihoods in developing and emerging economies. 

My work combines commodity market analysis, development economics, and rural labor markets to examine how market frictions and policy interventions influence production decisions, income, and welfare. Methodologically, I use applied econometrics with large-scale household and market data, including randomized controlled trials and panel surveys, and I am interested in integrating machine learning into applied research. 

Prior to my Ph.D., I worked as a Research Analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and have also held positions at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development and the World Bank.