Biography

I am currently a doctoral candidate and graduate assistant in the Department of Economics at the University of Memphis. My primary research areas are health economics, health policy, development economics, and labor economics. More specifically, I study the economics of risky health behaviors, how health capital investments in infants and toddlers, and welfare enrollment affect outcomes in childhood, adolescence, and later life stages. Additionally, I examine the socioeconomic inequalities, the rural-urban and racial disparities in health outcomes, and healthcare access. I was also drawn into the stock market and business research due to working in a business school for about six and a half years, pondering over stock market movements and shocks, consumer behavior, service quality, and organizational branding. I have authored publications in prominent peer-refereed journals. Additionally, I presented my research at the American Economic Association and Southern Economic Association annual meetings. One of my research papers has been scheduled for presentation at the 2023 American Society of Health Economists and Midwest Economics Association conferences.

Education

• M.A. in Economics, University of Memphis
• M.Sc. in Applied Statistics, University of Dhaka
• B.Sc. in Applied Statistics, University of Dhaka

Research and Scholarly Activities

Research Interests

• Health Economics; Development Economics; Labor Economics; Machine Learning; Business Research.

Publications

• “Employer branding attractiveness for potential employees in an emerging economy: evidence of heterogeneity,” with Anika Sadia, forthcoming, International Journal of Export Marketing.
• “Regional education and wealth-related inequalities in malnutrition among women in Bangladesh,” with Sorif Hossain and Rajon Banik, 2022. Public Health Nutrition, 25(6): 1639-1657.
• "A note on the relationship between COVID-19 and stock market return: evidence from South Asia,” with Arafat Tanim, Muhammad Kamran, Pakeezah Butt, 2021. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 15(2): 359-371.
• “Impact factors of ICT on the learning process of students: a study on private universities in Bangladesh,” with Nazrual Islam and Sharmina Afrin, 2017. South Asian Journal of Management, 24(1).
• “Determinants of Service Quality and Impact of Service Quality and Consumers Characteristics on Channel Selection,” with Saida Sultana, 2015. British Food Journal, 117(8): 2078-2097.

Areas of Teaching/Teaching Interests:

• Microeconomics
• Health Economics
• Mathematical Economics
• Intro to Macroeconomics
• Applied Statistics for Business & Economics. 

 

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrew Hussey