Address
McMaster University
Department of Economics
Kenneth Taylor Hall, Rm 426
1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON
Canada, L8S 4M4
Phone: +1 (289) 489-5520
Email: rahmanmm@mcmaster.ca
Citizenship: Canada, Bangladesh
Research Interests
Macroeconomics, Development Economics
Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, McMaster University, Expected June 2019
M. A., Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, 2012
M. S. S., Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, 2006
B. S. S. (Hons), Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, 2005
Visiting Position
Visiting Scholar, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, June 3-13, 2019
Publication
"Baby Bonus, Anyone? Examining Heterogeneous Responses to a Policy'', with Natalie Malak & Terry Yip, Journal of Population Economics, 32 - 4 (2019): 1205-1246,
Job Market Paper
"The Rise and Fall of India's Relative Investment Price: A Tale of Policy Error and Reform'', with Alok Johri. (Resubmitted to the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics)
Working Paper
"Why is Agricultural Productivity So Low in Poor Countries? The Case of India," 2018 Meeting Papers 1305, Society for Economic Dynamics, with Oksana Leukhina.
Working Experience
Professional Experience
Research Assistant, McMaster University
Professor Alok Johri, 2017, 2018 & 2019
Professor Pau S. Pujolas, 2016 & 2019
Assistant Director, Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh), 2006 -2010
Teaching Experience
Instructor (PhD Fellowship), Intermediate Macroeconomics, 2017
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, McMaster University, 2012 - current
Undergraduate courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International trade
Graduate courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, 2012
Honors & Awards
Research Scholarship, McMaster University, 2017-2018
Canadian Economics Association Travel Grant, 2017
Canadian Population Society Student Paper Award, 2016
Canadian Economics Association Travel Grant, 2016
Ph.D. Scholarship, McMaster University, 2012-2016
M. A. Dean Scholarship, University of Ottawa, 2012
Professional Activities
Fellow, The Global Labor Organization
Referee for the Canadian Journal of Economics
Discussant, Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Toronto, 2015
Member, The American Economic Association
Presentations
Annual Meeting of Society for Economic Dynamics, Mexico city, Mexico, 2018
Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Montreal, 2018
23rd International Conference Computing in Economics and Finance, New York City, 2017
Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Antigonish, 2017
Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, 2016
Congress 2016 of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Calgary, 2016
Canadian Population Society - Graduate Research Development Conference, Ottawa, 2015
Skills
Programming: MATLAB, STATA, LATEX
Language: English (fluent), Bengali (native)
McMaster University
Department of Economics
Kenneth Taylor Hall, Rm 426
1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON
Canada, L8S 4M4
Phone: +1 (289) 489-5520
Email: rahmanmm@mcmaster.ca
Citizenship: Canada, Bangladesh
Research Interests
Macroeconomics, Development Economics
Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, McMaster University, Expected June 2019
M. A., Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, 2012
M. S. S., Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, 2006
B. S. S. (Hons), Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, 2005
Visiting Position
Visiting Scholar, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, June 3-13, 2019
Publication
"Baby Bonus, Anyone? Examining Heterogeneous Responses to a Policy'', with Natalie Malak & Terry Yip, Journal of Population Economics, 32 - 4 (2019): 1205-1246,
Job Market Paper
"The Rise and Fall of India's Relative Investment Price: A Tale of Policy Error and Reform'', with Alok Johri. (Resubmitted to the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics)
Working Paper
"Why is Agricultural Productivity So Low in Poor Countries? The Case of India," 2018 Meeting Papers 1305, Society for Economic Dynamics, with Oksana Leukhina.
Working Experience
Professional Experience
Research Assistant, McMaster University
Professor Alok Johri, 2017, 2018 & 2019
Professor Pau S. Pujolas, 2016 & 2019
Assistant Director, Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh), 2006 -2010
Teaching Experience
Instructor (PhD Fellowship), Intermediate Macroeconomics, 2017
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, McMaster University, 2012 - current
Undergraduate courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International trade
Graduate courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, 2012
Honors & Awards
Research Scholarship, McMaster University, 2017-2018
Canadian Economics Association Travel Grant, 2017
Canadian Population Society Student Paper Award, 2016
Canadian Economics Association Travel Grant, 2016
Ph.D. Scholarship, McMaster University, 2012-2016
M. A. Dean Scholarship, University of Ottawa, 2012
Professional Activities
Fellow, The Global Labor Organization
Referee for the Canadian Journal of Economics
Discussant, Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Toronto, 2015
Member, The American Economic Association
Presentations
Annual Meeting of Society for Economic Dynamics, Mexico city, Mexico, 2018
Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Montreal, 2018
23rd International Conference Computing in Economics and Finance, New York City, 2017
Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Antigonish, 2017
Canadian Economics Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, 2016
Congress 2016 of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Calgary, 2016
Canadian Population Society - Graduate Research Development Conference, Ottawa, 2015
Skills
Programming: MATLAB, STATA, LATEX
Language: English (fluent), Bengali (native)
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References Alok Johri Professor of Economics McMaster University Phone : +1 (905) 525-9140, ext. 23830 Email: johria@mcmaster.ca Byron G Spencer Professor of Economics (Emeritus) McMaster University Phone: +1 (905) 525-9140, ext. 23823 Email: spencer@mcmaster.ca Pau S. Pujolas Assistant Professor of Economics McMaster University Phone: +1 (905) 525-9140, ext. 2382 Email: pujolasp@mcmaster.ca |
Oksana M. Leukhina Senior Economist Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Phone: +1 (314) 444-3731 Email: oksana.m.leukhina@gmail.com Marc-Andre Letendre Associate Professor of Economics McMaster University Phone : +1 (905) 525-9140, ext. 23810 Email: letendre@mcmaster.ca |
