I am an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. My previous affiliations include Meiji Gakuin University in Japan, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Bangladesh, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in the UK, and several other institutions.

My primary research interests span labor economics, development economics, microeconomics, and empirical and applied economics. I also have research interests in public economics, agricultural economics, and macroeconomics.My current research projects focus on the labor market and behavioral dimensions of migration and refugee-related issues, agricultural economics and food safety, and the implications of education support. My previous research has addressed a broad range of issues, including women’s economic contribution and empowerment, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agricultural economics and food safety, and trends in macroeconomic, health, and education indicators. My PhD research examined the labor market implications of public-sector recruitment policies and safety enforcement in export-oriented industries.I teach courses in public economics, data and econometric methods, development economics, and labor economics.In addition to my academic and research activities, I enjoy engaging in voluntary initiatives aimed at contributing to social welfare and promoting the provision of social goods.Website: https://shahidapervin.com

I am a Post Doctoral Researcher at Centre for Health Economic Research, Uppsala University, Sweden. I finished my Ph.D. in Economics at the Department of Econometrics and Operations Research, Tilburg University, Netherlands in 2025. I am an applied micro-economist, with research interests in environmental, health, and migration economics.

Egyptian born and raised. Undergrad at Middlebury College (Class of 2017), One year in economic consulting (CRA), PhD at UC Davis, One year post-doc at NYU Abu Dhabi, Currently Assistant Professor at a LAC.

I am the Carl M. Stevens Associate Professor Economics at Reed College, a JPAL invited researcher, and a Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Faculty Affiliate. I research issues at the intersection of international development, health, and gender. Before joining Reed College, I was an Assistant Professor at Colby College from 2017 to 2021. I received my PhD from the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota in 2017. Before starting my PhD, I worked at The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) in New Delhi, India. I obtained my master's degree in International Economics from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland and my bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University.

I am an Associate Professor at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. I completed my Ph.D. in Economics from IGIDR, India, in 2017. I am an empirical economist with research interests in gender, informal firms, maternal and child health, and public policy. I am passionate about mentoring PhD students, supporting them in their academic journey.

Hosam Ibrahim is an applied microeconomist and Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, Hiswork focuses on development economics, education policy, labor markets, agriculture, and evidence-based policymaking. He holds a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota and has more than a decade of experience working across academic research, international development, and policy evaluation. His research uses large-scale data and rigorous quantitative methods to study how public policies and natural resource shocks affect households, schools, labor markets, and vulnerable communities. Hosam is especially interested in mentoring early-career researchers and students navigating graduate school, applied economics, international development, and the academic job market.

Azharul Islam is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics at Penn State Harrisburg. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas at Dallas. His teaching and research interests focus on macroeconomics, particularly business cycles, inflation expectations, and household inflation disagreement. He is also interested in how AI can enhance teaching and learning and inform economic decision-making. Originally from Bangladesh, he is committed to inclusive mentoring and supporting students as they navigate academic and professional pathways in economics.

I am an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma. My research spans labor economics, health economics, development economics, and applied econometrics. I use causal inference and distributional methods to study how public policies and economic conditions affect vulnerable populations, with a particular focus on health, employment, fertility, family well-being, and inequality.

Hamida Mubasshera is an applied microeconomist whose research lies at the intersection of health economics, economics of crime, public policy, and the economics of risky behavior. She received her PhD in Economics from Temple University, where her dissertation examined the social and behavioral consequences of internet pornography.

Her research has been published in Health Economics, including a study examining the relationship between pornography use during adolescence and risky sexual behavior. Her wider research agenda explores emerging policy questions related to digital governance and risky behavior. She is particularly interested in socially important topics that are difficult to study but have significant implications for individual and public well being. She is also committed to teaching and mentoring students, with teaching interests in health economics, and introductory principles courses.

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware. My primary fields of interest are development economics, organizational economics, and the economics of institutions with a focus on legal and judicial institutions. My research can be classified into three major buckets. First, I study the role of frontline judiciary (for e.g., district or county courts) and broader dispute resolution institutions in the economic development process. Second, I examine collective action and coordination in improving agricultural productivity in the context of small holder agricultural production. This spans farmer producer organization structures, technology diffusion, and access to and management of local irrigation resources. Third, I study structural transformation process of moving from agricultural production into urban and/or non-agricultural sectors from the lens of rural land inequality. I am a faculty affiliate at J-PAL and an external faculty affiliate at the 21st Century India Center, UC San Diego, and GAP Initiative at the Northeastern University. I co-organize a virtual junior scholar seminar on the Indian Economy hosted by the 21st Century India Center at UCSD.