Md Shahjahan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Economics
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Md Shahjahan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of South Florida, United States, in 2024, focusing on the determinants of women's and children's health in Bangladesh, a topic of significant local importance. It has been presented at several international conferences and has shed light on crucial issues in the country.
Before obtaining his Ph.D., Dr. Shahjahan received his M.A. degree in Economics from the University of South Florida, an M.A. degree in Economics from Western Illinois University, United States, and MSc. and BSc. degrees in Economics from Jahangirnagar University. Dr. Shahjahan is a member of the American Economic Association and a lifetime member of the Bangladesh Economic Association. Dr. Shahjahan teaches graduate-level courses.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Economics of Education, Health Economics, Interdisciplinary Study with Public Health, and GIS.
JOURNAL PAPER
“Public Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Time Series Analysis on Bangladesh Economy”,1. Shahjahan M. and Nuzhat N. 2013. “Public Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Time Series Analysis on Bangladesh Economy”. The Jahangirnagar University Journal of Marketing, ISSN 2308-6238, Vol. 1, No. 1, June, pp. 97-107.
“Farm Size and Output in Bangladesh Agriculture: Evidence from Cointegration, Vector Error Correction, Granger Causality and Investigating Returns to Scale”.,2. Shahjahan M. 2014. “Farm Size and Output in Bangladesh Agriculture: Evidence from Cointegration, Vector Error Correction, Granger Causality and Investigating Returns to Scale”. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, ISSN (Paper) 2222-1700, ISSN (Online) 2222-2855, Vol.5, No.5, March, pp. 75-85.
“Poverty, Inflation and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh.”,3. Shahjahan M. 2014. “Poverty, Inflation and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh.” The Journal of Bangladesh Research Foundation, ISSN 2224-8404 (Print), ISSN 2305-1566 (Online), Vol. 3, No. 1, April, pp. 75-86.
“Issues and Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility.”,4. Hossain M. Z. and Shahjahan M. 2015. “Issues and Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility.” The Janata Bank Journal of Money, finance and Development, ISSN 2409-3908, VOL. 2 NO. 1 January, pp. 170-176.
“Are Exports and Imports of Bangladesh Cointegrated?”,5. Murad S. M. Woahid, Shahjahan M. and Hussain I. 2015. “Are Exports and Imports of Bangladesh Cointegrated?” The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, ISSN 1990-2492, Vol.26, June, pp. 107-115.
Academic Info
Period: 2003-2007
B.Sc. in Economics
Period: 2007-2008
M.Sc. in Economics
Period: 2018-2019
M.A. in Economics
Period: 2019-2021
M.A. in Economics
Period: 2019-2024
Ph.D. in Economics
Contact
Md Shahjahan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801710589688
Email: shahjahanju@juniv.edu
