Murshed Jahan, Ph.D.

My name is Murshed Jahan, and I received my Ph.D. in economics from Northern Illinois University. Currently, I am working as an economics lecturer at Valdosta State University. My Ph.D. dissertation topic: Paid Maternity Leave and Women's Labor Market Outcomes. My fields of interest include Labor Economics, Health Economics, Demographic Economics, Public Economics, Development Economics, Economic growth, and Poverty. I did my MS in Applied Economics from Illinois State University. Prior to my doctoral studies, I worked with several academic and research organizations in the United States and as well as in Bangladesh. Besides academic and professional activities, I love traveling, reading, and watching movies in my free time.