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I.Name: Mahjabeen Mamoon

Rank: Lecturer (Full Time)

Tenure/Nontenure: N/A

Department or Division:Economics

Year Joined the Institution: 2012

Teaching Experience:Lecturer (January 2012 till date)

Institution: North South University

Areas of Involvement (in teaching): Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Applied Mathematics, Development Economics.

II.Education Background:

  • MSc in Economic Development & Policy Analysis (Degree awarded on December 2011) at University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Masters by thesis (Supervised Dissertation). Completed with a distinction (awarded to the top 10% of students).

Course Work completed: Economic Data Analysis, Economic Policy Analysis, Microeconomic Analysis, Macroeconomic Analysis, Development microeconomics, Development Policy Analysis, Trade Analysis & Policy, Income Distribution & Poverty, Economic Research Methodology.

  • Bachelor of Science in Economics(Degree awarded on April 2011) at North South University.

CGPA: 3.85 on 4 basis (summa cum laude)

Credit Hours Completed: 125 of 125

  • Advanced Level (A-Level), Completed on June 2005.
  • Ordinary Level (O-Level), Completed on January 2004.

III.Prior Experience not in Education:N/A

IV.Professional memberships (include offices held):N/A

V.Professional meetings attended (include dates): N/A

VI.Papers presented: At the 13th Asian Business Conference

Date: 27th December 2016

Venue : BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Paper title: Effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Bangladeshi Labor Market

VII.Publications:

1.Paper title: Effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Bangladesh’s Labor Market.

Year: 2016 (Forthcoming)

Journal of Accounting, Finance and Economics.

2.Paper Title: Does Political Instability in Developing Countries Attract More Foreign Aid?

International Journal of Economics and Finance (2016); Vol.8; No.1; pp.208-216.

ISSN-1916-971X E-ISSN 1916-9728

Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education.

VIII.Other research activity:

  • Currently working on FDI and Income Inequality in Bangladesh.

Research Activity in the Past:

  • Government Spending in Developing Regions & Its Impact onEconomic Growth. 2012. MSc Dissertation, University of Nottingham.
  • Effect of Remittance Inflow on Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2011. Submitted for the module: Economic Data Analysis at the University of Nottingham.
  • Foreign Aid & Country Risk: Testing for the impact of recipients risk on donors allocation of aid, (2011). Research paper submitted for the completition of BSc in Economics at North South University.

IX.Consulting: N/A

X.Professional growth activities:

  • Attended a two day workshop on Academic and Research Writing for Journals & Conferences held on 20-21 June 2014 at NSU Campus organized by Centre for Development through Open Learning, Publishing and Communication (CEDOLPC).
  • Worked as an intern from 15thJune to 31st August 2010 in the Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation section of UNICEF, Dhaka. Awarded with a certificate for finishing an assignment that included-preparation of a fiscal database, reviewing relevant budget document, preparing a report on how the budget in Bangladesh effects mother & child of our country.

XI.Seminars, training programs, etc., conducted for business and Industry:

Speaker & Discussant at a seminar Organized by Career Service Office, BRAC University and Prothom-AloJobs for National Career Fair 2014

“Tackling graduate unemployment”

Topic of the Seminar:

How to improve Graduates' employability and Leadership Skills? The role of University and Industry?

XII.Professional présentations, speeches, etc.: N/A

XIII.Institutional services performed:

  • Serving as an active member the following committee:
  1. Assessment and Curriculum Planning Committee
  2. Student Engagement & Support committee
  3. Forming Economics Alumni Association Committee.
  • Acting as a mentor under student engagement and support team for Spring 2016-Summer 2016.
  • Working as a Coordinator of Department of Economics for ACBSP Standard 4 from July 2015 till date.
  • Worked as a coordinator in a team of four faculty member in departmental website development. The task involved understanding the requirements of Economics department & the various dynamics around the clients existing systems, as the website will eventually be integrated into this system.Preparing content in a way that it is neither too time consuming nor lacking information. As the plan for the project will be an output of analysis, it should be realist. Consulting the designers, developers and testers to come up with a realistic plan.

XIV.Recognition and honors:

  1. Won the best paper award on December 2015 for a World Business Institute (WBI) Journal, “Journal of Accounting, Finance and Economics” at the international conference titled-13th Asian Business Conference.
  2. Received the School of Business and Economics (SBE) outstanding teaching award on June 2015 from North South University (NSU).
  3. Attained distinction in MSc program awarded to the top 10percent students.
  4. Awarded with a first class scholarship in University of Nottingham for academic excellence in Undergraduate program.
  5. Attained BSc in Economics with the distinction of summa cum laude.

XV.Professionally related community activities: N/A