Sherajum Monira Farin

Sherajum Monira Farin

PhD Candidate in Economics

Georgia State University

Biography

Sherajum Monira Farin is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the Georgia State University. Monira is specializing in applied microeconomics with a research focus on health and public economics.

Monira’s research delves into the multifaceted effects of policies related to reproductive health, HIV/AIDS treatment, substance use, and the Covid-19 pandemic on health outcomes, healthcare accessibility, and family dynamics. Her scholarly work has been accepted in journals such as American Economic Journal: Economic Policy and Review of Economics of the Household, and featured in media outlets including Time and The Atlanta Voice. Before starting her PhD, Monira worked as a research associate at the Centre for Policy Dialogue, CPD.

Interests

  • Health Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Labor Economics

Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2024 (Expected)

    Georgia State University

  • M.A. in Economics, 2022

    Georgia State University

  • M.S.S. in Economics, 2015

    University of Dhaka

  • B.S.S in Economics, 2014

    University of Dhaka

Teaching

Average instructor rating: 4.5/5

ECON 2106: Principles of Microeconomics

Instructor of record: Fall 2022. Syllabus is available here

ECON 4950: Econometrics and Applications

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Fall 2020, Spring 2021

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