Department of Economics

I was born in Bangladesh, lived in Thailand before moving to Toronto in 2005. I received a bachelor's degree in Geophysics, with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Toronto in 2016. My undergraduate degree allowed me to travel to beautiful, exotic, rarely travelled to and often-untouched places in different countries to acquire a more in depth understanding of geophysics. Upon graduation and taking a year of travel around the world, I decided to be an environmental economist. This profession would enable me to think about the world from a sustainable perspective and from a broader standpoint as it will equip me with the tools for evidence-based decision-making directed at environmental protection.

I chose to pursue the study of Economics at the Memorial University of Newfoundland for various reasons. I wanted smaller classes, opportunity of learning through direct interactions with professors, and a fresh and rich environment that was closer to the ocean.

The Department of Economics at MUN offered more than that. The weekly lecture series hosted by the department on current economic issues with keynote speakers, professors always available to answer questions, amazing class debates on current issues and administration.

Currently, I have been working as a summer research student with Professor Dr. Wade Locke on studying the fiscal policy of Newfoundland and Labrador in contrast with Saskatchewan. In fall 2018, I will be starting my Masters in Economics here at MUN

Future Goals: To be an environmental economist and to make a difference in this world even at an individual level.

Favorite quotes:

"The citizens of 2050 are being taught an economic mindset that is rooted in the textbooks of 1950, which in turn are based on theories of 1850." – Kate Raworth, British Economist.

"An accountant sees a tree but an economist sees a forest." – Robert Ludlum

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