Sheikh Jafar Emran
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Associate Professor in the Department of Economics
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
emran.s@ufl.edu
Educational Background:
- Ph.D. in Applied Economics, University of Florida, USA (Expected July 2026)
Expected Completion: Spring 2026
Title: Three Essays on Tariffs, Trade, and Welfare: Rethinking Tariffs in a Multifaceted
Trade Environment
Committee: Andrew Schmitz (Chair), Di Fang, Conner Mullally, Gunnar Heins - M.A. in Economics, Bowling Green State University, USA, 2014
- M.S.S in Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008
- B.S.S. in Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007
Areas of Expertise:
International Trade, Tariff Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy, Health Economics, and Development Economics.
Accolades and Awards:
- 2025-26 Ofelia Anzola Memorial Scholarship, CALS, University of Florida
- 2021-current Graduate Assistantship, (Fall 2021 to date), University of Florida
- 2022-23 J. R. Greenman Memorial Scholarship, CALS, University of Florida
- 2023-24 The Graduate Student Council (GSC) Travel Grant, IFAS, University of Florida
- 2022-23 Harold B. Clark Scholarship, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
- 2021-22 Grinter Fellowship, University of Florida
- 2013 McKinnon Scholarship, 2013, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA
- 2012 Graduate Assistantship, 2012, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA
- 2003 Award of ‘Academic Excellence’, 2003, Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2003 Award of ’Academic Performance’, 2002, Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Previous Positions:
- August 2020 – current(on leave) Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Jan 2017 – July 2020 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Feb 2015 – Dec 2016 Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dev. Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Oct 2009 – Dec 2013 Lecturer, Dept. of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Aug 2012- Dec 2013 Research Assistant, Center for Regional Development, BGSU, Ohio, USA
- Mar 2009 – Sep 2009 Research Associate, Economic Research Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh