Dr. Salma has obtained PhD in Economics from University of Kentucky (UKY), USA, Master of Social Science in Economics from National University of Singapore (NUS), and her Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from Monash University in Australia with AusAid scholarship.

Book Chapters

Begum, S. (2008). Industrial sector. In Emerging issues in Bangladesh economy : a review of Bangladesh’s development 2005-06. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue; University Press Limited.

Ahmed, M., & Begum, S. (2006). Public expenditure analysis of Bangladesh. In B. Evers & K. Siddique (Eds.), Who gets what, a gender analysis of public expenditure in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: University Press Limited.

Journals

Begum, S., & Saadat, S. Y. (2018). The value of a Bangladeshi woman’s time: An econometric analysis. Journal of Accounting, Finance and Economics, 8(2), 20–39.

Begum, S., & Jahangir, T. N. (2018). Labour market returns to education: Evidences from Bangladesh. North South University Business Review, 8(2), 52–63. Retrieved from http://www.northsouth.edu/journals

Begum, S., & Zahra, T. (2016). Compliance and safety standards in the readymade garments sector of Bangladesh: An econometric analyses. International Review of Business Research Papers, 12(2), 166–182.

Research Scientist,  Alor Akash - a project of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, December 2020 - Present (website: https://sites.google.com/view/alorakash/home)

Coordinator, MSAE Program, Dept of ESS, Brac University, Fall 2019 - Fall 2020

Member, Faculty Hiring Committee, Dept of ESS, Brac University, Summer 2021 - Present

Standard 5 Bearer, ACBSP Accreditation Team, School of Business and Economics, NSU, 2015

Chair, Teaching Excellence Committee, School of Business and Economics, NSU, 2014-2015

Lead Coordinator, Assessment and Curriculum Planning Committee, Dept of Economics, NSU, 2016-2017

Coordinator, Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, NSU, 2015-Summer 2019

Faculty Advisor, North South University Debate Club, NSU, 2013 –Spring 2015

Undergraduate: Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Statistics, Applied Statistics, Intermediate Microeconomics I, Urban Economics, Public Finance, Economics of Labor and Labor Markets, Introduction to Econometrics, Growth and Development, Microeconomic Analysis, Senior Seminar

Graduate: Microeconomic Analysis, Econometrics, Microeconomic Theory, Dynamics of Urban Development.

Begum, Salma and Rafe Reis Hannan, “The Impact of Existing Gender Roles on Female Labor Force Participation: Evidences from Bangladesh Labor Force Survey 2016-2017” - Presented at the 4th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2019, Session 4 (Day 2) on “Labor Market and Employment Challenges: A Special Session Remembering Ms. Simeen Mahmud”, held in Dhaka, on February 17, 2019 (Presenter)

"BIDS Research Almanac 2018", organized by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, November 11-12, 2018 (Discussant)

"Budget Talk 2018" jointly organised by the Department of Economics and NSU Young Economists' Forum, NSU campus, Dhaka, July 11, 2018 (Keynote Presenter)

"BIDS Research Almanac 2017", organized by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Dhaka, December 6-7, 2017 (Discussant)

“International Conference on Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration, and Development in South Asia and Beyond”, jointly organized by Public Policy and Governance Program at North South University and Department of Administration and Organization Theory at University of Bergen, Norway, Dhaka, November 18-19, 2017 (Discussant)

Results Sharing Workshop of the "Safe, Clean, Environment-Friendly Factories in Bangladesh (EHS+ Center/EHS Academy) project" organized by the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), Dhaka, November 20, 2017 (Panel Discussant)

NSU Economics Conference on “Bangladesh toward Upper Middle Income Country Status: Challenges and Opportunities”, NSU campus, Dhaka, March 12-13, 2017 (Presenter)

IZA/DFID Short Course on Program Evaluation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19-20, 2015 (Participant)

Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Conference, New Orleans, USA, November 21-23, 2015 (Presenter and discussant)

Kentucky Economic Association Meetings, 2007 - 2012 (Participant)

Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Business and Economics, North South University, 2015

Research Challenge Trust Fund II Gatton Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky, 2009

Teaching Assistantship, Department of Economics, University of Kentucky, fall 2007 - 2012

Teaching Assistantship, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, 2002

Tuition Fee Grant, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, 2002

Golden Key National Honor Society, Monash Chapter, Australia, 1996

Undergraduate Scholarship, Australian International Development Assistance, 1993-1997

Higher Secondary Scholarship for Second Position in the Merit List, Government of Bangladesh, 1992

Secondary School Scholarship for First Position in the Merit List, Government of Bangladesh, 1990

Bangladesh Economic Association
American Alumni Association (AAA)
Australia Awards Alumni Association of Bangladesh (AAAB)

Economics of labor market, public finance, law and economics, health economics, and econometrics.