Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Dr. Rafayal Ahmed

Full Time Faculty
Assistant Professor

PhD in Managerial Economics, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA

B.A. in Economics & Mathematics, Amherst College, USA

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6123
Email: rafayal.ahmed@northsouth.edu
Office: NAC 813

Curriculum Vitae

I am a microeconomic theorist, working on mathematical models of information and beliefs. I received my PhD in Economics form the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and before that I received my undergrdauate degree in Mathematics and Economics from Amherst College. Before joining North South University, I taught MSC and undergraduate students at the economics program at the LSE, in the UK.

 

My primary research focus is on information design in games, with applications in industrial organization as well as in asset pricing. At NSU, I teach many courses in Microeconomics, and advanced courses in Game Theory.

 

In the past I have been an accomplished latte artist.

    Phd, Economics, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA (2018)

    BA, Economics & Mathematics, Amherst College, USA (2012)

     

    • PhD Graduate Student Scholarship, Northwestern University
    • Undergraduate Full Scholarship, Amherst College
    • CTRG Research Grant, NSU
    • Amherst College Civic Engagement Award

     

     

     

    • “Dynamic Screening with Differentially Informed Principals”

    Yale University Dept. of Economics Recruitment Seminar, April 2018

    Northwestern University Dept. of Economics, November 2017

    Transatlantic Doctoral Conference at London Business School, May 2017

    • “How Does Competition Affect Incentives for Market Research?”

    Northwestern Kellogg Theory Bag Lunch, July 2017

    • “Efficiency Wages to Deter Corruption: A Principal-Agent Model”

    UCLA PhD Admitted Students' Visiting Day, March 2012

    • "Reading Biased News"

    ERG Winter Conference, Dhaka, December 2022

    Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics, North South University (2023 - present)

    LSE Fellow, Dept of Economics, London School of Economics, London, UK (2018-2022)

    UG Thesis Supervision:

    Fardeen Rahman (Brac), Mashsharat Wasi Taha (Brac) 

    Courses taught at NSU:

    1. Game Theory (ECO 686)
    2. Microeconomic Theory (ECO 503)
    3. Intermediate Microeconomics II (ECO 301)
    4. Intermediate Microeconomics I (ECO 201)
    5. Introduction to Microeconomics (ECO 101)

    Courses taught elsewhere:

    1. Advanced Microeconomics (EC 487, LSE)
    2. Games and Economic Behaviour (EC 319, LSE)
    3. Intermediate Microeconomics (EC 201, LSE)
    4. Economics A (EC 100, LSE)

     

    Member, The Econometric Society

    • Information Economics
    • Decision Theory
    • Industrial Organization
    • Asset Pricing