2026–27 job market
Muhammad Imam Hussain
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
Binghamton University (SUNY)
My research focuses on monetary policy, international finance, and financial stability, combining theoretical models with empirical methods.
I expect to graduate in May 2027. Before my doctoral studies, I spent nearly ten years in economist and policy roles at the International Monetary Fund and Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh. That work covered macroeconomic and financial-sector surveillance, macroeconomic forecasting, monetary policy analysis, and liquidity and money-market monitoring.
Research fields
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Economics
- International Finance
Job market paper
Bangladesh’s Experience with the Adoption of Interest Rate Targeting
Why did Bangladesh’s overnight rate move away from its target after the 2023 switch to interest rate targeting? A reserve demand model and daily evidence across three operating regimes are consistent with the central bank’s limited ability to supply reserves.
Other research
Who Absorbs a Reserve Drain? Monetary Operating Frameworks and Distributional Reserve Scarcity · working paper, under review
Imported Energy Shocks: Inflation Expectations, Monetary Policy, and Distributional Effects · work in progress
The Role of External Account Dynamics in Transitions to Higher Income Status: Panel Data Evidence · work in progress
Global Liquidity Components, Depository Corporations, and Money Market Fragility · work in progress
Education
Japan–IMF Scholarship Program for Asia2014