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Rubana Mahjabeen
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Rubana Mahjabeen Ph.D.

Professor, Business Administration
Business Administration | Brown School of Business and Leadership

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, University of Kansas
  • M.S., Economics, Texas A&M University

Professional Experience

  • Professor, Business Administration, Brown School of Business and Leadership, Stevenson University, 2023-present
  • Associate Director, School of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2022-2023
  • Associate Professor of Economics (tenured), School of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2018-2023
  • Researcher, Consumer Confidence Indicators: Predicting the Business Cycle, Regional Economic Indicators Forum, funded by National Bank of Commerce, 2014-2022
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2013-2018
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Truman State University, 2008-2013
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Kansas, 2005-2008
  • Lecturer, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 1994-1997

Research

Dr. Mahjabeen’s research interests include poverty, microfinance, economic development, applied economic analysis, regional economy, and undergraduate research. Through community-based projects, she stimulates her students to study and research local households and the economy.

Publications

  • Pratoomchat, P., and Mahjabeen, R. “Building research skills through an undergraduate research project on the local community” SPUR (Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research Journal),
  • Mahjabeen, R., and Pratoomchat, P. 2021. ”How effective is the 2020 stimulus check in Minnesota and Wisconsin counties?” Economics Bulletin, 41(3): 1655-1665.
  • Simkins, Z., and Mahjabeen, R. 2017. “Measuring the Transportation Workforce Skills Gap Using New Indices and Survey of Employers and Workers.” Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 56(3): 19‐34.
  • Simkins, Z., Mahjabeen, R., and Mahmud, S. 2016. “Integrating Undergraduate Research into Economics General Education.” CUR Quarterly, 38(2): 11-18.
  • Mahjabeen, R. 2011. “Feasibility Study of Starting a Micro-Credit Program in a Midwest United States Town.” Southwest Business and Economics Journal, 19: 35-46.
  • Mahjabeen, R. 2010. “On the Provision of Micro Loans – Microfinance Institutions and Traditional Banks.” Journal of Economic Development, 35(1): 59-73.
  • Mahjabeen, R. 2008. “Microfinancing in Bangladesh: Impact on households, consumption, and welfare.” Journal of Policy Modeling, 30(6): 1083-1092.

Teaching

  • Principles of Economics
  • Data Exploration & Economic Analysis
  • Public Finance
  • International Economics
  • Applied Economic Analysis
  • Applied Research & Triple Bottom Line

Highlights

Selected Grants and Awards

Research Contracts: UW-Superior Economic Impact Study ($43,678), University of Wisconsin-Superior, (with Mahmud and Pratoomchat); Northwest Wisconsin Skills Gap Research Contract ($30,000), Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board (with Simkins, Johnson, and Hembd)

Awards: Max Levine Award, Research on Contemporary Issues, UW-Superior; Outstanding Mentor Award, UW-Superior; Distinguished Service Award, UW-Superior; Academic Service-Learning Award, UW-Superior; Fulbright Scholar

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