Mahatab Kabir
Khandaker

Welcome to my website! I work at the intersection of macroeconomics and development, studying how idiosyncratic household behavior shapes aggregate economic outcomes. I quantify these aggregate effects of household decisions using structural models informed by causal mechanisms that I uncover with rich micro data. My doctoral dissertation is on the impact of labor migration on rural economies. My work largely intersects with development topics in health, gender, labor markets, energy, trade and technology.

Before starting the PhD at SIUC, I was a Research Assistant at North South University, where I worked on projects in energy economics and economic development. I'm on the 2026–27 job market.

You can reach me at mahatabkabir[dot]khandaker[at]siu[dot]edu or find a current copy of my CV below.