Afroza Alam

Afroza Alam serves as a Research Associate in the Department of Legislation, Regulation and Factor Markets at the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH) since September 2020 while concurrently pursuing doctoral studies in the DPE program.

Her academic background includes:

• Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
• University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• University of Paris-Nord
• Semester abroad at Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR)

Her research spans labor economics, innovation systems, and the digital economy, with methodological expertise in applied micro- and macroeconomic analysis. She investigates how technological advancements reshape labor markets and regulatory frameworks through empirical economic modeling.

Prior to IWH, she contributed to global economic research as a research analyst at the World Bank.