Aparna Howlader

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Department of Business Systems at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. I earned my Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2019.

I am an environmental and natural resource economist studying how land policies, conservation institutions, and agricultural technologies shape long-run economic development and structural transformation. My research draws on applied microeconomics, economic history, and institutional economics.

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Email:     A.Howlader@Chatham.edu; aparnahowlader.econ@gmail.com 

Upcoming Conferences

NEUDC 2026 | Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | November 7–8

SEA 96th Annual Meeting | Houston, TX | November 21–23