Nahid Ferdous Pabon joined BIDS as a Research Associate in March, 2017. He obtained his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Economics from the University of Dhaka, respectively in 2015 and 2014 with distinction. 

Prior to joining BIDS, Pabon worked with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University as a Research Associate. He also worked at the Bureau of Economic Research (BER), University of Dhaka as a co-researcher. 

His research interest relates broadly to the areas of development issues, public policy and international trade.