Research

Publications

• “International Migration and the Religious Schooling of Children in the Home Country: Evidence from Bangladesh,” (Forthcoming, Journal of Population Economics)

• “Introducing the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey 2018,” with Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad. 2021. IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 12(12): 1-40.

Working Papers

• “Can Soil Test Results Influence Farmers to Use Fertilizer Efficiently? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh,” with Sabrin Beg and Mahnaz Islam (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Development Economics)

• “How Do Small Formal and Informal Firms in Egypt Compare? An Analysis of Firm Characteristics and Implications for Formalization Efforts,” with Caroline Krafft, Ragui Assaad, and Maakwe Cumanzala. October 2020. Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 9423 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group

Work in Progress

• “Targeted Teaching to Improve Learning in Secondary School,” with Sabrin Beg, Anne Fitzpatrick, Jason Kerwin, and Adrienne Lucas

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• “Using Quality and Branding Information to Improve Revenue of Grape Producers in China,'' with Kenn Chua, Qingxiao Li, and Xiaoli Yang

• “Technology-based Schooling,” with Paul Glewwe, Zhigang Li, Prashant Loyalka, and Uttam Sharma

• “The Welfare Consequences of Employer Responses to COVID-19,'' with Laura Boudreau and Rachel Heath

• "The Effect of Public Handwashing Stations, Awareness Campaigns, and Behavior Change Interventions on Health Behavior and Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic," with Sonia Afrin, Narayan Das, Rafia Nisat, Dilhan Perera, and Atiya Rahman

• "Digital Finance, Transaction Costs, and Women’s Economic Empowerment: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh," with Jeffrey R. Bloem

• "Microfinance and Food Security during COVID-19 Pandemic," with Raied Arman, Narayan Das, Sakib Mahmud, and Semab Rahman

• "Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET) Male Youth in Bangladesh," with Syed Rashed Al-Zayed Josh and Shwetlena Sabarwal

• "Addressing Learning Loss/Gap Using Low-tech Remote Learning among Underprivileged in Developing Countries: The Bangladesh Case,” with Paul Glewwe, Hashibul Hassan, Asad Islam, and Shwetlena Sabarwal

Policy Writing

• "Job Creation in Egypt: A Sectoral and Geographical Analysis Focusing on Private Establishments 1996-2017,” with Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft, and Irene Selwaness. Economic Research Forum Policy Paper. Cairo, Egypt.

Non-Economics Publication

• "State Forestry and Community Alienation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts," with Niaz Ahmed Khan and Sanjana Tehjib. 2017. In Life in Peace and Conflict: Indigeneity and State in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Orient BlackSwan, New Delhi.