Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Development Economics, Economics of Education and Health, Social Networks, Corruption, Economics of Immigration
Biography
I am a Development Economist. My recent research focuses on education, social networks, microfinance, petty corruption, and risk-sharing mechanisms of households. I also work on economics of international migration. I am particularly interested in issues that can generate public policy interest. I am involved extensive field works including running experiments and conducting randomized controlled trials. My research have been funded by UK ESRC, ARC, AusAID (DFAT) and IGC. For more information about my work, please visit my personal webpage
http://users.monash.edu.au/~asaduli/
External positions
Adjunct Fellow, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
25 Jul 2016 → …
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Projects 2012 2020
Training, financing, and matching between workers and firms: Evidence from Bangladesh
Islam, A., Ruthbah, U., Fields, G. & Triyana, M.
30/03/18 → 30/12/20
Project: Research
Investing in our Future: The Early Childhood Intervention and Parental Involvement in Bangladesh
Economic and Social Research Council
15/05/16 → 14/05/20
Project: Research
Affirmative Action, Discrimination and Economic Development: Lessons and Evidence
1/01/17 → 31/07/17
Project: Research
Non-price energy conservation program and household energy consumption in Bangladesh
1/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
Technology Adopton and Diffusion: The system of rice intensification and food security in Bangladesh
Islam, A., Barrett, C., Fafchamps, M. & Pakrashi, D.
15/05/15 → 31/07/16
Project: Research
Research Output 2007 2018
- 24 Article
Education, marriage and fertility: long-term evidence from a female stipend program in Bangladesh
Hahn, Y., Islam, A., Nuzhat, K., Smyth, R. & Yang, H-S., 1 Jan 2018, In : Economic Development and Cultural Change. 66, 2, p. 383-415 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Gender bias in parental attitude: an experimental approach
Begum, L., Grossman, P. J. & Islam, A., 1 Oct 2018, In : Demography. 55, 5, p. 1641-1662 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Girl power: stipend programs and the education of younger siblings
Begum, L., Islam, A. & Smyth, R., 2017, In : Journal of Development Studies. 53, 11, p. 1882-1898 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Skilled immigration, innovation, and the wages of native-born Americans
Islam, A., Islam, F. & Nguyen, C., 1 Jul 2017, In : Industrial Relations. 56, 3, p. 459-488 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
The Intergenerational Effect of Cambodia's Genocide on Children's Education and Health
Islam, A., Ouch, C., Smyth, R. & Wang, L. C., 1 Jun 2017, In : Population and Development Review. 43, 2, p. 331-353 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review