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Workplace:	School of Business, Monash University, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, University of Reading, (more information at EDIRC) Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2019

Explaining a ‘development miracle’: poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester
Female Seclusion from Paid Work: A Social Norm or Cultural Preference?
Working Papers ECARES, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (3)
Marriage, work, and migration: The role of infrastructure development and gender norms
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2018) View citations (1)
Will South Asia achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs experience
Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement (2020)

2018

Fair and unfair educational inequality in a developing country: The role of pupil’s effort
Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (4)
Labor Market Returns to Education and English Language Skills in the People's Republic of China: An Update
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
See also Journal Article in Asian Development Review (2019)
Madrasah for Girls and Private School for Boys? The Determinants of School Type Choice in Rural and Urban Indonesia
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in International Journal of Educational Development (2018)

2017

Can Conditional Transfers Eradicate Child Marriage?
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
Also in IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (1)
Early marriage, social networks and the transmission of norms
Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (2)
Also in Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent (2016) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Economica (2019)
Missing from the Market: Purdah Norm and Women’s Paid Work Participation in Bangladesh
GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) View citations (3)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (2)
Poverty reduction during 1990-2013: Did Millennium Development Goals adoption and state capacity matter?
Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester
See also Journal Article in World Development (2018)
What Matters for Life Satisfaction among the Oldest-Old? Evidence from China
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in PLOS ONE (2017)

2016

Do Pro-Poor Schools Reach Out to the Poor? Location Choice of BRAC and ROSC Schools in Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Australian Economic Review (2016)
Evaluating the Long-Run Impact of an Innovative Anti-Poverty Program: Evidence Using Household Panel Data
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2016)
Inequality of Educational Opportunity in India: Changes over Time and across States
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in World Development (2012)
Measuring household food security in a low income country: A comparative analysis of self-reported and objective indicators
2016 Annual Meeting, February 6-9, 2016, San Antonio, Texas, Southern Agricultural Economics Association
Military Spending, Armed Conflict and Economic Growth in Developing Countries in the Post-Cold War Era
Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Studies (2017)
Subjective Well-being in China, 2005-2010: The Role of Relative Income, Gender and Location
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2018)
Who Trusts Others? Community and Individual Determinants of Social Capital in a Low Income Country
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (2017)

2015

Going to School in Purdah: Female Schooling, Mobility Norms and Madrasas in Bangladesh
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (1)
Peaceful Coexistence? The Role of Religious Schools and NGOs in the Growth of Female Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh
Working Papers, eSocialSciences
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies (2013)
Rising Food Price, Asset Transfers, and Household Food Security
2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2014

The Effect of Islamic Secondary School Attendance on Academic Achievement
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
See also Journal Article in The Singapore Economic Review (SER) (2016)

2013

Paths to development: is there a Bangladesh surprise?
Global Development Institute Working Paper Series, GDI, The University of Manchester View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in World Development (2014)
Primary Schooling, Student Learning, and School Quality in Rural Bangladesh-Working Paper 349
Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (9)

2012

Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2011)
Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2009) View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (2014)
Subjective Well-Being and Relative Poverty in Rural Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (37)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2012)
What Determines Religious School Choice? Theory and Evidence from Rural Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Bulletin of Economic Research (2015)

2011

Intergenerational Wealth Mobility in Rural Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies (2012)
Poisoning the Mind: Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water Wells and Children's Educational Achievement in Rural Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2011)
School Access, Resources, and Learning Outcomes: Evidence from a Non-formal School Program in Bangladesh
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2008

Madrasas and NGOs: complements or substitutes ? non-state providers and growth in female education in Bangladesh
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
Poisoning the mind: arsenic contamination and cognitive achievement of children
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
Social interactions and student achievement in a developing country: An instrumental variables approach
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
Work-Life Balance Practices and the Gender Gap in Job Satisfaction in the UK: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)

2006

Educational Disparity in East and West Pakistan, 1947-71: Was East Pakistan Discriminated Against?
Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Bangladesh Development Studies (2010)
Farm Productivity and Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh: The Role of Education Revisited
2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2005) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2009)
Schools, Household, Risk, and Gender: Determinants of Child Schooling in Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (10)

2005

Returns to education in Bangladesh
Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
See also Journal Article in Education Economics (2006)

Undated

Religious Schools, Social Values and Economic Attitudes: Evidence from Bangladesh
QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in World Development (2010)
Returns to Private and Public Education in Bangladesh and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis
QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Asian Economics (2009)
Student Achievement Conditioned Upon School Selection: Religious and Secular Secondary School Quality in Bangladesh
QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (31)
See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2007)

Journal Articles

2022

Digital Divide or Digital Provide? Technology, Time Use, and Learning Loss during COVID-19
Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58, (10), 1934-1957 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2022)
Guest Editorial: Inequality and Public Policy in Asia
Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2022, 56, (3), 1-9
Social barriers to female migration: Theory and evidence from Bangladesh
Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2020)
The Adoption of the Multidimensional Poverty Index in Developing Asia: Implications for Social Program Targeting and Inequality Reduction
Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2022, 56, (3), 185-195

2021

Is son preference disappearing from Bangladesh?
World Development, 2021, 140, (C) View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2020)
Measuring educational inequality of opportunity: pupil’s effort matters
World Development, 2021, 138, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2021)
Measuring gender attitudes using list experiments
Journal of Population Economics, 2021, 34, (2), 367-400 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2021)
Understanding a “Development Miracle”: Poverty Reduction and Human Development in Malaysia Since the 1970s
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2021, 22, (4), 551-576
Women’s empowerment and gender-differentiated food allocation in Bangladesh
Review of Economics of the Household, 2021, 19, (3), 739-767 View citations (1)

2020

Social Norms and Gender Differences in Labor Force Participation in China
Feminist Economics, 2020, 26, (4), 114-148 View citations (7)
The changing pattern of wage returns to education in post-reform China
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2020, 53, (C), 137-148 View citations (18)
Vietnam’s extraordinary performance in the PISA assessment: A cultural explanation of an education paradox
Journal of Policy Modeling, 2020, 42, (5), 913-932 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper (2020)
Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience
Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2020, 152, (1), 165-189 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2019)

2019

Alternatives to calorie-based indicators of food security: An application of machine learning methods
Food Policy, 2019, 84, (C), 77-91 View citations (10)
Early Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms
Economica, 2019, 86, (344), 801-831 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper (2017)
Empowerment and life satisfaction: Evidence from Bangladesh
World Development, 2019, 122, (C), 170-183 View citations (2)
Enrolling girls without learning: Evidence from public schools in Afghanistan
Development Policy Review, 2019, 37, (4), 486-503 View citations (7)
Growth, governance and corruption in Bangladesh: a re-assessment
Third World Quarterly, 2019, 40, (5), 947-965 View citations (4)
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2019, 20, (4), 488-490
Labor Market Returns to Education and English Language Skills in the People's Republic of China: An Update
Asian Development Review, 2019, 36, (1), 80-111 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2018)
Mind the gap: What explains Malaysia’s underperformance in Pisa?
International Journal of Educational Development, 2019, 65, (C), 254-263 View citations (3)
Support for Gender Stereotypes: Does Madrasah Education Matter?
Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55, (1), 39-56 View citations (1)
The paradox of the contented female worker
International Journal of Manpower, 2019, 40, (4), 800-814

2018

Gender Bias in Bangladeshi School Textbooks: Not Just a Matter of Politics or Growing Influence of Islamists
The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2018, 16, (2), 84-89
Madrasah for girls and private school for boys? The determinants of school type choice in rural and urban Indonesia
International Journal of Educational Development, 2018, 62, (C), 96-111 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2018)
Poverty reduction during 1990–2013: Did millennium development goals adoption and state capacity matter?
World Development, 2018, 105, (C), 70-82 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper (2017)
Subjective well-being in China, 2005–2010: The role of relative income, gender, and location
China Economic Review, 2018, 48, (C), 83-101 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

Military spending, armed conflict and economic growth in developing countries in the post-Cold War era
Journal of Economic Studies, 2017, 44, (1), 47-68 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper (2016)
What matters for life satisfaction among the oldest-old? Evidence from China
PLOS ONE, 2017, 12, (2), 1-16 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper (2017)
Who Trusts Others? Community and Individual Determinants of Social Capital in a Low-Income Country
Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2017, 41, (2), 515-544
See also Working Paper (2016)

2016

Do Pro-Poor Schools Reach Out to the Poor? Location Choice of BRAC and ROSC Schools in Bangladesh
Australian Economic Review, 2016, 49, (4), 432-452 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2016)
Evaluating the long-run impact of an innovative anti-poverty programme: evidence using household panel data
Applied Economics, 2016, 48, (2), 107-120 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2016)
THE EFFECT OF ISLAMIC SECONDARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2016, 61, (04), 1-24 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2014)
To madrasahs or not to madrasahs: The question and correlates of enrolment in Islamic schools in Bangladesh
International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, 49, (C), 55-69 View citations (7)
Trust, trustworthiness, and traditional Islamic education
Oxford Development Studies, 2016, 44, (2), 152-166 View citations (3)

2015

WHAT DETERMINES RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CHOICE? THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM RURAL BANGLADESH
Bulletin of Economic Research, 2015, 67, (2), 186-207 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper (2012)

2014

Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?
World Development, 2014, 62, (C), 138-154 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper (2013)
Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983–2004
Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2014, 38, (4), 869-893 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2012)

2013

Peaceful Coexistence? The Role of Religious Schools and NGOs in the Growth of Female Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh
Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49, (2), 223-237 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2015)

2012

Inequality of Educational Opportunity in India: Changes Over Time and Across States
World Development, 2012, 40, (6), 1151-1163 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper (2016)
Intergenerational Wealth Mobility in Rural Bangladesh
Journal of Development Studies, 2012, 48, (9), 1193-1208 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2011)
Subjective well-being and relative poverty in rural Bangladesh
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (5), 940-950 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

Intra- and inter-household externalities in children's schooling: evidence from rural residential neighbourhoods in Bangladesh
Applied Economics, 2011, 43, (14), 1749-1767 View citations (1)
Poisoning the mind: Arsenic contamination of drinking water wells and children's educational achievement in rural Bangladesh
Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (5), 873-888 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

Educational Disparity in East and West Pakistan, 1947-71: Was East Pakistan Discriminated Against?
Bangladesh Development Studies, 2010, 33, (3), 1-46
See also Working Paper (2006)
Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia
The European Journal of Development Research, 2010, 22, (2), 273-276
Religious Schools, Social Values, and Economic Attitudes: Evidence from Bangladesh
World Development, 2010, 38, (2), 205-217 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper

2009

Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: the role of education revisited
Applied Economics, 2009, 41, (1), 17-33 View citations (49)
See also Working Paper (2006)
Holy alliances: public subsidies, Islamic high schools, and female schooling in Bangladesh
Education Economics, 2009, 17, (3), 377-394 View citations (22)
Returns to private and public education in Bangladesh and Pakistan: A comparative analysis
Journal of Asian Economics, 2009, 20, (1), 77-86 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper
Reverse Gender Gap in Schooling in Bangladesh: Insights from Urban and Rural Households
Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (8), 1360-1380 View citations (26)

2008

Sense in sociability? Maternal education, social capital and child schooling in rural Bangladesh
The European Journal of Development Research, 2008, 20, (3), 482-496 View citations (4)

2007

Student achievement conditioned upon school selection: Religious and secular secondary school quality in Bangladesh
Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (6), 648-659 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper

2006

Pay differences between teachers and other occupations: Some empirical evidence from Bangladesh
Journal of Asian Economics, 2006, 17, (6), 1044-1065 View citations (12)
Returns to Education in Bangladesh
Education Economics, 2006, 14, (4), 453-468 View citations (39)
See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

The effect of class size on student achievement: evidence from Bangladesh
Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (4), 217-221 View citations (38)

Edited books

2023

Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries:Prospects and Challenges
World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Chapters

2023

Current State and Future Prospects for D-8
Chapter 1 in Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries Prospects and Challenges, 2023, pp 3-26
D-8 Cooperation: Challenges and the Way Forward
Chapter 13 in Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries Prospects and Challenges, 2023, pp 369-389
Human Resources Development in the D-8: A Three-Pillar Model
Chapter 12 in Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries Prospects and Challenges, 2023, pp 341-368