Early marriage and the persistence of traditional gender norms Research in Bangladesh shows how early marriage contributes towards women expressing more traditional gender attitudes Institutions & Political Economy M Niaz Asadullah Zaki Wahhaj Published 11.03.19
Arsenic in tubewell water, a public health emergency in Bangladesh Evidence from Bangladesh highlights the important role of inducing risk-avoiding behaviour to avoid public health emergencies Health Ricardo Maertens Alessandro Tarozzi Kazi Matin Ahmed Alexander Van Geen Published 22.10.18
Breaking gender-barriers: How women are becoming managers How do we get more women in senior positions? Chris Woodruff shares insights from the Bangladeshi garment industry Firms Christopher Woodruff Published 03.10.18
Should we try to do away with job referrals? Evidence from the garment industry in Bangladesh shows that it is not obvious that policymakers should try to limit the role of referrals in job hiring Firms Rachel Heath Published 28.09.18
The many dimensions of mobile money: Evidence from Bangladesh Mobile money makes transfers easier, increases rural consumption and reduces poverty, but places pressure on migrant workers to increase remittances Technology & Innovation Jean Lee Jonathan Morduch Saravana Ravindran Abu S. Shonchoy Hassan Zaman Published 21.09.18
The path to scale: Replication, general equilibrium effects, and new settings As a programme scales, it is important to check that RCT results are replicable and that general equilibrium effects are considered Methods & Measurement Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Karen Levy Maira Reimão Published 21.11.17
The path to scale: From randomised control trial to scalable programme An RCT conducted in Bangladesh found positive impacts on incomes and calorie consumption; academics and practitioners work together to scale it Methods & Measurement Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Karen Levy Maira Reimão Published 14.11.17
Pathways to human development: Explaining the Bangladesh surprise Low-cost solutions and social mobilisation have helped surprising improvements in social development indicators, however there remain many challenges Institutions & Political Economy Wahiduddin Mahmud Published 16.08.17
Labour markets and poverty in village economies Programme to provide ultra-poor women in Bangladesh with livestock assets suggests one-off interventions can be effective in fighting extreme poverty Social Protection Oriana Bandiera Robin Burgess Imran Rasul Published 29.06.17
