Selected Publication

  1. Telementoring and homeschooling during school closures: A randomized experiment in rural Bangladesh, with Hashibul Hassan, Choon Wang, and Abu Siddique, Economic Journal | PAPER
  2. Delivering remote learning using a low-tech solution: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh, with Choon Wang, Michael Vlassopoulos and Hashibul Hasan, Journal of Political Economy: Micro | PAPER
  3. Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy using Local Ambassadors: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Indonesia, with Gita Kusnadi, Jahen Rezki, Armand Sim, Giovanni van Empel, Michael Vlassopoulos, and Yves Zenou, European Economic Review | PAPER
  4. Partisan effects of information campaigns in competitive authoratarian elections: Evidence from Bangladesh, with Roland Hodler and Firoz Ahmed, Economic Journal | PAPER
  5. Improving Women's Mental Health During a Pandemic, with Michael Vlassopoulos, Abu Siddique, Tabassum Rahman, Deb Pakrashi, and Firoz Ahmed, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics forthcoming | PAPER
  6. Awareness Campaigns during COVID-19 and Health Behavior: Evidence from Two Rapid Randomized Experiments in Bangladesh and India, with Abu Siddique, Tabassum Rahman, Deb Pakrashi, and Firoz Ahmed, Review of Economics and Statistics forthcoming| PAPER
  7. Diffusion in social networks: Experimental evidence on information sharing vs persuasion, with Marcel Fafchamps, Deb Pakrashi and Denni Tommasi, Journal of Development Economics | (Accepted, Pre-Results Review) | PAPER
  8. Experimental Evidence on Adoption and Impact of the System of Rice Intensification, with Chris Barrett, M A Malek, Debayan Pakrashi and Ummul Ruthbah, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 104(1), 4-32, January 2022 | PAPER
  9. Mobilizing P2P Diffusion for New Agricultural Practices: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh, with Marcel Fafchamps, M A Malek and Debayan Pakrashi, World Bank Economic Review, 35 (4): 1076–1101: Nov 2021 | PAPER
  10. The Effects of Chess Instruction on Academic and Non-Cognitive Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country, with Wang-Sheng Lee and Aaron Nicholas, Journal of Development Economics, 150 (May):102615 | PAPER
  11. Natural Disaster and Risk-Sharing Behavior: Evidence from a field experiment, with Matthew Leister, Minhaj Mahmud and Paul Raschky, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 61: 67–99, 2020| PAPER
  12. Can Referral Improve Targeting? Evidence from an Agricultural Training Experiment, with Marcel Fafchamps, M A Malek, Deb Pakrashi, Journal of Development Economics, 144(May 2020): 102436 | PAPER
  13. Friendship and Female Education: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bangladeshi Primary Schools, with Youjin Hahn, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou, Economic Journal , 130 (April), 740–764, 2020 | PAPER
  14. Whose voice matters? An examination of gender bias in intra-household decision making, with Klaus Abbink and Chau Nguyen, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 176, 337-352, 2020 | PAPER
  15. Parent-Teacher Meetings and Student Outcomes: Evidence from a Developing Country, European Economic Review , 111 (2019), 273–304 | PAPER
  16. Do networks matter after a natural disaster? A study on resource sharing within informal network after cyclone AILA, with Chau Nguyen, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 90: 249-268, 2018 | PAPER
  17. Gender Bias in Parental Attitude: An Experimental Approach, with Lutfunnahar Begum and Phil Gorssman, Demography , 55(5):1641–1662, 2018 | PAPER
  18. Education, Marriage and Fertility: Long-Term Evidence from a Female Stipend Program in Bangladesh, with Youjin Hahn, Kanti Nuzhat, Hee-Seung Yang and Russell Smyth, Economic Development and Cultural Change , 66(2): 383-415, 2018 | PAPER
  19. Age at migration, English language skills and Adult Outcomes for Australian Immigrants, with Cahit Guven, Demography , 52:513–542, 2015 | PAPER
  20. Does Microfinance change the informal lending in village economies, With Chau Nguyen and Russell Smyth, Journal of Banking and Finance, 50: 141-156, 2015 | PAPER
  21. Health Shocks and Consumption Smoothing in Rural Households: Does Microcredit have a Role to Play?, with Pushkar Maitra, Journal of Development Economics, 97 (2): 232-243, 2012 | PAPER
  22. Medium and Long-term Participation in Microfinance: Evaluation Using Large Panel Data Set from Bangladesh, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 93(3): 843-862, 2011 | PAPER