Browsing by Author "Matin, Maria"

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    • Cheaper, cleaner power: De-risking as an anti-collusion strategy in Bangladesh 

      Khan, Mushtaq; Matin, Maria; Zahan, Iffat; Ashraf, Zeeshan; Ajefu, Joseph (ACE SOAS Consortium, 2020-06)
      Collusive contracting with private power plants in Bangladesh has resulted in high power prices that cost the taxpayer around US$1 billion a year in subsidies, as well as the selection of environmentally damaging fuels and ...

    • Digital Literacy of Rural Households in Bangladesh 

      Shadat, Md. Wasel Bin; Islam, Md. Saiful; Zahan, Iffat; Matin, Maria (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2020-12)
      As more public and private sector services are being digitized to make them more accessible to citizens, digital literacy is becoming an increasingly essential skill needed to reap the fullest benefits from these services. ...

    • Internal migration as a coping mechanism to natural disaster: Evidence from southern Bangladesh 

      Matin, Maria; Zahan, Iffat; Rabbani, Atonu (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2017-04)
      The study focuses on the impact of exposure to a natural disaster on migration. Here, we focus on a very specific type of migration where the households send household member(s) outside the community for earning purposes. ...