Publications (Brac Institute of Governance and Development): Recent submissions
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A good mix against ultra-poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2021-07-13)Existing evidence shows that programs that provide grants to productive assets along with training to very poor women increase labor supply, earnings, and consumption. In contrast, evidence on the effect of microcredit on ... -
Pathway and interaction analysis of IMCHA Model: An initiative of implementation research in Uganda and South Sudan
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2021)The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative implemented research to improve maternal, newborn and child health and adopted a research model that was composed of: Principal Investigator of an ... -
Psychometric validation of diabetes distress scale in Bangladeshi population
(Nature, 2022-01-12)Diabetes Distress (DD)—an emotional or affective state arise from challenge of living with diabetes and the burden of self-care—negatively impact diabetes management and quality of life of T2DM patients. Early detection ... -
Intersecting disadvantages for married adolescents: Life after marriage pre- and post-COVID-19 in contexts of displacement
(Elsevier, 2022-03)Abstract Purpose Although there is a growing evidence base on the drivers of child marriage, comparatively little is known about the experiences of married girls in refugee settings and how their development trajectories ... -
The impact of livestock asset transfers on the livelihoods of the ultra-poor
(Taylor and Francis, 2022-02-22)This paper estimates the impacts of Livestock Asset Transfers on the livelihoods of the ultra-poor in West Bengal, India. The programme provides the female members of ultra-poor households with livestock assets as grants. ... -
Ethnography of community governance: A case of COVID-19 response of an urban slum in Bangladesh
(Oxford Academic, 2023-04-02)Although COVID-19 cases and deaths in different clusters of Bangladesh were increasing rapidly for most of the year 2020, surprisingly very few cases were reported in the urban slums, identified as the potential hotspots ... -
Alternative media & mainstream politics: The case of mediated political fusion
(Taylor and Francis, 2022-04-29)Recent research concerning alternative media has provided some insight concerning the increasing role of those media in mainstream political communication. In this study, we conducted interviews with key leaders in local ... -
Trust and citizen participation in community-based monitoring system: An experimental evidence from Bangladesh
(Elsevier, 2022-06)We utilize the unique setting of a public procurement project in Bangladesh to understand the relationship between trust and citizen engagement in social accountability mechanisms. In this model of civic engagement, in ... -
COVID-19 vaccination: Willingness and practice in Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2022-05-16)Summary Motivation The urgency and scale of mass adult immunization for COVID-19 presents a huge challenge for any low- and middle-income country (LMIC) like Bangladesh. Our analysis focuses on demand-side constraints ... -
Adapting disability research methods and practices during the Covid-19 pandemic: Experiences from the field
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-07-27)People with disabilities are often excluded from research, which may be exacerbated during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. This article provides an overview of key challenges, opportunities, and strategies for conducting ... -
How are women faring in the Bangladeshi labour market? Evidence from labour force survey data
(Sage Journals, 2022-08-11)In Bangladesh, despite increased participation in the labour market in recent decades, women are still lagging behind men by a significant margin, with the former being concentrated chiefly in low-paid agriculture as well ... -
Bangladesh and Covid-19: Reversals and resilience
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-07-27)This article examines two primary data sets to identify the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on different sectors and vulnerable populations in Bangladesh. It attempts to identify how the trends in sectors such as agriculture, ... -
Short- and long-run growth effects of fiscal policy in Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2022-09-01)The potential interactions between government expenditure, taxation and growth are complex and manifold and thus, it gives rise to a constant debate about the growth-effectiveness of the fiscal policy, especially in ... -
De-risking private power in Bangladesh: How financing design can stop collusive contracting
(Elsevier, 2022-09)Collusive contracting with private power plants in Bangladesh has resulted in high power prices that cost the taxpayer around U$1 billion in subsidies. The main driver of collusive contracting is the unwillingness of ... -
Environmental non-migration as adaptation in hazard-prone areas: Evidence from coastal Bangladesh
(Elsevier, 2022-11)Despite suffering significantly from the adverse impacts of climate change and human-induced hazards, many people at risk deliberately choose not to migrate from hazard-prone areas in coastal Bangladesh. As many of them ... -
Can agricultural extension and input support be discontinued? Evidence from a randomized phaseout in Uganda
(MIT Press, 2022-11-14)Many development programs that attempt to disseminate improved technologies are limited in duration because of external funding constraints or an assumption of impact sustainability, but there is limited evidence on whether ... -
Economic and social inclusion of person with disability and transgender through skills development program of BRAC: A qualitative study
(Wiley, 2022-12)This article is based on the Skills Training for Advancing Resources (STAR) project for the youth initiative of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in Bangladesh. The objective was to explore the consequences ... -
The economic, social and environmental implications of heritage tourism: Evidence from Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2023-01-14)The study aims to evaluate the economic importance of two world heritage sites (WHS), the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world and the Shat Gambuj Mosque (SGM), a medieval edifice, located in Bangladesh as ... -
Graduation approach to poverty reduction in the humanitarian context: Evidence from Bangladesh
(Wiley, 2023-01-18)Increasing forcibly displaced populations worldwide are adversely affecting the poorest host communities' livelihoods. Livelihood programmes can reduce this tension by addressing host communities' skills and capital ... -
Growth effects of budgetary fiscal variables in a panel of middle-income countries
(Springer Link, 2023-02-14)This paper assesses the growth-enhancing and growth-retarding effects of different budgetary fiscal variables using a balanced panel of 32 middle-income countries for the time period of 2000–2017. Much of previous research ...
