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    • Determinants of malnutrition among urban slum children in Bangladesh 

      Fakir, Adnan M S; Khan, M. Wasiqur Rahman
      Background: This paper analyzes the role of child, maternal and household variables on weight-for-age nutritional status of children in the largest urban slum of Bangladesh. Methods: We use anthropometric weight-for-age ...

    • The endogeneity of domestic violence: understanding women empowerment through autonomy 

      Fakir, Adnan M.S.; Anjum, Anika; Bushra, Fabiha; Nawar, Nabilah (© 2016 Elsevier Ltd., 2016-10)
      Women’s autonomy is known to incite intimate partner violence (IPV) in developing countries. We argue for the endogeneity of women’s autonomy with IPV, which is often ignored in the existing literature, for understanding ...

    • A framework for balancing MFI regulation 

      Fakir, Adnan M.S. (© 2015 International Journal of Business and Management Study, 2015-04)
      Private investments for Microfinance are a major fuel for its growth. Inadvertently, the role of the MFI regulatory body in inducing private investments remains a conspicuous issue. The paper aims to provide basic building ...

    • Revisiting the child health-wealth nexus 

      Fakir, Adnan M. S. (© 2016 The Author(s)., 2016-04)
      The causal link between a household’s economic standing and child health is known to suffer from endogeneity. While past studies have exemplified the causal link to be small, albeit statistically significant, this paper ...