Lead Researcher(s):Kazi Iqbal (BIDS),Asad Islam (Monash University) Improving financial literacy of the small investors is central to the development of a viable financial sector. In this study, we train investors
Wang-Sheng Lee and Aaron Nicholas (Deakin University) This project involves a randomized experiment of primary school students in Bangladesh using chess instruction as an intervention. We assess the effect of
With Choon Wang and Russell Smyth Sex workers have much higher HIV infection rates than the general population in Bangladesh because they have misconceptions about how HIV/AIDS is spread, poor
With Chris Barrett (Cornell University) and Marcel Fafchamps (Stanford University) Crop yields in developing countries remain low due to limited adoption of new innovations by farmers. The System of Rice
Lead Researcher(s):Asad Islam (Monash University)Kazi Iqbal (BIDS), Behavioral finance has become a vital component to explain irrationality in financial decision and enable us to understand more about the stock market.
The project involves randomised experiments to evaluate effectiveness of greater parental involvement and supplementary teaching in Bangladesh. The first phase of the project was recently completed which show that parental
With Youjin Hahn, Eleonora Patacchini, and Yves Zenou This research investigates the effects of social networks on the educational outcomes of students in Bangladesh. The experimental design involved grouping students
I study daily labour supply responses to temporary earnings increases of fishermen in a developing country. In particular, I test two hypotheses about the response of labour supply to increases
Chau Nguyen and Klaus Abbink This study aims to provide an experiment approach to the household decision-making problem, with a focus on women’s control over household’s investment in the context
Paul Raschky and Minhaj Mahmud (BIDS) In May 2009 Bangladesh experienced a catastrophic cyclone (Known as Aila) in some parts of its country. Thousands of Cyclone Aila survivors have been
