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Education

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Addressing Learning Loss Using Low Tech Remote Learning among Underprivileged High School Students: The Bangladesh Case
Ongoing Projects Education

Addressing Learning Loss Using Low Tech Remote Learning among Underprivileged High School Students: The Bangladesh Case

Project Background:Despite high secondary school enrolment, learning outcomes in Bangladesh are very low, especially in...

Mar 2023 — Feb 2025
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Income Loss and Wellbeing during COVID-19 Lockdown in Rural Bangladesh: Evidence from Large Household Surveys
Completed Projects Health Education

Income Loss and Wellbeing during COVID-19 Lockdown in Rural Bangladesh: Evidence from Large Household Surveys

Project Background:The COVID‑19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown in Bangladesh led to widespread job and income losses,...

Apr 2023 — Feb 2024
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Telementoring and Homeschooling during school closures: A randomized Experiment in Rural Bangladesh
Completed Projects Health Education

Telementoring and Homeschooling during school closures: A randomized Experiment in Rural Bangladesh

Project Background:School closures due to COVID‑19 created one of the largest education crises in history, affecting 1.5...

Mar 2021 — Mar 2025
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Myopic Loss Aversion and Investment Decisions: From the Laboratory to the Field
Completed Projects Education Health

Myopic Loss Aversion and Investment Decisions: From the Laboratory to the Field

Project Background:The rapid increase in market news and trading activity raises an important question: Does more freque...

Feb 2014
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Financial Diaries and Education to Improve Women’s Financial Literacy in Rural Bangladesh
Completed Projects Education Health

Financial Diaries and Education to Improve Women’s Financial Literacy in Rural Bangladesh

Project Background:Women in low‑ and middle‑income countries often have limited financial literacy, which restricts thei...

May 2013 — Mar 2018
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Early Childhood Education, Parental Social Networks and Child Development in Rural Bangladesh
Completed Projects Education

Early Childhood Education, Parental Social Networks and Child Development in Rural Bangladesh

Project Background:Access to quality pre‑primary education remains very limited in rural Bangladesh, particularly for ch...

Dec 2013
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Parent–Teacher Meetings and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh
Completed Projects Education

Parent–Teacher Meetings and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

Project Background:Many parents in rural Bangladesh are first‑generation learners and have limited information about wha...

Apr 2016
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The Effects of Chess Instruction on Academic and Non Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh
Completed Projects Education

The Effects of Chess Instruction on Academic and Non Cognitive Outcomes: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

Project Background:Chess is increasingly promoted in schools worldwide because it is believed to strengthen cognitive sk...

Apr 2015
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Survey Measures versus Incentivized Measures of Risk Preferences among Sex Workers in Bangladesh
Completed Projects Health Education

Survey Measures versus Incentivized Measures of Risk Preferences among Sex Workers in Bangladesh

Project Background:Risk preferences shape many health behaviors, including decisions that expose individuals to serious...

Mar 2014
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Impact of Incentive Based Strategies on COVID 19 Vaccine Uptake in Bangladesh
Completed Projects Health Education

Impact of Incentive Based Strategies on COVID 19 Vaccine Uptake in Bangladesh

Project Background:Bangladesh has rapidly expanded free COVID‑19 vaccination across the country, yet uptake remains belo...

Feb 2022
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Educational Inequality and Parental Involvement: Randomized Controlled Experiment of a Tele-Mentoring Program in Rural Bangladesh.
Completed Projects Education

Educational Inequality and Parental Involvement: Randomized Controlled Experiment of a Tele-Mentoring Program in Rural Bangladesh.

Project Background:Since educational institutions closed on 18 March 2020 to contain COVID‑19, rural Bangladeshi childre...

Feb 2020 — Feb 2024
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Impact of IRI-Based Mobile Lessons on Educational Outcomes of Primary Graders in Rural Bangladesh
Completed Projects Education

Impact of IRI-Based Mobile Lessons on Educational Outcomes of Primary Graders in Rural Bangladesh

Project Background:Bangladesh has achieved near-universal primary school enrollment, yet many children in rural areas co...

Feb 2021 — Feb 2024
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