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Shyamal Chowdhury

The University of Sydney

University of Sydney

Sydney, NSW 2006

Australia

Australian National University (ANU)

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601

Australia

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

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1.

Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water and Mental Health

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Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water and Mental Health

DEF - Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 222
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Jul 2016
Shyamal Chowdhury, Annabelle Krause-Pilatus and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Arsenic, Water Pollution, Mental Health, Subjective Well-Being, Environment, Bangladesh

Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water and Mental Health

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9400
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Annabelle Krause-Pilatus and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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arsenic, water pollution, mental health, subjective well-being, environment, Bangladesh

Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water and Mental Health

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10978
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Dec 2015
Shyamal Chowdhury, Annabelle Krause-Pilatus and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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arsenic, Bangladesh, environment, mental health, subjective well-being, water pollution

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Evaluating Intergenerational Persistence of Economic Preferences: A Large Scale Experiment with Families in Bangladesh

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Evaluating Intergenerational Persistence of Economic Preferences: A Large Scale Experiment with Families in Bangladesh

ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 250
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 24 Apr 2018
Shyamal Chowdhury, Matthias Sutter and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Intergenerational Transmission of Preferences, Time Preferences, Risk Preferences, Social Preferences, Children, Parents, Bangladesh, Socio-Economic Status, Experiment

Evaluating Intergenerational Persistence of Economic Preferences: A Large Scale Experiment with Families in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11337
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 25 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Matthias Sutter and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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intergenerational transmission of preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, social preferences, children, parents, Bangladesh, socio-economic status, experiment

Evaluating Intergenerational Persistence of Economic Preferences: A Large Scale Experiment with Families in Bangladesh

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6914
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 07 May 2018
Shyamal Chowdhury, Matthias Sutter and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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intergenerational transmission of preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, social preferences, children, parents, Bangladesh, socio-economic status, experiment

Evaluating Intergenerational Persistence of Economic Preferences: A Large Scale Experiment with Families in Bangladesh

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2018/4
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 19 Feb 2018
Shyamal Chowdhury, Matthias Sutter and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Intergenerational transmission of preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, social preferences, children, parents, Bangladesh, socio-economic status, experiment

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Escaping Famine Through Seasonal Migration

Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1032, Yale Economics Department Working Paper No. 124
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 04 Nov 2013
Gharad Bryan, Shyamal Chowdhury and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, The University of Sydney and Yale School of Management
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seasonal migration, Bangladesh, risk

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Parental Paternalism and Patience

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Parental Paternalism and Patience

CESifo Working Paper No. 8829
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 20 Jan 2021
Lukas Kiessling, Shyamal Chowdhury, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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Parental Paternalism and Patience

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2021/3
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 12 Jan 2021
Lukas Kiessling, Shyamal Chowdhury, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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Parental paternalism, Time preferences, Convex time budgets, Present bias, Intergenerational transmission, Parenting styles, Experiment

Parental Paternalism and Patience

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14030
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 20 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Lukas Kiessling, Shyamal Chowdhury, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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parental paternalism, time preferences, convex time budgets, present bias, intergenerational transmission, parenting styles, experiment

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Corruption in the Health Sector: Evidence from Unofficial Consultation Fees in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9270
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Wahid Abdallah, Shyamal Chowdhury and Kazi Iqbal
BRAC University, The University of Sydney and Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
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corruption, public health, price discrimination, Bangladesh

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Racial Discrimination and White First Name Adoption: Evidence from a Correspondence Study in the Australian Labour Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13208
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 14 May 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Evarn Ooi and Robert Slonim
The University of Sydney, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Case Western Reserve University - Department of Economics
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racial discrimination, correspondence study, labour market, administrative records

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Encouragement and Distortionary Effects of Conditional Cash Transfers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14326
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 May 2021 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2023
Gharad Bryan, Shyamal Chowdhury, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Melanie Morten and Joeri Smits
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, The University of Sydney, Yale School of Management, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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distortion, conditional cash transfers, seasonal migration

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Nurturing the Future: How Positive Parenting is Related to Children's Skills and Well-Being

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Nurturing the Future: How Positive Parenting is Related to Children's Skills and Well-Being

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17336
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2024
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Shambhavi Priyam, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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parenting style, child outcomes, economic preferences, personality traits, IQ

Nurturing the Future: How Positive Parenting is Related to Children's Skills and Well-Being

CESifo Working Paper No. 11391
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Oct 2024
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Shambhavi Priyam, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, World Bank, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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parenting style, child outcomes, economic preferences, personality traits, IQ

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Economic Preferences Across Generations and Family Clusters: A Large-Scale Experiment

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Economic Preferences Across Generations and Family Clusters: A Large-Scale Experiment

Number of pages: 130 Posted: 29 Jul 2020
Shyamal Chowdhury, Matthias Sutter and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Economic preferences within families, intergenerational transmission of preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, social preferences, family clusters, socio-economic status, Bangladesh, experiment

Economic Preferences Across Generations and Family Clusters: A Large-Scale Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13451
Number of pages: 128 Posted: 14 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2022
Shyamal Chowdhury, Matthias Sutter and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Bangladesh, socio-economic status, economic preferences within families, family clusters, intergenerational transmission of preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, social preferences, experiment

Economic Preferences Across Generations and Family Clusters: A Large-Scale Experiment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14998
Number of pages: 133 Posted: 28 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 19 May 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Matthias Sutter and Klaus F. Zimmermann
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Global Labor Organization (GLO)
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Bangladesh, Economic preferences within families, Experiment, family clusters, Intergenerational Transmission of Preferences, risk preferences, social preferences, socio-economic status, Time preferences

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Do Economic Preferences of Children Predict Behavior?

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2024/9
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 01 Mar 2024
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Priyam Shambhavi, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, World Bank, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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social preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, experiments with children, origins of preferences, human capital, behavior

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Natural Shocks and Marriage Markets: Evolution of Mehr and Dowry in Muslim Marriages

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10675
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 10 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Debdulal Mallick and Prabal Roy Chowdhury
The University of Sydney, Deakin University - Faculty of Business and Law and Jawaharlal Nehru University
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dowry, mehr, Muslim family law, natural shocks, Bangladesh, West Bengal

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What's in a Name? Does Racial or Gender Discrimination in Marking Exist?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13890
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Ilya Klauzner and Robert Slonim
The University of Sydney, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and The University of Sydney
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racial discrimination, experiment, marking

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Contract Structure, Time Preference, and Technology Adoption

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13590
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 17 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Joeri Smits and QIGANG SUN
The University of Sydney, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Yale University
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microfinance, technology adoption, time inconsistency, Bangladesh

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Information Campaign on Arsenic Poisoning Unintended Consequences in Marriage Market

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Information Campaign on Arsenic Poisoning Unintended Consequences in Marriage Market

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Jun 2023
Shyamal Chowdhury and Prachi Singh
The University of Sydney and University of Aberdeen
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Arsenic Contamination, Health Shock, Information Campaign, Age at First Marriage, Bride Price, Bangladesh

Information Campaign on Arsenic Poisoning: Unintended Consequences in Marriage Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16214
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Jun 2023
Shyamal Chowdhury and Prachi Singh
The University of Sydney and University of Aberdeen
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arsenic contamination, health shock, information campaign, age at first marriage, bride price, age at first birth, Bangladesh

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Spatial Patterns in the Formation of Economic Preferences

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Spatial Patterns in the Formation of Economic Preferences

CESifo Working Paper No. 12001
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 23 Jul 2025
Shyamal Chowdhury, Manuela Puente Beccar, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, Sebastian O. Schneider and Matthias Sutter
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institue for Research on Collective Goods, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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skill formation, spatial models, kriging, local environment, patience, risk attitudes, prosociality, experiments with children, Bangladesh

Spatial Patterns in the Formation of Economic Preferences

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2025/10
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 16 Jul 2025
Shyamal Chowdhury, Manuela Puente Beccar, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, Sebastian O. Schneider and Matthias Sutter
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institue for Research on Collective Goods, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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spatial models, kriging, local environment, patience, risk attitudes, prosociality, experiments with children, Bangladesh, skill formation

Spatial Patterns in the Formation of Economic Preferences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 18015
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 24 Jul 2025
Shyamal Chowdhury, Manuela Puente-Beccar, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, Sebastian O. Schneider and Matthias Sutter
The University of Sydney, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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prosociality, risk attitudes, patience, local environment, Kriging, spatial models, skill formation, experiments with children, Bangladesh

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The Role of Trainee Selection in the Effectiveness of Vocational Training: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nepal

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The Role of Trainee Selection in the Effectiveness of Vocational Training: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nepal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16705
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 04 Jan 2024
Shyamal Chowdhury and Syed Abul Hasan
The University of Sydney and Massey University
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vocational training, job training, employment training, impact evaluation, RCT

The Role of Trainee Selection in the Effectiveness of Vocational Training: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nepal

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Mar 2024
Shyamal Chowdhury and Syed Abul Hasan
The University of Sydney and Massey University
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Vocational training, Job training, employment training, impact evaluation, RCT

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Sooner Rather than Later: Social Networks and Technology Adoption

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14307
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 May 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Shyamal Chowdhury, Varun Satish, Munshi Sulaiman and Yi Sun
The University of Sydney, University of Chicago, BRAC-Africa and The University of Sydney
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agricultural technology adoption, social connections, networks, Kenya

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The Right Timing Matters: Sensitive Periods in the Formation of Socio-Emotional Skills

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The Right Timing Matters: Sensitive Periods in the Formation of Socio-Emotional Skills

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2025/9
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 24 Jun 2025
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Daniel Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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Sensitive periods, skill formation, randomized controlled trial, self-control, patience, prosociality, social and emotional learning program, experiments with children, Bangladesh C93

The Right Timing Matters: Sensitive Periods in the Formation of Socio-Emotional Skills

CESifo Working Paper No. 11953
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 26 Jun 2025
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Daniel Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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Sensitive periods, skill formation, randomized controlled trial, self-control, patience, prosociality, social and emotional learning program, experiments with children, Bangladesh

The Right Timing Matters: Sensitive Periods in the Formation of Socio-Emotional Skills

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17974
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 30 Jun 2025
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Daniel Kamhöfer, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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social and emotional learning program, prosociality, patience, self-control, randomized controlled trial, skill formation, sensitive periods, experiments with children, Bangladesh

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Information Provision Over the Phone Saves Lives: An Rct to Contain Covid-19 in Rural Bangladesh at the Pandemic's Onset

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15768
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2022
Shyamal Chowdhury, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch, Sebastian O. Schneider and Matthias Sutter
The University of Sydney, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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field experiment, COVID-19, information intervention, death rates

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Food Systems for Healthier Diets in Bangladesh: Towards a Research Agenda

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01902, December 2019
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 04 Feb 2020
Alan de Brauw, Jillian Waid, Craig A. Meisner, Fahmida Akter, Bushra Ferdous Khan, Lalita Bhattacharjee, Nazmul Alam, Sabiha Sultana, Nazim Uddin, Foyzul Bari Himel, Kendra Byrd, M Latiful Bari, Shyamal Chowdhury, Shakuntala Thilsted and Rudaba Khondker
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), BRAC University, North South University, FAO, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Independent, WorldFish, University of Dhaka, The University of Sydney, WorldFish and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
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food systems, health, diets, policies, malnutrition, food safety, processed foods, food consumption, food supply, healthy diets, food environment

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Under-investment in a Profitable Technology: The Case of Seasonal Migration in Bangladesh

NBER Working Paper No. w20172
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 02 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2022
Gharad Bryan, Shyamal Chowdhury and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, The University of Sydney and Yale School of Management
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Do Economic Preferences of Children Predict Behavior?

CESifo Working Paper No. 10988
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Shambhavi Priyam, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, World Bank, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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social preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, experiments with children, origins of preferences, human capital, behavior

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Seasonal Migration and Risk Aversion

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8739
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 20 Jan 2012
Gharad Bryan, Shyamal Chowdhury and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, The University of Sydney and Yale School of Management
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Bangladesh, Migration, Risk Aversion

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Effects of Emigration on Rural Labor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w23929
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 16 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 21 May 2023
Agha Akram, Shyamal Chowdhury and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
Evidence Action, The University of Sydney and Yale School of Management
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Do Economic Preferences of Children Predict Behavior?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16834
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 05 Mar 2024
Laura Breitkopf, Shyamal Chowdhury, Shambhavi Priyam, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and Matthias Sutter
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, The University of Sydney, World Bank, University of Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics
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social preferences, time preferences, risk preferences, experiments with children, origins of preferences, human capital, behavior

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Targeting Errors and Leakage in a Large-Scale In-Kind Transfer Program: The Food Friendly Program in Bangladesh as an Example

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1935
Posted: 13 Jul 2020
Shyamal Chowdhury, Mohammad Mainul Hoque and Shahidur Rashid
The University of Sydney, Cornell University - Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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BANGLADESH, SOUTH ASIA, ASIA, social protection, rural areas, poverty, food assistance, targeting, program evaluation, rice, food prices