M. Niaz Asadullah

University of Reading - Department of Economics

Reading, RG6 6AA

United Kingdom

http://www.reading.ac.uk/economics/about/staff/m-asadullah.asp

University of Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan

Malaysia

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Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?

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Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?

Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Paper No. 189
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2015
M. Niaz Asadullah, Antonio Savoia and Wahiduddin Mahmud
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and Economic Research Group
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BRAC, economic growth, human development, governance, institutions, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan

Paths to Development: Is There a Bangladesh Surprise?

World Development, Vol. 62, 138-154, 2014
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Feb 2015
M. Niaz Asadullah, Antonio Savoia and Wahiduddin Mahmud
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and Economic Research Group
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economic growth, human development, governance, institutions, NGOs, Bangladesh

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Missing from the Market: Purdah Norm and Women's Paid Work Participation in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10463
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Jan 2017
M. Niaz Asadullah and Zaki Wahhaj
University of Reading - Department of Economics and University of Kent - Department of Economics
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Purdah norm, gender inequality, labor market participation, poverty, Bangladesh

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Primary Schooling, Student Learning, and School Quality in Rural Bangladesh

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 349
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Jan 2014
M. Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics and World Bank
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cognitive ability; gender inequality; school quality

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Going to School in Purdah: Female Schooling, Mobility Norms and Madrasas in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7059
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Dec 2012
M. Niaz Asadullah and Zaki Wahhaj
University of Reading - Department of Economics and University of Kent - Department of Economics
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burka, school availability, gender norms, female education, madrasa, Bangladesh

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School Access, Resources, and Learning Outcomes: Evidence from a Non-Formal School Program in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5659
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Hai-Anh Dang, Leopold R. Sarr and M. Niaz Asadullah
World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG), Cornell University - Food and Nutrition Policy Program and University of Reading - Department of Economics
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non-formal school, impact evaluation, multiple treatments, learning outcomes

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Madrasas and NGOs: Complements or Substitutes? Non-State Providers and Growth in Female Education in Bangladesh

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4511
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
M. Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Primary Education, Tertiary Education, Education For All, Gender and Education, Teaching and Learning

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Inequality of Educational Opportunity in India: Changes Over Time and Across States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5146
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Aug 2010
M. Niaz Asadullah and Gaston Yalonetzky
University of Reading - Department of Economics and University of Leeds - Faculty of Business
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schooling mobility, dissimilarity index, Gini of opportunity index, overlap index

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Social Interactions and Student Achievement in a Developing Country: An Instrumental Variables Approach

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4508
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
M. Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Tertiary Education, Education For All, Teaching and Learning, Primary Education, Secondary Education

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Bangladesh's Achievements in Social Development Indicators: Explaining the Puzzle

Economic & Political Weekly, Vol, XLVIII, No. 44, pp. 26-28, 2013
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 10 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2015
Wahiduddin Mahmud, M. Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia
Economic Research Group, University of Reading - Department of Economics and University of Manchester - Global Development Institute
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BRAC, economic growth, human development, governance, institutions, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan

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Poisoning the Mind: Arsenic Contamination and Cognitive Achievement of Children

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4510
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
M. Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Education For All, Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Environmental Economics & Policies, Tertiary Education, Urban Solid Waste Management

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Subjective Well-Being in China, 2005-2010: The Role of Relative Income, Gender and Location

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9637
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Jan 2016
M. Niaz Asadullah, Saizi Xiao and Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh 楊又興
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Malaya (UM) and University of Malaya (UM)
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gender, happiness, inequality, poverty, unemployment, well-being

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Subjective Well-Being and Relative Poverty in Rural Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6569
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 26 May 2012
M. Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Bangladesh, institutions, well-being, poverty

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Poisoning the Mind: Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water Wells and Children's Educational Achievement in Rural Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5716
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 May 2011
M. Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics and World Bank
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drinking water pollution, Madrasa, subjective well-being, Bangladesh

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Evaluating the Long-Run Impact of an Innovative Anti-Poverty Program: Evidence Using Household Panel Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9749
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Mar 2016
M. Niaz Asadullah and Jinnat Ara
University of Reading - Department of Economics and BRAC
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Bangladesh, farm employment, food security, occupational choice, extreme poverty

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The Effect of Islamic Secondary School Attendance on Academic Achievement

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8233
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Jun 2014
M. Niaz Asadullah
University of Reading - Department of Economics
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instrumental variable, madrasahs, school quality, Bangladesh

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What Determines Religious School Choice? Theory and Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6883
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Oct 2012
M. Niaz Asadullah, Rupa Chakrabarti and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics, Wellesley College - Department of Economics and World Bank
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school choice, madrasah education, Bangladesh

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Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience

ESID Working Paper No 126. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Aug 2019
M. Niaz Asadullah, Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and The University of Manchester
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South Asia, poverty indicators, development indicators, public expenditure, state capacity, quality of governance, Sustainable Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals

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Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6329
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
M. Niaz Asadullah, Uma S. Kambhampati and Florencia López Bóo
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Reading - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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gender inequality, India, religion, social disparity

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Is Son Preference Disappearing from Bangladesh?

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Is Son Preference Disappearing from Bangladesh?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13996
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
M. Niaz Asadullah, Nazia Mansoor, Teresa Randazzo and Zaki Wahhaj
University of Reading - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Kent - Canterbury Campus and University of Kent - Department of Economics
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female employment, birth spacing, gender bias, fertility, Bangladesh

Is Son Preference Disappearing from Bangladesh?

University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Dept. of Economics Research Paper Series No. 24/WP/2020
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Jan 2021
M. Niaz Asadullah, Nazia Mansoor, Teresa Randazzo and Zaki Wahhaj
University of Reading - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Kent - Canterbury Campus and University of Kent - Department of Economics
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Fertility, gender bias, birth spacing, female employment, Bangladesh

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What Matters for Life Satisfaction Among the Oldest-Old? Evidence from China

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10624
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Mar 2017
Sor Ng, Nai Tey and M. Niaz Asadullah
University of Malaya (UM), University of Malaya (UM) - Faculty of Business & Accountancy and University of Reading - Department of Economics
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ageing, depression, happiness, health, inequality, well-being, China

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Who Trusts Others? Community and Individual Determinants of Social Capital in a Low Income Country

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10176
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Sep 2016
M. Niaz Asadullah
University of Reading - Department of Economics
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Bangladesh, Hindu, institutions, religion, trust

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Intergenerational Wealth Mobility in Rural Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5914
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Aug 2011
M. Niaz Asadullah
University of Reading - Department of Economics
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intergenerational inequality, household wealth, occupational mobility, schooling mobility, transition matrix, Bangladesh

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Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004

IDB Working Paper No. 574
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
M. Niaz Asadullah, Uma S. Kambhampati and Florencia López Bóo
University of Reading - Department of Economics, University of Reading - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Peaceful Coexistence? The Role of Religious Schools and NGOs in the Growth of Female Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7115
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Jan 2013
M. Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chaudhury
University of Reading - Department of Economics and World Bank
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madrasas, NGO schools, externalities, female schooling

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Poverty Reduction During 1990-2013: Did Millennium Development Goals Adoption and State Capacity Matter?

ESID Working Paper No. 93. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Dec 2017
M. Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia
University of Reading - Department of Economics and University of Manchester - Global Development Institute
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SDGs, poverty, Post-2015 Agenda, governance, institutions, state capacity, convergence

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Madrasah for Girls and Private School for Boys? The Determinants of School Type Choice in Rural and Urban Indonesia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11362
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Mar 2018
M. Niaz Asadullah and Maliki Maliki
University of Reading - Department of Economics and National Development Planning Agency
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gender, madrasah education, poverty, private school, Indonesia

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Digital Divide or Digital Provide? Technology, Time Use and Learning Loss During Covid-19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15382
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2023
M. Niaz Asadullah and Anindita Bhattacharjee
University of Reading - Department of Economics and Save the Children
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COVID-19, learning crisis, home-based education, school closure

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Do Pro-Poor Schools Reach Out to the Poor? Location Choice of BRAC and ROSC Schools in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10326
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Nov 2016
M. Niaz Asadullah
University of Reading - Department of Economics
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poverty, NGO, non-formal school, madrasa, Bangladesh

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Labor Market Returns to Education and English Language Skills in the People's Republic of China: An Update

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11809
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
M. Niaz Asadullah and Saizi Xiao
University of Reading - Department of Economics and University of Malaya (UM)
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endogeneity bias, language skills, schooling, health

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Vietnam's Extraordinary Performance in the PISA Assessment: A Cultural Explanation of an Education Paradox

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13066
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 19 May 2022
M. Niaz Asadullah, Liyanage Perera and Saizi Xiao
University of Reading - Department of Economics, Monash University and University of Malaya (UM)
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school quality, expenditure policy, Confucian culture, ASEAN, Malaysia

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Labor Market Returns to Education and English Language Skills in the People’s Republic of China: An Update

Asian Development Review 36:1 March 2019
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Mar 2019
M. Niaz Asadullah and Saizi Xiao
University of Reading - Department of Economics and University of Malaya (UM)
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endogeneity bias, health, language skills, schooling

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Measuring Gender Attitudes Using List Experiments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13653
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Sep 2020
M. Niaz Asadullah, Elisabetta De Cao, Fathema Khatoon and Zahra Siddique
University of Reading - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - London School of Economics, BRAC and University of Bristol
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list experiment, indirect response survey methods, intimate partner violence, child marriage, Bangladesh

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Happiness in Old Age: The Daughter Connection

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16073
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Apr 2023
Pataporn Sukontamarn, M. Niaz Asadullah, Nopphawan Photphisutthiphong and Yen Thi Hai Nguyen
Chulalongkorn University, University of Reading - Department of Economics, Chulalongkorn University and University of Vienna - Vienna Institute of Demography
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older persons, aging, son preference, Southeast Asia, Thailand, subjective well-being