Short Biography:
Professor Asadullah received his doctorate degree in Economics from Oxford University. He has held visiting positions at Harvard, Oxford, Manchester, Kent, Dhaka, BRAC, Chulalongkorn and Mindanao State Universities. Previously he taught economics at Monash University Malaysia (2022-2024) and University of Malaya (2014-2022) as a full professor and Reading University (UK) ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Economics | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 2005 |
| Masters | Economics | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 2000 |
| Masters | Economics | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 1998 |
| Bachelor | Economics | Aligarh Muslim University | India | 1996 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Professor | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 29, Apr 2026 | Currently Working |
| Adjunct Professor | Chulalongkorn University | Thailand | 01, May 2024 | 30-04-2026 |
| Professor of Economics | Monash University | Malaysia | 01, Apr 2022 | 30-04-2024 |
| Professor of Economics | University of Malaya | Malaysia | 01, Nov 2013 | 31-03-2022 |
| Assistant Professor of Economics | University of Reading | UK | 01, Sep 2007 | 31-10-2013 |
| Post-Doctoral Researcher | University of Oxford | UK | 01, Sep 2005 | 01-09-2006 |
| Research Fellow | Harvard University | USA | 01, Jun 2001 | 30-09-2001 |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 01, Apr 1999 | 01-05-2005 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Poverty, Inequality & Well-being | Economics of Happiness; Qualitative Assessment of Living Standards; Normative Analysis of Inequality; Subjective Assessment of Poverty |
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| Growth Miracles and Human Development Surprises | East Asia's Economic Rise (China, Vietnam, Malaysia); Nepal's Success in Stunting Reduction; Vietnam's Human Capital Surprise; Bangladesh's Development Since 1970s
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| Economics of Education | Ethical Analysis of Educational Interventions; Effectiveness of TVET Education; Labor Market Returns ot Education; Social Stereotypes in School Textbooks; Inequality of Educational Opportunity; The Changing Pattern of Madrasa Education (Incidence, Cost, Quality)
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| Economics of Gender | Cause and Conseuqnce of Early Marriage; The Rise of Female Madrasas; Violence Against Marriage; Workplace Sexual Harassment; Feminization of Agriculture; The Paradox of Contented Women |
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| Digital Economics | High-tech parks; Effectiveness of IT Training; Digital Connectivity; Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI); Economics of AI; Job Automation
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Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Economics of Child Marriage | Developing Youth Groups in Bangladesh to Support Peers at Risk of Early Marriage | Global Innovation Funds (GIF) | 01-09-2023 | 30-09-2026 | Kings College London, UK |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | "North-South Divide in Scholarly Publishing", Keynote Lecture, World Conference on Scholarly Publishing (WCSP), |
| 2 | Lecture on “Parental divide and learning inequality: An Ethical Assessment”, Invited presentation at UNU-WIDER Conference, Bogotá, October 4–6, 2022 |
| 3 | Lecture on “Learning continuity and home-to-school transition: Post-COVID education recovery in Malaysia”, Presentation at ISEAS–ADBI Conference on The Quality of Basic Education in Southeast Asia, Singapore, October 12, 2022 |
| 4 | Invited Speaker on “Bangladesh's Economic Development: Strategies, Drivers, Opportunities, and Challenges”, 103rd Senior Civil Servants Course (SSC), Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), October 18, 2022 |
| 5 | Panel discussion on 'A Better (Re)Start: The Future of Work for Young People', Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) International Conference, November 4, 2022 |
| 6 | “Interactions and Interlinkages Between SDGs 4 and 5: Lessons from South Asia”, Paper presented in International Digital Workshop on SDGs, October 19–20, 2023 |
| 7 | “Smart Human Capital Development”, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce |
| 8 | “Education, Economics and Politics of 2024 Bangladesh Revolution”, Public Lecture, Netrokona University, July 30, 2026 |
| 9 | “Transformation of the State, Economy and Society: Evidence from East and South East Asia and the West”, 124th Senior Staff Course (SSC) Lecture, BPATC, August 11, 2026 |
| 10 | “Education for a Robust Economy”, Education Reform Initiative Inaugural Public Lecture, BARC, August 11, 2026 |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia | Senior Research Fellow | 2024 | 2026 |
| 2 | Global Labor Organization (GLO) | Southeast Asia Cluster Lead | 2019 | Life Time |
| 3 | IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Germany | Research Fellowship | 2007 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
D. Brent Edwards Jr.; Amber Webb; M. Niaz Asadullah; Husaina Banu Kenayathulla (eds.)
The Global Governance of Education and Sustainable Development.
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026 .
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Ahmed M. Khalid; R. James Ferguson; M. Niaz Asadullah (eds.)
Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries: Prospects and Challenges.
Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2023 .
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| Book Section | |
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D. Brent Edwards Jr.; Amber Webb; M. Niaz Asadullah "Critical Perspectives on the Global Governance of Education and Sustainable Development: Progress, Persistent Gaps, and Problematic Paradigms."
The Global Governance of Education and Sustainable Development. D. Brent Edwards Jr.; Amber Webb; M. Niaz Asadullah; Husaina Banu Kenayathulla (eds.) Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026 (1-32) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Amber Webb; Kazi Md Mukitul Islam "Enriching a Systems Approach for SDG4: Interlinkages of Education and Gender Equality."
The Global Governance of Education and Sustainable Development. D. Brent Edwards Jr.; Amber Webb; M. Niaz Asadullah; Husaina Banu Kenayathulla (eds.) Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026 (79-91) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Kenneth Simler "From Economic Miracle to Regional Divides: Rethinking Inclusive Growth in Malaysia."
Pursuing Inclusive Economic Development in Asia: A Celebration of Peter McCawley. Hal Hill; Daniel Suryadarma (eds.) Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute, 2025 (57-80) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Kazi Mukitul Islam; Uma Kambhampati; Reem Ashraf "Education, Employment, and Gender Equity: Interactions and Interlinkages Between SDGs 4, 5, and 8."
Routledge Handbook of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Research and Policy. Ranjula Bali Swain; Peter Dobers (eds.) Abingdon: Routledge, 2025 (20 pages) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Rajesh Ramachandran "Child Stunting in Asia at the Midpoint of Sustainable Development Goal 2."
Striving to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals: Suggestions for Policymakers and Practitioners. John Beirne; Shengchi Ma; Dil B. Rahut; Daniel Suryadarma (eds.) Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute, 2024 (113-132) .
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R. James Ferguson; Ahmed M. Khalid; M. Niaz Asadullah "D-8 Cooperation: Challenges and the Way Forward."
Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries: Prospects and Challenges. Ahmed M. Khalid; R. James Ferguson; M. Niaz Asadullah (eds.) Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2023 (369-389) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Norma Mansor "Human Resources Development in the D-8: A Three-Pillar Model."
Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries: Prospects and Challenges. Ahmed M. Khalid; R. James Ferguson; M. Niaz Asadullah (eds.) Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2023 (341-368) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Ahmed M. Khalid; R. James Ferguson "Current State and Future Prospects for D-8."
Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries: Prospects and Challenges. Ahmed M. Khalid; R. James Ferguson; M. Niaz Asadullah (eds.) Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2023 (3-26) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah "The Changing Status of Women in Malaysian Society."
Demographic Transition and Socio-Economic Development in Malaysia. Nai Peng Tey; Siow Li Lai; Noor Azina Ismail (eds.) Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2020 (93-115) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Nazmul Chaudhury; Amit Dar "Student Achievement in Religious and Secular Secondary Schools in Bangladesh."
Emerging Evidence on Vouchers and Faith-Based Providers in Education: Case Studies from Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Felipe Barrera-Osorio; Harry A. Patrinos; Quentin Wodon (eds.) Washington, DC: World Bank, 2009 (137-148) .
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M. Niaz Asadullah; Nazmul Chaudhury "Holy Alliances: Public Subsidies, Islamic High Schools, and Female Schooling in Bangladesh."
Girls’ Education in the 21st Century: Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Growth. Mercy Tembon; Lucia Fort (eds.) Washington, DC: World Bank, 2008 (209-238) .
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Ruan, M; MN Asadullah, EN Abdul Bahri and S Chenayah : When Trust Helps and When it Hurts: Relational Domains of Social Trust and Subjective Well-being in China,
Social Indicators Research , vol.184 , no.1 Springer , pp.(17) , 2026
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Tan, KK ; A Jia Yi Kam and MN Asadullah : Unequal Chains: Global Value Chains and Income Disparity,
Journal of Contemporary Asia Taylor & Francis , pp.(1-36) , 2026
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Amrit Amirapu, M Niaz Asadullah and Zaki Wahhaj : Can the law affect attitudes and behavior in the absence of strict enforcement? Experimental evidence from a child marriage reform in Bangladesh,
The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization , vol.42 , no.2 Oxford University Press , pp.(461-506) , 2026
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Asadullah, M. Niaz; Monica Biradavolu, Vijayandra Rao and & Kenneth Simler : Is There an Underside to Economic Growth? A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Malaysia,
World Bank Economic Review , vol.39 , no.4 Oxford University Press , pp.(867-892) , 2025
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ASADULLAH and M NIAZ ; R Ramachandran : From MDGs to SDGs: Understanding Progress in Child Stunting in Asia,
Asian Development Review , vol.42 , no.03 MIT Press , pp.(217-252) , 2025
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TJ D'Agostino and MN Asadullah : Faith-based education and development: Opportunities, challenges, and controversies,
International Journal of Educational Development Elsevier , pp.(103440) , 2025
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MN Asadullah, AH Jilani, SD Negara and D Suryadarma : Improving the quality of basic education in ASEAN–Emerging challenges and reforms,
International Journal of Educational Development , vol.116 Elsevier , pp.(103292) , 2025
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Asadullah, MN; Webb, A; Islam and KMM : SDG 4 mid-point challenge: Fixing the broken interlinkages between education and gender equality,
International Journal of Educational Development , vol.106 Elsevier , pp.(103015) , 2024
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| 9 |
Asadullah and M. N. : Back to School After Covid-19 Pandemic: Resumption or Transitional Disruption?,
International Journal of Educational Development , vol.109 Elsevier , pp.(103086) , 2024
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Edwards, B; Asadullah, M Niaz; Webb and A. : Critical Perspectives at the Mid-Point of Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education for All—Progress, Persistent Gaps, Problematic Paradigms, and the Path to 2030,
International Journal of Educational Development Elsevier , 2024
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Asadullah, M. N., Bouhila, D. S., Chan, S-J., Draxler, A., Ha, W., Heyneman, S. P., Luschei, T. F., Semela, T. & Yemini and M. : A year of missed opportunity: Post-Covid learning loss – A renewed call to action,
International Journal of Educational Development , vol.99 Elsevier , pp.(102770) , 2023
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Asadullah, M. N., Joseph, J., & Chin and J. : The Political Economy of Poverty Reduction in Malaysia,
Progress in Development Studies , vol.23 , no.2 SAGE , pp.(127-151) , 2023
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Sukontamarn, P., Asadullah, M.N., Photphisutthiphong and N. et al. : Happiness in Old Age: The Daughter Connection,
Journal of Happiness Studies Springer , 2023
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Asadullah and M. N. : Home schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: An assessment of Malaysia's PdPR programme,
Journal of Southeast Asian Economies , vol.39 , no.S ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute , pp.(34-61) , 2023
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Anindita Bhattacharjee : Digital Divide or Digital Provide? Technology, Time Use, and Learning Loss during COVID-19,
Journal of Development Studies , vol.58 , no.10 Taylor & Francis , pp.(1934-1957) , 2022
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| 16 |
Amirapu, Amrit & Asadullah, M. Niaz & Wahhaj and Zaki : Social barriers to female migration: Theory and evidence from Bangladesh,
Journal of Development Economics , vol.158 , no.C Elsevier , 2022
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| 17 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz : Guest Editorial: Inequality and Public Policy in Asia,
Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia , vol.56 , no.3 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia , pp.(1-9) , 2022
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| 18 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz & Elisabetta De Cao & Fathema Zhura Khatoon & Zahra Siddique : Measuring gender attitudes using list experiments,
Journal of Population Economics , vol.34 , no.2 Springer , pp.(367-400) , 2021
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| 19 |
Asadullah, M. Niaz & Mansoor, Nazia & Randazzo, Teresa & Wahhaj and Zaki : Is son preference disappearing from Bangladesh?,
World Development , vol.140 , no.C Elsevier , 2021
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Asadullah, M. Niaz & Trannoy, Alain & Tubeuf, Sandy & Yalonetzky and Gaston : Measuring educational inequality of opportunity: pupil's effort matters,
World Development , vol.138 , no.C Elsevier , 2021
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| 21 |
Mahbub Hossain & M. Niaz Asadullah & Uma Kambhampati : Women's empowerment and gender-differentiated food allocation in Bangladesh,
Review of Economics of the Household , vol.19 , no.3 Springer , pp.(739-767) , 2021
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Norma Mansor & Antonio Savoia : Understanding a "Development Miracle": Poverty Reduction and Human Development in Malaysia Since the 1970s,
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities , vol.22 , no.4 Taylor & Francis , pp.(551-576) , 2021
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Asadullah, M. Niaz & Perera, Liyanage Devangi H. & Xiao and Saizi : Vietnam's extraordinary performance in the PISA assessment: A cultural explanation of an education paradox,
Journal of Policy Modeling , vol.42 , no.5 Elsevier , pp.(913-932) , 2020
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| 24 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz & Antonio Savoia & Kunal Sen : Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience,
Social Indicators Research , vol.152 , no.1 Springer , pp.(165-189) , 2020
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| 25 |
Saizi Xiao & M. Niaz Asadullah : Social Norms and Gender Differences in Labor Force Participation in China,
Feminist Economics , vol.26 , no.4 Taylor & Francis , pp.(114-148) , 2020
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Asadullah, M. Niaz & Xiao and Saizi : The changing pattern of wage returns to education in post-reform China,
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics , vol.53 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(137-148) , 2020
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Zaki Wahhaj : Early Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms,
Economica , vol.86 , no.344 Wiley , pp.(801-831) , 2019
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Sajeda Amin & Nazmul Chaudhury : Support for Gender Stereotypes: Does Madrasah Education Matter?,
Journal of Development Studies , vol.55 , no.1 Taylor & Francis , pp.(39-56) , 2019
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| 29 |
Perera, Liyanage Devangi H. & Asadullah and M. Niaz : Mind the gap: What explains Malaysia's underperformance in Pisa?,
International Journal of Educational Development , vol.65 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(254-263) , 2019
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Asadullah and M Niaz & Saizi Xiao : Labor Market Returns to Education and English Language Skills in the People's Republic of China: An Update,
Asian Development Review , vol.36 , no.1 MIT Press , pp.(80-111) , 2019
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| 31 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz & N N Tarun Chakravorty : Growth, governance and corruption in Bangladesh: a re-assessment,
Third World Quarterly , vol.40 , no.5 Taylor & Francis , pp.(947-965) , 2019
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Antonio Savoia : How China Escaped the Poverty Trap,
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities , vol.20 , no.4 Taylor & Francis , pp.(488-490) , 2019
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Hossain, Marup & Mullally, Conner & Asadullah and M. Niaz : Alternatives to calorie-based indicators of food security: An application of machine learning methods,
Food Policy , vol.84 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(77-91) , 2019
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Hossain, Mahbub & Asadullah, M. Niaz & Kambhampati and Uma : Empowerment and life satisfaction: Evidence from Bangladesh,
World Development , vol.122 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(170-183) , 2019
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Md. Abdul Alim & M. Anowar Hossain : Enrolling girls without learning: Evidence from public schools in Afghanistan,
Development Policy Review , vol.37 , no.4 Wiley , pp.(486-503) , 2019
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Fahema Talukder : The paradox of the contented female worker,
International Journal of Manpower , vol.40 , no.4 Emerald , pp.(800-814) , 2019
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Asadullah, M. Niaz & Savoia and Antonio : Poverty reduction during 1990–2013: Did millennium development goals adoption and state capacity matter?,
World Development , vol.105 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(70-82) , 2018
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Asadullah and M. Niaz & Kazi Md Mukitul Islam & Zaki Wahhaj : Gender Bias in Bangladeshi School Textbooks: Not Just a Matter of Politics or Growing Influence of Islamists,
The Review of Faith & International Affairs , vol.16 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.(84-89) , 2018
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| 39 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz & Maliki : Madrasah for girls and private school for boys? The determinants of school type choice in rural and urban Indonesia,
International Journal of Educational Development , vol.62 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(96-111) , 2018
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Asadullah, M. Niaz & Xiao, Saizi & Yeoh and Emile : Subjective well-being in China, 2005–2010: The role of relative income, gender, and location,
China Economic Review , vol.48 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(83-101) , 2018
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Islam, Kazi and Asadullah and M Niaz : Gender Stereotypes and Education: A Comparative Content Analysis of Malaysian, Indonesian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi School Textbooks,
PLOS ONE Public Library of Science , 2018
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Asadullah, M Niaz and Savoia and Antonio : Bangladesh's development progress: How well is it positioned to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?,
South Asia Journal , pp.(17-25) , 2018
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Asadullah and M. Niaz : Who Trusts Others? Community and Individual Determinants of Social Capital in a Low-Income Country,
Cambridge Journal of Economics , vol.41 , no.2 Oxford University Press , pp.(515-544) , 2017
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Sor Tho Ng & Nai Peng Tey & M Niaz Asadullah : What matters for life satisfaction among the oldest-old? Evidence from China,
PLOS ONE , vol.12 , no.2 Public Library of Science , pp.(1-16) , 2017
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Amin, Sajeda, Asadullah, M. Niaz, Hossain, Sara and Wahhaj and Zaki : Eradicating Child Marriage in the Commonwealth: Is Investment in Girls' Education Sufficient,
The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs , vol.106 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.(221-223) , 2017
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Amin, Sajeda & Asadullah, Niaz & Hossain, Sara & Wahhaj and Zaki : Can Conditional Transfers Eradicate Child Marriage,
Economic and Political Weekly , vol.52 , no.6 Sameeksha Trust , 2017
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Asadullah and M Niaz : China's Growth Slowdown and Prospects for Becoming a High-Income Developed Economy,
Asian Economic Papers , vol.16 , no.1 MIT Press , pp.(116-119) , 2017
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Asadullah and M. Niaz : Trust, trustworthiness, and traditional Islamic education,
Oxford Development Studies , vol.44 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.(152-166) , 2016
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Asadullah and M. Niaz : Do Pro-Poor Schools Reach Out to the Poor? Location Choice of BRAC and ROSC Schools in Bangladesh,
Australian Economic Review , vol.49 , no.4 Wiley , pp.(432-452) , 2016
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Asadullah and M. Niaz : The Effect Of Islamic Secondary School Attendance On Academic Achievement,
The Singapore Economic Review , vol.61 , no.04 World Scientific , pp.(1-24) , 2016
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Asadullah, M Niaz & Chaudhury and Nazmul : To madrasahs or not to madrasahs: The question and correlates of enrolment in Islamic schools in Bangladesh,
International Journal of Educational Development , vol.49 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(55-69) , 2016
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Asadullah and M Niaz & Jinnat Ara : Evaluating the long-run impact of an innovative anti-poverty programme: evidence using household panel data,
Applied Economics , vol.48 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.(107-120) , 2016
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Ahmed, Kabir, and Asadullah, M Niaz and Khambhampati and Uma : The Effect of Formal Banks on Household Income and Poverty in Bangladesh,
Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies , vol.53 , no.2 University of Malaya , 2016
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Asadullah, M Niaz and Wahhaj and Zaki : Child Marriage Law and Freedom of Choice: The Battle against Early Marriage in Bangladesh,
Economic and Political Weekly , vol.51 , no.3 Sameeksha Trust , 2016
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Asadullah, M Niaz & Chaudhury and Nazmul : The Dissonance between Schooling and Learning: Evidence from Primary Schooling in Bangladesh,
Comparative Education Review , vol.59 , no.3 University of Chicago Press , pp.(447-472) , 2015
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| 56 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz & Rupa Chakrabarti & Nazmul Chaudhury : What Determines Religious School Choice? Theory And Evidence From Rural Bangladesh,
Bulletin of Economic Research , vol.67 , no.2 Wiley , pp.(186-207) , 2015
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| 57 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz & Uma Kambhampati & Florencia Lopez Boo : Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983–2004,
Cambridge Journal of Economics , vol.38 , no.4 Oxford University Press , pp.(869-893) , 2014
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| 58 |
Asadullah, M. Niaz & Savoia, Antonio & Mahmud and Wahiduddin : Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise?,
World Development , vol.62 , no.C Elsevier , pp.(138-154) , 2014
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| 59 |
Mohammad Niaz Asadullah & Nazmul Chaudhury : Peaceful Coexistence? The Role of Religious Schools and NGOs in the Growth of Female Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh,
Journal of Development Studies , vol.49 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.(223-237) , 2013
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| 60 |
Mahmud, Wahiduddin and M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia : Bangladesh's Achievements in Social Development Indicators: Explaining the Puzzle,
Economic and Political Weekly , vol.48 , no.44 Sameeksha Trust , pp.(26-28) , 2013
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| 61 |
Niaz Asadullah : Intergenerational Wealth Mobility in Rural Bangladesh,
Journal of Development Studies , vol.48 , no.9 Taylor & Francis , pp.(1193-1208) , 2012
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| 62 |
Asadullah, M. Niaz & Yalonetzky and Gaston : Inequality of Educational Opportunity in India: Changes Over Time and Across States,
World Development , vol.40 , no.6 Elsevier , pp.(1151-1163) , 2012
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| 63 |
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz & Chaudhury and Nazmul : Subjective well-being and relative poverty in rural Bangladesh,
Journal of Economic Psychology , vol.33 , no.5 Elsevier , pp.(940-950) , 2012
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| 64 |
Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : Intra- and inter-household externalities in children's schooling: evidence from rural residential neighbourhoods in Bangladesh,
Applied Economics , vol.43 , no.14 Taylor & Francis , pp.(1749-1767) , 2011
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| 65 |
Asadullah, M. Niaz & Chaudhury and Nazmul : Poisoning the mind: Arsenic contamination of drinking water wells and children's educational achievement in rural Bangladesh,
Economics of Education Review , vol.30 , no.5 Elsevier , pp.(873-888) , 2011
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| 66 |
Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : A Down Payment on a Brighter Future,
Educating Women and Girls , vol.15 , no.12 U.S. Department of State , 2011
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| 67 |
Asadullah and M Niaz & Nazmul Chaudhury : Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia,
The European Journal of Development Research , vol.22 , no.2 Palgrave Macmillan , pp.(273-276) , 2010
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| 68 |
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz & Chaudhury and Nazmul : Religious Schools, Social Values, and Economic Attitudes: Evidence from Bangladesh,
World Development , vol.38 , no.2 Elsevier , pp.(205-217) , 2010
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| 69 |
Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : Educational Disparity in East and West Pakistan, 1947-71: Was East Pakistan Discriminated Against?,
Bangladesh Development Studies , vol.33 , no.3 Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies , pp.(1-46) , 2010
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| 70 |
Asadullah and M. N. & S. Rahman : Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: the role of education revisited,
Applied Economics , vol.41 , no.1 Taylor & Francis , pp.(17-33) , 2009
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| 71 |
Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz & Nazmul Chaudhury : Reverse Gender Gap in Schooling in Bangladesh: Insights from Urban and Rural Households,
Journal of Development Studies , vol.45 , no.8 Taylor & Francis , pp.(1360-1380) , 2009
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| 72 |
Asadullah and M. Niaz : Returns to private and public education in Bangladesh and Pakistan: A comparative analysis,
Journal of Asian Economics , vol.20 , no.1 Elsevier , pp.(77-86) , 2009
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| 73 |
Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz & Nazmul Chaudhury : Holy alliances: public subsidies, Islamic high schools, and female schooling in Bangladesh,
Education Economics , vol.17 , no.3 Taylor & Francis , pp.(377-394) , 2009
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| 74 |
Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : Sense in sociability? Maternal education, social capital and child schooling in rural Bangladesh,
The European Journal of Development Research , vol.20 , no.3 Palgrave Macmillan , pp.(482-496) , 2008
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Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz, & Chaudhury, Nazmul & Dar and Amit : Student achievement conditioned upon school selection: Religious and secular secondary school quality in Bangladesh,
Economics of Education Review , vol.26 , no.6 Elsevier , pp.(648-659) , 2007
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| 76 |
Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : Returns to Education in Bangladesh,
Education Economics , vol.14 , no.4 Taylor & Francis , pp.(453-468) , 2006
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Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : Pay differences between teachers and other occupations: Some empirical evidence from Bangladesh,
Journal of Asian Economics , vol.17 , no.6 Elsevier , pp.(1044-1065) , 2006
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Asadullah and M. Niaz : The effect of class size on student achievement: evidence from Bangladesh,
Applied Economics Letters , vol.12 , no.4 Taylor & Francis , pp.(217-221) , 2005
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Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : The Costs and Financing of Education: Trends and Policy Implications,
Asia Pacific Education Review , vol.5 , no.1 Springer , 2004
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Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : Economic Policy and Performance in the Arab World,
Development and Change , vol.33 , no.4 Wiley , 2002
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Asadullah and Mohammad Niaz : Poverty of Development Economics (2nd edition),
Latin American Politics and Society Cambridge University Press , 2002
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | EDI-DFID Grant | 2017 | United Kingdom | GBP £32,000 awarded for the Project entitled "Child Marriage Law, Gender Norms and Marriage Customs: A Randomized Control Trials (RCT) Evaluation). Co-PIs from University of Kent. |
| International | COMCEC-OIC | 2017 | Turkey | US $ 82,000 awarded for the project entitled "Educational Quality in the OIC Countries" (Principal Investigator) |
| International | Australian Government ADRA Grant | 2014 | Australia | AUS $ 550,000 awarded for the project entitled "The Role of Secondary Schooling and Gender Norm in the Long-term Opportunities and Choices of Rural Bangladeshi Women" (CoPI- Dr Zaki |
| International | High Impact Research (HIR) grant, Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Malaysia | 2014 | Malaysia | US $ 200,000 (RM619,200) awarded for the project entitles: "The China Model: Implications of the Contemporary Rise of China" Co-Investigator, (PI- Dr Yeoh KK, Malaya University). |
| International | Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship | 2011 | United Kingdom | GBP £ 45,000 awarded for the project - The Rise of Islamic Schools in Bangladesh |
Dr. M. Niaz Asadullah
Professor
Department of Economics
Faculty of Social Sciences
Email: m.asadullah@reading.ac.uk