M. Niaz Asadullah
Abstract Unique residential history data with retrospective information on parental assets are used to study household wealth mobility in 141 villages in rural Bangladesh. Regression estimates of father–son correlations and analyses of intergenerational transition matrices show substantial persisten...
M. Niaz Asadullah, N N Tarun Chakravorty
This paper revisits Bangladesh’s ‘double paradox’ – sustained macroeconomic growth despite the poor state of governance and a high level of corruption – by critically reviewing trends in governance and corruption indicators during 1990–2017 vis-à-vis other South Asian countries. In addition, we draw...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Anindita Bhattacharjee
COVID-19 school closure has caused a worldwide shift towards technology-aided home schooling. Given widespread poverty in developing countries, this has raised concerns over new forms of learning inequalities. Using nationwide data on primary and secondary school children in slum and rural household...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Sajeda Amin, Nazmul Chaudhury
This paper examines the influence of the institutional nature of schools on gender stereotyping by exploring contrasts between non-religious and Islamic faith (that is madrasah) schools among secondary school-going adolescents in rural Bangladesh. In particular, differences in gender attitudes acros...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Md. Abdul Alim, Anowar Hossain
Abstract While more girls are now attending school in Afghanistan than prior to 2010, there is a lack of evidence on how school attendance is helping their cognitive development. We use data from a large sample of all‐girls state‐funded school students to estimate for the first time the “learning pr...
Sajeda Amin, M. Niaz Asadullah, Sara Hossain, Zaki Wahhaj
Commonwealth countries are well-known global hotspots for child marriage. Seven members – Bangladesh, India, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, South Sudan and Uganda – belong to the global list of 20 co...
Wahiduddin Mahmud, M. Niaz Asadullah, Antonio Savoia
As the gains of Bangladesh from low-cost solutions are reaped, this analysis warns that further progress may increasingly depend on higher public social spending and an improvement in service delivery systems. Further, reductions in child and maternal mortality will require more expensive interventi...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Rupa Chakrabarti, Nazmul Chaudhury
ABSTRACT This paper looks at the determinants of school selection in rural Bangladesh, focusing on the choice between registered Islamic and non‐religious schools. Using a unique dataset on secondary school‐age children from rural Bangladesh, we find that madrasah enrolment falls as household income...
M. Niaz Asadullah
M. Niaz Asadullah, Antonio Savoia, Wahiduddin Mahmud
M. Niaz Asadullah, Alain Trannoy, Sandy Tubeuf, Gastón Yalonetzky
The distinction between effort and other factors, such as family background, matters for correcting policies and normative reasons when we appeal to inequality of opportunity. We take advantage of a purposefully designed survey on secondary schools in rural Bangladesh to offer a comprehensive view o...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Elisabetta De Cao, Fathema Zhura Khatoon, Zahra Siddique
Abstract We elicit adolescent girls’ attitudes towards intimate partner violence and child marriage using purposefully collected data from rural Bangladesh. Alongside direct survey questions, we conduct list experiments to elicit true preferences for intimate partner violence and marriage before age...
Amrit Amirapu, M. Niaz Asadullah, Zaki Wahhaj
Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of economic opportunities in urban areas. To explore this phenomenon, we develop a model in which women make marriage and migration decisions jointly. The model shows that, in response to...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Kazi Md Mukitul Islam, Zaki Wahhaj
In this essay, we critically reflect on the ongoing controversy over Islamization of textbooks by a secular government in Bangladesh. Based on a review of the emerging evidence on gender stereotypes in textbook contents, we argue that gender bias was widespread in government-recognized textbooks lon...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Nazmul Chaudhury
BRAC, a non-governmental organization (NGO), runs a large number of non-formal primary schools in Bangladesh which target out-of-school children from poor families. These schools are well-known for their effectiveness in closing gender gap in primary school enrolment. On the other hand, registered n...