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Improving State Capacity to Target Extreme Poverty: An Evaluation of a Randomized Intervention in Bangladesh

8 September 2021
This presentation discussed the results on the impact of the capacity building intervention related to old age allowance in Bangladesh

Discussion on Improving State Capacity to Target Extreme Poverty: An Evaluation of a Randomized Intervention in Bangladesh

8 September 2021

Improving State Capacity to Target Extreme Poverty: An Evaluation of a Randomized Intervention in Bangladesh — Draft Paper

8 September 2021

Gender and Resilience in Bangladesh Coastal Communities

8 June 2021
In this presentation, Nasheeba Selim shared experiences in coastal communities in Bangladesh.

PHOTO GALLERY: International Financial Institutions Transport Sector Business Opportunities Seminar in South Asia (IFI BOS)

17 March 2021
Photo Gallery: International Financial Institutions Transport Sector BOS (IFI BOS)

Bangladesh: Climate Resilient Livelihoods Improvement and Watershed Management in Chittagong Hill Tracts Sector Project (SARD)

12 January 2021
Sanath Ranawana shared the Climate Resilient Livelihood Improvement and Watershed Management in Chittagong Hills Tracts Sector Project in Bangladesh.

Trade STR Data Points and Feedback Loop

9 December 2020
The 2012 Asia/Pacific Group Report on Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) recommended policies to combat TBML. This presentation gives a status of the proposals, identifies the TBML data points that need to be added when reporting suspicious transactions, and outlines next steps, including testing…

[VIDEO] The Impact of COVID-19 and Government Lockdown on Children’s Schooling, Time Use and Marriage Timing in Rural Bangladesh

17 November 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor in developing countries is increasingly becoming a matter of concern. The poor seem more vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection given a congested and unhygienic environment, and its insufficient treatment in a poor medical system. Not only these direct…

[VIDEO] Fighting Against Learning Crisis in Developing Countries: A Randomized Experiment of Self- Learning at the Right Level

17 November 2020
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a globally popular method of self-learning at the right level in improving learning outcome — the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities — of disadvantaged pupils in a developing country, Bangladesh. Using a randomized control trial design, we find…

[VIDEO] Conditional Cash Transfer, Loss Framing, and SMS Nudges: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Bangladesh

17 November 2020
Cash transfers conditional on school attendance have gained increasing popularity over the past couple of decades. This study seeks to shed light on two issues that may complement such conditional cash transfers (CCTs): (i) loss framing of awards and (ii) SMS information nudges. SMS information…