Shonchoy, Abu Graduate Faculty
- Associate Professor, Economics , Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Overview
biography
- I am an applied economist with interests in issues of global development with a focus on evidence-based policy research. My current research interests are on financial inclusion, skills training, infrastructure, and education. I have several ongoing field experiments (RCTs) in South Asia, exploring the issues of migration and labor force participation.
research interests
- Development Economics, Public Health and Political Economy
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Encouraging Digital Financial Technology Adoption during a Crisis: Experimental Evidence from Ghana. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/732597
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2024The social meaning of mobile money: Earmarking reduces the willingness to spend in migrant households. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION. 221:675-688.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2024.04.023 Web of Science: 001238015600001
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2024Social identity and learning: Adult literacy program in India. ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW. 99.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102507 Web of Science: 001169105400001
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2024Early childhood human capital formation at scale. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS. 231.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.105046 Web of Science: 001176353600001
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2024Early effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on children in north-western BangladeshFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2023.2245363 Web of Science: 001093291000001
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2023Using international migration links for early detection of COVID-19 risk exposure in low- and middle-income countriesFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13387 Web of Science: 001025298700001
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2023Data driven contagion risk management in low-income countries using machine learning applications with COVID-19 in South Asia. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30348-x Web of Science: 000989365600067
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2023A Community Health Worker-Based Intervention on Anthropometric Outcomes of Children Aged 3 to 21 Months in Urban Pakistan, 2019-2021. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 113:105-114.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307111 Web of Science: 000903755500018
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2022Assessing gender parity in intrahousehold allocation of educational resources: Evidence from Bangladesh. WORLD DEVELOPMENT. 151.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105730 Web of Science: 000744226900008
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2022Narrowing the gender gap in mobile banking. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION. 193:276-293.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.10.005 Web of Science: 000779845700003
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2021A novel index-based decision support toolkit for safe reopening following a generalized lockdown in low and middle-income countries. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 11.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93415-1 Web of Science: 000674513600026
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2021Migration, externalities, and the diffusion of COVID-19 in South Asia. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS. 193.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104312 Web of Science: 000608161200010
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2021Poverty and Migration in the Digital Age: Experimental Evidence on Mobile Banking in Bangladesh. AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS. 13:38-71.Full Text via DOI: 10.1257/app.20190067 Web of Science: 000604439700002
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2020Fertility and rural electrification in Bangladesh. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS. 143.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2019.102430 Web of Science: 000518697900026
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2019Short-Term Impacts of Solar Lanterns on Child Health: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. 55:2329-2346.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2018.1443207 Web of Science: 000479095000003
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2019Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh. WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW. 33:436-460.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhw073 Web of Science: 000479287800008
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2018Impact of Electrification on Children's Nutritional Status in Rural Bangladesh. WORLD DEVELOPMENT. 102:315-330.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.07.016 Web of Science: 000417657500021
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2017The Impact of a Computer-based Adult Literacy Program on Literacy and Numeracy: Evidence from India. WORLD DEVELOPMENT. 96:451-473.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.03.029 Web of Science: 000402342600030
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2017How Does Contract Design Affect the Uptake of Microcredit among the Ultra-poor? Experimental Evidence from the River Islands of Northern Bangladesh. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES. 53:530-547.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2016.1156092 Web of Science: 000396821100005
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2016POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE, AND CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A PANEL DATA ANALYSISFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/coep.12162 Web of Science: 000383368700008
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2016Impact of electrification on children's nutritional status in rural BangladeshFull Text via DOI: 10.20561/00037600
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2016Partition, independence, and population geography in BengalFull Text via DOI: 10.20561/00037590
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2015SEASONAL MIGRATION AND MICROCREDIT DURING AGRICULTURAL LEAN SEASONS: EVIDENCE FROM NORTHWEST BANGLADESH. DEVELOPING ECONOMIES. 53:1-26.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/deve.12063 Web of Science: 000350135200001
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2008The Spending and Absorption of Aid in PRGF Supported ProgramsFull Text via DOI: 10.5089/9781451870954.001
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Book
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Book Chapter
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2023Birth registration, child rights, and local governance in Bangladesh. 301-333.Full Text via DOI: 10.31389/lsepress.dlg.k
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2018Does Participation in Vocational Training Differ on Agricultural Seasonality?. 141-154.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2071-2_10 Web of Science: 000456976600011
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2017Primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Bangladesh: Achievements and challenges. 135-149.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63838-6_7
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2016The informal labour market in India: Transitory or permanent employment for migrants?. 173-202.Full Text via DOI: 10.1057/9781137555229
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2014Analysis of Socioeconomic Conditions and Seasonality in Northern Bangladesh: Based on Survey Data. 41-54.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55010-5_4
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2014The Informal Labour Market in India: Transitory or Permanent Employment for Migrants?. 173-202.Full Text via DOI: 10.1057/9781137555229_13
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Book Review
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2012What Works in Development? Thinking Big and Thinking Small. Ed. 50.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2011.00157.x Web of Science: 000300697600005
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Preprint
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2024Selecting Experimental Sites for External ValidityFull Text via DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2405.13241
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2010The Dynamics of Spending and Absorption of Aid: Panel Data AnalysisFull Text via DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1656644
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2008The Spending and Absorption of Aid in PRGF Supported ProgramsFull Text via DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1316705
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Contact
full name
- Abu Shonchoy
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9999-2326 (confirmed)
