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Dr. Kazi Iqbal

Research Director


Profile

Dr. Kazi Iqbal is a Research Director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). He received his Ph.D. in economics from University of Washington, Seattle, USA in 2006. After completion of Ph.D., he worked for World Bank Institute in Washington DC for three years as a consultant in Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Division. He also taught at University of Washington and Macalester College, Minnesota. He also worked at UNDP, University of Western Australia and Institute of Microfinance. His research interest lies in development economics and applied econometrics. He has been serving the editorial board of Bangladesh Development Studies, Journal of Bangladesh Studies and Lahore Journal of Economics.  He has numerous journal articles in nationally and internationally reputed journals. He is also a member of a number of technical committees of different ministries of the Government of Bangladesh. 


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Area of Specialization

Primary: Development Economics, Macroeconomics,

Secondary: Financial Economics, Applied econometrics 


Publications

RESEARCH

Peer reviewed journal articles

  1. "Agglomeration and Resilience: Impact of Covid-19 on Clustered and Non-Clustered SMEs in Bangladesh" Revised and resubmitted, Journal of Asian Economics [with N.F. Pabon and T. Mahmood]

  2. "Has Declining Fertility Rate Increased Female Employment in Bangladesh? Causal Evidence from Six Rounds of DHS Data" revised and resubmitted, Journal of Development Studies [with K. Z. Hossian]

  3. "Economic Valuation of Women's Unpaid Household Service Work in Bangladesh". The Bangladesh Development Studies, 45(1&2), 2024 [with Sen, B., Ahmed, T., and Yunus, M].

  4. "Nonfarm Activity Reduces Migration: Evidence from Bangladesh", Development Policy Review, Vol. 42 (3), 2024 [with N.F. Pabon, M.R. Hoque, and N.A. Shashi]

  5. " Using Migration Data for Early Detection of COVID-19 Risk Exposure in Low-Middle Income Countries", Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, Vol. 45 (4), 2023, [with R Ahsan, M Khan, AM Mobarak, A Shonchoy]

  6. "Examining Rural Income and Employment in Bangladesh: A Case of Structural Changes in Rural Nonfarm Sector in a Developing Country", The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 67(3), 2023 [with N.F. Pabon and W.F.Ibon] 

  7. "Institutions and Rate of Returns of Cattle: Evidence from Bangladesh", Asian Development Review, 39 (1), 2022 [with K.A. Toufique and W.F. Ibon]

  8. "Access and Fees in Public Health Care Services for the Poor: Bangladesh as a Case Study", Oxford Development Studies, 50 (3), 2022 [W. Abdallah and S. Chowdhury]

  9. "COVID-19 and SMEs: Early Evidence on Impact and Coping Strategies", forthcoming, Bangladesh Development Studies [with MNF Pabon, T Mahmood]

  10. "One and a Half Years into the Pandemic in Bangladesh: What Have We Learnt So Far?" Vol. 23 (1), 2021, Journal of Bangladesh Studies [with I. Jahan, A. Rabbani and A.S. Shonchoy]

  11. "How Does Violence Affect Exporters? Evidence from Political Strikes in Bangladesh" Review of International Economics, 28 (3), 599-625, 2020  [with R. Ahsan]

  12. "Cattle Population in India: Do Institutions Matter?" Bangladesh Development Studies Volume 44 (1), 2020 [with K.A. Toufique and W.F. Ibon]

  13. "Stylized Facts of the Statistical Properties of Risk and Return of the Dhaka Stock Exchange: 1991-2015", Volume 42 (4), 2019, Bangladesh Development Studies [with Siban Shahana] 

  14. "The Impact of Banking Services on Poverty:  Evidence from Sub-District Level for Bangladesh" Journal of Asian Economics,  66, 101154, 2020 [with P.K. Roy and S. Alam]

  15. "Quality of Growth in Bangladesh: Some New Evidence", Vol. 41 (2), 2018, Bangladesh Development Studies [with N. F. Pabon]

  16. "Formal vs. Informal Seeds: Adoption and Productivity Differences" Vol. 39, 2016, Bangladesh Development Studies. [with K. A. Toufique]

  17. "A Puzzling Stylized Fact about the Term Structure of Credit in the Banking Industry of Bangladesh", Volume 17, No. 1, 2016, Journal of Bangladesh Studies. [with M. G. Mortaza]

  18. "Is There Any Threshold in the Relationship between Mother's Education and Child Health? Evidence from Nigeria" Vol. 54 (3), 2016, Developing Economies, Institute of Development Economies, Japan. [with M. Ahmed]

  19. "Are Decentralized Governments More Effective in Mitigating Disaster Risks?" Vol. 38 (3), 2016, Bangladesh Development Studies. [with M. Ahmed]

  20. "Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Productivity: Evidence from Panel Data of Bangladesh" Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 49(6) pages 89-101, 2015. [with A. Siddique]

  21. "Climate Change, Migration and Agriculture: Evidence from Bangladesh" Climate Change Economics. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Vol. 6(2), 2015. [with P. K. Roy]

  22. "How Competitive is the NGO-MFI Market?" Journal of Bangladesh Studies, Vol. 16, Number 1 & 2, 2014

  23. "Commercial Banks' Investment in Capital Market and its Impact on Private Sector Credit", Bangladesh Development Studies, Volume 37, No. 3, 2014 [with M. A. Islam]

  24. "Gender Differential in Timing of Measles Vaccination in Rural India", Demographic Research, Vol. 30, 1825-1848, 2014 [with Rammohan, A.  Awofeso, N]

  25. "Reducing Neonatal Mortality in India: Critical Role of Access to Emergency Obstetric Care", PLoS ONE, 8, 3, 2013 [with Rammohan, A., Awofeso, N]

  26. "Age-appropriate Vaccination against Measles and DPT-3 in India – Closing the Gaps", BMC Public Health, 13, 358, 2013 [with Rammohan, A., Awofeso, N]

  27. "Mis-targeting and Mis-using Microcredit in Livestock Development Project in Bangladesh: Some Issues, Concerns and Lessons" Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol 34 (2), 2011 [with K. A. Toufique, and M. Hossain]

  28. "Intergenerational Allocation of Public Spending, Externalities and Optimal Taxation" Journal of Public Economic Theory, Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2008 [with S. Turnovksy]

Book chapter

  1. "Changes in Consumption and Demand for Food in Bangladesh: Implications for Health and NCD risks" in Red Alert!: Non-Communicable Disease Burden in Bangladesh, The University Press Limited, Dhaka., forthcoming [with S. Farook, S. Mustafa and Haque, C.E.

  2. "Managing the Skill Gap through Better Education, TVET and Training Strategies ",  The background papers for the 8th Five Year Plan, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh, 2022 

  3. "Dynamics of Regional Poverty and Real Wages: Policy Implications for Development Interventions" in Davine J. et al. edited, Extreme Poverty, Growth and Inequality in Bangladesh, Practical Action Publishing, UK, 2016  [with S. Alam]

  4. "Small and Micro Enterprise (SME) Development in Bangladesh", Sixth Five Year Plan of Bangladesh 2011-2015 Background Papers Volume 4, Chapter 5, 2012 Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies and Planning Commission of Bangladesh. [with F. Munshi and S. Andalib]

  5. "Implications of Excessive Public Borrowing from the Banking Sector" in State of the Economy 2000, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2001.

 

Working paper/under submission  


"Myopic Loss Aversion and Investment Decisions: from the Laboratory to the Field" NBER Working Paper  28730, 2021 [ with A Islam, J List, V Nguyen] [under review]

"  Impact of Floods on Education Outcomes: Evidence from Bangladesh Using Satellite and Census Data" BIDS Research Report, forthcoming [with M. Haque and P.K. Roy]

"  The Resilience of Global Value Chains during the Pandemic: Evidence from Bangladesh " [with Reshad Ahsan] [under review]

" Corruption in Health Sector: Evidence from Unofficial Consultation Frees in Bangladesh" IZA Discussion Papers 9270, Institute for the Studies of Labor (IZA), Germany, 2015 [with W. Abdallah and S. Chowdhury]

 "  Political Instability and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Firm-level Panel data of Securities in Bangladesh ", IDE Discussion Papers: No.712, Japan, 2018 [with Mainul Hoque, Kenmei Tsubota , Abu Shonchoy ] 

 " Distributional Impact of Political Violence: Evidence from Differential Impacts on Commodity Price ", IDE Discussion Papers: No.711, Japan, 2018 [with Mainul Hoque, Kenmei Tsubota , Abu Shonchoy ]


On-going research

"Financial Literacy and Trading Behavior of Small Investors in Stock Market: An RCT Based Evidence from a Developing Country" [with Asadul Islam and Vy Nguyen]

"Does Trade with Multinationals Induce Greener Production? Evidence from the Bangladesh Fashion Industry" [with  Haruka Takayama, Kazuki Motohashi, and  Moogdho Mahzab]

"Does Social Compliance Lead to Export Upgrading? Evidence from Bangladesh" [with Reshad Ahsan]

"Impact Evaluation of Domestic Paddy E-procurement Program in Bangladesh" [with Mehrab Bakhtiar and Taznoore Samina Khanam]

 "Who are the skilled workers in Small Firms in Developing Countries? Evidence from Firm-Linked Worker Survey" [with Maruf Ahmed]


Book

Introduction to Macroeconomics: An Application to Bangladesh Economy , General Economics Division, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh [with Amin Bin Hasib] 


Editorial Experiences 


Book

Co-editor: "Readings in Bangladesh Development" (Volume I and II), Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2020 [with KAS Murshid, Minhaj Mahmud]


Journal

i. Coedited a special issue on COVID-19 of Journal of Bangladesh Studies (2021)
"One Year into the Pandemic: The Bangladesh Experience" [with A. Shonchoy]

ii. Coedited a special issue on COVID-19 of Bangladesh Development Studies (2022)
[with Binayak Sen], forthcoming 

 

Editorial Board of Journals 

Editorial advisory board: Lahore Journal of Economics

Member of editorial board: Bangladesh Development Studies, Journal of Bangladesh Studies


RESEARCH GRANTS [As PI or Co-PI]

  • Does Social Compliance Lead to Export Upgrading? Evidence from Bangladesh (GBP 20,000, International Growth Center, UK)

  • Does Trade with Multinationals Induce Greener Production? Evidence from the Bangladesh Fashion Industry  (21800 USD, Murata Science Foundation, Japan;  GBP 10,000, International Growth Center, UK )

  • Impact of Covid-19 on SMEs (BDT 1.7 million, BIDS Research Endowment Fund) 

  • Stylized Facts of Statistical Properties of Stock Prices in DSE (BDT 1.3 million, BIDS Research Endowment Fund) 

  • Impact of Natural Disaster on Education Outcomes: Evidence from Bangladesh (USD 30,000, funded by SANDEE)

  • Institutions and Rate of Returns of Cattle in Bangladesh  (BDT 1.5 million, BIDS Research Endowment Fund) 

  • Impact of Political Instability: A Case Study on Bangladesh  (funded by Institute of Developing Economies, Japan) 
  • Trade and Political Instability: Evidence from Transaction Level Export Data from Bangladesh (GBP 10,000, funded by International Growth Center (IGC), UK)
     
  • Climate Change, Migration and Agriculture: Evidence from Bangladesh (USD 12,000, funded by SANDEE)

  • Competition or Cooperation? Spatial Growth of NGOs in Bangladesh. (USD 25,000, funded by Institute of Microfinance)

  • Lazy Banks: Commercial Banks' Involvement in Stock Market and its Impact on the Private Sector Credit. (USD 15,000, funded by International Finance Corporation)

 

PAST RESEARCH POSITIONS

  • Senior Economist (SB-5 level), UNDP, Bangladesh, November 2014-December 2016

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Western Australia, March 2012 –November 2012.

  • Research Fellow, Institute of Microfinance, August 2009 – July 2010.

  • Consultant, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Division, World Bank Institute, The World Bank, Washington DC; June 19, 2006 – June 30, 2009

  • World Bank Summer Intern, South Asia Finance and Private Sector, The World Bank, Washington DC, June 2004-August 2004. 

  • Research Associate, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS ) , Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 1999 –2006. 

Teaching Experience

  • Faculty: Development Macroeconomics, Master's in Development Economics Program (MDE), BIDS Graduate School of Economics (BGSE), October, 2022

  • Adjunct faculty: Macroeconomic Theory (Masters), Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, March, 2022

  • Course moderator: Trade, Growth and Poverty (World Bank Institute, USA), 2007

  • Visiting lecturer: Principles of Macro, Intermediate Micro (Macalester College, Minnesota, USA), 2007-2009

  • Instructor: Principles of Macro, Intermediate Macro (University of Washington, USA), 2001-2006

  • Teaching Assistant: Graduate level Macroeconomics, Principles of Micro, Principles of Macro (University of Washington, USA)

 

PAPER PRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES/SEMINARS (ACADEMIC, LATEST)

  • "10th South Asia Economic Policy Network Conference on Migration in South Asia" The South Asian Region, World Bank, Kathmandu, Nepal, 7-8 November 2022
    Paper: Local Nonfarm Opportunities and Migration Decision: Evidence from Bangladesh

  • " 16th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development " Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, December 20-22, 2021, online
    Paper: Local Nonfarm Opportunities and Migration Decision: Evidence from Bangladesh

  •  "Annul BIDS Conference on Development (ABCD)", December 1-3, 2021, Dhaka, Bangladesh" Paper:  Have Clustered SMEs Performed Better than Non-clustered SMEs during the Pandemic in Bangladesh? Evidence from Three Rounds of Worker-Linked Enterprise Surveys  

  • "KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation" 17 th November, 2020, online.
    Paper:   Impact of Floods on Education Outcomes: Evidence from Bangladesh Using Satellite and Census Data

  • "Conference on Randomized Control Trials 2019", 12-13 December, 2019, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Paper: Financial Literacy and Trading Behavior of Small Investors in Stock Market: An RCT Based Evidence from a Developing Country

  • "Economic Development in South Asia" 7-8 January, 2019, Kalatura, Sri Lanka 
    Paper: Financial Literacy and Trading Behavior of Small Investors in Stock Market: An RCT Based Evidence from a Developing Country
  • " BIDS Research Almanac 2019" 1-2 December, 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Paper: Dynamics of Rural Nonfarm Sector in Bangladesh: 2000-2016 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

  • Member, Technical Committee, 9 th Five Year Plan, General Economics Division, GoB

  • Member, Technical Group on Subsidy and LDC Graduation, Prime Minister's Office, GoB

  • Member, Technical Group on Tariffs Rationalization, Prime Minister's Office, GoB

  • Member, Technical Committee, Labor Force Survey, BBS

  • Member, Technical Committee, Economic Census, BBS

  • Visiting Senior Fellow, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2023-

  • Panel adviser,  The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Bangladesh , 2021-

  • Non-resident Fellow, Center for Development Economics and Sustainability, Monash University, Australia  

REFEREE SERVICE

Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, World Development, Agricultural Economics, Journal of Asian Economics, Climate Change Economics, Economic Papers, Australian Journal of Agriculture and Resource Economics, Population and Environment, Developing Economies, African Development Review, Journal of International Development, Asian Development Perspective, South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, Lahore Journal of Economics, Bangladesh Development Studies,   Journal of Bangladesh Studies, Unnayan Shamikhya (Bengali)


Research grant/proposal/IRB reviewer

South Asian Network of Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) (x4), BRAC University,   BRAC  James P Grant School of Public Health (BRAC University)  ,  Bureau of Economic Research (University of Dhaka), Social Science Research Council (Ministry of Planning), Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (GoB), Research Endowment Fund (BIDS)      


POPULAR WRITING (Selected, recent)

  • "Current price hike: Syndicate, rationality and price expectation", The Daily Star, 17 April, 2022

  • "Scale effect of domestic market, tipping point and paths of industrialization", The Daily Star, 27 February, 2022 

  • "Beyond RMG: Paths to industrialization", The Daily Star, 9 January 2022

  • "This is an RFL-Walton story too!" The Daily Star, May 23, 2021

  • "Apparel exports: resilience and future challenges", The Daily Star, April 21, 2021

  • "Covid impacts: Learning loss to worsen, dropouts to increase", The Business Standard, 26 May, 2021

  • "Remembering an argumentative Bangladeshi", The Financial Express, February 21, 2020

    "Jobless growth, really?" The Financial Express, May 26, 2018



Contact Details

E-mail: kiqbal@bids.org.bd
PABX Extn. 880-2-58160430-37(281)
Telephone: 880-2-58160406


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