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  1. Seasonality, academic calendar and school dropouts in South Asia

    Article • Journal of Development Economics, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  2. Incentives and endorsement for technology adoption: Evidence from mobile banking in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Development Economics, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  3. Experiences of older adults and widows with the government allowance programmes in rural Bangladesh

    Article • International Journal of Social Welfare, August 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  4. Encouraging Digital Financial Technology Adoption during a Crisis: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

    Article • Economic Development and Cultural Change, July 2025, University of Chicago Press

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  5. COVID-19 and mortality among infants: Evidence from India

    Article • Journal of Health Economics, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  6. Transforming Households with Refraction and Innovative Financial Technology (THRIFT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of vision interventions and online banking among the elderly in Kurigram

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2024, BMJ

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  7. The social meaning of mobile money: Earmarking reduces the willingness to spend in migrant households

    Article • Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  8. Social identity and learning: Adult literacy program in India

    Article • Economics of Education Review, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  9. Early childhood human capital formation at scale

    Article • Journal of Public Economics, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  10. Seasonality, Academic Calendar and School Drop-Outs in South Asia

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  11. Birth registration, child rights, and local governance in Bangladesh

    Article • September 2023, LSE Press

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  12. Early effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on children in north-western Bangladesh

    Article • Oxford Development Studies, August 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  13. Using international migration links for early detection of COVID‐19 risk exposure in low‐ and middle‐income countries

    Article • Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  14. Data driven contagion risk management in low-income countries using machine learning applications with COVID-19 in South Asia

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  15. COVID-19 Lockdown and Neonatal Mortality: Evidence from India

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  16. A Community Health Worker–Based Intervention on Anthropometric Outcomes of Children Aged 3 to 21 Months in Urban Pakistan, 2019–2021

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, January 2023, American Public Health Association

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  17. Early Childhood Human Capital Formation at Scale

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  18. Data Driven Contagion Risk Management in Low- Income Countries: Machine Learning Applications with COVID-19 in South Asia

    Article • October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  19. Data-Driven Contagion Risk Management in Low-Income Countries: Machine Learning Applications with COVID-19 in South Asia

    Article • August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  20. Assessing gender parity in intrahousehold allocation of educational resources: Evidence from Bangladesh

    Article • World Development, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  21. Narrowing the gender gap in mobile banking

    Article • Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  22. Protecting Children's Nutritional Gains During a Pandemic: A Study Using Matching Sample Design Under a Randomized Controlled Trial in Urban Pakistan

    Article • January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  23. A novel index-based decision support toolkit for safe reopening following a generalized lockdown in low and middle-income countries

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sajedul Talukder, Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  24. Safe Reopening Following Generalized Lockdowns: A Strategy Based on Evidence from 24 Worldwide Countries

    Article • April 2021, Research Square

    Dr. Sajedul Talukder, Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  25. Early Childhood Human Capital Formation at Scale

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  26. Migration, externalities, and the diffusion of COVID-19 in South Asia☆

    Article • Journal of Public Economics, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  27. Poverty and Migration in the Digital Age: Experimental Evidence on Mobile Banking in Bangladesh

    Article • American Economic Journal Applied Economics, January 2021, American Economic Association

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  28. Fertility and rural electrification in Bangladesh

    Article • Journal of Development Economics, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  29. Balancing Lives and Livelihoods Using Contagion Risk Based COVID-19 Management: An Ecological Study on Bangladesh

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  30. Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

    Article • June 2019, World Bank

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  31. Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

    Article • The World Bank Economic Review, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  32. Illusion of Gender Parity in Education: Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in Bangladesh

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  33. Short-Term Impacts of Solar Lanterns on Child Health: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

    Article • The Journal of Development Studies, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  34. Impact of Electrification on Children’s Nutritional Status in Rural Bangladesh

    Article • World Development, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  35. Barriers to Labor Migration for the Rural Poor: Experimental Evidence from a Vocational Training Program in Bangladesh

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  36. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Education in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges

    Article • November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  37. The Impact of a Computer-based Adult Literacy Program on Literacy and Numeracy: Evidence from India

    Article • World Development, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  38. Fertility and Rural Electrification in Bangladesh

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  39. Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

    Article • January 2017, World Bank

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  40. This study examines the demand of microcredit among ultra-poor households in northern Bangladesh.

    Article • The Journal of Development Studies, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  41. Determinants of government expenditures of developing countries.

    Article • Contemporary Economic Policy, January 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  42. Seasonal Migration and Microcredit During Agricultural Lean Seasons: Evidence from Northwest Bangladesh

    Article • The Developing Economies, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  43. Fertility and Rural Electrification in Bangladesh

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  44. The informal labour market in India: transitory or permanent employment for migrants?

    Article • IZA Journal of Labor & Development, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy, Emeritus Professor Pramod (Raja) N Junankar

  45. The Informal Labour Market in India: Transitory or Permanent Employment for Migrants?

    Article • January 2014, Nature

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy, Emeritus Professor Pramod (Raja) N Junankar

  46. Seasonality and Microcredit

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  47. Concluding Remarks

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  48. Introduction

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  49. The Informal Labour Market in India: Transitory or Permanent Employment for Migrants?

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  50. What Works in Development? Thinking Big and Thinking Small – Edited by Jessica Cohen and William Easterly

    Article • The Developing Economies, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  51. The Dynamics of Spending and Absorption of Aid: Panel Data Analysis

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy

  52. The Spending and Absorption of Aid in PRGF Supported Programs

    Article • IMF Working Paper, January 2008, International Monetary Fund

    Dr. Abu S. Shonchoy