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firoz.ahmed@econ.ku.ac.bd
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Firoz Ahmed
Associate Professor
I am an Associate Professor in Economics at
Khulna University in Bangladesh. My research interests are primarily in the
areas of applied microeconomics, development economics, behavioral
economics, and environmental economics. My recent research focuses on health, agriculture, migration,
environment, and disaster management. I have published in several international
journals including The Review of Economics and Statistics, Food Policy, International Journal of Disaster Risk
Reduction, and Migration and
Development.
Upcoming talks:
Young Economists' Meeting 2022 (26-27 May) [Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic]
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MSc in Globalisation and Development (with great distinction), Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium (2016)
Master of Social Science (MSS) in Economics, Economics Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh, (2011)
Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in Economics (with distinction), Economics Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh, (2009)
Applied Microeconomics, Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Environmental Economics
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Publication: Refereed Journals
Raising Health Awareness in Rural Communities: A Randomized Experiment in Bangladesh and India, with Abu Siddique, Tabassum Rahman, Debayan Pakrashi, and Asad Islam, https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01182 (Forthcoming at The Review of Economics and Statistics)
Ahmed, Firoz, Fahmida Akter Oni and Sk. Sharafat Hossen (2021). 'Does gender inequality matter for access to and utilization of maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh?', PLOS One, 16(9): e0257388. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257388
Ahmed, Firoz, Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi, Tabassum Rahman, and Abu Siddique (2021). ‘Determinants and Dynamics of Food Insecurity During COVID-19 in Rural Bangladesh’, Food Policy, 101, 102066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102066
Rahman, Tabassum, Firoz Ahmed, Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi, and Abu Siddique. ‘Income loss and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown in rural Bangladesh: Evidence from large household surveys’, Bangladesh Development Studies (Forthcoming)
Ahmed, F. (2020). Does Migration Matter for Household Welfare in Bangladesh?, Migration and Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2020.1812326
Ahmed, M.F. and Billah, M.M. (2018) ‘Impact of sharecropping on rice productivity in some areas of Khulna district’, Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, 43(3): 417-430. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v43i3.38390
Haider, M.Z., Ahmed, M.F. (2014) ‘Multipurpose uses of cyclone shelters: Quest
for shelter sustainability and community development’, International
Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 9, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.03.007
Papers Under submission
Vlassopoulos, M., Siddique, A., Rahman, T., Pakrashi, D., Islam, A., & Ahmed, F. (2021). Improving Women's Mental Health During a Pandemic. https://www.wi.tum.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/11_Covid_mental_health_paper-2.pdf (R&R at American Economic Journal: Applied Economics)
Partisan effects of information campaigns in competitive authoritarian elections: Evidence from Bangladesh, with Roland Hodler and Asad Islam (R&R at the Economic Journal)
Working Paper/Discussion Paper
Ahmed, F., Hodler, R., and Islam,A. (2020) Voting or abstaining in "managed" elections? A field experiment in Bangladesh. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Working paper # DP14608, https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=14608