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  1. 2023Journal article

    Input subsidies and crop diversity on family farms in Burkina Faso

    Sibbir Ahmad, Melinda Smale, Veronique Theriault and Eugenie Maiga. Journal of Agricultural Economics.

    Whether fertiliser and seed subsidies change the mix of crops that family farms grow.

    Dr. Sibbir Ahmad

  2. 2022Report

    Bridging the Technological Divide: Technology Adoption by Firms in Developing Countries (opens in a new tab)

    Xavier Cirera, Diego Comin and Marcio Cruz; IP3 Experts contributed the Bangladesh survey work. World Bank.

    A World Bank flagship on why firms in developing countries lag in adopting technology, built on the Firm-level Adoption of Technology survey.

    Mohammad Syful Hoque

  3. 2021Report

    Gearing Up for the Future of Manufacturing in Bangladesh (opens in a new tab)

    Yunfan Gu, Gaurav Nayyar and Siddharth Sharma; IP3 experts contributed the Bangladesh survey work. World Bank.

    How far Bangladeshi manufacturers have adopted new technology, what holds them back, and the reforms that would help, drawing on a survey of 1,200 firms.

    Mohammad Syful Hoque

  4. 2019Report

    Taking Collective Action to Improve Adolescent Nutrition in Bangladesh: Investing in Cost-Effective Interventions (opens in a new tab)

    World Bank; cost-benefit analysis by Shafiun Nahin Shimul with the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. World Bank.

    Which adolescent nutrition interventions give the most return for the money in Bangladesh, based on an economic evaluation of each.

    Prof. Dr. Shafiun Shimul

  5. 2019Journal article

    Applying a spatially based, weighted parametric valuation model to address property taxation challenges for developing countries (opens in a new tab)

    Mohammad Syful Hoque. Journal of Property Tax Assessment & Administration, 16(2).

    A GIS-based method for valuing property fairly where market data are thin, so that cities in developing countries can raise property tax.

    Mohammad Syful Hoque

  6. 2019Commentary

    The gender gap in employment: women have a low share in quality, gainful jobs (opens in a new tab)

    Mohammad Syful Hoque. The Financial Express.

    Why women in Bangladesh remain under-represented in quality jobs despite rising participation.

    Mohammad Syful Hoque

  7. 2019Commentary

    Wealth inequality: property tax can close the gap (opens in a new tab)

    Mohammad Syful Hoque. The Financial Express.

    The case for a fairer, better-administered property tax as a tool against wealth inequality in Bangladesh.

    Mohammad Syful Hoque

  8. 2016Book chapter

    Can cereal-based cropping technologies only improve the food and livelihood security of the poor smallholders in marginal areas of Bangladesh? (opens in a new tab)

    M. A. Malek, M. S. Hoque, J. Yesmin and M. L. Haque. Springer (book chapter).

    Evidence on whether new cereal-cropping technologies alone can lift food and livelihood security for poor smallholders in marginal areas.

    Mohammad Syful Hoque

  9. 2015Report

    Financial Soundness Indicators for Financial Sector Stability: A Tale of Three Asian Countries (opens in a new tab)

    Asian Development Bank; Bangladesh study by Mohammad Syful Hoque. Asian Development Bank.

    How Bangladesh and two other Asian economies compile and use financial soundness indicators to watch over financial stability.

    Mohammad Syful Hoque

Where a report was written by a client’s own team, the credit says so and names IP3’s contribution. New policy briefs from current assignments will be added here as they are published.

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