Saiful Islam

@NahianBinKhaled Congratulations

My dissertation proposals have been approved through the proposal defense exam at the Michigan State University. I passed it! As they said, occasions are rare; we should celebrate whenever we come across one, whether it’s small or large. 😁

New @IFPRI Discussion Paper: "The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh" with @AnnetAdong, @ambler_kate, @adebrauw, @SylvanRH, Saiful Islam, and Julia Wagner cgspace.cgiar.org/items/345fb36c…

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Inflation is the biggest factor behind the fall of governments. Central banks more than anyone else have the power to spark inflation. It follows that central banks have more political power than most people realize. They can dislodge governments by using monetary policy.

The #FoodEconomics textbook is up! Free to read online, for an accessible intro to changes in #agriculture, #nutrition and #health. The 1st half uses #food to teach #EconomicPrinciples, and the 2nd is lots of #DataViz with links to online data sources. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

📱 Mobile phones, income diversification, and poverty reduction in rural #Bangladesh. By Masanori Matsuura-Kannari, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam, and Salauddin Tauseef. 🖱️doi.org/10.1111/rode.1… @CGIAR @IFPRIBangladesh @staus88

🔔#NowReading: In a new book chapter published by @ADBInstitute, @IFPRI's Salauddin Tauseef & co-authors @saiful_bau & @econ_matsu_bd show that mobile money mitigates the negative effects of weather shocks in 🇧🇩 🔗Read on: bit.ly/48BQY3c #OneCGIAR #financialinclusion

@NahianBinKhaled @akib_kn Congrats!

@akib_kn Congratulations, Akib bhai!

The young (naive?) self's dream was to (eventually) write a book of poetry or short stories, or to write/direct movies. To be able to pay bills, that guy chose Econ to major in, and here we are many years later, suffering the consequences.

🔊New Article published in Review of Development Economics🇧🇩 IDE-JETRO's Masanori Matsuura (@econ_matsu_bd) co-authored an article with Saiful Islam (@saiful_bau) and Salauddin Tauseef (@staus88). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ro…

🚨Journal Article Published in Review of Development Economics🏭 Bo Meng (IDE-JETRO) co-authored an article, which analyzes the impact of #manufacturing #servitization and service #trade openness on the total factor #productivity. Read the full article👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

♨️New #openaccess paper in Review of Dev Economics: owning a cell phone can⬇️poverty by facilitating income diversification in 🇧🇩, esp. in rural HHs with less education. Abstract: bit.ly/4btdtbE Full paper: doi.org/10.1111/rode.1… ✍️@staus88 @econ_matsu_bd @saiful_bau

Get ready for the biggest international jamboree of agricultural economists, @icae2024, 2-7 August 2024, New Delhi, India, organized by @IAAEAgEcon. Register now (early-bird fee until 15 May), and see my notes/update as ICAE 2024 Program Chair: icae2024.in/cowbell

New paper (joint with @econ_matsu_bd & @saiful_bau) in the Review of Development Economics. We looked at the relationship between mobile phone adoption & poverty reduction (monetary/non-monetary) via income diversification. doi-org.ifpri.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/rode.1…

doi.org/10.1111/rode.1… Correct link to paper.

We are announcing up to 10 full PhD stipends for high-potential scholars from low- & middle-income countries to work with us at ZEF on topics like sustainable agriculture & food systems, poverty, nutrition, climate & health, land use & biodiversity, etc. Spread the word & apply.

@econ_matsu_bd Congrats Obed!

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