BRAC Institute of Governance and Development-BIGD

📢 Applications are now open for the flagship Governance & Politics Research Fellowship (GPRF) program! 🎓 Successfully completing the four-month program presents an opportunity to join BIGD as a Research Associate. 📅 Deadline: 31 March 2026 🔗 bigd.bracu.ac.bd/governance-and…

What helps households escape extreme poverty? Our new interactive evidence map brings together 100+ studies on graduation programmes worldwide 🌍 Explore what works, where, and why 👇 🔗theigc.org/blogs/evidence… @Bigd_BracU #PovertyAlleviation #DevEcon

On March 12, we hosted a webinar with researchers from our Governance and Politics Cluster to discuss structured pathways into this field, including the Governance and Politics Research Fellowship (GPRF). 🔗 Missed it? You can now watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/1qahsmYFSkk

Why does child marriage persist? @imran_matin joins @rglenner & Kehinde Ajayi for this @CGDev podcast to discuss what the evidence shows can reduce it, from empowerment programs for girls to cash transfers designed to delay marriage. 🎙️ Listen: cgdev.org/blog/cgd-podca…

🎙 Envisioneers #CareerTalks Ep. 03 Curious about a career in governance research? Hear BIGD researchers share their journeys, key skills & entry routes—including the upcoming GPRF program. 🗓 12 March 2026 📋 Register by 11 March 🔗 Register: forms.gle/H2xm31LQA6PjKS…

On 25 Feb 2026, WEE-DiFine hosted a webinar on designing digital financial services that truly advance women’s economic empowerment. 🎥Missed the session? Watch the full recorded session on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/erU6XuxPlew?si…

Chars are home to ~20M people in Bangladesh, facing deep poverty, weak infrastructure, and high climate risk. BRAC’s IDP is delivering targeted support, and BIGD is evaluating its impact through an RCT. 📖 Read the baseline report: bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/l…

How should digital financial services be designed to support women’s economic empowerment? New evidence from the WEE-DiFine research portfolio suggests design matters as much as access. 📅 25 Feb 2026 ⏰ 10 AM EST | 6 PM EAT | 9 PM Dhaka 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

BIGD has been studying the July 2024 Uprising and its aftermath. Key insights from our research, compiled in the upcoming State of Governance 2024–25, were shared at a national conference on 29 Jan. Read the summary report and find out more👇 bigd.bracu.ac.bd/event/state-of…

📢 Final Call to Register! ⏳ Deadline: 4 Jan 2026 🗓 Conference Dates: 18–19 Jan 2026 Join BIGD & the PENDA Programme (@ICED_LSHTM) to explore what works in disability & economic inclusion. Seats are limited—first-come, first-served. 🔗 Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

She’s the elected leader. But who holds the phone? In this blog, Monika Jain and Shweta Mishra examine how mobile phone access affects women Sarpanches’ leadership in India, based on research supported by WEE-Connect. 🔗 bigd.bracu.ac.bd/she-won-the-el…

Happy New Year from our family to yours!

📢 10 Days Left to Register! ⌛️ Registration deadline: 4 January 2026 🗓️ Conference dates: 18–19 January 2026 Book your seat now for the conference, jointly organised by BIGD and the PENDA Programme @ICED_LSHTM. 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

On 21 Dec, BIGD co-hosted the BERN Dhaka Winter Conference in Economics with the Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB), a gathering of economists, policymakers, budding researchers, and students to discuss Bangladesh-focused economic research.

📢 Register Now and Book Your Seat! Join us at the International Conference on Economic Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities, organised by BIGD and the PENDA Programme @ICED_LSHTM. ⏳ Deadline: 4 Jan 2026 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

BIGD, @cpdbd1993, RAPID & PRI launched #RIDGE to strengthen BD's research ecosystem for young researchers, backed by UK International Development. From 341 applications, 14 proposals were selected to refine their ideas at a 2-day boot camp. 🔗 Learn more: #RequestforProposals" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bigd.bracu.ac.bd/all-projects/t…

Be part of the conversation on a disability-inclusive future! Register now for the International Conference on Economic Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities, organised by BIGD and the PENDA Programme @ICED_LSHTM. ⏳ Deadline: 4 Jan 2026 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Could poor youth find better employment opportunities with the right training? And could these programs be scaled up? 📖 Read "The Effects of Job Training on Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from Bangladesh", published in @JDevStudies 🔗 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

How goal setting improves worker performance in small firms: Evidence from cassava processors in Ghana Last month on VoxDev w/ Elena Cettolin (@TiUEconomics), Kym Cole (@Bigd_BracU) & @DaltonPato (@TiUEconomics): voxdev.org/topic/firms/ho…

📢 Final Call for Papers: Dhaka Winter Conference by BIGD Researchers are invited to submit full papers/extended abstracts in any area of economics for in-person presentation. 📝 Submission deadline: Nov 25, 2025 🗓️ Conference: Dec 21, 2025 📩 Submit to: dhakawc2025@gmail.com