Niaz Asadullah

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University of Malaya

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Niaz Asadullah received his masters and doctoral degrees in Economics from Oxford University. Currently he is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Malaya University, Kuala Lumpur. He has previously held positions at Reading, Manchester, Oxford, Kent, BRAC and Dhaka Universities.

His research interests include development economics, economics of education, labor economics and happiness economics. Current research draws upon data from South and Southeast Asia and focuses on female workforce participation; social norms (early marriage, purdah practice etc) and women's well-being; impact of poverty programs; life satisfaction and well-being in old-age; determinants of cognitive skills; social impact of Islamic faith schools (aka madrasahs); the rise of private schools in South Asia. His research has been supported by grants from AUSAID, Leverhulme Trust, International Growth Centre (IGC), South Asian Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI) and the World Bank.

Niaz is a co-editor of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities and is on the international advisory board of COMPARE.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in September 2007.

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IZA Discussion Paper No. 11809
Labor Market Returns to Education and English Language Skills in the People's Republic of China: An Update
Niaz Asadullah, Saizi Xiao
forthcoming in: Asian Development Review
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11362
Madrasah for Girls and Private School for Boys? The Determinants of School Type Choice in Rural and Urban Indonesia
Niaz Asadullah
published in: International Journal of Educational Development, 2018, 62, 96–111
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10624
What Matters for Life Satisfaction among the Oldest-Old? Evidence from China
Sor Tho Ng, Nai Peng Tey, Niaz Asadullah
published in: PLOS One, 2017, 12(2): e0171799
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10463
Missing from the Market: Purdah Norm and Women's Paid Work Participation in Bangladesh
Niaz Asadullah, Zaki Wahhaj
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10326
Do Pro-Poor Schools Reach Out to the Poor? Location Choice of BRAC and ROSC Schools in Bangladesh
Niaz Asadullah
published in: Australian Economic Review, 2016, 49(4), 432-452
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10176
Who Trusts Others? Community and Individual Determinants of Social Capital in a Low Income Country
Niaz Asadullah
published in: Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2017, 41(2): 515-544.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9749
Evaluating the Long-Run Impact of an Innovative Anti-Poverty Program: Evidence Using Household Panel Data
Niaz Asadullah, Jinnat Ara
published in: Applied Economics, 2016, 58 (2), 107-120
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9637
Subjective Well-being in China, 2005-2010: The Role of Relative Income, Gender and Location
Niaz Asadullah, Saizi Xiao, Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh
forthcoming in: China Economic Review
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8233
The Effect of Islamic Secondary School Attendance on Academic Achievement
Niaz Asadullah
published in: Singapore Economic Review, 2016, 61(4), pages 1550052-01
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7115
Peaceful Coexistence? The Role of Religious Schools and NGOs in the Growth of Female Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh
Niaz Asadullah, Nazmul Chaudhury
published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2013, 49 (2), 223-237
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