Research Interests
Mehtabul Azam is an associate professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU). Prior to OSU, he worked with the Human Development Department of the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia unit. He obtained his PhD in Economics from Southern Methodist University, and M.A. in Economics from Delhi School of Economic. His research interests are in the field of development, labor, education, and public policy. He has worked on many issues related to poverty, inequality, intergenerational mobility, labor markets, returns to language skills, intra-household allocation, education, social protection policies, and program evaluation.
He joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in January 2009 and became a Research Fellow in December 2011.
IZA Publications
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10018
published in: World Development, 2018, 102, 1-17
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9892
published in: Social Indicators Research, 2018, 138 (2), 505 - 522
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9518
revised version published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2016, 16 (4), 201601146
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8770
published in: Review of Development Economics, 2016, 20 (4), 739 - 761
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8622
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 117, 74–83
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7608
published as 'Intergenerational Occupational Mobility among Men in India' in: Journal of Development Studies , 2015, 51(10), 1389-1408
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6772
Mehtabul Azam, Céline Ferré, Mohamed Ihsan Ajwad
revised version published as 'Can public works programs mitigate the impact of crises in Europe? The case of Latvia' in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2:10
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6549
substantially revised version published in: Demography, 2015, 52(6), 1929-1959
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6548
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5706
published in: World Development, 2013, 42, 143-164
