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What matters for life satisfaction among the oldest-old? Evidence from China by Ng, Sor Tho, Tey, Nai Peng, Asadullah, M Niaz

“…The world population is aging rapidly and the well-being of older people is of great interest. Therefore, this study investigates the determinants of life…”
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Gender stereotypes and education: A comparative content analysis of Malaysian, Indonesian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi school textbooks by Islam, Kazi Md Mukitul, Asadullah, M Niaz

“…Using government secondary school English language textbooks from Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, we conducted a quantitative content analysis in…”
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Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Savoia, Antonio, Sen, Kunal

“…This paper contributes to the debate on the Sustainable Development Goals progress by evaluating the MDGs achievements in South Asia and the policy and…”
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Subjective well-being in China, 2005–2010: The role of relative income, gender, and location by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Xiao, Saizi, Yeoh, Emile

“…We use data from two rounds of the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) to study the determinants of subjective well-being in China over the period 2005–2010…”
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Empowerment and life satisfaction: Evidence from Bangladesh by Hossain, Mahbub, Asadullah, M. Niaz, Kambhampati, Uma

“…•We document a positive relationship between empowerment and life satisfaction in rural Bangladesh.•Empowerment is measured using a multidimensional index.•Men…”
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Poverty reduction during 1990–2013: Did millennium development goals adoption and state capacity matter? by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Savoia, Antonio

“…•We assess whether the adoption of MDGs and state capacity facilitated reduction in income poverty during 1990–2013.•Headcount and gap measures decreased…”
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Social Norms and Gender Differences in Labor Force Participation in China by Xiao, Saizi, Asadullah, M. Niaz

“…Since China's transition to a socialist market system, women's labor force participation has declined sharply. Using data from the Chinese General Social…”
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Social barriers to female migration: Theory and evidence from Bangladesh by Amirapu, Amrit, Asadullah, M. Niaz, Wahhaj, Zaki

“…Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of economic opportunities in urban areas. To…”
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Is son preference disappearing from Bangladesh? by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Mansoor, Nazia, Randazzo, Teresa, Wahhaj, Zaki

“…•Using a survey of women born between 1975 and 1994, we assess how son preference is evolving in Bangladesh.•We find that, among women of childbearing age, son…”
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Early Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Wahhaj, Zaki

“…We investigate whether female early marriage is a conduit for the transmission of social norms, specifically norms relating to gender roles and rights within…”
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Alternatives to calorie-based indicators of food security: An application of machine learning methods by Hossain, Marup, Mullally, Conner, Asadullah, M. Niaz

“…•We study alternative indicators to calorie-based measures of food security.•Household level information can alone cover 90% of total prediction…”
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Paths to Development: Is there a Bangladesh Surprise? by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Savoia, Antonio, Mahmud, Wahiduddin

“…Using aggregate indices of education, health, demographic, and gender equality outcomes, we empirically investigate the hypothesis that Bangladesh achieved a…”
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Learning and happiness during Covid-19 school closure in urban Malaysia by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Tham, Eric

“…COVID-19 school closure has disrupted education systems globally raising concerns over learning time loss. At the same time, social isolation at home has seen…”
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Digital Divide or Digital Provide? Technology, Time Use, and Learning Loss during COVID-19 by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Bhattacharjee, Anindita

“…COVID-19 school closure has caused a worldwide shift towards technology-aided home schooling. Given widespread poverty in developing countries, this has raised…”
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Measuring educational inequality of opportunity: pupil’s effort matters by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Trannoy, Alain, Tubeuf, Sandy, Yalonetzky, Gaston

“…•Effort, broadly defined, contributes between 31% and 40% of predicted variation in student performance in rural Bangladesh.•Effort indicators are the main…”
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Home Schooling during the COVID━19 Pandemic: An Assessment of Malaysia’s PdPR Programme by Asadullah, M. Niaz

“…Governments worldwide have introduced various programmes to facilitate distance learning in home settings during the COVID━19 school closure. However, given…”
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The changing pattern of wage returns to education in post-reform China by Asadullah, M. Niaz, Xiao, Saizi

“…This paper examines the labor market returns to schooling in China during 2010–2015 by using two rounds of the China General Social Survey data. While our OLS…”
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Analytical and numerical investigation of thermal radiation effects on flow of viscous incompressible fluid with stretchable convergent/divergent channels by Adnan, Asadullah, M, Khan, Umar, Ahmed, Naveed, Mohyud-Din, Syed Tauseef

“…This article, investigates the flow of a viscous incompressible fluid between two nonparallel plane walls, known as Jeffery-Hamel flow, under the influence of…”
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Inequality of Educational Opportunity in India: Changes Over Time and Across States by Asadullah, M Niaz, Yalonetzky, Gaston

“…This paper documents the extent of inequality of educational opportunity in India spanning the period 1983-2004 using National Sample Surveys. We build on…”
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Who Trusts Others? Community and Individual Determinants of Social Capital in a Low-Income Country by Asadullah, M. Niaz

“…This study presents new evidence on individual and community-specific determinants of social trust using data from 96 villages in Bangladesh. We find perceived…”
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