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Welfare impacts of rural electrification: A panel data analysis from Vietnam by Khandker, Shahidur R., Barnes, Douglas F., Samad, Hussain A.

“…Most past studies on the development impact of rural electrification have relied on cross-sectional surveys comparing households with and without electricity…”
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The Poverty Impact of Rural Roads: Evidence from Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R., Bakht, Zaid, Koolwal, Gayatri B.

“…A rationale for public investment in rural roads is that households can better exploit agricultural and nonagricultural opportunities to employ labor and…”
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Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India by Khandker, Shahidur R., Samad, Hussain A., Ali, Rubaba, Barnes, Douglas F.

“…This paper applies an econometric analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits of rural electrification using rich household survey data from…”
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How has microcredit supported agriculture? Evidence using panel data from Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R., Koolwal, Gayatri B.

“…Improving agricultural productivity has received a greater attention in recent years amid concerns about rising food insecurity, population pressures, and…”
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Empowering Women with Micro Finance: Evidence from Bangladesh by Pitt, Mark M., Khandker, Shahidur R., Cartwright, Jennifer

“…This article examines the effects of men’s and women’s participation in micro credit programs on various indicators of women’s empowerment using data from a…”
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The impact of Group‐Based Credit Programs on Poor Households in Bangladesh: Does the Gender of Participants Matter? by Pitt, Mark M., Khandker, Shahidur R.

“…This paper estimates the impact of participation, by gender, in the Grameen Bank and two other group‐based micro credit programs in Bangladesh on labor supply,…”
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Are the energy poor also income poor? Evidence from India by Khandker, Shahidur R., Barnes, Douglas F., Samad, Hussain A.

“…The energy poverty line is defined as the threshold point at which energy consumption begins to rise with increases in household income. This approach is…”
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Energy poverty in rural Bangladesh by Barnes, Douglas F., Khandker, Shahidur R., Samad, Hussain A.

“…Energy poverty is a well-established concept among energy and development specialists. International development organizations frequently cite energy-poverty…”
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Seasonality of income and poverty in Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R.

“…Seasonal food deprivation in Bangladesh, locally known as Monga, sometimes rises to the level of famine during the pre-harvest period of aman rice. An analysis…”
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Microfinance and Poverty: Evidence Using Panel Data from Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R.

“…Microfinance supports mainly informal activities that often have a low return and low market demand. It may therefore be hypothesized that the aggregate…”
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Handbook on Poverty + Inequality by Haughton, Jonathan, Khandker, Shahidur R

“…For anyone wanting to learn, in practical terms, how to measure, describe, monitor, evaluate, and analyze poverty, this Handbook is the place to start…”
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The Surprising Effects of the Great Recession: Losers and Winners in Thailand in 2008–09 by Haughton, Jonathan, Khandker, Shahidur R.

“…The “great recession” of 2008–09 affected Thailand significantly, reducing exports by 19% and tourist arrivals by 14%. Yet monthly survey data show, after…”
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The welfare impacts of rural electrification in Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R, Barnes, Douglas F, Samad, Hussain A

“…Lack of access to electricity has been considered a major impediment to the growth and development of rural economies. Thus, the provision of electricity and…”
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Does the Village Fund matter in Thailand? Evaluating the impact on incomes and spending by Boonperm, Jirawan, Haughton, Jonathan, Khandker, Shahidur R.

“…► The Thailand Village Fund is one of the largest microcredit programs anywhere. ► Village Fund borrowing is associated with 3.5% more spending, and 1.4% more…”
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Coping with flood: role of institutions in Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R

“…The article examines the coping strategies that rural households adopted during the 1998 flood in Bangladesh and assesses its impact on household welfare,…”
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Microcredit on a Large Scale: Appraising the Thailand Village Fund by Haughton, Jonathan, Khandker, Shahidur R., Rukumnuaykit, Pungpond

“…The Thailand village fund (VF) is the second‐largest microcredit scheme in the world. Nearly 80 000 elected local VF committees administer loans that reach 30…”
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How Infrastructure and Financial Institutions Affect Rural Income and Poverty: Evidence from Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R., Koolwal, Gayatri B.

“…The mechanisms by which the poor benefit from economic growth remain a topic of debate in development literature. We address this issue in the context of rural…”
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Seasonal Migration to Mitigate Income Seasonality: Evidence from Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R., Khalily, M.A. Baqui, Samad, Hussain A.

“…In north-west Bangladesh, some 36 per cent of poor households migrate every year during the lean (monga) period to cope with seasonal deprivation. Analysis of…”
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Seasonal Hunger and Its Mitigation in North-West Bangladesh by Khandker, Shahidur R., Khalily, M. A. Baqui, Samad, Hussain A.

“…Seasonal hunger may result from seasonality of agriculture when households fail to smooth income and consumption. Using household survey data from the…”
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The impact of farm credit in Pakistan by Khandker, Shahidur R., Faruqee, Rashid R.

“…Both informal and formal loans matter in agriculture. However, formal lenders provide many more production loans than informal lenders, often at a cost (mostly…”
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