Professor Munshi Sulaiman, Research Director at BIGD, delivered his inaugural lecture as a professor on “The Half-Life of Evidence on Economics: How Research Findings Hold, Shift, or Fade Over Time.” In his lecture, Professor Sulaiman discussed how the impact of social innovations evolves. Drawing from years of extensive research, he provided examples of how certain social innovations have an enduring impact, while others fade or shift over time. This lecture was part of BRAC University’s initiative to introduce newly appointed professors and their body of work to the academic community. The discussion explored how research findings evolved based on:
