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Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD

Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD

Visiting Research Fellow

wahedur.rahman@bracu.ac.bd

Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, is a Visiting Research Fellow at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. An applied microeconomist, Dr Rahman works on the WEE-DiFine project along with broader economic research at BIGD.

He previously worked for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Swisscontact Bangladesh in various capacities. His primary research interest is in development and labour economics. He focuses on the empirical microeconomic analysis of development policies, social welfare analysis, and causal inference. His current research explores human capital and productivity—often having the role of information, norms, and technology as a cross-cutting theme.

Dr Rahman has completed his PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota, USA.

Journal Article

The Impact of Microcredit on Household Welfare: Evidence from Bangladesh During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Date: 2025

Author(s): Arman, Mohammad Raied; Das, Narayan; Mahmood, Sakib; Rahman, Semab; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur.

Publisher: Journal of Development Studies

Journal Article

What I Say Depends on How You Ask: Experimental Evidence of the Effect of Framing on the Measurement of Attitudes

Date: 2024

Author(s): Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Publisher: Economics Letters

Journal Article

School to Work Transition: Employment and Expectations of Former Madrasa Students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Date: 2024

Author(s): Ahmed, Md. Shakil; Arman, Mohammad Raied; Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Rahman, Nuzaba Tahreen

Publisher: International Journal of Educational Development

Report

The Mode of Testing and Learning Outcomes: Evidence from In-Person and Phone Tests (Extended Abstract)

Date: 2023

Author(s): Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Hossain, Marjan

Journal Article

International Migration and the Religious Schooling of Children in the Home Country: Evidence from Bangladesh

Date: 2023

Author(s): Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Publisher: Journal of Population Economics

Policy Brief

Partnership for Research on Progress and Resilience in Education (PREPARE)

Date: 2023

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Islam, Md. Johirul; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Ahmed, Shaila

Publisher: BIGD

Report

The State of Learning in Bangladesh: A Pilot Study

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD,Institute of Development Studies

Policy Brief

Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerabilities and Transitions in the Context of COVID-19

Date: 2022

Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Huq, Lopita; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Arman, Md. Raied

Topic(s): Social Transformation, COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Education of Primary and Secondary School Children in Bangladesh

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD,Institute of Development Studies

Report

Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerabilities and Transitions in the Context of COVID-19

Date: 2022

Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Aktar, Taslima; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Pabony, Nuha Annoor; Noshin, Maliha; Nath, Shravasti Roy; Labib, Mahir; Islam, Md Zahirul; Kabir, Farhana; Huq, Lopita; Hossain, Md Rakib; Chowdhury, Kabita; Arman, Md Raied; Antara, Iffat Jahan; Mamun, Saklain Al

Topic(s): Social Transformation

Publisher: BIGD

Report

Employment and Expectations of Former Madrasa Students in Cox’s Bazar: A Cross-Sectional Exploration

Date: 2021

Author(s): Md. Shakil Ahmed, Nuzaba Tahreen Rahman, and Khandker Wahedur Rahman

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Skills and Jobs, Economic Development

Publisher: BIGD

Mobile Banking in Bangladesh: An Opportunity with Constraints?

Mobile Banking in Bangladesh: An Opportunity with Constraints?

  • 28 February 2023

Our baseline survey shows that mobile banking is not reaching unbanked women. Our data also show, however, that women hold positive perceptions regarding mobile banking, despite acknowledged constraints. These positive attitudes, in tandem with our intervention targeting key constraints, point to an opportunity to meaningfully improve women’s financial inclusion.

Access to (Digital) Information and Credit in Tertiary Education Choice

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Abu S. Shonchoy, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Parenting-For-Adolescent (PFA) Program 

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation

A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Study on Social Norms and Child Marriage: Impact Evaluation of BRAC’s SELP Program

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Md. Johirul Islam, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Sakib Mahmood, PhD

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Partnership for Research on Progress and Resilience in Education (PREPARE)

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Marjan Hossain, Md. Johirul Islam, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD

Topic(s): Education

Understanding the Impact and Effectiveness of Holistic Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities: The Case of Bangladesh

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Narayan C. Das, PhD, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Md. Kamruzzaman

Topic(s): Social Transformation, Education, Gender Justice

Addressing Learning Loss/Gap Using Low-Tech Remote Learning Among Underprivileged in Developing Countries: The Bangladesh Case

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD

Topic(s): Education

The Welfare Consequences of Employer Responses to COVID-19 in Export Manufacturing in Low Income Countries

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Md. Raied Arman

Topic(s): COVID-19, Economic Development

Impact of Worker-Manager Relations and Workplace Environment on Performance of the Workers in RMG Sector in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Md. Raied Arman

Topic(s): Economic Development, Skills and Jobs

Employment and Expectations of Former Madrasa Students in Cox’s Bazar: A Cross-Sectional Exploration

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Md. Shakil Ahmed, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD

Topic(s): Skills and Jobs, Education

The Mode of Testing and Learning Outcomes: Evidence from In-Person and Phone Tests

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Marjan Hossain, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD

Topic(s): COVID-19, Education

Economic Empowerment of Women Clients through a Gender Transformative Microfinance Program (GTMF)

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): Gender Justice, Social Transformation, BRAC Programs

Digital Services Access Survey (DigiSAS)

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Semab Rahman, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): Digitization, Governance and Politics

The State of Learning in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Imran Matin, PhD, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Marjan Hossain, Hossain Zillur Rahman

Topic(s): COVID-19, Social Transformation, Education

How Important is Credit Access for Resilience and Recovery during a Crisis? An Evaluation based on the Activities of BRAC’s BCUP Program during the COVID-19 Lockdown

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Narayan C. Das, PhD, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Md. Raied Arman, Sakib Mahmood, PhD, Semab Rahman

Topic(s): Economic Development, BRAC Programs, COVID-19

Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerabilities and Transitions in the Context of COVID-19

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Lopita Huq, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Md. Raied Arman, Iffat Jahan Antara

Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice

The Effect of Public Handwashing Stations, Awareness Campaigns and Behaviour Change Interventions on Health Behaviour and Outcomes During COVID-19

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Atiya Rahman (On study leave)

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

The Welfare Consequences of Employer Responses to COVID-19 in Export Manufacturing in Low-income Countries

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Md. Raied Arman, Md. Shakil Ahmed

Topic(s): COVID-19, Economic Development, Social Transformation

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