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Sakib Mahmood, PhD

Sakib Mahmood, PhD

Assistant Professor and Research Fellow

sakib.mahmood@bracu.ac.bd

Sakib Mahmood, PhD, is a Research Fellow in the Economic Development cluster at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Brac University.

His research broadly focuses on issues of development in Bangladesh with an emphasis on migration, labour market, and the ready-made garments sector. He was a Lecturer at the University of California from 2018-2020 and a Research Assistant at the same institute from 2013-2014.

Dr Mahmood completed his schooling in Bangladesh, before moving to the United States for higher education. He earned his PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, USA, and completed his Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics and Economics. His doctoral dissertation investigated the impact of Brac’s STAR program on women’s marital and fertility decisions.

Report

Impact Evaluation Report of the Women’s Skill Development for Freelancing Marketplaces (WSDFM) Program

Date: 2022

Author(s): Arman, Md. Raied; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan; Ghosh, Dipanwita; Gomes, Mohima; Huq, Lopita; Kamruzzaman, Md.; Mahmood, Sakib

Publisher: BIGD

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: Impact of COVID-19 on Migration in Bangladesh

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Rakib; Khaleque, Afsana Binte; Mahmood, Sakib 

Topic(s): Economic Development, COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD,Institute of Development Studies

Evidence and Insights

Socio-Economic Reintegration of Returnee Migrant Workers of Bangladesh

Date: 2021-2022

Author(s): Neaz, Nuzaira Binte; Jahan, Nusrat

Publisher: BIGD

Report

Livelihoods, Coping and Recovery During COVID-19 Crisis: Evidence from Three Rounds of PPRC-BIGD Survey

Date: 2021

Author(s): Rahman, Hossain Zillur; Rahman, Atiya; Zillur, Umama; Matin, Imran; Das, Narayan; Wazed, Mohammad Abdul; Hossain, Billal; Mahmood, Sakib; Ahmed, Shakil; Haque, Masudul

Topic(s): COVID-19, Economic Development

Publisher: BIGD,Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC)

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

The Determinants of Domestic Violence in Bangladesh: A Randomized Control Trial

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Atonu Rabbani, PhD, Sakib Mahmood, PhD, Hasibul Hasan, Farzin Mumtahena

Topic(s): Gender Justice

Age at Marriage, Women’s Human Capital, and Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh (Kishoree Kantha Project)

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Sakib Mahmood, PhD, Md. Rakib Hossain, Hasibul Hasan

Topic(s): Social Transformation, Economic Development, Gender Justice

Social Norms and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Bangladeshi Knitwear Factories

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Sakib Mahmood, PhD

Topic(s): Gender Justice, Skills and Jobs

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

Reintegration of Returnee (Failed) Migrants

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Narayan C. Das, PhD, Shahaduz Zaman, PhD, Tanvir Shatil, Sakib Mahmood, PhD

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, COVID-19

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