Atiya Rahman - BRAC Institute of Governance and Development

Atiya Rahman

Updated: August 2021

Associate Research Fellow

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY

Email:atiya.rahman@bracu.ac.bd Webpage:Google Scholar;ResearchGate FIELDS OF INTEREST

Poverty

Food and Nutrition

Impact Evaluation of Development Programs Vocational Skills Trainings

Mental health EDUCATION

Masters of Social Sciences in Economics University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014 EMPLOYMENT

BRAC UNIVERSITY

● Associate Research Fellow, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, July 2021- Present

● Senior Research Associate, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, January 2019- June 2021

BRAC

● Research Associate, Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2018

● Staff Researcher, Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2015-2018 Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)

● Research Assistant, 2015 Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

● Research Associate, 2014

PUBLICATIONS Journal Article

● Rahman, A., Bhattacharjee, A. and Das, N. (2021). A good mix against ultra-poverty? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh. Review of Development Economics. 1-32.

http://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12809

● Matin, I. and Rahman, A. (2018). Changes in extreme poverty in Bangladesh (2000-2015): Trend, dynamics and implications for research and interventions. Enterprise Development and

Microfinance. 29(1), 32-48.

Working Paper

● Bhattacharjee, A., Rabbi, Z.S., Rahman, A., & Rahman, R. (2018). How sustainable are the impacts of vocational training: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

● Bayes, A., Rabbi, Z.S., Rahman, A., & Rahman, R. (2017). The Effect of Skill Training on School drop-out adolescents: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

● Islam, A., Rahman, A., Nisat, R. (2021). “The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Small and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh”. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/the-impact-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-small-and-medium-e nterprises-in-bangladesh/

Books/Book Chapter

● Jimi, N., & Rahman, A. (2016). Introduction in Livelihood of Slum-dwellers: Findings from Baseline Survey of Ultra Poor Programme. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).

Report

● Rahman, A., & Bandiera, O. (2021). COVID-19 Vs. UPG: Evidence From the 2007 Cohort in Bangladesh. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University;

London: London School of Economics (LSE).

https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/covid-19-vs-upg-evidence-from-the-2007-cohort-in-bangla desh/

● Rahman, H. Z., Rahman, A., Zillur, U., Matin, I., Das, N., Wazed, M. A., Billal, H., Mahmood, S., Ahmed, S., & Haque, M. (2021) “Livelihoods, Coping and Recovery during COVID-19 Crisis:

Evidence from the three rounds of PPRC-BIGD survey”. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University; Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC).

https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/livelihoods-coping-and-recovery-during-covid-19-crisis-2/

● Rahman, Z. H., Rahman, A., Zillur, U., Matin, I., Gain, S. M., Mohammad, F., & Ahmed, S. (2020).

Livelihoods, Coping and Recovery during COVID-19 Crisis. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD); Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC).

● Rahman, A., Ara, J., Bhattacharjee, A., Raz, S., Khan, T.N., Reza, H. & Das, N.C. (2018). Urban Vs Rural Ultra-Poor: Evidence from BRAC’s Ultra-Poor Programme. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).

● Bhattacharjee, A., Rahman, A., Ara, J., Raz, S. & Das, N.C. (2018). Profiles of the Ultra-Poor from Rural Bangladesh: Evidence from BRAC’s New Approach to Ultra-Poverty Reduction. Dhaka:

BRAC. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

● Livelihoods, Recovery and Vaccination during the COVID-19 crisis.

● Small and Medium Enterprises and the novel Coronavirus.

● The effect of public handwashing stations, awareness campaigns and behaviour change.

interventions on health behaviour and outcomes during COVID-19.

● Evaluation of the Sustainable Ultra-Poor Graduation Model.

● Learning for and accountability of the BRAC’s SPA partners: Evidence from Endline survey of the SPA Study.