Atiya Rahman
Senior Research Associate
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
EDUCATION
Masters of Social Sciences in Economics University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2014 EMPLOYMENT
BRAC UNIVERSITY
● Senior Research Associate, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2019-Present
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
● 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
● Rahman, A., Bhattacharjee, A., Rahman, R. and Rabbi, Z.S. (2018). How sustainable are the impacts of vocational training: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of
Governance and Development (BIGD)
● Rahman, R., Rahman, A., Rabbi, Z.S., and Bayes, A. (2017). The Effect of Skill Training on School drop-out adolescents: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
Books/Book Chapter
● Jimi N and 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, Z. H., Rahman, A., Zillur, U., Matin, I., Gain, S. M., Mohammad, F., and Ahmed, S.
(2020). Livelihoods, Coping and Recovery during COVID-19 Crisis. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
● Rahman, A., Ara, J., Bhattacharjee, A., Raz, S., Khan, T.N., Reza, H. and 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. and 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
● Evaluation of the savings match and messaging component of the Ultra-Poor Graduation Model
● Learning for and accountability of the BRAC’s SPA partners: Evidence from Endline survey of the SPA Study
● Resilience of the ultra-poor during the COVID 19 crisis
