Updated: October, 2021
Avinno Faruk
Research Associate
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY
Email:[email protected]
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FIELD OF INTEREST Development Economics Labour Economics Economics of Gender
EDUCATION
Masters in Social Sciences in Economics University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019
EMPLOYMENT
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
● Research Associate, 2020-Present
Innovations for Poverty Action, Bangladesh (IPA-B)
● Associate Research Analyst, 2019-2020 PUBLICATIONS
Journal Article
● Faruk, A. (2021). Analysing the glass ceiling and sticky floor effects in Bangladesh: evidence, extent and elements. SN Business & Economics, 1(9), 1-23.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-021-00123-z Report
● Faruk, A., & Quddus, I. A. (2021). COVID-19 Vaccination: Willingness and Practice in Bangladesh.
Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.
https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/covid-19-vaccination-willingness-and-practice-in-banglade sh/
Working Paper
● Siddiquee, M. S. H., & Faruk, A. (2020). COVID-19’s Impact on Bangladesh Economy. BIGD Working Paper: Macroeconomics Series 01. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Governance and
Updated: October, 2021
Development (BIGD), Brac University.
https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/publications/covid-19s-impact-on-bangladesh-economy/
● Bidisha, S. H., Faruk, A., & Mahmood, T. (2020). How Women Are Faring in Bangladeshi Labour Market?: Evidence from Labour Force Survey Data. MPRA Paper 99590. Germany: University Library of Munich.
RESEARCH PROJECTS Completed
● Evaluation of BRAC Interventions Implemented During 2017–2020: The BRAC Strategic Partnership Arrangement II (SPA II)
Ongoing
● Livelihoods, Coping, and Support During the COVID-19 Crisis (Phase IV) SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
● Demystifying Vulnerable Employment in Bangladesh: Shedding an Empirical Light on the Causes, Effects and Solutions, Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) Asia Convening, University of Economics and Business – Vietnam National University, Vietnam, 2019
● Session for Budding Researchers, 4th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka, 2019
● Session for Budding Researchers, 3rd SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka, 2018
● Arthatantra – The Presidency University Economic Summit, Presidency University, Kolkata, India, 2017
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
● Government Honours Scholarship (General), 2021
● Best Paper Award, 15thSouth Asian Economics Students' Meet (SAESM), 2019
● Best Paper Award, 14thSouth Asian Economics Students' Meet (SAESM), 2018
● Champion, Economics Quiz, 14thSouth Asian Economics Students' Meet (SAESM), 2018
● Edexcel High Achievers' Award, World Highest, GCE A Level Accounting, 2014
● Edexcel High Achievers' Award, World Highest, GCE A Level Business Studies, 2014
