Iffat Zahan

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Research Associate

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY

Email: [email protected] Website: Google Scholar FIELDS OF INTEREST Development Economics Public Policy

Political Economy Financial Economics EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Economics North South University, 2014

EMPLOYMENT

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)

● Research Associate, 2016- Present

● Research Assistant, 2015- 2016

BRAC UNIVERSITY

● Research Assistant, Department of Economics and Social Science, 2015 Institute of Social Research Trust

● Research Associate, 2015 PUBLICATIONS

Working Paper

● Shadat, W. B., Zahan, I., Matin, M., & Islam, S. (2020). Digital literacy of rural households in Bangladesh

● Khan, M., Matin, M., Zahan, I., Ashraf,Z., & Ajefu, J. (2020). Cheaper, cleaner power: De-risking as an anti-collusion strategy in Bangladesh. Working Paper 023, SOAS-ACE Consortium

● Zahan, I. 2016. The long run relationship between population growth and economic growth:

Empirical evidence from Bangladesh.Working Paper 36, BIGD, BRAC University

● Matin,M., Zahan, I., & Rabbani, A. (2016). Internal Migration as a Coping Mechanism to Natural

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Disaster: Evidence from Southern Bangladesh.Working Paper 40, BIGD, BRAC University

Report

● Zahan, I.( 2017). Housing of Dhaka. State of Cities report.

● Zahan, I. (2016). Financial Governance. State of Governance. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development.

Policy Brief

● Rabbani, M.,Zahan, I., &Matin, M. (2020). Knocked down, but up again: the case of female online entrepreneurs in Bangladesh (Policy Brief 1- 05)

● Shadat, W. B., Zahan, I., Matin, M., & Islam, S. (2020). Mobile banking, agent banking, and SSN allowance payment): What have we learned? Transferring customer experiences in public services. (Policy Brief 1- 03)

● Rabbani, M., Zahan, I., & Matin, M. (2020). How resilient are female online entrepreneurs? Findings from the Covid-19 shock .(Policy Brief 1- 03)

● Shadat, W. B., Zahan, I., Matin, M., & Islam, S. (2020). High impact but low consumption of public e-services relevant to financial inclusion in rural Bangladesh: Findings from the field. (Policy Brief 1- 02)

Newspaper Article

● Zahan, I.,& Jahan, N. (2021). The widening gender gap in the digital era: A rural Bangladesh scenario. The Financial Express

● Zahan, I. (2015). RTGS: Ways to mitigate risk. The Financial Express

RESEARCH PROJECTS

● Effectiveness of social accountability interventions in low and middle income countries: an evidence and gap map, 2020-ongoing

● The effect of digital payments for social safety nets on transaction costs for implementers and beneficiaries in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review, 2020-ongoing

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS

● Public Policy and Government in South Asia, Nepal, 2018. Presented Matin,M., Zahan, I., &

Rabbani, A. (2016). Internal Migration as a Coping Mechanism to Natural Disaster: Evidence from Southern Bangladesh.Working Paper 40, BIGD, BRAC UNIVERSITY

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

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● Received VC award for Excellence in Academic Performances, 2009 and 2011

● Received merit based scholarship, 2009-2012

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