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Munshi Sulaiman
Research Advisor
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY
Email:munshi.sulaiman@brac.net Website:ResearchGate
FIELDS OF INTEREST Extreme poverty Enterprise development Social Protection
Climate Sensitive Agriculture Youth Empowerment
EDUCATION
PhD in Development Studies
London School of Economics and Political Science, 2012
EMPLOYMENT BRAC International
● Regional Research Lead, Africa Programme, 2018 to till date.
Makerere University Business School (MUBS)
● Research Fellow, 2018-2020.
BRAC Bangladesh
● Research Advisor, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).
● Coordinator, Economic Research Unit, 2007-2009.
● Senior Research Associate (RED ), 2004-2007.
Save the Children
● Director, Research and Monitoring, 2016- 2018.
BRAC International, Uganda
● Research Director, 2015- 2016.
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Yale university, USA
● Post-doctoral Associate, 2014- 2015.
Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA), USA
● Research Director, 2014- 2015.
BRAC Africa Programme, Uganda
● Research Coordinator, 2011-2013.
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Article
● Alfonsi, L., Bandiera, O., Bassi, V., Burgess, R., Rasul, I., Sulaiman, M., & Vitali, A. (2020). Tackling youth unemployment: Evidence from a labor market experiment in Uganda. Econometrica, 88(6), 2369-2414.
● Sulaiman, M., Kabeer, N., & Huq, L. (2020). Paradigm shift or business as usual? Worker’s views on multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh. Development and Change, 51(5), 1360-1398.
● Sulaiman, M., Sedlmayr, R., & Shah, A., (2020). Cash-plus: Cash transfer extensions and recipient agency, Journal of Development Economics, 144, 1-20.
● Bandiera, O., Buehren, N., Burgess, R., Goldstein, M., Gulesci, S., Rasul, I., & Sulaiman, M. (2020).
Women’s empowerment in ACTION: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa.
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 12(1), 210-259.
● Deserranno, E., Stryjan, M., & Sulaiman, M. (2019). Leaders selection and service delivery in community groups: Experimental evidence from Uganda, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(4), 240-267.
● Kenny, L., Koshin, H., Sulaiman, M., & Cislaghi, B. (2019). Adolescent-led marriage in Somaliland and Puntland: A Surprising interaction of agency and social norms. Journal of Adolescence, 72, 101-111.
● Burchardi, K. B., Gulesci, S., Lerva, B., & Sulaiman, M. (2018). Moral hazard: Experimental evidence from tenancy contracts. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 134(1), 281-347.
● Sulaiman, M., Pan, Y., & Smith, S. (2018). Agricultural Extension and Technology Adoption for Food Security: Evidence from Uganda, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 100(4), 1012-1031.
● Sulaiman, M., & Kipchumba. E., (2017). Making schools more girl friendly: Exploring the effects of girl friendly space on school attendance of adolescent girls, International Journal of Education and Practice, 5(11), 189-198.
● Sulaiman, M. (2015). Does wealth increase affect school enrolment in ultra-poor households:
evidence from an experiment in Bangladesh, Enterprise Development and Microfinance, 26(2), 139-156.
● Sulaiman, M. & Kabeer, N. (2014).Assessing the impact of social mobilisation: Nijera Kori and the construction of collective capabilities in rural Bangladesh, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 15(4), 1-22.
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● Sulaiman, M. (2012).Does the labor market reward easy certificates? Evidence from Bangladesh, Journal of Human Capital, 6(4), 336-367.
● Bandiera, O., Goldstein, M., Rasul, I., Burgess, R., Gulesci, S., & Sulaiman, M. (2010). Intentions to Participate in Adolescent Training Programs: Evidence from Uganda. Journal of the European Economic Association, 8(2-3), 548-560.
● Sulaiman, M. & Matin, I. (2008). Community based changed ranking to assess the impact of a program for the ultra-poor, International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 2, 237-251.
● Sulaiman, M. & Matin, I. (2008).Making microfinance work for the extreme poor: evidence and experiences from Bangladesh, Finance for the Poor, 9(1), 1-7.
● Sulaiman, M., Ali, T. O. & Rabbani, M. (2006). Piloting a methodology to investigate poverty dynamics, Participatory Learning and Action, 55(6), 101-6.
Book/ Book Chapter
● Hassan. B., Mutiso S., & Sulaiman, M. (2019). Unconditional cash transfers and business grants:
Do transfer amounts and labels make a difference for children? Putting children first: New frontiers in the fight against child poverty in Africa, CROP International Poverty Studies.
● Wouterse, F., Sulaiman, M., & Taffesse, A. S., (2018). Livelihood, cash transfer, and graduation approaches: How do they compare in terms of cost, impact, and targeting? Chapter 8 in Wouterse, F. and Taffesse, A. S. (ed) Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The role of social protection, IFPRI.
● Sulaiman, M. (2017). Effects of food assistance: Evaluation of a food-for-training project in South Sudan, What works for Africa’s Poorest, Practical Action Publishing.
● Sulaiman, M. & Banks N. (2012). Problem or promise? Harnessing youth potential in Uganda, Youth Watch-2012, co-author with Nicola Banks.
● Sulaiman, M., Matin, I., & Rabbani, M. (2009). Crafting a graduation pathway for the ultra-poor:
Lessons and evidence from a BRAC programme in Bangladesh, in Deficits and Trajectories:
Rethinking Social Protection as Development Policy in the Asia Region.
● Matin, I., Sulaiman, M., & Saleque M. A. (2007). Imagining microfinance more boldly: Unleashing true potential of microfinance, in Dichter T and Harper M (editors). What’s Wrong with
Microfinance. 2007. Warwickshire, UK: Intermediate Technology Publication Limited.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
● Women’s leadership in village savings groups in Uganda.
● Impact evaluation of disability inclusive graduation in Uganda.
● Mental health for adolescent and youth in Uganda.
● Cash transfer and clan dynamics in Somalia.
● Influencing social norm for reducing FGM/C in Somalia.
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
● Vice-chancellor’s gold medal from BRAC University.
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● Funding from LSE research studentship.
