Publications of Nusrat Jahan
Journal Articles
Gomes, M., Jahan, N., Shatil, T., Tahsin, N., Das, N., & Matin, I. (2023). Economic recovery of the new poor created by COVID-19: evidence from Bangladesh. Development in Practice, 1-17.
Banks, N., Jahan, N., Rahman, T., Tabassum, A., Roy, J. S., & Shakil, S. R. (2023). Building an equitable future? BRAC’s STAR program and young women’s economic empowerment in Bangladesh. Development in Practice, 1-11.
Rahman, A., Jahan, N., Matin, I., & Rahman, H. Z. (2022). Bangladesh and Covid-19: Reversals and Resilience.
VoxDev Articles
Boosting women’s labour force participation: Opportunities and challenges in Bangladesh
Climate adaptation in Bangladesh
Research/Policy Brief
Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia
Online Freelancing: A New Frontier for the Youth in the Developing World
Livelihood Transitions of Women Workers During COVID-19: The Case of Domestic Workers in Dhaka
Evidence to Action: COVID-19 and the Deepening Learning Crisis – How Can We Build Forward Better?
Skills and Jobs for Inclusive Development – BIGD Focus Note
Digital Literacy in Rural Bangladesh: Survey 2019
Reports
How Effective is the BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme? | An Impact Evaluation of 2019 Cohort
A Timely Response for the Sudden Poor An Early Evaluation of BRAC’s New Poor Program
Challenges and Prospects of Youth Employment in the Post-COVID Scenario
Skills and Jobs for Inclusive Development – BIGD Focus Note
Phase I: Livelihoods, Coping and Support During COVID-19 Crisis
Youth of Bangladesh: Agents of Change? Youth Survey 2018
OP-EDs
The Quiet Scholar: Remembering Professor Tofail Ahmed’s Lifelong Vision
Impact of the Rohingya Crisis: Supporting the Extreme Poor in Cox’s Bazar
A Case for ‘Counterfactual’ Thinking in Policymaking
The widening gender gap in digital era: A rural Bangladesh scenario
How is ICT worsening the inequality in education?
How Social Norms are Increasing the Digital Divide Between Genders
High Cost of Migration and the Woes of Our Workers
The Great Digital Divide and Why We Should Care
A Case for ‘Counterfactual’ Thinking in Policymaking
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: A Cruel Choice Between Hunger and Disease
Despite Progress, Young Bangladeshi Women are Still Lagging Behind
Book Reviews
Nusrat JAHAN’s review of Gun Island | Goodreads
External Blogs
Scaling Up & Stepping Back: The Shifting Ground of Women Empowerment at BRAC
A Group of Unexpectedly Optimistic, Ebullient, and Smart Young Women
Covid-19 and poor microfinance clients
Has Microcredit Empowered Women in Bangladesh? Yes, But Not by Itself
Code Red for Humanity: Can We Become Conscious Consumers?
On Minimalism in Writing and Other Forms of Communication
Digital Finance and Women’s Economic Empowerment: Possibilities and Pitfalls
Wide Gender Gap in Freedom of Choice Among the Bangladeshi Youth
Poverty, Aspiration, and Capability: Looking into the Future