Medium and Long-Term Participation in Microfinance: An Evaluation Using a New Panel Dataset from Bangladesh [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to estimate the impacts of medium and long term participation in microfinance programs. It utilises a new, large and unique panel dataset collected from treatment and control households from 1997 to 2005.
Asadul Islam
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Should capital flows be regulated? - a look at the issues and policies [PDF]
The author argues that externalities in financial markets, implicit and explicit guarantees on financial transactions, and information asymmetries in financial markets that may exacerbate contagion provide a rationale for a government role in managing ...
Islam, Roumeen
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Medium and Long-Term Participation in Microcredit: An Evaluation Using a New Panel Dataset from Bangladesh [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to estimate the impacts of medium- and long-term participation in microcredit programs. It utilises a new and large panel dataset collected from treatment and control households from 1997 to 2005.
Islam, Asadul
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Police and Crime Against Firms in Developing Economies [PDF]
Economic theory predicts that a rise in police presence will reduce criminal activity. However several studies in the literature have found mixed results.
Islam, Asif
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The Army, UN Peacekeeping Mission and Democracy in Bangladesh. [PDF]
This article examines the role of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bangladesh in pushing the army in a certain direction with regard to holding elections and supporting political parties.
Islam, Nurul
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do more transparent government govern better? [PDF]
The author explores the link between information flows and governance or institutional quality. Economic theory expounds on the importance of information on economic outcomes either through its direct effect on prices and quantities or through its effect
Islam, Roumeen
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MBNQA criteria in education: Assigning weights from a Malaysian perspective and proposition of an alternative evaluation scheme [PDF]
In order to improve quality and productivity among American companies, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) was launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Department of Commerce of US government in 1987 ...
Islam, Rafikul
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Is There a Gender Bias in Crime Against Firms for Developing Economies? [PDF]
The literature has typically found a positive relationship between crime rates and female headed households. Female headed households tend to indicate instability and vulnerability, and thus a positive relationship may not be surprising.
Islam, Asif
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Correction: Association between adverse childhood experiences and type 2 diabetes mellitus in later life: A case-control study. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthBarman N, Islam ABMMK, Haque MA.
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