Impact of COVID-19 on Ultra-poor: IFPRI (April 2020-Present)

Working with Shyamal Chowdhury, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, The University of Sydney), Kalyani Raghunathan, Ph.D. (Research Fellow, IFPRI), and Shahidur Rashid, Ph.D. (Director for South Asia, IFPRI) on a nationally representative follow-up survey-based study that assessed the impact of COVID-19 on ultra-poor beneficiaries of a social safety net program. Involved in drafting and implementing a budget, designing the questionnaire, managing and analyzing the data of 2800 households, and writing the paper.

Policy Brief: Read the IFPRI peer-reviewed Policy Brief here

Blog: Read the IFPRI-blog here

News articles: Read the articles on Financial Express here, Dhaka Tribune here, and Daily Sun here.