Abu Shonchoy
Biographic Data
| ID | 4430257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abu Shonchoy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abu |
| FAMILY NAME | Shonchoy |
| SIGNATURE | SHONCHOY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9999-2326 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Incentives and endorsement for technology adoption
Seasonality, academic calendar and school dropouts in South Asia
Experiences of older adults and widows with the government allowance programmes in rural Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh has digitised social safety net programmes to improve enrollment and allowance disbursement, yet the impact on rural beneficiaries remains unclear. This article examines the experiences of older adults and widows in Kurigram based on 68 semi‐structured interviews. At the administrative level, beneficiaries reported positive aspects such as support for enrollment and disbursement. However, challenges included delays du…
Encouraging Digital Financial Technology Adoption during a Crisis
Can adoption of digital financial technologies during a crisis assist households with managing their finances? We randomly assigned 15,000 bank clients in Ghana to receive voice messages to their mobile phones encouraging the adoption of mobile banking services, a technology linking a bank account and mobile phone, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using administrative data, we find that encouragement increased the monthly use of …
Early effects of the Covid-19 lockdown on children in north-western Bangladesh
Using data collected through a structured telephone-based survey in north-western Bangladesh during the height of the pandemic, we present evidence on the effects of household specific shocks on rural children induced by the COVID-19 lockdowns. We focus on three child-related outcomes: time use of children during school closures, plans regarding children’s future schooling, and the incidence of child marriages. We find that respiratory illness an…
Social identity and learning
The paper examines the effect of social identity on adult learning within a hierarchical social setting— an important yet often understudied issue for effective adult education. We leverage the random matching of students and teachers from a randomized controlled experiment in India, where illiterate adult female learners aged 18–45 were randomly assigned to a literacy program. We find a positive and significant impact of matching an upper caste …
A Community Health Worker–Based Intervention on Anthropometric Outcomes of Children Aged 3 to 21 Months in Urban Pakistan, 2019–2021
Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a community health worker–based “in-home growth monitoring with counseling” (IHGMC) intervention on anthropometric outcomes in Pakistan, where 38% of children younger than 5 years are stunted. Methods. We used an individual, single-blind, step-wedge randomized controlled trial and a pure control group recruited at endline. We based the analysis on an intention-to-treat estimation using the coarsened exact mat…
Assessing gender parity in intrahousehold allocation of educational resources
Short-Term Impacts of Solar Lanterns on Child Health
We implemented a 16-month randomised field experiment in unelectrified areas of Bangladesh to identify health impacts of solar lanterns among school-aged children. Our analysis of various health-related indicators – self-reporting, spirometers, and professional medical checkups – showed modest improvements in eye redness and irritation but no noticeable improvement in respiratory symptoms among treated students. Varying the number of solar produc…
Fertility and rural electrification in Bangladesh
How Does Contract Design Affect the Uptake of Microcredit among the Ultra-poor? Experimental Evidence from the River Islands of Northern Bangladesh
This study examines the demand of microcredit among ultra-poor households in northern Bangladesh. We implemented a field experiment to identify what type of credit is best suited to their demand. We found that the uptake rate by the ultra-poor is the lowest for regular small cash credit, followed by in-kind credit. We also found that the ultra-poor are significantly more likely to join a microcredit programme than the moderately poor if a grace p…
Impact of Electrification on Children’s Nutritional Status in Rural Bangladesh
The Impact of a Computer-based Adult Literacy Program on Literacy and Numeracy
How Does Contract Design Affect the Uptake of Microcredit among the Ultra-poor? Experimental Evidence from the River Islands of Northern Bangladesh
This study examines the demand of microcredit among ultra-poor households in northern Bangladesh. We implemented a field experiment to identify what type of credit is best suited to their demand. We found that the uptake rate by the ultra-poor is the lowest for regular small cash credit, followed by in-kind credit. We also found that the ultra-poor are significantly more likely to join a microcredit programme than the moderately poor if a grace p…
Impact of Electrification on Children’s Nutritional Status in Rural Bangladesh
The Impact of a Computer-based Adult Literacy Program on Literacy and Numeracy
Short-Term Impacts of Solar Lanterns on Child Health
We implemented a 16-month randomised field experiment in unelectrified areas of Bangladesh to identify health impacts of solar lanterns among school-aged children. Our analysis of various health-related indicators – self-reporting, spirometers, and professional medical checkups – showed modest improvements in eye redness and irritation but no noticeable improvement in respiratory symptoms among treated students. Varying the number of solar produc…
Fertility and rural electrification in Bangladesh
Assessing gender parity in intrahousehold allocation of educational resources
A Community Health Worker–Based Intervention on Anthropometric Outcomes of Children Aged 3 to 21 Months in Urban Pakistan, 2019–2021
Objectives. To evaluate the impact of a community health worker–based “in-home growth monitoring with counseling” (IHGMC) intervention on anthropometric outcomes in Pakistan, where 38% of children younger than 5 years are stunted. Methods. We used an individual, single-blind, step-wedge randomized controlled trial and a pure control group recruited at endline. We based the analysis on an intention-to-treat estimation using the coarsened exact mat…
Early effects of the Covid-19 lockdown on children in north-western Bangladesh
Using data collected through a structured telephone-based survey in north-western Bangladesh during the height of the pandemic, we present evidence on the effects of household specific shocks on rural children induced by the COVID-19 lockdowns. We focus on three child-related outcomes: time use of children during school closures, plans regarding children’s future schooling, and the incidence of child marriages. We find that respiratory illness an…
Social identity and learning
The paper examines the effect of social identity on adult learning within a hierarchical social setting— an important yet often understudied issue for effective adult education. We leverage the random matching of students and teachers from a randomized controlled experiment in India, where illiterate adult female learners aged 18–45 were randomly assigned to a literacy program. We find a positive and significant impact of matching an upper caste …
Incentives and endorsement for technology adoption
Seasonality, academic calendar and school dropouts in South Asia
Experiences of older adults and widows with the government allowance programmes in rural Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh has digitised social safety net programmes to improve enrollment and allowance disbursement, yet the impact on rural beneficiaries remains unclear. This article examines the experiences of older adults and widows in Kurigram based on 68 semi‐structured interviews. At the administrative level, beneficiaries reported positive aspects such as support for enrollment and disbursement. However, challenges included delays du…
Encouraging Digital Financial Technology Adoption during a Crisis
Can adoption of digital financial technologies during a crisis assist households with managing their finances? We randomly assigned 15,000 bank clients in Ghana to receive voice messages to their mobile phones encouraging the adoption of mobile banking services, a technology linking a bank account and mobile phone, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using administrative data, we find that encouragement increased the monthly use of …
Economics (10 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (8 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works)