Asad Islam

Monash University
Asad Islam

Asad Islam is currently the Director of the Centre for Development Economics and Substantiality (CDES) and Professor of Economics at Monash University. His main research areas are development economics and demography. His recent research work spans several developing countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Cambodia, Uganda, and Tanzania. He is currently collaborating with leading NGOs and institutions in Bangladesh and India to address a number of emerging challenges due to Covid19.

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कोविड-19 और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य: टेलीकाउंसलिंग के माध्यम से महिलाओं की मानसिक स्थिति में सुधार लाना

कोविड-19 जैसी सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य आपात स्थिति के कारण परिवार में निम्न सामाजिक-आर्थिक स्थिति, देखभाल की अधिक जिम्मेदारियां, और जीवन-साथी द्वारा हिंसा के खतरे के चलते महिलाओं में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य की समस्याएं उत्पन्न होती हैं। ग्रामीण बांग्लादेश में किये गए एक क्षेत्रीय अध्ययन के आधार पर, यह लेख दर्शाता है कि संसाधन के अभाव वाले सेटिंग्स में कम लागत वाला टेलीकाउंसलिंग हस्तक्षेप महिलाओं के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य में प्रभावी रूप से सुधार ला सकता है।

05 October 2021
Human Development
Human Development

Covid-19 and mental health: Improving women’s mental well-being via telecounselling

Public health emergencies such as Covid-19 disproportionally cause mental health problems among women due to factors such as their inferior socioeconomic position in the household, greater care responsibilities, and risk of intimate partner violence. Based on a field study in rural Bangladesh, this article shows that a low-cost telecounselling intervention can effectively improve women’s mental health in resource-poor settings.

21 September 2021
Human Development
Human Development

भेदभाव में लिंग-जाति अंतर्विरोध: क्या मरीज़ डॉक्टर की सामाजिक पहचान की परवाह करते हैं?

भारत में सामाजिक पहचान पर आधारित भेदभाव व्यापक रूप में फैला होने की वजह से, भेदभाव में जाति-लिंग अंतर्विरोध के अध्ययन हेतु एक अनूठी सेटिंग उपलब्ध होती है। यह लेख, उत्तर प्रदेश में किये गए एक क्षेत्रीय प्रयोग के आधार पर दर्शाता है कि मरीज द्वारा महिला डॉक्टरों की तुलना में पुरुष डॉक्टरों को पसंद किये जाने के कारण जाति-संबंधी पूर्वाग्रह इस लिंग संबंधी भेदभाव को और बढ़ा सकते हैं। भारत में निम्न-जाति के पेशेवरों की बढ़ती हिस्सेदारी को देखते हुए, यह लिंग-जाति अंतर्विरोध पेशेवरों के बीच लैंगिक असमानताओं को बढ़ा सकता है।

20 January 2022
Social Identity
Social Identity

Gender-caste intersectionality in discrimination: Do patients care about doctor’s social identity?

Due to widespread prevalence of discrimination based on social identity, India provides a unique setting for studying caste-gender intersectionality in discrimination. Based on a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh, this article shows that when patients prefer male doctors over female doctors, caste-related prejudices can worsen this gender discrimination. Given the increasing share of low-caste professionals in India, this gender-caste intersectionality can exacerbate gender disparities among professionals.

12 January 2022
Social Identity
Social Identity
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Covid-19: Addressing stigma and misconceptions

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in India, there has been stigmatisation of patients and their families, and discriminatory attitudes towards marginalised groups as well as frontline workers. Based on an experiment conducted in Uttar Pradesh during June-August 2020, this article shows that providing reliable and focussed information on the transmission of the Virus can play an important role in addressing associated misconceptions, stress, and stigma.

26 March 2021
Poverty Inequality
Poverty & Inequality

Can microcredit improve food security among the rural poor?

A core objective of microcredit in Bangladesh is to make the rural poor more food secure. To what extent has this been achieved? Analysing household data from Bangladesh, this column finds that participants of microcredit programmes are more food secure, with improved calorie availability, reduced child stunting and better maternal nutritional status. However, programme participation in itself does not improve dietary diversity.

28 September 2015
Poverty Inequality
Poverty & Inequality
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