Abdul Malek Mohammad

Affiliation
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Official title
Associate Professor
Sex
Male
KAKEN ID
20838958
URL
Email
+679JAaB6A:@a;IXgcJaIHJ@J76a68a?E
Office
Abdul Malek Mohammad
Phone
+81-029-853-4594
Fax
+81298536862
Other affiliation
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Socioconsultant(Part-Time) International Consultant-Survey Director and Team Leader
Kyoto University Division of Natural Resources EconomicsPart-time Lecturer
Research fields
Economic policy
Agricultural science in rural society and development
Area studies
Research keywords
Development and agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics/Field Experiments, Micro-econometrics and machine learning, South/Southeast Asian Economics
Research projects
Institutional Innovation for sustainable mechanical rental service for resource poor farmers2022 -- (current)Abdul Malek MohammadJapan Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)
Institutional Innovation for sustainable mechanical rental service for resource poor farmers.2022-04 -- 2024-03Abdul Malek MohammadJSPS-Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kiban B No. 22H02443)/15,140,000Yen
Challenges and Opportunities of Population Aging in Asia: Improving Data and Analysis for Healthy and Productive Aging2021-03 -- (current)Park, DonghyunAsian Development Bank/
Impacts of COVID-19 on Rural Households in Bangladesh (WPRN-469052)2020-06 -- 2021-03Tetsushi SonobeAsian Development Bank Institute/
Why does seemingly promising agricultural technology not spread? Findings from a large randomized controlled trial2020-04 -- 2026-03Kazushi TakahashiJSPS-Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research/49,718,000Yen
Evaluation of a Skill Development Initiative for Adolescents on Climate Adaptive Livelihoods in Bangladesh2016-02 -- 2016-12Abdul Malek MohammadBRAC/Advocacy and Social Change
Technology for inclusive growth in agriculture (TIGA)2012-05 -- 2014-12Joachim von Braun for Global Project (Abdul Malek for Bangladesh Project)Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn/11,934,081Yen
Impact evaluation of credit program for tenant farmers2011-08 -- 2015-04Abdul Malek MohammadInternational Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)/84,839,842Yen
Technology adoption and food security in rural Bangladesh project2014-02 -- 2015-12Asadul Islam for Global Project (Abdul Malek for Bangladesh Project)Internatioanl Growth Center/Monash University/8,311,516Yen
Technology adoption and diffusion: The System of Rice Intensification and food security in Bangladesh2015-07 -- 2016-07Asadul Islam for Global Project (Abdul Malek for Bangladesh Project)International Growth Center/Monash University/8,962,364Yen
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Career history
2022-06 -- (current)Asian Development Bank(Part-time) International Consultant- Survey Director and Team Leader
2020-04 -- 2020-08Asian Develoment BankInternational Consultant (Economist)-Part-time
2019-10 -- (current)Kyoto UniversityDivision of Natural Resources EconomicsPart-time Lecturer
2001-05 -- 2010-12Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD)Project (Action Resaerch) DivisionAssistant Director and Faculty Member
2011-01 -- 2012-02BRACResearch and Evaluation DivisionResearch Fellow
2012-03 -- 2016-09BRACResaarch and Evaluation DivisionSenior Research Fellow
2013-05 -- 2015-12University of Bonn- Center for Development Research (ZEF)Economics and Technological ChangeSenior/Postdoctoral Researcher
2016-10 -- 2017-09The University of TokyoGraduate School of EconomicsPostdoctoral Fellow under the Japan Society for the promotion of Science (JSPS)
2017-10 -- 2018-09Kyoto UniversityNatural Resources EconomicsPostdoctoral Fellow under the Japan Society for the promotion of Science (JSPS)
2018-10 -- 2018-11Kyoto UniversityNatrural Resources EconomicsResearcher
Academic background
1995-06 -- 1998-06University of Dhaka Social Science Economics
1999-07 -- 2000-06University of Dhaka Social Science Economics
2005-10 -- 2007-09Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Agriculture Rural Economics under Bio-Resources Sciences
2007-10 -- 2010-09Tottori University The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences Rural Economics under Bio-production Science
Degree
2010/09PhD in Rural EconomicsTottori University
Licenses and qualifications
2002/07Bangladesh Economic Association
2016/04The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan
2022/04Japanese Economic Assocation
2017-03American Economic Association
2019/03Japanese Association for Development Economics
Academic societies
2021-03 -- (current)Network of Bangladeshi Resaerchers in Japan
2015-04 -- (current)Australasian Development Economics Society
2011-04 -- (current)Association of Economic and Social Development on Bangladesh
2015-09 -- (current)Asian Society for Innovation and Policy
2011-07 -- (current)Asian Society for Agricultuarl Economists
2008-04 -- 2016-12International Association of Agricultural Economists
2016-12 -- (current)Agricultural Economics Society of Japan
2002-07 -- (current)Bangladesh Economic Association
2008-04 -- (current)American Economic Association
Honors & Awards
1992/05National Merit AwardDue to having 5th Position in the National Merit Lists of the Secondary School Exam
2007/09Scholarship for Doctoral StudiesTo do education and research activities for completing doctoral program
2011/08Research GrantTo conduct impact evaluation of credit program for the tenant farmers
2013/04Postdoctoral Research FellowshipTo conduct independent research on `Technology for Inclusive Growth in Agriculture`
2016/08Postdoctoral Research FellwoshipTo conduct independent research on `Economics of microcredit Intervention`
Articles
Books
Conference, etc.
  • Changes in the Rural Economy in Bangladesh under COVID-19 Lockdown Measures: Evidence from a Phone Survey of Mahbub Hossain Sample Households.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    ADBI Working Paper 1235./2021/03
  • Changes in the Rural Economy in Bangladesh under COVID-19 Lockdown Measures: Evidence from a Phone Survey of Mahbub Hossain Sample Households.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    ADBI Working Paper 1235./2021/03
  • Rural Development in Bangladesh over Three Decades: Findings from Mahabub Hossain Panel Data and the Way Forward.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Annual BIDS Conference on Development (ABCD): Celebrating 50 Years of Bangladesh./2021/12/01--2021/12/03
  • The Effects of Exposure Intensity on Technology Adoption and Gains: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Regional Environmental Economics-ABE Initiative Seminar/2020/02/10--2022/02/10
  • The Effects of Exposure Intensity on Technology Adoption and Gains: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Inter-Conference Symposium of International Association of Agricultural Economists-IAAE Small-holder Farms in Market Integration - Lessons and Experiences from South and East Asia/2019-11-11--2019-11-13
  • Mobilizing P2P Diffusion for New Agricultural Practices: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    JADE/GRIPS monthly workshop/2019-07-03--2019-07-03
  • The Effects of Exposure Intensity on Technology Adoption and Gains: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    The 1st JADE Conference & The 5th HSI 2019-Economic Development Sessions/2019-08-01--2019-08-02
Teaching
2022-10 -- 2022-12Seminar on Southeast Asian and Oceanian Studies IBUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2022-06Special Seminar in Area Studies II (JDS/ABE Seminar)University of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2022-07Seminar on Southeast Asian and Oceanian Studies IAUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2022-07Introduction to Southeast Asia and Oceanian Studies IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2022-07Development EconomicsUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-10 -- 2022-12Research Workshop for Economics IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-10 -- 2022-12Special Seminar on Empirical Development Economics IBUniversity of Tsukuba.
2022-10 -- 2022-12Special Seminar in Area Studies III (JDS/ABE Seminar)University of Tsukuba.
2022-10 -- 2022-12Special Seminar in Area Studies I (JDS/ABE Seminar)University of Tsukuba.
2022-04 -- 2022-06Special Seminar on Empirical Development Economics IAUniversity of Tsukuba.
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Other educational activities
2018-12 -- (current)Lunch Seminer for PEPP ScholarsUniversity of Tsukuba-PEPPP
2020-04 -- (current)English DebateUniversity of Tsukuba-College of International Studies
2019-10 -- (current)Special Seminar on Empirical Development Economics IBUniversity of Tsukuba-Doctoral Program in International Public Policy
-- (current)Special Seminar on Empirical Development Economics IAUniversity of Tsukuba-Doctoral Program in International Public Policy
2019-04 -- (current)Advanced Development Economics/Development Economics I-IIUniversity of Tsukuba-Program in Economic and Public Policy
2019-10 -- (current)Southeast Asia and Oceanian Economics I-BUniversity of Tsukuba-Graduate School of International Area Studies
2019-04 -- 2020-09Southeast Asia and Oceanian Economics I-AUniversity of Tsukuba-Graduate School of International Area Studies
-- (current)Introduction to Southeast Asia and Oceanian Studies IIUniversity of Tsukuba-Graduate School of International Area Studies
2019-10 -- (current)Seminar on Southeast Asian and Oceanian Studies II-BUniversity of Tsukuba-Graduate School of International Area Studies
2019-10 -- 2020-03English Discussion Seminar (F)University of Tsukuba-College of International Students
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Talks
  • Rural Development in Bangladesh over Three Decades: Findings from Mahabub Hossain Panel Data and the Way Forward.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Annual BIDS Conference on Development (ABCD): Celebrating 50 Years of Bangladesh./2021/12/01--2021/12/03
  • Rural Development in Bangladesh over Three Decades: Findings from Mahabub Hossain Panel Data and the Way Forward
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    ASAE 10th International Conference/2021/12/06--2021/12/08
  • The Effects of Exposure Intensity on Technology Adoption and Gains: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Regional Environmental Economics-ABE Initiative Seminar/2020/02/10--2022/02/10
  • Short-term Impact of COVID-19 Lock-down Measures on Livelihoods and Food Security in Rural Bangladesh: Evidence from a Telephone Survey of Mahbub Hossain Samples.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    2020 Asian Development Bank Institute Annual Conference: The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Policy Implications 1-3 December 2020,/2020-12-01--2020-12-03
  • Impact of Covid 19 lockdown measures on Rural Economy in Bangladesh: Evidence from a panel data.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    2021 Economists’ Forum (EF)/2021-01-12--2021-01-13
  • Background report on Mahabub Hossain Panel Data in Bangladesh-First Draft.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Challenges and Opportunities of Population Aging in Asia: Improving Data and Analysis for Healthy and Productive Aging Project (ADB TA-6556 REG)/2021-05-17--2021-05-17
  • The Effects of Exposure Intensity on Technology Adoption and Gains: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Presented at ASAE- Rural transformation in Asia session of Inter-Conference Symposium of International Association of Agricultural Economists-IAAE Small-holder Farms in Market Integration - Lessons and Experiences from South and East Asia/2019-11-11--2019-11-13
  • The Effects of Exposure Intensity on Technology Adoption and Gains: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    The 1st JADE Conference & The 5th HSI 2019-Economic Development Sessions ,/2019-08-01--2019-08-02
  • Mobilizing P2P Diffusion for New Agricultural Practices: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    JADE/GRIPS monthly workshop/2019-07-03--2019-07-03
  • Four episodes (40 minutes per episode) of TV talk `BRAC Borgachashi Loan`
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    A Talkshow (Ashar Bangladesh) at Independent TV (a leading private TV channel in Bangladesh)/2015-03-01--2015-04-15
  • Impact assessment of credit programme for the tenant farmers in Bangladesh: Evidences from the field experiment.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    11th Australasian Development Economics Workshop/2015-06-04--2015-06-05
  • Water quality information, WATSAN-agriculture hygiene messages and water testing with school students: Experimental evidence for behavioral changes in Bangladesh.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    IAAE 2015 Conference/2015-08-09--2015-08-15
  • Identifying technology innovations for marginalized smallholders-A conceptual approach
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Asian Society for Innovation and Policy (ASIP) 2015 Korea Conference/2015-11-05--2015-11-08
  • Food security among the marginalized farm households in rural Bangladesh: Conceptual differences and realities from the field experiment.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    The 61st TAOYAKA Program Seminar. The 101st Study Session of the “Development and Cultural Change” Forum. Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University./2016-02-25--2016-02-25
  • Shocks and Brave Farmers: Evidence from a Randomized Agricultural Microfinance Experiment in Bangladesh
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Hayami Conference 2016/2016-12-11--2016-12-11
  • Impact Assessment of Credit Program for Tenant Farmers In Bangladesh: Evidence from a Field Experiment.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    9th International Conference of the Asian Society for Agricultural Economists/2017-01-11--2017-01-13
  • Financial inclusion Program for the tenant farmers: Experiences of BRAC Borgachashi Program- at 3ie Financial Inclusion Panel,
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    The 8th AfrEA International Conference/2017-03-27--2017-03-31
  • Shocks and Brave Farmers: Evidence from a Randomized Agricultural Microfinance Experiment in Bangladesh.
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    14th Midwest International Economic Development Conference/2017-04-21--2017-04-22
  • Information intervention around the WASH-Agriculture linkages for behavioral changes in Bangladesh
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Carrefour Seminar/2018-02-08--2018-02-08
  • The Impact of System of Rice Intensification: Evidence from a large scale two-period randomized field experiments
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    Pre-conference event of the Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ) Annual Meeting/2018-05-25--2018-05-27
  • How Intensity of Exposure to an Innovation Affects Patterns of Adoption and Impacts: 
Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification
    Abdul Malek Mohammad
    PAWEES-INWEPF International Conference/2018-11-20--2018-11-22
Professional activities
2021-03 -- (current)Network of Bangladeshi Researchers in JapanCoordinator
2016-06 -- (current)International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)Member in the Expert Roster
2015-01 -- (current)Global Development Research Initiative (GDRI)Advisor
2015-06 -- (current)Asian Socitey for Innovation and Policy (ASIP)Editorial Board Member for its Journal `Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy`
2017-01 -- 2020-01Asian Society for Agricultural Economits (ASAE)Executive Committee Member
University Management
2019-04 -- 2020-03Area Studies TsukubaEditorial Board Member
2019-04 -- (current)Master Program in International Area StudiesMember
2019-04 -- (current)Doctoral and Master Program in International Public PolicyMember
2022-04 -- (current)Steering Committee for Undergraduate Program of International Studies (TISS)Committee Member
2019-04 -- 2020-03Global 30 Steering Committee and its Students Support Sub-CommitteeCollege of International Studies and College of Social Sciences
2019-04 -- 2020-03Program for Economic and Public Policy Steering CommitteeGraduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Other activities
2021-07 -- 2021-08Reviewed Paper for `Asian Development Review`
2022-03 -- 2022-04Reviewed Paper for `Indian Economic Journal`
2021-04 -- 2022-05Reviewed Paper for `Biodemography and Social Biology`
2017-01 -- 2017-01Organized Special Session `Economics of Microcredit Intervention for the tenant farmers` at 9th ASAE International Conference held at Bankok.
2014-10 -- 2014-10Organized `International Workshop on the Field Experiments with small holders’ agriculture ` in BRAC CDM Savar, Dhaka.
2014-10 -- 2014-10Organized 8th International Conference of Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) as In- Charge in BRAC CDM Savar, Dhaka.
2015-03 -- 2015-04Organized four episodes’ live talk show at local private TV channel at Independent TV on BRAC Borgachashi (Tenant farmers) in Bangladesh
2015-08 -- 2015-08Organized Invited panel Session entitled `Technological and institutional innovations for marginalized small holders: Concepts and evidences` at IAAE conference held at Milan, Italy.
2017-07 -- 2017-08Reviewed the article `Microfinance and Vulnerability to Seasonal Famine in a Rural Economy: Evidence from Monga in Bangladesh` for `American Journal Of Agricultural Economics`.
2018-04 -- 2018-09-Reviewed the article `Evaluation of Agricultural Projects by Parametric Approach to Productive Efficiency and its Authentication by a Unique Approach: An Empirical Study` for `Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics`
Message
By training and practice, I am development and agricultural economist and specialize in evidence-based policy making research following behavioral economics approach and randomized control trials (RCTs). In recent years, I also use long-term panel data being matched with information from administrative data/web-based big data sources and policy interventions to conduct the effectiveness of the interventions. I adopt state of the art `program evaluation techniques` from micro econometrics including quasi-experimental and non-experimental methods and machine learning solution for empirical policy analyses. These days, I mostly follow neo-normal project management to implement field experiments and digital survey solutions to conduct household surveys in developing countries. My research projects got funding from ADB, ADBI, JSPS, 3ie, IGC, Gates Foundation, DFAT, etc. In recent years I published in The World Bank Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Technology in Society, Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy, Journal of Bangladesh Studies, etc. Due to professional reason, I am linked with a number of professional societies and have been nominated as one of the Executive Committee Members for Asian Society for Agricultural Economists since 2017.

(Last updated: 2022-10-26)