Asad Islam

Professor of Economics, Monash University

Asad Islam is the Director of the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES) and Professor of Economics at Monash University. He is also an affiliated Professor at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), MIT. He is one of the Chief Investigators for the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW). His research work spans a number of developing countries in Asia, Africa and Pacific Island countries. He has published widely in top economics and related journals. His work is supported is supported by ARC, ESRC, DFID/FCDO, AusAID (DFAT), International Growth Centre (IGC), European Commission, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

Recent work by Asad Islam

Healing in crisis: Investing in women’s mental health and child development in refugee camps has huge benefits

A low-cost play-based programme for refugee mothers and their children in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh was remarkably effective at improving mental health and wellbeing

Health

Asad Islam Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder Tabassum Rahman Tanvir Shatil Abu Siddique

Published 25.04.24

Improving women’s mental health in resource-poor settings during crises

A low-cost brief telecounselling intervention effectively improved women’s mental health in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health

Michael Vlassopoulos Abu Siddique Tabassum Rahman Debayan Pakrashi Asad Islam Firoz Ahmed

Published 22.08.23

Asad Islam

Recent work by Asad Islam

Healing in crisis: Investing in women’s mental health and child development in refugee camps has huge benefits

Improving women’s mental health in resource-poor settings during crises