Understanding chronic poverty and poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh
19th August, 2008
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Description
The purpose of this workshop was to present the findings and discuss the policy implications of a longitudinal study which IFPRI, CPRC and DATA conducted during the prior thirty months. The study resurveyed 1,800 households first interviewed in 1994, 1996 and 2000 as part of three IFPRI evaluations on the impact of microfinance, agricultural technologies and food/cash for education on the poor in Bangladesh. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods, the study includes interviews with 93 percent of original study households, 300 life history interviews, and 116 focus group discussions.
The workshop will include a series of short presentations about the key results of the phases of study, followed by discussants’ comments and an opportunity to explore the policy implications of the study. Additional parallel sessions will present the quantitative data collected during the study and introduce the qualitative methods used in the study.
Speakers and schedule
Key speakers and participants include:
- Dr Quazi Shahabuddin, Director General, BIDS
- Andrew Shepherd, Director, CPRC
- Bob Baulch, Coordinator, CPRC
- Md. Zahidul Hassan, DATA
- Peter Davis, CPRC/University of Bath
- Agnes Quisumbing, IFPRI
- Wahid Quabili, IFPRI
- Zahidul Hassan, DATA
Event website
For more information on this event, please contact IFPRI
Meeting reports
Workshop Agenda available here
Papers
Resources and links
David Hulme’s Bangladesh Work is quoted in The Independent article Population Paradox: Europe’s Time Bomb
You can also Download the press release from the conference for your information.