Introduction
Abu Shonchoy is an associate professor of economics at Florida International University. His research interests concentrate around financial inclusion, skills training, infrastructure, and education, with several ongoing evaluations in South Asia and West Africa. In addition to his academic work, Abu is the founder and chief advisor of MOMODa Foundation, a research-based NGO working with marginalized populations in Bangladesh. Abu received his PhD in economics from the University of New South Wales.
Expert
I am an applied economist with interests in issues of global development with a focus on evidence-based policy research. My current research interests are on financial inclusion, skills training, infrastructure, and education. I have several ongoing field experiments (RCTs) in South Asia and West Africa. Completed projects are available as working papers and articles in international peer-reviewed journals including the Nature Scientific Reports, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Development Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, World Bank Economic Review and World Development, to name a few. I was awarded the Albert Berry Prize at the Canadian Economic Association (CEA) Conference for the best Paper in Development Economics in 2016. I recently published an edited book titled "Seasonality and Micro-credit" from Springer. I am currently a J-PAL affiliate professor and a fellow of IZA and GLO.
Fields of expertise: Agriculture and rural development, Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Financing for inclusive development