Nazrul Islam
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First Name: Nazrul
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Last Name: Islam
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- Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Location: New York City, New York (United States)
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Works
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Working papers
- Nazrul Islam, 2009. "Can Microfinance Reduce Economic Insecurity and Poverty? By How Much and How?," Working Papers 82, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs.
- Nazrul Islam, 2007.
"Viet Nam’s Lesson for China: An Examination of the Sachs-Woo Hypothesis,"
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WP13_2007_06, Laboratory for Macroeconomic Analysis.
- Nazrul Islam, 2008. "Vietnam's Lesson for China: An Examination of the Sachs–Woo Hypothesis," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 50(1), pages 111-157, March.
- Islam, N. & Vincent, J., 1999. "Unveiling the Income-Environment Relationship: An Exploration into the Determinants of Environmental Quality," Papers 701, Harvard - Institute for International Development.
- Glenn Jenkins & NAZRUL ISLAM, 1998. "Economic Consequences of Statehood for Puerto Rico - A General Equilibrium Analysis," Development Discussion Papers 1998-06, JDI Executive Programs.
Articles
- Nazrul Islam, 2011. "Was the Gradual Approach Not Possible in the USSR? A Critique of the Sachs-Woo ‘Impossibility Hypothesis’," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 53(1), pages 83-147, March.
- Nazrul Islam & Kazuhiko Yokota, 2008. "Lewis Growth Model and China's Industrialization ," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 22(4), pages 359-396, December.
- Nazrul Islam, 2008.
"Vietnam's Lesson for China: An Examination of the Sachs–Woo Hypothesis,"
Comparative Economic Studies,
Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 50(1), pages 111-157, March.
- Nazrul Islam, 2007. "Viet Nam’s Lesson for China: An Examination of the Sachs-Woo Hypothesis," Working Papers WP13_2007_06, Laboratory for Macroeconomic Analysis.
- Sakamoto, Hiroshi & Islam, Nazrul, 2008. "Convergence across Chinese provinces: An analysis using Markov transition matrix," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 66-79, March.
- Nazrul Islam & Erbiao Dai & Hiroshi Sakamoto, 2006. "Role of TFP in China's Growth ," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 20(2), pages 127-159, 06.
- Nazrul Islam, 2003. "Productivity Dynamics in a Large Sample of Countries: A Panel Study," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 49(2), pages 247-272, 06.
- Nazrul Islam, 2003. "What have We Learnt from the Convergence Debate?," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 17(3), pages 309-362, 07.
- Islam, Nazrul, 1999. "International Comparison of Total Factor Productivity: A Review," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 45(4), pages 493-518, December.
- Nazrul Islam, 1998. "Growth Empirics: A Panel Data Approach- A Reply," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 113(1), pages 325-329, February.
- Islam, Nazrul, 1995. "Growth Empirics: A Panel Data Approach," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 110(4), pages 1127-70, November.
Chapters
- Nazrul Islam, 2001. "Different Approaches to International Comparison of Total Factor Productivity," NBER Chapters, in: New Developments in Productivity Analysis, pages 465-508 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
NEP Fields
1 paper by this author was announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2009-10-24 Author is listed
- NEP-MFD: Microfinance (1) 2009-10-24 Author is listed
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Most cited item
- Islam, Nazrul, 1995. "Growth Empirics: A Panel Data Approach," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 110(4), pages 1127-70, November.
Most downloaded item (past 12 months)
- Islam, Nazrul, 1995. "Growth Empirics: A Panel Data Approach," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 110(4), pages 1127-70, November.
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